Sports Comedies on Netflix

A group of small-town students goes for glory by competing in a statewide kabaddi tournament 25 years after their school's championship victory.

Year: 2019
IMDb: 7.9
Runtime: 02:20:07
Netflix ID: 81093342 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A man who has Down syndrome runs away to realize his wrestling dreams and sets out for adventure with a new friend in tow and a caregiver in pursuit.

Year: 2019
IMDb: 7.6
Runtime: 01:37:12
Netflix ID: 80203525 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

From her troubled home to the infamous incident, a tongue-in-cheek look at the forces behind the turbulent career of figure skater Tonya Harding.

Year: 2017
IMDb: 7.5
Runtime: 01:59:53
Netflix ID: 80216993 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Living in a closed-circuit world of videogames and social media, a pair of half-brothers go on a bicycle trip that forces them to unplug and reconnect.

Year: 2017
IMDb: 7.4
Runtime: 01:32:43
Netflix ID: 81191859 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Four best friends obsessed with street football square off against a ruthless team in a tournament that will determine who controls their local pitch.

Year: 2015
IMDb: 7.4
Runtime: 01:36:10
Netflix ID: 81348924 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Sports agent Jerry Maguire experiences a crisis of conscience and leaves his high-powered job behind, with only one client and a co-worker in tow.

Year: 1996
IMDb: 7.3
Netflix rating: 3.6/5
Runtime: 02:18:33
Netflix ID: 60022922 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A down-and-out ex-soccer player joins forces with a former monk to assemble an unlikely team of players to win the China Super Cup soccer tournament.

Year: 2001
IMDb: 7.3
Netflix rating: 3.8/5
Runtime: 01:52:28
Netflix ID: 60022933 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A former hockey star now coaching a losing minor-league team turns them into a goon squad of thugs when he realizes that playing dirty excites fans.

Year: 1977
IMDb: 7.3
Netflix rating: 3.8/5
Runtime: 02:02:55
Netflix ID: 60022761 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

To claim a big inheritance, a down-on-his-luck mechanic must win a series of competitions as outlined in his birth father's will.

Year: 2020
IMDb: 7.2
Runtime: 01:46:59
Netflix ID: 81346809 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Raised in a feisty English wrestling family, scrappy Saraya must train hard and pay her dues to get her big break as a pro wrestler in the WWE.

Year: 2019
IMDb: 7.1
Runtime: 01:48:00
Netflix ID: 80244276 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A failed hockey player turned unconventional golf whiz is determined to win a PGA tournament to save his grandmother's house with the prize money.

Year: 1996
IMDb: 7
Netflix rating: 3.9/5
Runtime: 01:31:48
Netflix ID: 70000794 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Each on the verge of a mid-life crisis, a group of men form their local pool's first all-male synchronized swimming team.

Year: 2018
IMDb: 7
Runtime: 02:01:35
Netflix ID: 81078961 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A lottery winner with lots of free time chases his dream of becoming a professional soccer player by devoting 10,000 hours of training to his goal.

Year: 2014
IMDb: 7
Runtime: 01:28:55
Netflix ID: 81382059 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When a quirk of fate kicks the Danish national soccer team into the European Championship final, the coach must whip his unprepared squad into shape.

Year: 2015
IMDb: 6.9
Netflix rating: 3.1/5
Runtime: 01:34:00
Netflix ID: 80106989 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Barely competent pet private eye Ace Ventura is put on the case when kidnappers with an ax to grind abduct Snowflake, the Miami Dolphins' mascot.

Year: 1994
IMDb: 6.9
Netflix rating: 3.4/5
Runtime: 01:25:57
Netflix ID: 215309 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Inspired by a true story, this heartwarming dramedy follows Korea's first-ever ski jumping team as they go for the gold in international competitions.

Year: 2009
IMDb: 6.9
Netflix rating: 3/5
Runtime: 02:27:06
Netflix ID: 80125774 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When he's seen dispatching a rude opposing hockey player in the stands, Doug Glatt is hired by a rival team ... for his fighting skills.

Year: 2011
IMDb: 6.8
Netflix rating: 3.9/5
Runtime: 01:31:38
Netflix ID: 70209163 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Pretending to be a goofy white guy with no skills, Billy Hoyle earns his keep by hustling pickup basketball games on Los Angeles playgrounds.

