Sports Dramas - Blu-ray Movie Genres

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Raging Bull (1980)

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Raging Bull 2009-02-10 2005-02-08 2011-05-01
2012-01-01

Rocky (1976)

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Rocky 2006-12-05 2006-08-07 2012-09-01
2012-12-01

When world heavyweight boxing champ Apollo Creed announces he'll give an unknown fighter a shot at the title as a publicity stunt, his handlers pick palooka Rocky Balboa, an uneducated collector for a Philadelphia loan shark.

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The Wrestler (2008)

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The Wrestler 2009-04-21 2009-04-21 -

Mickey Rourke stars as retired professional wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson, who returns to the ring to work his way up the circuit for a final shot at defeating his longtime rival. Along the way, he tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter.

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The Hustler (1961)

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The Hustler 2011-05-17 2007-06-12 2011-06-01
2012-06-30

Paul Newman scores as pool shark "Fast Eddie" Felson, who tours the country hustling games -- even challenging reigning champion Minnesota Fats -- in this brooding drama that explores the synergies between good and evil, love and desperation.

a.k.a. Haie der Großstadt
L'Arnaqueur
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Warrior (2011)

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Warrior 2011-12-20 2011-12-20 2012-08-04

Set in the violent world of mixed martial arts combat, this gritty drama follows two brothers at war with each other, who have pursued separate lives. But preparation for a championship bout soon leads the siblings back into each other's paths.

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127 Hours (2010)

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127 Hours 2011-03-29 2011-03-29 -

From director Danny Boyle comes this harrowing tale of real-life mountain climber Aron Ralston (James Franco), who literally cuts himself loose from danger -- and lives to tell about it when sliding rock pins his forearm under a boulder during a climb in Utah. To stay alive, Ralston resorts to his basest survival instincts. The film scored Academy Award nominations in the Best Picture and Best Actor (Franco) categories.

a.k.a. 127 heures
127 horas
127 ore
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The Fighter (2010)

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The Fighter 2011-03-15 2011-03-15 2019-01-13

After a string of defeats, Mickey Ward rediscovers his fighting will with help from trainer and half-brother Dicky (Oscar winner Christian Bale) -- a once-talented pugilist and small-town hero now battling drug addiction.

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Rudy (1993)

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Rudy 2008-09-09 2000-09-26 -

In this fact-based drama about the triumph of the human spirit, scrawny high schooler Rudy Ruettiger (Sean Astin) dreams of playing football at Notre Dame. But his father (Ned Beatty) can't afford to send him, so he ends up at a college across the street instead. Undaunted, Rudy eventually transfers to Notre Dame, where he takes on duties assisting the groundskeeper (Charles S. Dutton) and joins the school's practice squad.

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Chariots of Fire (1981)

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Chariots of Fire 2012-07-10 2005-02-01 2012-10-01
2013-01-01

Two very different runners -- hotshot Jewish Cambridge scholar Harold Abrahams (Ben Cross) and rigid Presbyterian missionary Eric Liddell (Ian Charleson) -- compete for the British team in the 1924 Olympics, facing intense pressure and complex personal tests of faith. Hugh Hudson directs this edifying 1981 Best Picture Oscar winner, which is based on a true story. Ian Holm co-stars as Abrahams's mentor, Sam Mussabini.

a.k.a. Carros de fuego
Die Stunde des Siegers
Les Chariots de feu
Momenti di gloria
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The Natural (1984)

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The Natural 2010-04-06 2001-04-03 -

Gifted baseball player Roy Hobbs -- whose life has taken some unexpected turns -- becomes a 35-year-old rookie sensation who helps a cellar-dwelling team get back in the game in this mythic film that's as epic as America's national pastime.

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