by Rose Abner
In today’s article, we will highlight some of the best sports-themed movies and TV series of all time that you should definitely watch.
The Last Dance
This is currently one of the most-watched sports TV series, and there is no surprise since it is a story about Michael Jordan and the dominant Chicago Bulls back in the 1990s, that won six NBA championships. The Last Dance is about one of the best teams in the history of basketball, led by arguably the best player of all time.
Additionally, the series also managed to highlight how Jordan managed to win the championships by himself, and how team dynamics were affected by his playstyle.
The structure of this TV series is a bit complicated just because it follows two timelines simultaneously, that will eventually catch up to each other.
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The Playbook
This is another docuseries on Netflix about sports, a five-episode original docuseries produced by LeBron James and Maverick Carter.
We are used to seeing movies and TV series about sports events told from the player’s perspective, but with The Playbook you’ll get the chance to see the highs and lows of the coaches’ careers.
Each episode highlights the journey of a different coach on a different sports team, and it is nice to see the difference between sports.
The best thing about this series is that it ends on a powerful note, which inspires viewers and motivates them to chase their dreams.
Episodes profile 5 different coaches: 2 times Champions League winner José Mourinho, Jill Ellis, who won 2 World Cups with the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team, Doc Rivers, one of the best NBA coaches of all time, Patrick Mouratoglou, the coach of tennis star Serena Williams and Dawn Staley, the current coach of the U.S. Women’s Basketball team.
The English Game
The best Netflix movies and series about sports are even better when they are based on true events. The English Game is drama series based on actual events that helped shape modern football.
The series highlights the earliest days of professional football, which mainly focuses on two conflicting attitudes of two sports icons, Arthur Kinnaird and Fergus Suter. You don’t need to be familiar with the real story before watching this mini-series on Netflix.
The story in this series follows a mill-based team that hopes to become the first working-class team to win the Football Association Cup, which is usually dominated by gentlemen.
The series is great and very enjoyable. It features a few familiar faces, an award-winning director, cultural events, and its focus on the development of the greatest game ever played – football.
Major League 2
This is a more family-friendly R-rated movie that features great comedy as well as impressive in-game excitement.
Just like any movie, it features a team, The Indians succumb to the pitfalls of success. Eventually, like every movie, it ends up forcing the team to overcome new issues on their path to success.
It is a great movie that shows the passion for sports and the importance of team spirit in difficult games.
Bleed For This
Bleed For This is a biographical film that features one of the greatest comebacks in the history of boxing. It is a story about a boxer called Vinny Pazienza that suffered a horrible neck injury in a car crash.
Nobody believed that Vinny will get back in the rink and make a full recovery. The boxing themed drama pulls from some of the classics like Rocky, and it is all about devotion and self-belief, and will definitely inspire you.
Final Words
These are some of the best sports movies that are available on Netflix right now. All of them feature an inspiring story and a close-up look at actual events that happened in sports history.
Such movies are joyful to watch, especially at times like these where most sports matches are limited due to the situation we live in.
