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Stories that have a sports setting (baseball, boxing, football, basketball, etc.)

Day of the Fight (1951)

July 30, 2020by Eric Binford Leave a comment

Synopsis: This mini-documentary showcases Irish-American middleweight boxer Walter Cartier as he prepares (mentally and physically) for a fight with Jamaica-born middleweight champion Bobby James. The fight took place on April […]

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1951

Stealing Home (1988)

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Synopsis: An ex-baseball player (Mark Harmon, The Presidio) returns home after he finds out that his first love (Jodie Foster, The Accused) has committed suicide. The unexpected death of the […]

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1988

The Pride of the Yankees (1942)

August 17, 2016by Eric Binford 8 Comments

Synopsis: Henry “Lou” Gehrig (Gary Cooper, High Noon), the only son of poor German immigrants, dreams about playing Baseball. After joining the Yankees in New York, Gehrig soon becomes the number […]

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1942

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings (1976)

June 21, 2016by Eric Binford Leave a comment

Synopsis: In a bold move, the biggest star of the Negro Baseball League, pitcher Bingo Long (Billy Dee Williams, The Empire Strikes Back), decides to seek out a more diversified […]

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1976

The Ring (1927)

September 28, 2015by Eric Binford Leave a comment

Synopsis: Jack “One Round” Sander (Carl Brisson, The Manxman) is a carny boxer who is trying to save up money to marry his girlfriend (Lillian Hall-Davis, The Farmer’s Wife). Things get […]

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1927

Diggstown (1992)

March 6, 2015by Eric Binford Leave a comment

Synopsis: Ex-convict and hustler, Gabriel Caine (James Woods, Once Upon a Time in America), makes a bet with crooked businessman, John Gillon (Bruce Dern, The Hateful Eight), that a middle-aged […]

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1992

Kid Galahad (1937)

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Synopsis: Boxing manager Nick Donati (Edward G. Robinson, Key Largo) and his girlfriend Fluff (Bette Davis) take shy bellhop (Wayne Morris, Brother Rat) under their wings and make him a […]

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1937

Let It Ride (1989)

January 17, 2015by Eric Binford 2 Comments

Synopsis: Richard Dreyfuss (The Goodbye Girl) plays a compulsive gambler who is always on the look out for that one chance for redemption that will help him win back the trust […]

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1989

Death Race 2000 (1975)

May 21, 2014by Eric Binford Leave a comment

Synopsis: In a futuristic society, a nasty cross-country car race is one of the most watched sporting events. “Frankenstein” (David Carradine, Bound for Glory), a grotesquely scarred racer, is a […]

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1975

Breaking Away (1979)

April 12, 2014by Eric Binford Leave a comment

Synopsis: In Bloomington, Indiana, a group of blue-collar friends (Dennis Christopher, Fade to Black, Dennis Quaid, Innerspace, Daniel Stern, Home Alone, Jackie Earle Haley, Little Children) ponder upon the future. Job […]

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1979

More American Graffiti (1979)

April 12, 2014by Eric Binford Leave a comment

Synopsis: The teenagers from American Graffiti are back. Now, a little older but not much wiser, these youngsters struggle to find their purpose in life. Reaction & Thoughts: What ever happened […]

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1979

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