THEME EXPLORATION

athletic competition

12 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Beginning of a New Era
Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Beginning of a New Era
2026 · Ken Yamamoto
Doubles Match
Doubles Match
2026 · Hung Po-hao
Barnyard Olympics
Barnyard Olympics
1932 · Wilfred Jackson
Youth: The 50th National High School Baseball Tournament
Youth: The 50th National High School Baseball Tournament
1968 · Kon Ichikawa
Raise the Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern
1991 · Zhang Yimou
The Company’s in Love
The Company’s in Love
1932 · Max Ophuls
Grand Prix
Grand Prix
1966 · John Frankenheimer
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005 · Mike Newell
Ready Player One
Ready Player One
2018 · Steven Spielberg
Short Plays
Short Plays
2014 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Five Fingers of Death
Five Fingers of Death
1972 · Cheng Chang Ho
Gunnm
Gunnm
2000 · —
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Chloé Zhao China/United States

Her documentary 'The Rider' (2017) explores athletic identity and physical competition through an intimate, poetic lens that examines what it means when the body becomes one's livelihood.