Best movies — sport on Disney+ : our Top 20

2000 · Boaz Yakin

After guiding his team through fifteen consecutive winning seasons, Coach Bill Yoast is demoted when administrators install Herman Boone — a hard-edged, outspoken leader whose methods and personality starkly contrast with the well-liked Yoast. Pressed into partnership, the two men set aside their conflicts and, through discipline and growing mutual respect, turn a fractured, hostile roster into a unified, championship-caliber team.

With Denzel Washington, Will Patton, Wood Harris, Ryan Hurst, Donald Faison, Craig Kirkwood and Ethan Suplee

1988 · Luc Besson

Jacques and Enzo, childhood friends, share a dangerous obsession with free diving. Jacques, now a professional, followed the path of his father, who vanished at sea when Jacques was a boy. To the astonishment of researchers, Jacques can slow his heart and modulate his breathing underwater to such an extent that his physiology resembles a dolphin’s rather than a human’s. When Enzo persuades a hesitant Jacques to enter a no-scuba contest that pits them against one another for depth and time beneath the surface, Jacques meets Johana, a striking American insurance investigator, and finds himself torn between a new love ashore and the ocean that has always called him.

With Jean-Marc Barr, Jean Reno, Rosanna Arquette, Paul Shenar, Sergio Castellitto, Jean Bouise and Marc Duret

2006 · James Gartner

In 1966, Texas Western head coach Don Haskins fielded the first all-Black starting five in college basketball and guided them to the NCAA championship, confronting racial barriers and transforming the sport.

With Josh Lucas, Derek Luke, Jon Voight, Austin Nichols, Evan Jones, Mehcad Brooks and Damaine Radcliff

2005 · Bill Paxton

A biographical drama that follows 20-year-old Francis Ouimet as he rises from amateur obscurity to face—and ultimately conquer—his golfing idol, the celebrated champion Harry Vardon, in a stunning upset that transforms his life and the game. Through the pressure of competition and the weight of expectation, the film explores themes of courage, class barriers, and the making of a sporting legend.

With Shia LaBeouf, Stephen Dillane, Josh Flitter, Peter Firth, Elias Koteas, Peyton List and Scott Faulconbridge

1981 · Hugh Hudson

Against the backdrop of a socially rigid, religiously split Britain in the early 1920s, two driven young athletes prepare for the 1924 Paris Olympics. Eric Liddell, raised by Scottish missionaries in China, treats running as an act of worship and refuses to train or compete on the Sabbath. Harold Abrahams, determined to break through anti‑Semitic and class barriers, sacrifices his personal life and distances himself from the woman he loves in his relentless pursuit of victory.

With Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, Cheryl Campbell, Alice Krige, Nigel Havers, Ian Holm and Nicholas Farrell

2014 · Craig Gillespie

Desperate to revive his sputtering career, sports agent JB Bernstein hatches a bold scheme: scour India’s cricket pitches for raw arms that could be molded into Major League baseball talent. He discovers two young bowlers with extraordinary speed but no knowledge of baseball—or of America—and brings them to the U.S. Their arrival sets off a heartfelt, often funny cultural and athletic crash course that tests ambitions, loyalties, and identities. As the newcomers learn the game and JB confronts what truly matters, the journey reshapes all three men and teaches them powerful lessons about teamwork, commitment, and the meaning of family.

With Jon Hamm, Bill Paxton, Lake Bell, Suraj Sharma, Aasif Mandvi, Madhur Mittal and Pitobash

1998 · Spike Lee

A desperate father races to convince his son, a promising basketball player, to enroll in a college program—believing that a university placement could secure leniency and significantly reduce the prison term looming over him. With time running out, their bond is tested as legal pressure, public scrutiny, and competing ambitions collide.

With Denzel Washington, Ray Allen, Rosario Dawson, Milla Jovovich, Hill Harper, Ned Beatty and Jim Brown

2013 · David Boyd

An overlooked writer seizes a risky shortcut to celebrity, only to find his newly built life threatened when an anonymous blackmailer forces him into a desperate fight to keep his perfect image from unraveling.