Year: 1992
IMDb: 6.8
Netflix rating: 3.4/5
Runtime: 01:55:34
Netflix ID: 60001536 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

This Oscar-nominated mockumentary goes behind the scenes at the Penguin World Surfing Championship to get a close-up look at the inventors of surfing.

Year: 2007
IMDb: 6.7
Netflix rating: 3.6/5
Runtime: 01:25:43
Netflix ID: 70058025 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When the owner of a trendy fitness center moves to take over a gym run by happy-go-lucky Pete, there's only one way for Pete to fight back: dodgeball.

Year: 2004
IMDb: 6.7
Netflix rating: 3.5/5
Runtime: 01:32:46
Netflix ID: 60034583 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

This hilarious documentary finds the Jackass crew testing the limits of decorum with dangerous stuff they couldn't squeeze into the previous movie.

Year: 2011
IMDb: 6.7
Netflix rating: 3.9/5
Runtime: 01:24:55
Netflix ID: 70181592 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Stuck working on a banana ranch, two super competitive soccer-playing brothers dream of getting off the farm and finding stardom in their future.

Year: 2008
IMDb: 6.7
Netflix rating: 3.5/5
Runtime: 01:37:23
Netflix ID: 70112497 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

To preserve his easy-money scheme, a loafer becomes an active member of his lawn bowling club when a developer poses a threat to the entire facility.

Year: 2002
IMDb: 6.7
Runtime: 01:28:41
Netflix ID: 81354726 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A 12-year-old Londoner struggles to adjust his expectations when England is scheduled to play in the World Cup finals the same day as his bar mitzvah.

Year: 2006
IMDb: 6.7
Runtime: 01:33:35
Netflix ID: 70102774 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

NASCAR idol Ricky Bobby is at the top of his game until Formula One driver Jean Girard bests him on the track, sending him into a downward spiral.

Year: 2006
IMDb: 6.6
Netflix rating: 3.4/5
Runtime: 01:48:06
Netflix ID: 70044894 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Two friends take a ski trip to the Alps, where they enjoy the outdoors and try to charm two women also on vacation.

Year: 1985
IMDb: 6.6
Runtime: 01:31:02
Netflix ID: 81382187 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Basketball legend Michael Jordan hoops it up with Bugs Bunny and other Looney Tunes characters in this romp that blends live action with animation.

Year: 1996
IMDb: 6.4
Netflix rating: 3.6/5
Runtime: 01:27:16
Netflix ID: 986399 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When budget cutbacks threaten his high school's music program, a physics teacher decides to moonlight as a mixed martial arts fighter to raise money.

Year: 2012
IMDb: 6.4
Netflix rating: 3.8/5
Runtime: 01:44:58
Netflix ID: 70217915 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

While doing time, a professional quarterback persuades a fellow convict and former coach to prepare a group of inmates for a game against the guards.

Year: 2005
IMDb: 6.4
Netflix rating: 3.6/5
Runtime: 01:53:28
Netflix ID: 70021637 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A father winds up involved with a stolen Ferrari as he tries to acquire the money to send his son to the leading cricket academy.

Year: 2012
IMDb: 6.4
Netflix rating: 3.4/5
Runtime: 02:19:30
Netflix ID: 70236587 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

To save his town's faltering football club, a shunned ex-pro takes on the coaching duties and kicks off an unexpected strategy to recruit new players.

Year: 2018
IMDb: 6.4
Runtime: 01:43:10
Netflix ID: 81382682 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When a scandal strips them of their medals, two figure skaters get back in action through a loophole that allows them to compete as a pairs team.

Year: 2007
IMDb: 6.3
Netflix rating: 3.2/5
Runtime: 01:33:07
Netflix ID: 70056446 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Ex-skateboarder Kim Matthews is transplanted to the world of alpine sports, an environment she finds foreign ... until she tries snowboarding.

Year: 2011
IMDb: 6.3
Netflix rating: 3.9/5
Runtime: 01:37:02
Netflix ID: 70216830 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A wild-card entry into Wimbledon gives a losing tennis pro one last shot, but falling for a player at the tournament complicates his comeback.

Year: 2004
IMDb: 6.3
Netflix rating: 3.3/5
Runtime: 01:34:00
Netflix ID: 70001233 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

After a five-year suspension, a once-legendary race car driver decides to get back in the game against a new generation of opponents.

