The Fire Inside (2024)<\/h2>\n\n\nBased on the life of boxing champion Claressa “T-Rex” Shields, The Fire Inside<\/em> explores the athlete’s early career in the sport. Along with her highs and lows of becoming a boxer, the movie also fictionalizes her stint competing at the 2012 London Olympics. For those looking for something with a little more grit and speed, this is the perfect choice. <\/p>\n\n\n2<\/span><\/p>\nMiracle (2004)<\/h2>\n\n\nKurt Russell stars in the 2004 film that follows the true story of the U.S. men’s ice hockey team as they secured the gold medal at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympics. The team seemingly wasn’t meant to win over the heavily favored Soviet Union, but in a turn of events, they clinched the title and Olympic glory.<\/p>\n
WATCH NOW<\/a><\/p>\nRELATED: <\/strong>33 Historical Movies You Need to Watch<\/a>Advertisement – Continue Reading Below<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n3<\/span><\/p>\nI, Tonya (2017)<\/h2>\n\n\nSome folks may remember the feud between figure skaters Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan ahead of the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympics. Well, Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, and Alison Janney all star in a movie that semi-documents the events leading up to that fateful moment, along with some unique twists. <\/p>\n
WATCH NOW<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n4<\/span><\/p>\nCool Runnings (1993)<\/h2>\n\n\nBased on the incredible true story, Cool Runnings<\/em> follows four Jamaican athletes as they fight their way to the Winter Olympics as bobsled racers. But since they never grew up participating in winter sports, they invest in the help of an ex-champion American bobsledder to try to find glory.WATCH NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n\n\nAdvertisement – Continue Reading Below<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n5<\/span><\/p>\nThe Gabby Douglas Story (2014)<\/h2>\n\n\nThis biopic from the Lifetime Network follows the story of U.S. Olympian Gabby Douglas, the first Black gymnast to become the individual all-around champion in the 2012 London Olympics. She also became the first U.S. gymnast to win gold in both the individual and team competitions at the same Olympics, which blazed a trail for other gymnasts to strive for similar success. <\/p>\n
WATCH NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n6<\/span><\/p>\nThe Simone Biles Story: Courage to Soar (2018)<\/h2>\n\n\nFour years after Lifetime released its biopic on Gabby Douglas, it celebrated Olympic gymnast Simone Biles’ rise to the top at the 2016 Rio Olympics. <\/p>\n
WATCH NOW<\/a><\/p>\nRELATED: <\/strong>Simone Biles on Mental Health<\/a>Advertisement – Continue Reading Below<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n7<\/span><\/p>\nRace (2016)<\/h2>\n\n\nThis movie explores the true story of African-American athlete Jesse Owens. He won a record-breaking four gold medals while participating in the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics, but it didn’t come without heartbreaking racial tensions and discrimination. <\/p>\n
WATCH NOW<\/a><\/p>\nRELATED: <\/strong>The Most Iconic Olympic Moments<\/a>\n\n8<\/span><\/p>\nMunich (2005)<\/h2>\n\n\nIn 1972, the world watched an incident involving the murder of 11 Israeli athletes<\/a> at the Munich Summer Olympics. This historical film from Steven Spielberg reenacts the fateful event, including the aftermath of the hunt for the perpetrators. <\/p>\nWATCH NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n\n\nAdvertisement – Continue Reading Below<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n9<\/span><\/p>\nEddie the Eagle (2015)<\/h2>\n\n\nStarring Hugh Jackman and Taron Egerton, the 2016 biographical film follows British skier Michael “Eddie” Edwards. He becomes the first athlete to represent Great Britain in ski jumping at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics since 1926, gaining international attention in ways he didn’t expect. <\/p>\n
WATCH NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n10<\/span><\/p>\nFoxcatcher (2014)<\/h2>\n\n\nChanning Tatum, Mark Ruffalo, and Steve Carell star in the Oscar-nominated film following the true story of millionaire E.I. du Pont and 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympic gold medalists Mark and David Schultz. As Du Pont hires the wrestling siblings to coach other athletes striving for success at the next Olympics in Seoul, Korea, it also comes with a detrimental sacrifice. <\/p>\n
