1. :03 from Gold
The 1972 Olympic men's basketball final, in which Team USA was accorded their first ever loss since the sport was adopted in competition, was one of the most controversial events in history the history of the Games.
2. Seau
The tale of one of modern football’s great icons, Junior Seau, whose tragic end still reverberates through the sports world today.
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
3. Action Directe
French powerhouse climber Mélissa Le Nevé tries to become the first woman to traverse Action Directe, one of the most revered and challenging routes in the sport.
It has an average vote of 8.5 on TMDB.
4. Stand
Raw and unflinching examination of the courageous life of basketball star and social justice activist Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf. Born Chris Jackson, he overcame tremendous adversity to reach the NBA and found his true calling when he converted to Islam. His decision not to stand for the national anthem, however, turned him from prodigy to pariah. Told candidly by Abdul-Rauf himself more than 20 years later it’s the remarkable story of one man who kept the faith and paved the way for a social justice movement.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
5. Basketball County: In the Water
This documentary film examines how NBA star Kevin Durant’s hometown of Prince George’s County, Maryland, has recently produced more elite basketball players than anywhere else in the world.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
6. Phi Slama Jama
Winning is never a slam dunk. They were the most popular fraternity on the campus of college basketball in the early 1980's. Led by a Nigerian soccer player named Hakeem Olajuwon and a lightly recruited hometown kid named Clyde Drexler, the University of Houston Cougars not only electrified the NCAA Final Four with three straight appearances , but they also helped transform the game itself. Director Chip Rives brings back the high-flying circus act under ringmaster Guy V. Lewis and spins a tale of true greatness and crushing heartbreak.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
7. Sonho de Menino, com Fernando Diniz (Sonho de Menino, com Fernando Diniz)
(Sonho de Menino, com Fernando Diniz)
8. The Redeem Team
Using unprecedented Olympic footage and behind-the-scenes material, The Redeem Team tells the story of the US Olympic Men's Basketball Team’s quest for gold at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing following the previous team’s shocking performance four years earlier in Athens.
It has an average vote of 7.413 on TMDB.
9. Guy Roux, une histoire de France (Guy Roux, une histoire de France)
This is the story of Guy Roux and how he managed to bring the modest A.J. Auxerre to the top of professional french football league.
It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.
10. The Last Rider
The incredible story of the greatest cycling race in history, the 1989 Tour de France, and how American Greg LeMond faced down betrayal, childhood sexual abuse and death completing one of the most inspiring comebacks in history.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
11. Surfin' Shorts
This program includes three of Bruce Brown's short films: "The Wet Set," featuring the Hobie-MacGregor Surf Team; "America's Newest Sport," presenting the Hobie Super Surfer Skateboard Team; and an early television special which includes the first surfing trip to Japan with 12-year-old Peter Johnson and Del Cannon in a segment filmed, but not used for, "The Endless Summer."
12. Dirty Games: The Dark Side of Sports (Dirty Games: Das Geschäft mit dem Sport)
An expedition to the dirty abyss of professional sports. The award winning investigative journalist Benjamin Best takes a global look behind the scenes at the colourful world of sports and exposes the bitter taste behind the multi-billion sports business.
It has an average vote of 8.8 on TMDB.
13. Desde el infierno, hasta el cielo (Desde el infierno, hasta el cielo)
(Desde el infierno, hasta el cielo)
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
14. Who Is Estaban
A documentary film following the life and times of former #1 overall national basketball prospect Estaban Weaver.
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
15. Nuyorican Básquet (Nuyorican Básquet)
The story of the basketball players that represented Puerto Rico at the San Juan's 1979 Pan Am Games.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
16. Manchild: The Schea Cotton Story
Schea Cotton is the subject of one of the biggest mysteries in basketball’s history. Described as “the Lebron before Lebron,” Inglewood-native Cotton dominated the likes of Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce and was one of the most highly touted high school athletes of a pre-social media era. Yet he never made it to the NBA. What happened?
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
17. Long Gone Summer
An examination of the 1998 MLB season and the home run race between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa. The two sluggers' race to hit the most home runs, later overshadowed by the steroid scandal, left a permanent mark on baseball history.
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
18. This Is What They Want
A look at the improbable run of Jimmy Connors at the 1991 U.S. Open and how he became a polarizing and provocative personality who helped make tennis a high-octane spectator sport.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
19. The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports
Fifty years ago in the Bronx, a new genre of music was born, the product of a people searching for their voice and the opportunity to be heard. For decades, the community was bound by the words of leaders like Martin Luther King and Malcolm X before their assassinations attempted to thwart the messaging. While their lives ended, the impact of their words never would, instead paving the way for others. Soon, athletes and entertainers would step to the microphone and boldly become the sound of a new generation and an inspiration to their people. When the world looked to silence them, the culture found a way to speak louder than ever before. From Muhammad Ali to Public Enemy, Jay-Z to Lebron James and beyond, the impact on sports has been indelible.
20. Stephen Curry: Underrated
The remarkable coming-of-age story of Stephen Curry—one of the most influential, dynamic, and unexpected players in basketball history—and his rise from an undersized college player to a four-time NBA champion.
It has an average vote of 7.638 on TMDB.