Year: 2019
IMDb: 6.3
Runtime: 01:38:11
Netflix ID: 81111849 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Kåre, a dock worker and soccer nut, sees his life go from bad to worse when his boyhood rival returns to town with plans to steal Kåre's girlfriend.

Year: 2003
IMDb: 6.2
Netflix rating: 3.6/5
Runtime: 01:21:48
Netflix ID: 70254975 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

After maxing out their starring roles playing American football, two high school boys ditch training camp and volunteer to help the cheerleading squad.

Year: 2009
IMDb: 6.1
Netflix rating: 3.6/5
Runtime: 01:29:57
Netflix ID: 70112444 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

To pay off a family debt, young Weiwei signs up her circus-performer mountain gorilla to be an ace slugger for a struggling pro baseball club.

Year: 2013
IMDb: 6.1
Netflix rating: 3/5
Runtime: 02:12:34
Netflix ID: 80166072 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When his tribe’s valley is invaded by a Bronze Age society, a well-meaning Stone Age hunter challenges them to a football match to win back the land.

Year: 2018
IMDb: 6.1
Runtime: 01:28:34
Netflix ID: 80201837 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Pressure mounts on the captain of a decorated cheerleading squad as she attempts to lead her crew to its sixth consecutive national title.

Year: 2000
IMDb: 6
Netflix rating: 3.4/5
Runtime: 01:38:17
Netflix ID: 60001366 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A remote village has one month to convince a big city doctor to stay or risk losing the contract for a factory they desperately need.

Year: 2016
IMDb: 6
Runtime: 01:33:46
Netflix ID: 81005201 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A former wrestling champion and doting single father unexpectedly gets a romantic confession from a friend’s daughter -- much to his son’s dismay.

Year: 2018
IMDb: 6
Runtime: 01:49:43
Netflix ID: 81107694 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Betrothed to a woman from Moscow, a teacher from a seaside province encounters a series of bizarre obstacles before the wedding.

Year: 2010
IMDb: 6
Runtime: 01:36:41
Netflix ID: 81327386 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Injury and family push hockey player Doug Glatt into retirement, but his plans change when his beloved former team appoints his nemesis as captain.

Year: 2016
IMDb: 5.8
Runtime: 01:41:32
Netflix ID: 80163263 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When Ignacio learns of an orphanage's financial woes, he pitches in to help -- by disguising himself and joining the professional wrestling circuit.

Year: 2006
IMDb: 5.7
Netflix rating: 3.2/5
Runtime: 01:32:11
Netflix ID: 70044883 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Part of a Sikh family living in Toronto, a young hockey player has trouble fitting in with both mainstream hockey players and his traditional family.

Year: 2011
IMDb: 5.7
Runtime: 01:40:46
Netflix ID: 70234785 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

This documentary captures the realities of student life at an elite private boys' school, following friends Noah and Colin over the span of two years.

Year: 2013
IMDb: 5.7
Runtime: 01:46:35
Netflix ID: 70119902 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Cheer captain Britney plans to have her squad earn a coveted spot in singing sensation Rihanna's video but must think fast when her plan is derailed.

Year: 2006
IMDb: 5.6
Netflix rating: 3.2/5
Runtime: 01:38:49
Netflix ID: 70051325 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Humiliated as children on the baseball field, a trio of adult friends form a three-man team to take on the top Little League squads.

Year: 2006
IMDb: 5.5
Netflix rating: 3.6/5
Runtime: 01:25:17
Netflix ID: 70040796 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A young hijab-wearing woman defies tradition and her strict Muslim mother to pursue her dream of becoming a professional wrestler.

Year: 2014
IMDb: 5.5
Runtime: 01:50:47
Netflix ID: 81310410 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

The president of an amateur football team jeopardizes the players' chances of victory when a lucrative opportunity threatens to tear the team apart.

Year: 1958
IMDb: 5.5
Runtime: 01:44:00
Netflix ID: 81411148 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Nicole Kidman makes her film debut as a plucky teen who helps her two best pals, both bike-riding hotshots, turn the tables on a gang of bank robbers.

Year: 1983
IMDb: 5.4
Netflix rating: 3.1/5
Runtime: 01:30:39
Netflix ID: 70039386 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Though past and present obstacles stand in the way of a former pro boxer's return, he's determined to bring his pansori-inspired style into the ring.

