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The Sports Dramas category on Netflix is identified by the secret code 7243 . Below are 100 Sports Dramas titles currently traceable on Netflix, sorted by rating. Top picks include Dangal (2016), Mr. Heart (2020), Warrior (2011).
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Last updated: 28 Sep 2021. Independent reference, not affiliated with Netflix.
Dangal (2016) A once-promising wrestler pursues the gold medal he never won by training two of his daughters to compete at the Commonwealth Games.
Year: 201680166185 · IMDb
Mr. Heart (2020) 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.
Year: 202081337066 · IMDb
Warrior (2011) 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.
Year: 201170141653 · IMDb
Paan Singh Tomar (2010) Paan Singh Tomar goes from celebrated runner to star brigand and rebel when life after sports fails to unfold as planned.
Year: 201070123126 · IMDb
Rocky (1976) 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.
Year: 1976915927 · IMDb
Million Dollar Baby (2004) Despondent over a painful estrangement from his daughter, trainer Frankie Dunn isn't prepared for boxer Maggie Fitzgerald to enter his life.
Year: 200470018292 · IMDb
Rush (2013) This dramatic portrayal of the intense 1970s rivalry between race drivers Niki Lauda and James Hunt captures the contrasts between the two champions.
Year: 201370253165 · IMDb
Lagaan (2001) In 1890s India, an arrogant British commander challenges the harshly taxed residents of Champaner to a high-stakes cricket match.
Year: 200160020906 · IMDb
The Wrestler (2008) A retired professional wrestler returns to the ring to work his way up the circuit for one last shot at defeating his longtime rival.
Year: 200870095145 · IMDb
Sur Sapata (2019) 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: 201981093342 · IMDb
Let's Go, JETS! From Small Town Girls to U.S. Champions?! (2017) Led by a demanding coach, an unlikely squad of small town girls vie for victory in a major US cheer dance championship. Based on true events.
Year: 201781162732 · IMDb
The Fighter (2010) After a string of defeats, a boxer rediscovers his fighting will with help from his trainer and half-brother, a once-talented pugilist.
Year: 201070113534 · IMDb
Tiger (2016) Aging boxer Ramón regains his vitality when he meets fierce young boxer Deborah, their unbridled passion causing him to forsake everyone around him.
Year: 201680103424 · IMDb
Budhia Singh: Born to Run (2016) Born into poverty and sold by his mother to a street vendor, a 5-year-old boy becomes India's first marathon-running champion despite his youth.
Year: 201680165849 · IMDb
Marathon (2005) Based on the true story of Bae Hyeong-jin of South Korea, this film follows autistic Cho-won, who dreams of running a marathon.
Year: 200570205147 · IMDb
Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story (1988) When high school football coach Charlie Wedemeyer is diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease, he perseveres in leading his team despite becoming disabled.
Year: 198870206819 · IMDb
Stars (2017) Based on the life of Jan Banas, a famous footballer’s megawatt success begets a game of rivalry, passion and love.
Year: 201781116046 · IMDb
The Blind Side (2009) In this sports drama based on a true story, an affluent couple takes in a homeless teenager and nurtures his growth into a football powerhouse.
Year: 200970119811 · IMDb
Moneyball (2011) This drama follows the true story of a former jock turned general manager who uses unusual methods to bring the best players to the Oakland A's.
Year: 201170201437 · IMDb
Creed (2015) Training under aging boxer Rocky Balboa, young Adonis Creed -- son of Apollo Creed -- lays it all on the line for a shot at the title.
Year: 201580058397 · IMDb
Kai Po Che! (2013) This Bollywood drama tells the story of three best friends who dream of starting a cricket training academy in Ahmedabad for very different reasons.
Year: 201370254346 · IMDb
Green Street (2005) After a bogus drug scandal, a Harvard newspaper editor is kicked out of school and flies to London to live with his sister and her family.
Year: 200570038792 · IMDb
Rudy (1993) Scrawny Rudy dreams of playing football at Notre Dame. Undaunted, Rudy works assisting the groundskeeper and joins the school's practice squad.
Year: 199360002332 · IMDb
Rust and Bone (2012) An unemployed kick boxer who's struggling as a single father strikes up a relationship with a whale trainer who survives a terrible accident.
Year: 201270242543 · IMDb
42 (2013) This biopic focuses on baseball icon Jackie Robinson, who in 1947 became the first black Major League Baseball player of the modern era.
