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1. Everybody Wants Some!! (2016)

R | 117 min | Comedy

In 1980 Texas, a college freshman meets his new baseball teammates, an unruly group of disco-dancing, skirt-chasing, and they navigate their way

Director: Richard Linklater | Stars: Blake Jenner, Tyler Hoechlin, Ryan Guzman, Zoey Deutch

Votes: 59,253 | Gross: $3.37M

2. Revenge of the Nerds (1984)

R | 90 min | Comedy

At Adams College, a group of bullied outcasts and misfits resolve to fight back for their peace and self-respect.

Director: Jeff Kanew | Stars: Robert Carradine, Anthony Edwards, Timothy Busfield, Andrew Cassese

Votes: 58,558 | Gross: $40.90M

3. Midnight Sun (2018)

PG-13 | 91 min | Drama, Romance

A 17-year-old girl suffers from a condition that prevents her from being out in the sunlight.

Director: Scott Speer | Stars: Bella Thorne, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Rob Riggle, Quinn Shephard

Votes: 36,310 | Gross: $9.56M

4. Race (I) (2016)

PG-13 | 134 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

Jesse Owens' quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler's vision of Aryan supremacy.

Director: Stephen Hopkins | Stars: Stephan James, Jason Sudeikis, Eli Goree, Shanice Banton

Votes: 41,137 | Gross: $19.10M

5. The Way We Were (1973)

PG | 118 min | Drama, Romance

During post-WWII McCarthyism, a diametrically opposed couple come together only to find out that genuine friendship and physical attraction is not enough to overcome fundamental societal beliefs.

Director: Sydney Pollack | Stars: Barbra Streisand, Robert Redford, Bradford Dillman, Lois Chiles

Votes: 27,561

6. Midnight Madness (1980)

PG | 112 min | Comedy

Leon picks college students to participate in his all night scavenger hunt. Five teams receive clues to solve leading them to the next clue site hidden in the city.

Directors: Michael Nankin, David Wechter | Stars: David Naughton, Debra Clinger, Joel Kenney, David Damas

Votes: 3,923

7. Peaceful Warrior (2006)

PG-13 | 120 min | Drama, Romance, Sport

Dan, a college student and a world-champion gymnast, is disturbed and wants to add some meaning to his life. A chance encounter leads him to discover an enlightened way ahead.

Director: Victor Salva | Stars: Scott Mechlowicz, Nick Nolte, Amy Smart, Tim DeKay

Votes: 29,921 | Gross: $3.96M

8. Blackbeard's Ghost (1968)

Approved | 106 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

An unassuming track coach accidentally invokes the spirit of a notorious pirate long believed dead, and who must now team up to lay the pirate to rest, and save a local hotel from a mobster.

Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Peter Ustinov, Dean Jones, Suzanne Pleshette, Elsa Lanchester

Votes: 6,788 | Gross: $10.90M

9. Tea and Sympathy (1956)

Approved | 122 min | Drama

A new senior at a boy's prep school, finds himself harassed by the machismo culture of his classmates and the unfeelingly behavior by his father, only being treated with decency by his roommate and with affection by the coach's wife.

Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Deborah Kerr, John Kerr, Leif Erickson, Edward Andrews

Votes: 3,228

10. The 5th Quarter (2010)

PG-13 | 101 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

Driven by the tragic and fatal car crash that took the life of his fifteen year old brother Luke, and wearing Luke's number 5 jersey, Jon Abbate helps to lead the Wake Forest Demon Deacons to the most successful season in school history.

Director: Rick Bieber | Stars: Ryan Merriman, Andie MacDowell, Aidan Quinn, Michael Harding

Votes: 1,704 | Gross: $0.40M

11. A Yank at Oxford (1938)

Passed | 102 min | Drama, Romance, Sport

A brash young American aristocrat attending Oxford University gets a chance to prove himself and win the heart of his antagonist's sister.

Director: Jack Conway | Stars: Robert Taylor, Vivien Leigh, Lionel Barrymore, Maureen O'Sullivan

Votes: 1,367

12. Daughters Courageous (1939)

Approved | 107 min | Drama, Romance

Nan Masters, a single mother living with her four marriageable daughters, plans to marry Sam Sloane, businessman. Out of the blue her 1st husband Jim returns after deserting the family 20 ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: John Garfield, Claude Rains, Jeffrey Lynn, Fay Bainter

Votes: 756

13. College (1927)

Not Rated | 66 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport

Ronald's high-school valedictory address praises books and condemns sports. His girlfriend Mary condemns his attitude. Fearing to lose her to rival Jeff, he decides to go to college and pay more attentions to sports.

