Best Sports Dramas on Netflix 2026
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Our pick of the best Sports Dramas on Netflix right now, ranked by audience rating out of the 100 titles in category code 7243. Tap any title for full details and where to watch.
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1. Dangal (2016)
Rated 8.4/10 on IMDb, one of IMDb's Top 250, from 2016, 2h 40m. A once-promising wrestler pursues the gold medal he never won by training two of his daughters to compete at the Commonwealth Games.
2. Mr. Heart (2020)
Rated 8.4/10 on IMDb, from 2020, 1h 27m. When a cold-hearted marathon runner gets paired with a cheery pacesetter, he wins a partner who makes his heart race on and off the track.
3. Warrior (2011)
Rated 8.2/10 on IMDb, one of IMDb's Top 250, from 2011, 2h 19m. Set in the world of mixed martial arts combat, this gritty drama follows two brothers at war with each other, both with their eyes on the same prize.
4. Paan Singh Tomar (2010)
Rated 8.2/10 on IMDb, from 2010, 2h 08m. Paan Singh Tomar goes from celebrated runner to star brigand and rebel when life after sports fails to unfold as planned.
5. Rocky (1976)
Rated 8.1/10 on IMDb, one of IMDb's Top 250, from 1976, 1h 59m. Sylvester Stallone shot to fame as Rocky Balboa, an unknown fighter who's given a shot at fighting world champ Apollo Creed as a publicity stunt.
6. Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Rated 8.1/10 on IMDb, one of IMDb's Top 250, from 2004, 2h 12m. Despondent over a painful estrangement from his daughter, trainer Frankie Dunn isn't prepared for boxer Maggie Fitzgerald to enter his life.
7. Rush (2013)
Rated 8.1/10 on IMDb, one of IMDb's Top 250, from 2013, 2h 02m. This dramatic portrayal of the intense 1970s rivalry between race drivers Niki Lauda and James Hunt captures the contrasts between the two champions.
8. Lagaan (2001)
Rated 8.1/10 on IMDb, from 2001, 3h 43m. In 1890s India, an arrogant British commander challenges the harshly taxed residents of Champaner to a high-stakes cricket match.
9. The Wrestler (2008)
Rated 7.9/10 on IMDb, from 2008, 1h 49m. A retired professional wrestler returns to the ring to work his way up the circuit for one last shot at defeating his longtime rival.
10. Sur Sapata (2019)
Rated 7.9/10 on IMDb, from 2019, 2h 20m. A group of small-town students goes for glory by competing in a statewide kabaddi tournament 25 years after their school's championship victory.