WATCH NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n\n\nAdvertisement – Continue Reading Below<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n11<\/span><\/p>\nChariots of Fire (1981)<\/h2>\n\n\nTelling the story of two British athletes competing in the 1924 Paris Summer Olympics, Chariots of Fire<\/em> explores their friendship despite being raised in different<\/span> religions. The heartwarming drama won four Academy Awards in 1981 and introduced a young Kenneth Branagh in his film debut.<\/p>\nWATCH NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n12<\/span><\/p>\nThe Boys in the Boat (2022)<\/h2>\n\n\nBased on the 2013 book of the same name<\/a>, The Boys in the Boat<\/em> follows the rowing team hailing from the University of Washington in the 1930s. Their goal is to compete in the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics, and it comes with trials and tribulations, including world tensions that would later come to light ahead of World War II.WATCH NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n\n\nAdvertisement – Continue Reading Below<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n13<\/span><\/p>\nPrefontaine (1997)<\/h2>\n\n\nThis American biographical film sees Jared Leto starring as long-distance runner Steve Prefontaine. Although deemed too small to compete in most sports, his determination led him to make Team USA and compete in both the 1972 Munich and 1976 Montreal Summer Olympics.<\/p>\n
WATCH NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n14<\/span><\/p>\nThe Cutting Edge (1992)<\/h2>\n\n\nThe beloved romantic comedy follows a former ice hockey player and a temperamental figure skater as they fight for a chance in the 1992 Albertville Winter Olympics. The duo becomes an unlikely ice skating pair, and while their working relationship starts out rather volatile, it eventually turns romantic in a heartwarming way.<\/p>\n
WATCH NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n\n\nAdvertisement – Continue Reading Below<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n15<\/span><\/p>\nAmerican Anthem (1986)<\/h2>\n\n\nThis American sports drama film explores the fictional story of Steve Tavere. A rising star in both football and gymnastics, he sees no way back to potential glory after breaking his arm. As he heads back home and works at his dad’s bike shop, he meets Julie, a gymnast who’s now training at his old gym. This leads him to find joy in the sport he once loved and try to get on the Olympic team. <\/p>\n
WATCH NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n16<\/span><\/p>\nRichard Jewell (2019)<\/h2>\n\n\nThe Clint Eastwood-directed biographical movie is based on a Vanity Fair<\/em> article<\/a> and follows a security guard as he discovers a bomb during the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics. As he tells authorities to go and defuse it, he ends up being wrongfully accused of planting the device himself. <\/p>\nWATCH NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n\n\nAdvertisement – Continue Reading Below<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n17<\/span><\/p>\nDownhill Racer (1969)<\/h2>\n\n\nBased on the novel of the same name<\/a>, Robert Redford and Gene Hackman star in this movie about a downhill skier who becomes a member of the U.S. Ski Team. He not only competes in a number of international skiing competitions, the movie’s heartwarming story received positive reviews<\/a> from critics at the time of its release. <\/p>\n
Based on the life of boxing champion Claressa “T-Rex” Shields, The Fire Inside<\/em> explores the athlete’s early career in the sport. Along with her highs and lows of becoming a boxer, the movie also fictionalizes her stint competing at the 2012 London Olympics. For those looking for something with a little more grit and speed, this is the perfect choice. <\/p>\n Kurt Russell stars in the 2004 film that follows the true story of the U.S. men’s ice hockey team as they secured the gold medal at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympics. The team seemingly wasn’t meant to win over the heavily favored Soviet Union, but in a turn of events, they clinched the title and Olympic glory.<\/p>\n WATCH NOW<\/a><\/p>\n RELATED: <\/strong>33 Historical Movies You Need to Watch<\/a> Advertisement – Continue Reading Below<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Some folks may remember the feud between figure skaters Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan ahead of the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympics. Well, Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, and Alison Janney all star in a movie that semi-documents the events leading up to that fateful moment, along with some unique twists. <\/p>\n WATCH NOW<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n Based on the incredible true story, Cool Runnings<\/em> follows four Jamaican athletes as they fight their way to the Winter Olympics as bobsled racers. But since they never grew up participating in winter sports, they invest in the help of an ex-champion American bobsledder to try to find glory. WATCH NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n Advertisement – Continue Reading Below<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n This biopic from the Lifetime Network follows the story of U.S. Olympian Gabby Douglas, the first Black gymnast to become the individual all-around champion in the 2012 London Olympics. She also became the first U.S. gymnast to win gold in both the individual and team competitions at the same Olympics, which blazed a trail for other gymnasts to strive for similar success. <\/p>\n WATCH NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n Four years after Lifetime released its biopic on Gabby Douglas, it celebrated Olympic gymnast Simone Biles’ rise to the top at the 2016 Rio Olympics. <\/p>\n WATCH NOW<\/a><\/p>\n RELATED: <\/strong>Simone Biles on