THEME EXPLORATION

professional sports

27 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Grand Prix
1966 · John Frankenheimer

Jose Torres
1959 · Hiroshi Teshigahara

Office Romance
2026 · Ol Parker

Kobe Doin' Work

Kobe Doin' Work
2009 · Spike Lee

Goal II: Living the Dream

Goal II: Living the Dream
2007 · Jaume Collet-Serra

Lay the Favorite

Lay the Favorite
2012 · Stephen Frears

I Am the Other Woman

I Am the Other Woman
2006 · Margarethe von Trotta

The Killer
2023 · David Fincher

Day for Night
1973 · François Truffaut

Short Plays
2014 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Hajime no Ippo
2003 · —

Accused
1964 · Anubhuti Kashyap

Bunny!!
2026 · Trấn Thành

2DIE4
2026 · André Abdala

Sathi Leelavathi

Sathi Leelavathi
2026 · Tatineni Satya

The Shadow's Edge

The Shadow's Edge
2025 · Larry Yang

Ansikte mot ansikte

Ansikte mot ansikte
1976 · Ingmar Bergman

Dead Cert
1974 · Tony Richardson

Film For Guitar

Film For Guitar
1966 · Bruce Beresford

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965 · J. Lee Thompson

The Day of the Jackal

The Day of the Jackal
1973 · Fred Zinnemann

The Driver
1980 · Abbas Kiarostami

The Hand of God

The Hand of God
2021 · Paolo Sorrentino

Ramona
2022 · Andrea Bagney

The Staffroom
2021 · Sonja Tarokić

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

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Payal Kapadia UK

His documentaries 'Senna' and 'Diego Maradona' explore the psychological intensity and human tragedy underlying elite professional athletic achievement.

His acclaimed documentaries 'Hoop Dreams' and 'The Rescuers' use professional sports as a vehicle to investigate systemic inequality and personal ambition.