Movies: High school sports

Work up a sweat from the soccer field to the locker room in these drama-fueled four films from Germany, France and the UK that explore how rivalry between teams can spill over into teacher-pupil relationships, high school crushes and brotherly compas...

In a conservative small town, a young man's wish to coach high school basketball are tweaked by a school board decision that makes him the new coach of the girls' team....

Lyra Heartstrings and Sweetie Drops, high school girls, are best friends and think alike in many ways. For an upcoming competition between schools, they both apply for positions in their school's team. Trying to win the position, they start competing...

From acclaimed director Chris Eyre, whom People Magazine calls "…the preeminent Native American filmmaker of his time", comes this touching and inspirational story about loyalty, friendship, and courage. New man in town Kenny Williams has just accept...

A high school halfback must choose between the gridiron dreams of his football coach father, and his own dream of becoming a musician....

Film that tells the story of Los Gatos (California) high school football coach Charlie Wedemeyer. At 31, onetime football pro Wedemeyer is living the American dream; a winning team, a happy marriage and public adulation....

A searing commentary on the "win at all costs" mentality of American high school sports. David Lee Birdsong is the smalltown quarterback hoping to escape with a college scholarship and a pro career. David's father is the overbearing taskmaster vicari...

An elite college athlete contemplates taking Adderall as his last chance to pass a critical exam despite previously failed drug tests....

This game was a practice match with Ryonan, and the debut match of amazing amateur Hanamichi Sakuragi. But adversity ignited the fighting spirit of the two men. Captain Akagi and rookie Rukawa, who have strong feelings for this year. The match turns ...

In this modern, coming of age documentary, Naomi, Jojo and Arham grapple with economic divides, gender roles, and family dynamics while competing in the fastest growing high school sport in the country: girl’s wrestling....

"Through the Fire" chronicles the journey of Coney Island basketball star, Sebastian Telfair, from famed Lincoln High School straight to the NBA....

When a 15-year-old becomes the first female starter on her high school's male basketball team, her achievement is marred by the treatment she receives at the hands of her teammates, her brother and even her boyfriend....

A 13 year old talented athlete struggles to come to terms with the traumas of life as she prepares for a very important athletics event....

17-year-old track star, John Owens, has never used any drug stronger than pot, until he meets an older woman who introduces him to crack cocaine. He quickly becomes addicted but is able to hide his problem from all except his best friend, Chris....

As Middleview High School's woeful boys basketball team prepares for another certain loss, several unusual dramas take shape around its periphery....

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A talented high school artist who's never played organized sports attempts to win a state championship basketball jacket and prove himself to his runaway father....

Three men, who in their youth fell victim to the allure of the fast life in the small town of Paris, Kentucky, later find redemption through giving back to a grief-stricken community grappling with the shocking loss of a promising young athlete....

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A moving, inspirational story that gives viewers a rare glimpse into the world of high school wrestling at one of Los Angeles' most elite and highly touted prep schools. Filled with drama, laughter, and heart, "Junkyard Dogs" is an underdog story tha...