Year: 201370259169 · IMDb
100 Metros (2016) A man who is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis responds by training for an Ironman triathlon, with his cranky father-in-law's help.
Year: 201680141173 · IMDb
The Natural (1984) A gifted baseball player whose life has taken some startling turns becomes a 35-year-old rookie who helps a cellar-dwelling team get back in the game.
Year: 1984793907 · IMDb
I, Tonya (2017) 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: 201780216993 · IMDb
Grizzlies (2018) A group of disaffected students form an unlikely bond through the game of lacrosse when a new teacher introduces the sport to their remote Arctic town.
Year: 201881019033 · IMDb
Triumph of the Heart (1991) This drama tells the tale of Ricky Bell, a pro running back with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers who died of a muscle disease in the prime of his career.
Year: 199170206824 · IMDb
Southpaw (2015) When tragedy strikes, former boxing star Billy 'The Great' Hope is forced to start over. But does he still have what it takes to be a champion?
Year: 201580038447 · IMDb
Soorma (2018) This biopic on former Indian field hockey player Sandeep Singh follows the athlete’s hard-fought comeback after an accidental gunshot left him paralyzed.
Year: 201881019031 · IMDb
Wilderness: Part One (2017) Shinji's rejected by his old gang and painfully shy Kenji can barely talk. They're both adrift in an uncaring world. Part one of a two-part series.
Year: 201781150512 · IMDb
After the Rain (2018) Straight-forward Akira is depressed and bored after a serious track injury. Falling in love with her much older boss takes her out of herself.
Year: 201881103933 · IMDb
Fourth Place (2015) Frustrated by her son's perpetual shortcomings in competitive swimming, a mother hires a ruthless coach to do whatever it takes for a shot at victory.
Year: 201581219141 · IMDb
Pitch (2015) 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: 201581348924 · IMDb
Rocky II (1979) Featuring a rousing climax, this engaging sequel finds boxer Rocky Balboa returning to the ring for a rematch against reigning champ Apollo Creed.
Year: 1979916043 · IMDb
Jerry Maguire (1996) 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: 199660022922 · IMDb
Coach Carter (2005) Controversial basketball coach Ken Carter puts school before sports and benches his undefeated high school team for poor academic performance.
Year: 200570019004 · IMDb
A Song to the Sun (2006) A teen with a disease requiring her to avoid the sun plays her guitar nightly at a train station, where she meets a boy she's been secretly watching.
Year: 200680076993 · IMDb
Seabiscuit (2003) A knobble-kneed colt becomes a winning thoroughbred in this Depression-era drama based on the true story of champion racehorse Seabiscuit.
Year: 200360029177 · IMDb
The Express (2008) Dubbed the 'Elmira Express' for his tireless drive, trailblazer Ernie Davis also lived up to the title off the field fighting for racial equality.
Year: 200870104637 · IMDb
Champions (2014) Determination and heartbreak mark the journeys of five Olympic athletes from Russia who defied the odds to compete. Based on their true stories.
Year: 201481385219 · IMDb
The Way Back (2020) A former high-school basketball star is hired to coach at his alma mater, and battles alcoholism and personal demons on his bumpy road to redemption.
Year: 202081264235 · IMDb
The Karate Kid (1984) When bullied teen Daniel LaRusso teams with a martial arts master, he ends up learning much more than just self-defense in this classic underdog tale.
Year: 198460036164 · IMDb
Rocky Balboa (2006) As he mourns the loss of his wife and suffers from a strained relationship with his son, retired boxer Rocky Balboa seeks a new purpose in life.
Year: 200670047100 · IMDb
A River Runs Through It (1992) Director Robert Redford's Oscar-winning, nostalgic meditation about the bonds that unite and divide families is set in Montana in the early 1900s.
Year: 1992911839 · IMDb
100 Yen Love (2014) A dispirited 32-year-old slacker living with her parents sinks into deep despair, until an aging boxer teaches her to fight for her life.
Year: 201480075656 · IMDb
Greater (2016) Faith and determination transform a talentless football player at the University of Arkansas into an All-American in this inspiring true story.
Year: 201680095953 · IMDb
Indian Horse (2017) Stripped of his heritage at a residential school, an indigenous student finds refuge on the rink when he discovers a passion for hockey.
