Sports
films
have
their
own
unique
charm,
but
those
centered
on
the
Olympics
and
Olympians
stand
apart,
depicting
unparalleled
tales
of
grit,
guts,
gumption,
and
glory.
As
the
2024
Paris
Games
commence,
Norma
Astrid
Godinho
presents
a
curated
list
of
movies
that
will
complement
your
Olympic
viewing
experience.
Chariots
Of
Fire
Chariots
Of
Fire
revolves
around
two
British
athletes
competing
in
the
1924
Olympics
and
their
purpose
of
participation.
Scottish
Christian
Eric
Liddell
runs
so
he
can
feel
the
glory
of
God,
while
English
Harold
Abrahams
runs
to
overcome
the
prejudice
he
faces
as
a
Jewish
man
at
Cambrige.
The
film
is
a
sombre
story
and
the
race
scenes
with
Vangelis’
theme
tune
helped
the
film
bag
Best
Picture
and
Best
Original
Score
at
the
Oscars.
Streaming
on
Apple
TV+
and
Amazon
Prime
Video
(On
Rent)
Munich
This
Steven
Spielberg
action
thriller
is
based
on
George
Jonas’s
book
Vengeance.
The
movie
revolves
around
the
Israeli
government’s
retaliation
against
Palestinian
terrorists
after
the
tragedy
at
the
1972
Olympics.
During
the
Munich
Olympics,
eleven
Israeli
athletes
and
coaches
were
taken
hostage
and
murdered
by
the
Palestinian
terrorist
group
Black
September.
In
retaliation,
Mossad
agents
execute
those
responsible
for
the
attack.
The
film
starring
Eric
Bana
and
Daniel
Craig
among
others
is
a
treat.
Streaming
on
Netflix
Miracle
This
film
is
about
the
US
men’s
ice
hockey
team
beating
the
Soviet
Union,
winning
gold
at
the
1980
Winter
Olympics
against
the
backdrop
of
the
Cold
War.
Kurt
Russell
plays
temperamental
coach
Herb
Brooks,
who
leads
a
team
of
college
boys
to
believe
in
themselves.
The
movie
includes
commentary
from
the
original
matches,
leaving
you
at
the
edge
of
your
seat
despite
the
film’s
apparent
outcome.
Streaming
on:
Apple
TV+
(On
Rent)
Bhaag
Milkha
Bhaag
Starring
Farhan
Akhtar,
Bhaag
Milkha
Bhaag
traces
the
journey
of
the
Indian
athletics
legend.
Milkha
Singh’s
fourth-placed
finish
in
the
400m
at
the
Rome
1960
Olympics
broke
the
national
record.
The
movie
is
based
on
Milkha
Singh’s
autobiography,
The
Race
of
my
Life.
Streaming
on:
Apple
TV
Gold:
The
Dream
That
United
Our
Nation
Directed
by
Reema
Kagti,
the
film
is
about
Tapan
Das,
the
team
manager
who
works
to
assemble
the
country’s
first
all-Indian
hockey
team
for
the
1948
Olympics.
Das
played
a
pivotal
role
in
helping
the
Indian
hockey
team
win
a
gold
medal
in
London,
the
first
Games
post
Independence.
The
film
recreates
an
episode
in
Indian
sport
that
is
not
often
spoken
about
—
how
a
hockey
team
was
formed
against
the
backdrop
of
Partition
and
went
on
to
make
history.
Performances
by
the
ensemble
cast
were
spot
on,
especially
Akshay
Kumar,
who
potrayed
a
drunk
to
the
T.
Streaming
on:
Apple
TV,
YouTube,
Google
Play
Movies
(On
Rent)
The
Boys
In
The
Boat
Directed
by
George
Clooney,
The
Boys
In
The
Boat
is
about
the
American
men’s
rowing
team
formed
for
the
1936
Berlin
Olympics
during
the
Great
American
Depression.
Streaming
on:
Apple
TV,
Amazon
Prime
Video
(On
Rent)
Without
Limits
Without
Limits
is
about
record
breaking
long
distance
runner
Steve
Prefontaine
whose
stunning
performances
lit
up
the
1972
Munich
Olympics.
Directed
by
Robert
Towne,
the
film
stars
Billy
Crudup
as
Prefontaine,
the
legendary
Donald
Sutherland
as
his
coach
Bill
Bowerman
and
Monica
Potter
as
Prefontaine’s
love
Mary
Marckx.
