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Best Films About Young Athletes and Sports

9 Sporty Films You Should Stream This Weekend

Jan 10 2018

If you find yourself losing weekends to streaming life-altering health documentaries and binge-watching the latest dramas instead of fitting in a workout, we may just have the answer. All you need is an hour and a half of the trials, tribulations, and theatrics of late-adolescent sporting careers to remind you not to spend all weekend slumped on the sofa. We've picked nine nostalgic films that may just motivate you to get back into your sport of choice or inspire you to try something new.

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Blue Crush

Blue Crush follows aspiring pro-surfer Alex and her tight knit group of friends as they navigate their way through home, love and work-life dramas, while also training hard in the picturesque waters surrounding Hawaii.

Lords of Dogtown

An entertaining retelling of how a ragtag crew of kids from California revolutionised skateboarding. All the sun, surf and skate will definitely inspire you to take their lead and ride the weekend out on your board!

Bring It On

Follow one captain's quest to take her cheer squad to a national championship, while she battles an opposing captain for stealing her routines. Gabrielle Union and Kirsten Dunst play the respective leads in this epic teen drama that spawned way too many sequels.

Bend It Like Beckham

Jess and her rival-turned-best friend, Jules as they break the rules and bend the ball all in the name of the beautiful game. Parminder Nagra and Keira Knightley take lead of this coming-of-age drama, that also includes early appearances from Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Archie Punjabi.

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Centre Stage

What happens when three dancers from different backgrounds get accepted to the prestigious American Ballet Academy? Engrossing journeys to life-defining realisations about how to get ahead in the tough world of ballet. Expect dramatic dance sequences, romantic trials and strained friendships. If you missed this one in your adolescence, make up for lost time and relive your prima-ballerina dreams.

Goal

Santiago’s a normal guy with big dreams of playing international football. What happens when he’s spotted by a talent scout? You’ll have to watch, to find out.

Save the Last Dance

If by some chance you missed this early naughties gem when it was first released, you're in for a treat. One girl's ballet dreams take a sharp detour when tragedy strikes and she's forced to adapt her life and her art to her new surroundings.

Soul Surfer

A true story about how surfer, Bethany Hamilton survived a shark attack and dealt with the resulting amputation and life changes it brought.

Perfect Body

This T.V. movie explores the pressurised world of gymnastics and tells the story of how one girl‘s Olympic dreams lead her to make decisions that are detrimental to her health.

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