Dave Tompkins :: DVD Library :: 2-Genre Table :: Documentary :: Sport


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Bigger Stronger Faster* (2008)

In America, we define ourselves in the superlative: we are the biggest, strongest, fastest country in the world...

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Fishing with John (1991)

Musician John Lurie knows nothing about fishing, but that doesn't stop him from embarking on fishing in exotic locations with friends.

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Head Games (2012)

A documentary that follows football player and wrestler Chris Nowinski's quest to uncover the truth about the consequences of sports related head injuries.

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Hoop Dreams (1994)

A film following the lives of two African American boys who struggle to become college basketball players on the road to going professional.

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King of Kong: A Fistfull of Quarters (2007)

Diehard video game fans compete to break World Records on classic arcade games.

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Murderball (2005)

A film about paraplegics who play full-contact rugby in Mad Max-style wheelchairs - overcoming unimaginable obstacles to compete in the Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece.

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Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations (1938)

The document of the 1936 Olympics at Berlin.

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Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty (1938)

The document of the 1936 Olympics at Berlin, orchestrated as Nazi propaganda.

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One Day in September (1999)

The Palestinian terrorist group Black September holds Israeli athletes hostage at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in Munich.

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Tokyo Olympiad (1965)

Ichikawa's cameras follow the 1964 Summer Olympics from opening to closing ceremonies. Sometimes he focuses on spectators...

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Touching the Void (2003)

The true story of two climbers and their perilous journey up the west face of Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.

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Tyson (2008)

A mixture of original interviews and archival footage and photographs sheds light on the life experiences of Mike Tyson.

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Undefeated (2011)

A documentary on an underdog football team who look to reverse their fortunes with coach Bill Courtney.

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When We Were Kings (1996)

A documentary of the 1974 heavyweight championship bout in Zaire between champion George Foreman and underdog challenger Muhammad Ali.

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