Streaming
on:
Apple
TV+
(On
Rent)
Race
One
of
the
greatest
stories
in
Olympic
history
is
Jesse
Owens’
track-and-field
victory
at
the
1936
Berlin
Games
and
Stephen
Hopkins
turned
this
incredible
story
into
the
superb
biopic
Race.
At
a
time
when
Adolf
Hitler
was
spreading
hate,
a
black
athlete
came
to
his
country
and
out
ran
the
world’s
best
white
athletes
to
win
four
gold
medals.
Race
explores
Owens’
difficult
journey
—
from
discrimination
from
his
fellow
athletes
and
making
the
tough
decision
to
go
to
the
land
of
the
Nazis
—
before
becoming
America’s
greatest
runner
of
his
time.
Stephan
James
gives
a
spectacular
performance
as
Owens.
Streaming
on:
Apple
TV+
I,
Tonya
Margot
Robbie
portrays
figure
skater
Tonya
Harding
during
the
infamous
1994
attack
on
her
rival
Nancy
Kerrigan,
leading
up
to
the
US
figure
skating
championships
and
the
Winter
Olympics
that
year.
The
movie
traces
the
journey
of
Harding,
who,
age
4,
is
forced
into
ice
skating
by
her
abusive
mother.
She
becomes
a
talented
skater
and
her
career
as
a
professional
figure
skater
takes
off,
but
she
is
not
emotionally
stable,
flittering
from
one
relationship
to
another.
The
film
primarily
ocuses
on
her
role
in
the
1994
assault
on
her
closest
rival
Nancy
Kerrigan.
One
day
after
practicing
on
an
ice
skating
rink,
Kerrigan
is
attacked
by
an
assailant
hired
by
Harding’s
ex-husband
Jeff
Gillooly.
I,
Tonya
is
shot
in
mockumentary
style
as
Margot
Robbie
gives
one
of
her
finest
performances
as
Harding.
Streaming
on:
Apple
TV+
Maidaan
Unknown
to
many,
football
was
India’s
biggest
passions
back
in
the
day
and
the
country
was
also
called
‘Brazil
of
Asia’.
Maidaan
chronicles
India’s
golden
era
of
football
with
Ajay
Devgn
essaying
the
role
of
legendary
coach
Syed
Abdul
Rahim
under
whom
India
featured
in
the
1956
Olympics
and
then
won
gold
at
the
1962
Asian
Games.
Under
Rahim,
India
reached
the
Olympic
semi-finals
becoming
the
first
Asian
team
to
do
so
in
Olympic
history.
Streaming
on:
Amazon
Prime
Video
Foxcatcher
In
a
dark
drama,
Steve
Carell
plays
multimillionaire
and
wrestling
fan
John
du
Pont.
In
1986,
wrestling
fan
Johndu
Pont
hired
two
1984
US
Olympic
gold
medalist
wrestlers
—
Mark
Schultz,
played
by
Channing
Tatum,
and
his
older
brother
David
Schultz,
played
by
Mark
Ruffalo
—
to
help
train
American
wrestlers
for
the
1988
Seoul
Olympics.
Foxcatcher
is
an
intriguing
blend
of
wrestling
drama
and
crime
thriller.
Streaming
on:
Apple
TV+
Unbroken
Based
on
Laura
Hillenbrand’s
enthralling
book,
Unbroken:
A
World
War
II
Story
of
Survival,
Resilience
and
Redemption,
the
movie
chronicles
US
track
record
holder
Louis
Zamperini’s
life
from
his
early
years
as
a
troublemaking
youth
to
his
athletic
triumphs,
his
survival
at
sea,
and
his
harrowing
experiences
as
a
prisoner
of
war.
The
film
emphasises
themes
of
perseverance,
the
power
of
the
human
spirit,
and
the
capacity
for
forgiveness.
One
of
the
most
striking
aspects
of
the
film
is
its
portrayal
of
Zamperini’s
time
adrift
in
the
Pacific
and
his
subsequent
torture
in
Japanese
PoW
camps.
These
scenes
are
depicted
with
unflinching
realism,
highlighting
the
extreme
physical
and
mental
challenges
he
faced.
Despite
the
brutality,
the
film
also
shows
moments
of
humanity
and
hope,
reflecting
Zamperini’s
resilience
and
unwavering
determination
to
survive.
Directed
by
Angelina
Jolie,
the
movie
received
three
Oscar
nominations
for
Best
Cinematography,
Best
Sound
Editing
and
Best
Sound
Mixing.
Streaming
on:
Apple
TV+
and
Jio
Cinema,
Amazon
Prime
Video
and
Hungama
TV
(On
Rent)