By Jack Giroux
The Rocky franchise (1976 – 2006)
Rocky Balboa was not long ago a member of the Mafia. However, Rocky spent all his free time in the gym, training as a professional boxer. And over time, this has paid off. Despite the fantastic style of these narratives, the same might happen in real life. The news at the bookmaker-ratings.com/news/ can easily confirm this.
Rocky enters the world of big sports. He wins one fight after another, attracting the attention of famous fighters. But where does it all lead to? How long can he stay on this Olympus?
The Karate Kid (2010)
A single mother and her twelve-year-old son Dre move to Beijing, not knowing anything about life in China. Here Dre meets Mei Ying, a violinist and Chen, the gang leader and kung fu master. A real feud begins between the boys. The only way to gain Mei’s father’s trust and defeat Chen is to defeat him in a martial arts tournament, and Dre decides to help kung fu expert Han.
Never Back Down (2008)
Some time ago, Jake, his mother and his younger brother moved to Orlando. Here, his younger brother may get the chance to develop his sports career as a tennis player. This is not the first time Jake has moved, and this time he has promised his family that he will not get into trouble, which after his father’s tragic death has started to happen more and more often. However, Jake won’t be able to resist when local bully Ryan starts a war himself.
Warrior (2011)
A young man named Tom has not met his dad for a long time. Now he returns to his father’s house, but with a different purpose. He is to take part in a major tournament.
His father used to be one of the best boxers in his time, and he will be able to help him in his training. At the same time, his brother Brendan is also forced back into the ring. The two brothers will be destined to face each other during a boxing tournament.
Cinderella Man (2005)
A heavyweight boxer suffers one defeat after another but refuses to give up. With the country in a dire crisis, he has to take advantage of every opportunity to earn a living to feed his family. One day he decided to quit the ring, but he wanted to return until the very last. Destiny gave him a chance, and he began to rush to victory after victory. The final fight against the world champion, who has killed two men, will be his most challenging and most decisive.
The Longest Yard (2005)
Until a while ago, Paul Crewe was a professional footballer, but ironically he ended up in prison. He was imprisoned for drink-driving. The prison authorities decide to organise a football match between the prisoners and the prison staff. Of course, the guards must win. In return, Paul gets out of prison much sooner. But will the protagonist agree to such terms, or will his principles prove superior?
Moneyball (2011)
Billy Beane gets a job as manager of a baseball team. However, though talented, the boys/athletes could not break into the world of big sports, all because they did not have enough financial resources. So Billy decided to make some amendments to the baseball laws. His ideas were immediately condemned, and no one was going to implement them. Except Billy Beane wasn’t one to give up so easily. A motivational movie about sports!