Year: 201780211455 · IMDb
Gol & Gincu Vol. 1 (2005) Trying to win back her ex-boyfriend, a self-centered teen fashionista takes up the sport of futsal and learns much more than she expected.
Year: 200581450447 · IMDb
Gol & Gincu Vol. 2 (2018) As punishment for a public brawl, two feuding college roommates must team up for community service at a safe house for troubled teen girls.
Year: 201881450448 · IMDb
The Longest Ride (2015) A young woman caring for an elderly widower finds parallels to her own budding romance as she reads the man's letters to and from his late wife.
Year: 201580020963 · IMDb
My All American (2015) This true-life drama tells the story of football legend Freddie Steinmark, the Texas Longhorns safety who gave his all despite the odds against him.
Year: 201580058062 · IMDb
Race (2016) At the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Hitler wanted to show the supremacy of the Aryan race, but African American athlete Jesse Owens would prove him wrong.
Year: 201680022604 · IMDb
Concussion (2015) This drama is based on the true story of a forensic pathologist who made a controversial link between NFL players' concussions and brain disorders.
Year: 201580064511 · IMDb
Glove (2011) After a drunken spree, a baseball player gets sent to coach a team of hearing-impaired players at a school in the countryside. Based on true events.
Year: 201170245262 · IMDb
Creed II (2018) Heavyweight champion Adonis Creed struggles to balance his family duties with his unshakeable desire to fight the son of the man who killed his father.
Year: 201880999009 · IMDb
Wilderness: Part Two (2017) Training in the same boxing gym, young misfits Shinji and Kenji seek connection, ultimately facing each other. Part two of a two-part series.
Year: 201781150513 · IMDb
Go Eight (2013) When a journalist researches a story on corruption in a football league, her investigation leads to the potential involvement of a star player.
Year: 201381324871 · IMDb
Soul Surfer (2011) Hawaiian teen Bethany Hamilton bravely returns to competitive surfing after losing her left arm in a vicious shark attack.
Year: 201170138639 · IMDb
The Gabby Douglas Story (2014) This biopic tells the story of Gabby Douglas, who became the first black gymnast to win the Individual All-Around Championship at the Olympics.
Year: 201470300801 · IMDb
Foxcatcher (2014) Preparing for the 1988 Olympics, two sibling wrestlers cross paths with a paranoid schizophrenic millionaire in this drama based on a true story.
Year: 201470291433 · IMDb
Dive!! (2008) An aspiring diver and his two friends get a shot at sports glory when their coach commits to sending one athlete to the Japanese Olympic Games.
Year: 200880081303 · IMDb
A Heavy Heart (2015) Long past his heyday, a still-virile boxer tries to reconnect with his daughter as he confronts the onset of a terminal, degenerative neural disorder.
Year: 201580082749 · IMDb
Sink or Swim (2018) 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: 201881078961 · IMDb
Brian Banks (2018) Freed from prison but trapped in probation, a wrongfully convicted football player tries to clear his name to resume his dream of playing in the NFL.
Year: 201880990660 · IMDb
Rocky IV (1985) Rocky Balboa takes on the Cold War, coming out of retirement to battle a Soviet fighter who pulverized Rocky's friend and former rival, Apollo Creed.
Year: 1985916061 · IMDb
Gridiron Gang (2006) In this moving drama, a probation officer at a detention camp for juvenile delinquents hopes to mold teenage inmates into a successful football team.
Year: 200670044599 · IMDb
Summer of '92 (2015) 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: 201580106989 · IMDb
Take Off (2009) 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: 200980125774 · IMDb
Borg vs. McEnroe (2018) In 1980, the young, hot-headed John McEnroe and the seemingly unflappable tennis icon Björn Borg collide in the finals at Wimbledon.
Year: 201880209447 · IMDb
A Prayer Before Dawn (2018) Old habits land boxer Billy Moore in a notorious Thai prison, where he must earn his freedom by fighting Muay Thai tournaments. Based on real events.
Year: 201880191372 · IMDb
Rocky III (1982) After taking a pounding from a powerful young fighter, humbled world champ Rocky Balboa turns to ex-rival Apollo Creed for help in regaining his form.
Year: 198260010836 · IMDb
Fists of Legend (2013) Friends who were 'legendary' in high school sign up to fight in a high-stakes survival tournament that will be broadcast live on television.