With Scott Elrod, Dorian Brown Pham, Charles Henry Wyson, James Devoti, Nicole Leigh, Juan Martinez and Drew Waters

2012 · Régis Roinsard

An insurance salesman and his newly hired secretary find themselves caught between a blossoming romance and fierce rivalry as their joint preparations for an upcoming speed-typing tournament turn routine practice into a battleground of flirtation and one-upmanship.

With Romain Duris, Déborah François, Bérénice Bejo, Shaun Benson, Mélanie Bernier, Nicolas Bedos and Miou-Miou

2022 · Akin Omotoso

Having left Nigeria for Greece, Vera and Charles Antetokounmpo endure hardship, prejudice and the ever-present fear of deportation as they struggle to provide for their five children. Frustrated by a bureaucracy that repeatedly blocks their path to citizenship, they rely on grit, faith and unwavering commitment to keep the family afloat. Their sacrifices and resolve lift them out of obscurity and help launch three of their sons to the pinnacle of professional basketball.

With Uche Agada, Dayo Okeniyi, Yetide Badaki, Ral Agada, Jaden Osimuwa, Elijah Sholanke and Taylor Nichols

2004 · Rawson Marshall Thurber

When egotistical fitness mogul White Goodman moves to swallow up the struggling neighborhood gym run by easygoing owner Pete La Fleur, Pete's only shot at survival is an offbeat solution: dodgeball. With help from an eccentric dodgeball coach, an unlikely legal ally, and a ragged band of misfits, Pete leads his underdog squad into a bruising, all-or-nothing tournament where the stakes are everything.

With Vince Vaughn, Christine Taylor, Ben Stiller, Rip Torn, Justin Long, Stephen Root and Joel David Moore

2009 · Tim Chambers

After a DUI conviction, brash young lawyer Gordon Bombay is ordered to fulfill court-mandated community service by coaching a neighborhood kids’ hockey team. Though he knows the game from his own past, he’s reluctant to step back onto the ice—especially given the fraught history with his old mentor, coach Jack Reilly. Gradually, Gordon warms to the spirited youngsters, including standout prospect Charlie Conway, and molds them into a united squad prepared to face off against Reilly’s tough players.

With Carla Gugino, Marley Shelton, Ellen Burstyn, David Boreanaz, Katie Hayek, Kim Blair and Meghan Sabia

1998 · Frank Coraci

Bobby Boucher, the timid water carrier for a flailing college football program, surprises everyone when his coach realizes that buried anger turns him into an unstoppable tackler whose punishing hits could propel the team into the postseason.

With Adam Sandler, Kathy Bates, Fairuza Balk, Henry Winkler, Jerry Reed, Lawrence Gilliard Jr. and Blake Clark

2010 · Sanaa Hamri

Leslie Wright, a devoted physical therapist, lands the coveted role as the personal rehab specialist for basketball star Scott McKnight after a serious injury puts his career in jeopardy. As long hours and intense training forge a close bond, professional care turns into unexpected romance — but just as their connection deepens, Scott begins to reopen ties with his former fiancée, Morgan, Leslie’s glamorous god‑sister, whose dream of becoming the athlete’s trophy wife threatens to pull them apart.

With Queen Latifah, Common, Paula Patton, James Pickens Jr., Phylicia Rashād, Pam Grier and Laz Alonso

1992 · Ron Shelton

Jeremy, a once-celebrated streetball star hampered by repeated injuries, and Kamal, a former wunderkind whose shine has faded, form an uneasy alliance on the asphalt, confronting rival crews, old regrets and dwindling time for one last chance to reclaim the future they always imagined.

With Wesley Snipes, Woody Harrelson, Rosie Perez, Tyra Ferrell, Cylk Cozart, Kadeem Hardison and Ernest Harden Jr.

2005 · Michael McGowan

Ralph Barbosa navigates rocky romantic encounters, struggles to rein in a fiery temper, loses himself in restoring and racing cars, and delivers candid, often provocative reflections on the headlines of the day.

With Adam Butcher, Campbell Scott, Michael Kanev, Gordon Pinsent, Tamara Hope, Keir Gilchrist and Boyd Banks