The Zookeeper's Wife (
2017) | IMDb:
7
The account of keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, Jan and Antonina Zabinski, who helped save hundreds of people and animals during the Nazi invasion.
Starring:
Jessica Chastain
,
Daniel Brühl
,
Johan Heldenbergh
,
Michael McElhatton
,
Timothy Radford
,
Efrat Dor
Directed by:
Niki Caro
Coach Carter (
2005) | IMDb:
7.3
Based on a true story, in which Richmond High School head basketball coach Ken Carter made headlines in 1999 for benching his undefeated team due to poor academic results.
Starring:
Samuel L. Jackson
,
Rob Brown
,
Robert Ri'chard
,
Rick Gonzalez
,
Nana Gbewonyo
,
Antwon Tanner
Directed by:
Thomas Carter
Radio (
2003) | IMDb:
6.9
In the racially divided town of Anderson, South Carolina in 1976, football coach Harold Jones spots a mentally disabled African-American young man nicknamed Radio near his practice field and is inspired to befriend him. Soon, Radio is Jones' loyal assistant, and he becomes a student at T.L. Hanna High School. But things start to sour when Coach Jones begins taking guff from parents and fans who feel that his devotion to Radio is getting in the way of the team's quest for a championship.
Starring:
Cuba Gooding Jr.
,
Ed Harris
,
Alfre Woodard
,
S. Epatha Merkerson
,
Debra Winger
,
Chris Mulkey
Hardball (
2001) | IMDb:
6.4
An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of getting a loan from a friend.
Directed by:
Brian Robbins
Ready to Rumble (
2000) | IMDb:
5.3
Two slacker wrestling fans are devastated by the ousting of their favorite character by an unscrupulous promoter.
Directed by:
Brian Robbins