Olympic Athlete Movies

This unprecedented investigation conducted in 6 countries (USA, UK, Spain, France, Switzerland, Germany), covering a large variety of sports over a...

Dawn! is a 1979 Australian sports biopic about the three-time Olympic gold medallist swimmer Dawn Fraser.

The movie revolves around Anandha, a middle aged man, who tries to achieve his lifelong dream through a girl named Udumbara.

Swimming superstar Missy Franklin was destined for greatness at an early age, but it wasn't until the arrival of Veteran Kara Lynn Joyce that those...

Sheryl Swoopes famously has been labeled as the female Michael Jordan, but that's only part of the story. On the court, she was nearly as dominant...

The story of Norwegian speed-skating gold medalist Johann Olav Koss, who founded the non-profit organization Right to Play, which brings sports to...

A tribute to the distinguished reign of one of Britain's longest-serving Olympians.

Luis Rivera, the best Mexican high jumper of the history, seeks to inspire a generation by qualifying for the Olympic Games as he finishes his...

Mika Myllylä was a national icon and Olympic hero whose fall from grace shook Finland. Through decades of home videos, a deeply personal story...

"Flammes de Pierre" is the first documentary made by Gaston Rébuffat himself in 1947. It depicts Rébuffat in full ascent of the Flammes...

In the 1920s, two names dominated the world's long-distance running rankings. Paavo Nurmi was a legend in his own lifetime, but Ville Ritola is...

This 2012 documentary profiles Lori "Lolo" Jones, who surmounted poverty and homelessness to become one of the most dominant athletes in women's...

This short film presents several athletes preparing for the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.

The story of a nation coming together around Indigenous athlete Cathy Freeman who delivered when it mattered on the greatest stage on earth. 20 years...

Haunted by the past, two estranged Olympians attempt to rebuild their collapsing lives at a remote lake house.

John John Florence puts his career on the line against Kelly Slater to qualify for surfing's debut in the 2020 Olympics.

In February 2022, in Kharkiv, twin sisters Maryna and Vladyslava Alexiiva had to flee in the middle of the night under the bombs. In extremis, they...