Year: 201370272721 · IMDb
Mary Kom (2014) This true story chronicles the journey of Indian boxer Mary Kom, who overcame a disapproving father and other obstacles to become a world champion.
Year: 201480015785 · IMDb
Neon Bull (2015) Wrangling rodeo bulls by day, cowhand Iremar quietly indulges his unlikely haute couture dreams by fashioning sensual outfits for an erotic dancer.
Year: 201580080291 · IMDb
Bleed for This (2016) After a devastating injury derails his career, scrappy world champion boxer Vinny Pazienza determines to make an against-all-odds comeback.
Year: 201680057884 · IMDb
Tee Shot: Ariya Jutanugarn (2019) This biopic follows pro golfer Ariya Jutanugarn's journey to the LPGA tour, from child prodigy to her number-one ranking in the world.
Year: 201981184705 · IMDb
Fair Play (2014) A talented sprinter receives an invitation to train under the special care of state doctors. But the program has a secret weapon. Its name -- Stromba.
Year: 201480019601 · IMDb
Sparta (2016) Down but not out, a former champion battles his way back into the ring when he takes on the challenge of a new form of mixed martial arts: Sparta.
Year: 201681348921 · IMDb
Feel the Wind (2009) A friendship between two sidelined athletes helps them return to their beloved sport and build a team for a competitive long-distance relay race.
Year: 200980071141 · IMDb
Rudo y Cursi (2008) 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: 200870112497 · IMDb
When the Game Stands Tall (2014) After a record winning streak ends, a high school football coach challenges his players to pull together when tragedy threatens to tear them apart.
Year: 201480008749 · IMDb
Zlatý podraz (2018) An underdog player steps up to lead a basketball team to global success but faces fierce competition from a new opponent -- a shifting government.
Year: 201881191401 · IMDb
Pound for Pound (2017) Broke, aging fighter Jørgen Hansen is inspired by fellow boxer Ayub Kalule to pursue an unlikely championship in this fact-based sports drama.
Year: 201781351688 · IMDb
Australian Rules (2002) Two communities come together over soccer. But racism and class differences get in the way of their two brightest players and a chance at victory.
Year: 200281382687 · IMDb
Hands of Stone (2016) With help from a legend, Roberto Durán rises from the rubble of his bare-bones upbringing to become one of the greatest fighters of all time.
Year: 201680101283 · IMDb
Facing the Giants (2006) A high school football coach faces a losing team and the possibility of being fired, but rises above it all to create a winning spirit on the field.
Year: 200670056416 · IMDb
Adrift (2018) A young couple’s sailing adventure becomes a fight to survive when their yacht faces a catastrophic hurricane in this story based on true events.
Year: 201880240550 · IMDb
Gladiator (1992) Two teens find themselves involved in illegal street fighting. One, to earn money for his dad, the other, as his ticket out of the ghetto.
Year: 199260002331 · IMDb
Woodlawn (2015) In 1970s Alabama, racial divisions test the talent, faith and mettle of black high school football star Tony Nathan, both on and off the gridiron.
Year: 201580049950 · IMDb
50 to 1 (2014) This inspiring biopic tells the true story behind Mine That Bird, the underdog horse that defied the odds to win the 2009 Kentucky Derby.
Year: 201470298352 · IMDb
The Miracle Season (2018) Grieving the death of their star player, a high school volleyball team is led by their stern but kind coach to pursue the state championship.
Year: 201880233402 · IMDb
One Love (2018) During the 1990s, jockey Halis Karataş and a horse owner's daughter find love and hope in the face of impending tragedy.
Year: 201881161597 · IMDb
The Perfect Storm (2000) As a huge storm approaches, a fisherman who's on a run of bad luck risks everything for an enormous catch, going beyond his boat's normal reach.
Year: 200060000884 · IMDb
First Match (2018) A tenacious high school girl raised in foster homes in the inner city tries to reconnect with her ex-con father by joining a boys wrestling team.
Year: 201880117458 · IMDb
Waiting for Spring (2018) A timid high school freshman befriends four popular boys on the basketball team. But with her new friends come rivalries, jealousy and first loves.
Year: 201881139071 · IMDb
Rookies the Movie: Graduation (2009) A disgraced teacher and a group of troubled kids find renewed purpose when they set their sights on winning a national baseball tournament.
Year: 200980043473 · IMDb
The Merger (2018) 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: 201881382682 · IMDb
