Movies about sports always attract a lot of attention. Most such films are biographies and tell about the formation of athletes – their childhood, training and growing up. The life of athletes is not always happy and full of only victories – there are always ups and downs. Below we present you the top of the best movies of 2022 about sports.
The Swimmers
- IMDB – 7.4
- Drama, biography, sports
- Production UK, USA / 2022
- Directed by Sally El Hosseini
- Starring: Mattias Schweighöfer, Ali Suliman, Manal Issa, Natalie Isa, James Floyd, Ahmed Malik, Nahel Tsegay, Dritan Castrati, Daniel Egan, Alfredo Tavares
Two sisters, Yusra and Sara Mardini, experienced a lot during the war in Syria. Unfortunately, the girls’ family had to flee to avoid being killed in the war.
After becoming refugees in Germany, their swimming careers might have just ended. However, because of their perseverance and will, one of the sisters not only participated in the Olympics, but they both became involved in helping people fleeing the fighting.
The story of the swimmers is absolutely real – the girls are not only promoting this film, but also creating a foundation that will open up access to sports and education for refugees.
Rise
- IMDB Rating – 7.0
- Drama, biography, sports
- Produced by USA, Greece / 2022
- Directed by Akin Omotoso
- Starring: Dayo Okeniyi, Yetide Badaki, Uche Agada, Ral Agada, Elijah Sholanke, Jayden Osimuwa, Efthimis Halkidis, Panos Koronis, Manish Dayal, McColm Sepas Jr.
The three brothers traded various trinkets on the street and then became NBA champions. Their family’s whole life is focused on surviving after emigrating from Nigeria to Greece, but the guys don’t give up and achieve incredible success. A movie about a basketball player who came to victory from the bottom.
The executive producer of the film was Yannis Adetokumbo, the protagonist of the film. It was about him and his brothers that the story was made.
Hustle
- IMDB Rating – 7.3
- Sports, comedy, drama
- Production USA / 2022
- Directed by Jeremiah Sagar
- Starring: Adam Sandler, Queen Latifah, Ben Foster, Juancho Hernangomez, Robert Duvall, Jordan Hull, Heidi Gardner, Maria Botto, Ainoa Piye, Anthony Edwards
A Philadelphia Sixers international scout dreams of becoming a real coach and a simple Spanish handyman dreams of becoming a basketball player. Find out what it takes and if they can make their dreams come true in this beautiful sports movie. They go to America to go through the hardest selection in the NBA.
The movie starred over 60 real basketball players who are professionals in their field. The guest characters did as well as the professional actors, and you can see all their names in the credits.
Home Team
- IMDB Rating – 6.0
- Comedy, sports
- Production USA / 2022
- Directed by Charles Francis Kinnen, Daniel Kinnen
- Starring: Kevin James, Taylor Lautner, Rob Schneider, Jackie Sandler, Gary Valentine, Lavelle Crawford, Chloe Fineman, Tate Bloom, Maxwell Simkins, Jacob Perez
Sean Payton, coach of the New Orleans Saints professional club, is suspended because of a big scandal. After that, all he has to do is return to his hometown, where he finds a new occupation – he becomes the coach of the soccer team his son plays in. Will he be able to make the high school team the real champions?
The good family comedy is based on real events – the basis was the story of former soccer coach Sean Payton, who himself appears at the end of the film as janitor Lionel.
1UP
- IMDB Rating – 3.3
- Comedy, Sports
- Production Canada, USA / 2022
- Worldwide box office $2,379
- Director Kyle Newman
- Starring: Paris Berels, Taylor Zahara, Ruby Rose, Khari Nef, Madison Baynes, Nicholas Coombe, Kevin P. Farley, Robert Levy II
Can a team of gamers consist of only girls? Yes, if it’s the team of Vivian Lee, an ambitious gamer who wants to prove to men that the fairer sex is just as good at cybersports and can win national competitions. There are many obstacles on the way of the heroine and her team, but she stubbornly pursues her goal.
