THEME EXPLORATION

sports injury

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Friday Night Lights
Friday Night Lights
2004 · Peter Berg
North Dallas Forty
North Dallas Forty
1979 · Ted Kotcheff
Touchdown Mickey
Touchdown Mickey
1932 · Wilfred Jackson
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
1938 · Leni Riefenstahl
Grand Prix
Grand Prix
1966 · John Frankenheimer
Short Plays
Short Plays
2014 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Hajime no Ippo
Hajime no Ippo
2003 · —
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Darren Aronofsky USA

His film 'The Wrestler' (2008) intimately explores physical deterioration and trauma in professional sports through an unflinching character study.

 David Fincher USA

His meticulous direction in 'The Social Network' and other works shows expertise in depicting psychological and physical consequences of high-pressure competitive environments.