Year: 2019
IMDb: 5.4
Runtime: 01:53:28
Netflix ID: 81229292 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When a bitter rivalry between two neighbors escalates after a bizarre accident, they agree to settle the score with a backyard cricket match.

Year: 2013
IMDb: 5.3
Runtime: 01:29:31
Netflix ID: 81382686 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Team manager Josh discovers that his dog Buddy can sink hoops, and soon the golden retriever is leading the team to the championship.

Year: 1997
IMDb: 5.2
Netflix rating: 3.3/5
Runtime: 01:37:34
Netflix ID: 1172112 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Carson sets out to guide her squad to victory and takes on a competitive rival in a one-on-one battle, as they both fight for one guy's affection.

Year: 2007
IMDb: 5.2
Netflix rating: 3.4/5
Runtime: 01:30:00
Netflix ID: 70082341 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A young priest coaches a team of uncoordinated monks in order to win a soccer tournament and save their monastery from being turned into a hotel.

Year: 2017
IMDb: 5.2
Runtime: 01:35:22
Netflix ID: 80162993 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Thirteen-year-old José Miguel is immune to 1994 World Cup fever until he realizes soccer is the only way to win the heart of his crush.

Year: 2020
IMDb: 5.2
Runtime: 01:29:51
Netflix ID: 81006825 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

After awkward teenager Bryan mysteriously finds he now has the talent of his basketball idol, Kevin Durant, he becomes his team's star player.

Year: 2012
IMDb: 5.1
Netflix rating: 3.8/5
Runtime: 01:33:54
Netflix ID: 70237192 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Surfing legend Cody Maverick joins up with The Hang 5 team and journeys to a mysterious spot with the world's biggest, most dangerous waves.

Year: 2017
IMDb: 4.6
Runtime: 01:24:02
Netflix ID: 80138493 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A former MMA champ steps in to help a group of community center misfits prepare for a karate tournament against an undefeated team.

Year: 2015
IMDb: 4.4
Netflix rating: 3.1/5
Runtime: 01:34:19
Netflix ID: 80057101 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When he wins the lottery, an ordinary guy quits his job to pursue his dream of becoming a pro soccer player by devoting 10,000 hours to training.

Year: 2014
IMDb: 4.4
Runtime: 01:28:55
Netflix ID: 80202373 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A goofy copywriter unwittingly convinces the Indian cricket team that she’s their lucky mascot, to the dismay of their superstition-shunning captain.

Year: 2019
IMDb: 4.3
Runtime: 02:15:20
Netflix ID: 81213894 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Stories of personal victories coincide with Team India's battle for the Cricket World Cup in this engaging ensemble drama.

Year: 2007
IMDb: 4.2
Runtime: 01:49:25
Netflix ID: 70068799 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Three sisters seek skiing and salvation at a winter resort but end up on the slopes of sex, slip-ups and shenanigans.

Year: 2017
IMDb: 4
Runtime: 01:34:13
Netflix ID: 81192813 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A rookie lawyer with an emasculating past in baseball can break into the legal world only if he manages a law firm's ragtag company softball team.

Year: 2019
IMDb: 4
Runtime: 01:30:19
Netflix ID: 81038225 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When the lot where he coaches youth soccer is sold off, the oafish Recep enters a reality TV competition to raise money and buy back the land.

Year: 2014
IMDb: 3.8
Netflix rating: 3.1/5
Runtime: 01:52:52
Netflix ID: 80134419 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Stranded in the woods and eyeballed by twisted hunters, members of a women’s volleyball team bump it up in the most dangerous game of their lives.

Year: 2019
IMDb: 3.8
Runtime: 01:17:28
Netflix ID: 80198508 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Convinced Mexico will lose the World Cup qualifier without him, a soccer superfan faces an impossible choice when family obligations stand in his way.

Year: 2018
IMDb: 3.4
Runtime: 01:29:04
Netflix ID: 80238434 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Buddy, the athletic golden retriever who dazzled with his football and basketball skills, takes on two new roles: soccer star and father.

Year: 2000
Netflix rating: 3.6/5
Runtime: 01:22:34
Netflix ID: 60002703 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A gambler agrees to coach a Little League baseball team from a notorious Chicago housing project if a friend will lend him money to square his debts.