Mental Health<\/a> Advertisement – Continue Reading Below<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n This movie explores the true story of African-American athlete Jesse Owens. He won a record-breaking four gold medals while participating in the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics, but it didn’t come without heartbreaking racial tensions and discrimination. <\/p>\n WATCH NOW<\/a><\/p>\n RELATED: <\/strong>The Most Iconic Olympic Moments<\/a> In 1972, the world watched an incident involving the murder of 11 Israeli athletes<\/a> at the Munich Summer Olympics. This historical film from Steven Spielberg reenacts the fateful event, including the aftermath of the hunt for the perpetrators. <\/p>\n WATCH NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n Advertisement – Continue Reading Below<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Starring Hugh Jackman and Taron Egerton, the 2016 biographical film follows British skier Michael “Eddie” Edwards. He becomes the first athlete to represent Great Britain in ski jumping at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics since 1926, gaining international attention in ways he didn’t expect. <\/p>\n WATCH NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo, and Steve Carell star in the Oscar-nominated film following the true story of millionaire E.I. du Pont and 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympic gold medalists Mark and David Schultz. As Du Pont hires the wrestling siblings to coach other athletes striving for success at the next Olympics in Seoul, Korea, it also comes with a detrimental sacrifice. <\/p>\n WATCH NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n Advertisement – Continue Reading Below<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Telling the story of two British athletes competing in the 1924 Paris Summer Olympics, Chariots of Fire<\/em> explores their friendship despite being raised in different<\/span> religions. The heartwarming drama won four Academy Awards in 1981 and introduced a young Kenneth Branagh in his film debut.<\/p>\n WATCH NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n Based on the 2013 book of the same name<\/a>, The Boys in the Boat<\/em> follows the rowing team hailing from the University of Washington in the 1930s. Their goal is to compete in the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics, and it comes with trials and tribulations, including world tensions that would later come to light ahead of World War II. WATCH NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n Advertisement – Continue Reading Below<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n This American biographical film sees Jared Leto starring as long-distance runner Steve Prefontaine. Although deemed too small to compete in most sports, his determination led him to make Team USA and compete in both the 1972 Munich and 1976 Montreal Summer Olympics.<\/p>\n WATCH NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n The beloved romantic comedy follows a former ice hockey player and a temperamental figure skater as they fight for a chance in the 1992 Albertville Winter Olympics. The duo becomes an unlikely ice skating pair, and while their working relationship starts out rather volatile, it eventually turns romantic in a heartwarming way.<\/p>\n WATCH NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n Advertisement – Continue Reading Below<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n This American sports drama film explores the fictional story of Steve Tavere. A rising star in both football and gymnastics, he sees no way back to potential glory after breaking his arm. As he heads back home and works at his dad’s bike shop, he meets Julie, a gymnast who’s now training at his old gym. This leads him to find joy in the sport he once loved and try to get on the Olympic team. <\/p>\n WATCH NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n The Clint Eastwood-directed biographical movie is based on a Vanity Fair<\/em> article<\/a> and follows a security guard as he discovers a bomb during the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics. As he tells authorities to go and defuse it, he ends up being wrongfully accused of planting the device himself. <\/p>\n WATCH NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n Advertisement – Continue Reading Below<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Based on the novel of the same name<\/a>, Robert Redford and Gene Hackman star in this movie about a downhill skier who becomes a member of the U.S. Ski Team. He not only competes in a number of international skiing competitions, the movie’s heartwarming story received positive reviews<\/a> from critics at the time of its release. <\/p>\nMiracle (2004)<\/h2>\n
I, Tonya (2017)<\/h2>\n
Cool Runnings (1993)<\/h2>\n
The Gabby Douglas Story (2014)<\/h2>\n
The Simone Biles Story: Courage to Soar (2018)<\/h2>\n
Race (2016)<\/h2>\n
Munich (2005)<\/h2>\n
Eddie the Eagle (2015)<\/h2>\n
Foxcatcher (2014)<\/h2>\n
Chariots of Fire (1981)<\/h2>\n
The Boys in the Boat (2022)<\/h2>\n
Prefontaine (1997)<\/h2>\n
The Cutting Edge (1992)<\/h2>\n
American Anthem (1986)<\/h2>\n
Richard Jewell (2019)<\/h2>\n
Downhill Racer (1969)<\/h2>\n