Directors: James W. Horne, Buster Keaton | Stars: Buster Keaton, Anne Cornwall, Flora Bramley, Harold Goodwin

Votes: 5,488

14. The Hillz (2004 Video)

R | 91 min | Crime, Drama

A promising college athlete takes a turn for the worse when he hooks up with old highschool friends during his summer break.

Director: Saran Barnun | Stars: Rene Heger, Jesse Woodrow, Paris Hilton, Jason Shaw

Votes: 6,342

15. Crazylegs (1953)

Approved | 87 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

The story of the life and career of football star Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch (who plays himself).

Director: Francis D. Lyon | Stars: Elroy 'Crazylegs' Hirsch, Lloyd Nolan, Joan Vohs, James Millican

Votes: 195

16. Head Games (2012)

PG-13 | 95 min | Documentary, Sport

A documentary that follows football player and pro-wrestler Chris Nowinski's quest to uncover the truth about the consequences of sports-related head injuries.

Director: Steve James | Stars: Chris Nowinski, Gene Atkins, Laura Balcer, Hunt Batjer

Votes: 365 | Gross: $0.01M

17. King of Hockey (1936)

Passed | 55 min | Action, Drama, Romance

Gamblers try to pressure a hockey player into throwing a game.

Director: Noel M. Smith | Stars: Dick Purcell, Anne Nagel, Marie Wilson, Wayne Morris

Votes: 157

18. A Million to One (1936)

Passed | 68 min | Action, Drama, Romance

John Kent (Monte Blue') wins the Olympic decathlon but is disqualified on a charge of professionalism. William Stevens (Kenneth Harlan), the second-place finisher, is awarded the title and ... See full summary »

Director: Lynn Shores | Stars: Bruce Bennett, Joan Fontaine, Reed Howes, Monte Blue

Votes: 81

19. Athlete (2010)

Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary, Sport

Examines the popularity of endurance sports and profiles four everyday individuals - cancer survivor, blind senior citizen and twin sisters - who compete in marathons and triathlons and are redefining what it means to be an 'athlete'.

Director: David Lam | Stars: Artie Elefant, Carrie Neveldine, Jenny Hinshaw, Kellie Smirnoff

Votes: 20

20. Secret Places, Secret Things (1971)

X | 67 min | Drama

Secret Places Secret Things is the story of eight people. Four Couples that find themselves at the Mayflower Hotel on a rainy summer night. Each looking for a relationship that will add a meaning to their lives.

Director: Gary Kent | Stars: Edward Blessington, Neola Graef, James Lemp, Debbie Osborne

21. The Lost Special (1932)

Approved | 240 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A lady reporter and two college students search for the "Gold Special," a train that disappeared without a trace.

Director: Henry MacRae | Stars: Frank Albertson, Ernie Nevers, Cecilia Parker, Francis Ford

Votes: 50

22. Training Rules (2009 Video)

Not Rated | 62 min | Documentary, Drama, News

Examines how women's collegiate sports, caught in a web of homophobic practices, collude in the destruction of the lives and dreams of many of its most talented athletes.

Directors: Dee Mosbacher, Fawn Yacker | Stars: Diana Nyad, Cindy Davies, Lisa Faloon, Christine Gulas

Votes: 96

23. Bugged by a Bee (1969)

G | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Cool Cat is working his way through college at Disco Tech where he becomes a sports star, thanks to a bothersome bee who keeps stinging him on the rear-end.

Director: Robert McKimson | Star: Larry Storch

Votes: 121

24. Marvels of Motion, Issue D (1925)

Documentary, Short, Comedy

Photography is manipulated in slow-motion, reverse-motion, and freeze-frame to analyze the movement of horses, chickens, typing fingers, an Olympic long-jumper, and a lump of sugar dropped into milk.

Star: Robert LeGendre

25. Flying Feet (1969)

G | 7 min | Animation, Short

Roland and Rattfink compete in a collegiate cross country race.

Director: Gerry Chiniquy | Stars: Lennie Weinrib, June Foray

Votes: 40

26. Out for the Long Run (2011)

Not Rated | 77 min | Documentary, Family, Sport

The film's focus is on a handful of openly gay high school and college athletes as they navigate the turbulent waters of their uncertain world. Utilizing footage shot by our cameras and ... See full summary »

Director: Scott Bloom

Votes: 12

27. Guide to Recruiting: Preparing You for Your Future (1989)

18 min | Short, Documentary

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Director: Dan T. Hall | Stars: Dan T. Hall, Bill Osborn

28. Paramount-Bray Pictographs, No. 68 (1917)

Documentary, Short

Subjects include: "The Training of an Eight-Oared Crew", "Tapping the Maples", Picto Puzzles (1917), and the cartoon Awakening of America (1917).