Initially, the main role in the film was to play Elliott Page, but later it was decided to replace it with Ruby Rose.
Sous emprise
- IMDB Rating – 5.8
- Thriller, drama, melodrama, sports
- Production France / 2022
- Directed by David M. Rosenthal
- Starring: Camille Roux, Sophiane Zermani, César Domboy, Laurent Fernandez, Zachary Chasseuryo, Nathalie Mitson, Muriel Combo, Mathias Min, Adriel Sorrento, Laurence Portale
A young girl, Roxana, falls in love with a world champion freediver. She also begins to engage in this fascinating sport. Love and freediving gradually take over the heroine so much that she practically forgets about herself and dissolves in the man she loves.
Despite the fact that the film is based on real events, it is stated at the end that all coincidences are coincidental. However, many believe that the prototypes of the main characters were Francisco Ferreras and Audrey Mestre.
Swim Instructor Nightmare
- IMDB Rating – 5.4
- Thriller genre
- Produced by USA / 2022
- Directed by Doug Campbell
- Starring: Sidney Hamm, CJ Hammond, Shilly Sterling, Kiara Beasley, Mackenzie Possage, Elijah Magar, Allison Robertson, Morris Jude Martinez, Janet Carter, ;Freddy Medina
Sabrina is a professional swimmer. But her love for men much older than her leads to the end of her career. Sabrina gets a job coaching a 10-year-old girl who has a very interesting father. His wife has problems with alcohol, so the protagonist has almost no obstacles to achieve the goal. But how will such training end?
Jhund
- IMDB Rating – 7.4
- Genre Biography, sports, drama
- Production India / 2022
- Worldwide Box Office $88,637
- Director Nagraj Manjule
- Starring: Amitabh Bachchan, Ankush Gedam, Babu Kshatriy, Jericho Robert, Raja Kazi, Kartik Wiki, Saili Patil, All Patrick, Jasprit Singh Randhawa, Saurabh Abhainkar
Next in the selection, one of the best Indian films of 2022. Vijay Bars is a soccer coach. He wants the sport to be available to everyone, including children from the slums. It is the only hope for the poor and hooligan youth and the opportunity to achieve something in life. Will he be able to give these people a path to a new life and make his dream a reality?
The Indian film “Crowd” is a biography of a coach and his students. The film describes the life of a man who loves sports and wants to share this love with everyone.
Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off
- IMDB Rating – 8.0
- Documentary, biography, sports
- Production USA / 2022
- Director Sam Jones
- Starring: Tony Hawk, Stacy Peralta, Rodney Mullen, Rob Roy Fitzgerald, Christian Hosoi, Danny Way, Steve Caballero, Robert Boyce, Lance Mountain, Tommy Guerrero
One of the best movies of 2022, is a movie about skateboarding. Tony Hawk didn’t become famous right away. In order to become a famous skateboarder, he had to go through many different challenges. However, his desire to reach his goal helped him become a major skateboarding star and remain in that status for a long time.
“Till the wheels fall off” is a great movie for teenagers who can’t imagine life without skateboarding, it will show you what you have to strive for and how hard you have to win.
The film has an incredible number of stunts, archival footage and interviews with Hawke’s colleagues, which gives the picture originality and a certain zest.
Rooney
- IMDB Rating – 6.8
- Genre Documentary, Sports
- Production UK / 2022
- Director Matt Smith
- Starring: David Beckham, Sven Joran Eriksson, Rio Ferdinand, Thierry Henry, Oliver Holt, Jeanette, Jose Morinho, David Moyes, Gary Neville, Jonathan Northcroft
Wayne Rooney loves to play soccer and wants to play it well. He has to go a long way to go from being just a player to becoming a coach at DC United. A documentary-history film about the sport will tell the whole truth about this soccer player.
The film starred David Beckham and Terry Henry.