Year: 2001
Netflix rating: 3.5/5
Runtime: 01:46:05
Netflix ID: 60021229 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

To enlist a star high school pitcher on his college baseball team, a talent scout heads down to Gwangju just as the political protests are underway.

Year: 2007
Runtime: 01:40:40
Netflix ID: 80231341 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A high-school student, who’s the only person on the wrestling team, tries to recruit more members in hopes of attending the National Sports Festival.

Year: 2018
Runtime: 01:47:16
Netflix ID: 81099087 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When a young soccer fan and his idol forge an unexpected friendship, the connection teaches them both lessons about life and their love of the game.

Year: 2019
Runtime: 01:42:10
Netflix ID: 81141694 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Using special powers from a magical mask, a young WWE fan causes chaos when he enters a wrestling competition and fights an intimidating rival.

Year: 2020
Runtime: 01:43:27
Netflix ID: 81024153 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When a fit of anger leads to a serious injury, a sidelined soccer star returns to his hometown and reluctantly agrees to train the local youth.

Year: 2016
Netflix rating: 2.9/5
Runtime: 01:36:58
Netflix ID: 80123743 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

The Lonely Island spoofs notorious baseball stars Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire in this visual rap album set in the Bash Brothers' 1980s heyday.

Year: 2019
Runtime: 00:30:00
Netflix ID: 81036190 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

In the Giant Mountains, an eclectic group of skiers competes in a 50K cross-country race while navigating the highs, lows and slopes of getting older.

Year: 2015
Runtime: 01:31:51
Netflix ID: 81192834 · Watch on Netflix

Desperate to win, a youth football team must figure out why they mysteriously keep losing or else their school will replace their program with a choir.

Year: 2018
Runtime: 01:41:43
Netflix ID: 80988856 · Watch on Netflix

When his uncle heads to Thailand for a checkup, Edhay accompanies as a translator, but his poor language skills create painfully awkward problems.

Year: 2017
Runtime: 01:41:25
Netflix ID: 81264247 · Watch on Netflix

Training for a marathon to fulfill their father's final wish, three sisters and their widowed mother run into unexpected lessons about life — and love.

Year: 2019
Runtime: 01:30:12
Netflix ID: 81335295 · Watch on Netflix

As two beach volleyball partners focus on personal matters and a championship tournament, a quirky figure disrupts their game on and off the court.

Year: 2019
Runtime: 01:44:29
Netflix ID: 81335289 · Watch on Netflix

Years after being bankrupted by his vice-ridden manager brother, a pro wrestler who's lost his mojo must reconcile with his sibling to make a comeback.

Year: 2018
Runtime: 01:37:40
Netflix ID: 81146039 · Watch on Netflix

In 1989, a teen races against time against his parents’ wishes to win the heart of a synchronized swimmer before she moves behind the Iron Curtain.

Year: 2013
Runtime: 01:33:46
Netflix ID: 81335309 · Watch on Netflix

Friends arriving at an island for a summer party have trouble docking their boat, leading to a series of darkly comic incidents.

Year: 1965
Runtime: 01:41:24
Netflix ID: 81382063 · Watch on Netflix

In Kamenákov, the arrival of a Romany family becomes a problem for police chief Pepa and ignites an intense soccer rivalry.

Year: 2005
Runtime: 01:41:21
Netflix ID: 81398274 · Watch on Netflix

A sailor returns home to be with his fiancée — but falls in love with another woman he meets on the dance floor. Inspired by the songs of Evert Taube.

Year: 1945
Runtime: 01:27:16
Netflix ID: 81382116 · Watch on Netflix

An unassuming sanitation worker gets roped into a high-stakes golf match against an arrogant businessman — and has just one week to learn the game.

Year: 1991
Runtime: 01:43:30
Netflix ID: 81382072 · Watch on Netflix

A journalist's assignment to cover the Mille Miglia turns into a nostalgic mission to piece together an iconic car and submit it for the historic race.

Year: 2015
Runtime: 01:30:04
Netflix ID: 81411287 · Watch on Netflix

After injuries force an AS Roma center forward off the field, he survives on petty scams and reinvents himself in order to return to the game.

Year: 1983
Runtime: 01:35:30
Netflix ID: 81411223 · Watch on Netflix