THEME EXPLORATION

competitive sports

21 films · 1 director

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
2004 · Russell Mulcahy
GOAT
GOAT
2026 · Tyree Dillihay
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
1938 · Leni Riefenstahl
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
1991 · Werner Herzog
Short Plays
Short Plays
2014 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Hajime no Ippo
Hajime no Ippo
2003 · —
The Ride
The Ride
1995 · Amanda Micheli
2DIE4
2DIE4
2026 · André Abdala
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
1977 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Dead Cert
Dead Cert
1974 · Tony Richardson
Film For Guitar
Film For Guitar
1966 · Bruce Beresford
Giraffe Football or “The Alternative”
Giraffe Football or “The Alternative”
1973 · Jean Rouch
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965 · J. Lee Thompson
Nogent, Eldorado du dimanche
Nogent, Eldorado du dimanche
1929 · Marcel Carné
The Hand of God
The Hand of God
2021 · Paolo Sorrentino
This Sporting Life
This Sporting Life
1963 · Lindsay Anderson
Enthusiasm. Symphony of Donbas
Enthusiasm. Symphony of Donbas
1930 · Dziga Vertov
Garrincha: Joy of the People
Garrincha: Joy of the People
1962 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Turning Point
Turning Point
1982 · Yannis Dalianidis
Arthur the King
Arthur the King
2024 · Simon Cellan Jones
Goon
Goon
2012 · Michael Dowse
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Darren Aronofsky USA

His films obsessively explore the psychological toll of competitive ambition and physical perfection, as exemplified in 'The Wrestler' and 'Black Swan'.