Athletics Movies

Athletes and fans explore the impact of sports on the lives of Americans.

History wonks and running buffs will vie for who loves this movie the most. "Everest on the Track" is as much an historical study of Britain's...

The heroine of the story is a teenage Jitka Pažoutová, suffering from her fatness and clumsiness. For her, the real torture is especially...

The role of Irish missionaries in securing Kenya's dominance in world athletics. He meets Brother Colm O'Connell, a modest priest who played a major...

A film about one of the most iconic images of the 20th century, the moment when the radical spirit of the 1960s upstaged the greatest sporting event...

A reportage film from the fourth annual International track-and-field meeting of the so-called Evžen Rošický Memorial....

Four people who have nothing in common. The wife of a successful man who lacks only one thing to be happy – a child. She is willing to do...

Eilish McColgan is running in the footsteps of her mother, Liz. This documentary shares their extraordinary journeys as Eilish tries to break her...

Emotionally volatile and ostracized from his home, 21-year-old JD Weymouth has picked up long distance running as a way to center himself. When an...

Athletic Variations (Atletické variace, 28 min) is a sophisticated essay on winning and losing during the 1982 European Athletics...

Dare to Be is a documentary film not only on the sport of rowing, but also the human spirit. It follows a series of rowers ranging from novice girls...

A film about the sports recruitment event of one of the groups of the Army Sports Club, which in this way captures the interest of young people in...

This documentary takes viewers inside the Papendal training group in the Netherlands, led by coach Laurent Meuwly. Featuring world-class athletes...

This documentary follows the Star Athletics training group in Florida, led by coach Dennis Mitchell. Featuring elite athletes such as Melissa...

The story of Kenyan athlete David Rudisha, the greatest 800m runner the world has ever seen, and his unusual coach, the Irish Catholic missionary...