Director: P.D. Hugon

29. The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978)
Episode: Donald O'Connor and Nancy Wilson (1969)

TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Family

Highlights include a salute to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Director: Dave Powers | Stars: Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner

Votes: 36

30. The Best Years (2007– )
Episode: From Here to Eternity (2007)

TV-PG | 46 min | Drama

Samantha and Noah are teamed up on a business class project but Sam has trouble with the subject of their marketing campaign. They've been assigned to market a calendar featuring Devon and ... See full summary »

Director: Gail Harvey | Stars: Charity Shea, Brandon Jay McLaren, Jennifer Miller, Athena Karkanis

Votes: 13

31. The Best Years (2007– )
Episode: Vertigo (2007)

TV-PG | 46 min | Drama

Scholarship student Samantha Best meets her new roommate Kathryn Klarner and the girls make plans to check out the town's hottest club. The girls bring along frosh basketball phenom Devon ... See full summary »

Director: Grant Harvey | Stars: Charity Shea, Brandon Jay McLaren, Jennifer Miller, Athena Karkanis

Votes: 21

32. Friday Night Lights (2006–2011)
Episode: Bad Ideas (2007)

TV-PG | 43 min | Drama, Sport

Eric and Tammi's separation takes its toll; Landry and Tyra become closer while Matt and Julie drift apart meanwhile the Panthers gear up for a new season.

Director: Jeffrey Reiner | Stars: Connie Britton, Kyle Chandler, Gaius Charles, Zach Gilford

Votes: 583

33. The Mark of a Killer (2019– )
Episode: Killer Athlete (2020)

TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary, Crime

The I-5 corridor in California is taken over by a brazen bandit who terrorizes the highway with a blitz of assaults and murders. The only clue to the identity of the killer is a specific athletic tape used to bind his victims.

Directors: Chad Cunningham, Wendy Greene | Stars: Dan Tilkin, David G. Bishop, Paul Weatheroy, Chris Van Dyke

Votes: 15

34. The Billion Dollar Goal (2023– )
Episode: Episode 2 (2023)

Documentary

Soccer in America meets a formidable foe: the '80s.

Directors: Anthony J. Cortese, Peter Radovich | Stars: Bobby Anderson, Boris Bandov, Rick Davis, J.P. Dellacamera

35. True Life (1998–2020)
Episode: I'm a Gay Athlete (2014)

TV-14 | 42 min | Documentary, Romance

Although openly gay men and women are prevalent in many aspects of American culture, Stephen and Desiree are two college athletes who are unhappily trapped in the closet. Will they still have teammates once the truth is told?

Star: SuChin Pak

36. Switched at Birth (2011–2017)
Episode: The Player's Choice (2015)

TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, Family, Romance

Daphne is encouraged to rush a sorority; Travis' popularity as a baseball player affects his relationship with Mary Beth; Toby wants Lily to move in with him.

Director: David Paymer | Stars: Sean Berdy, Lucas Grabeel, Katie Leclerc, Vanessa Marano

Votes: 77

37. The Bullwinkle Show (1959–1963)
Episode: Wossamotta U: Parts 1-2 (1963)

TV-G | Animation, Action, Adventure

Rocky and Bullwinkle "Wossamotta U" Part 1 of 12, Aesop and Son "The Fox and the Hound", Peabody's Improbable History "Lord Francis Douglas", Rocky and Bullwinkle "Wossamotta U" Part 2 of 12.

Directors: Gerard Baldwin, Pete Burness, Sal Faillace, William T. Hurtz, Lew Keller, Ted Parmelee, George Singer | Stars: June Foray, Paul Frees, Edward Everett Horton, Hans Conried

Votes: 21

38. Switched at Birth (2011–2017)
Episode: Left in Charge (2017)

TV-14 | 42 min | Drama, Family, Romance

In desperate need for money, Bay and Daphne host a party with disastrous results. Reappearance of old faces bring up old tensions. Regina and Kathryn become suspicious of Luca.

Director: Dawn Wilkinson | Stars: Lucas Grabeel, Katie Leclerc, Vanessa Marano, Constance Marie

Votes: 53

39. The Bullwinkle Show (1959–1963)
Episode: Wossamotta U: Parts 3-4 (1963)

TV-G | Animation, Action, Adventure

Rocky and Bullwinkle "Wossamotta U" Part 3 of 12, Fractured Fairy Tales "Snow White Meets Rapunzel", Dudley Do-Right of the Mounties "Coming-Out Party", Rocky and Bullwinkle "Wossamotta U" Part 4 of 12.

Directors: Gerard Baldwin, Pete Burness, Sal Faillace, William T. Hurtz, Lew Keller, Ted Parmelee, George Singer | Stars: June Foray, Paul Frees, Edward Everett Horton, Hans Conried

Votes: 15