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41) The edge of never: a skier's story of life, death and dreams in the world's most dangerous mountains
Author
Pub. Date
2009, c2008
Description
Follows the story of Kye Petersen, who travels to Chamonix, France, to ski the route that killed his big-mountain-skiing father, Trevor Petersen, as told by a former professional skier who joins forces with news anchorman Peter Jennings to make a documentary film about the event.
Description
Odessa is an oil town in the western part of Texas that is home to the Permian High School Panthers, the football team with the best winning record. The city's economy is in a tailspin, but football is the one thing that brings all the people of Odessa together, and on Friday nights, as many as 20,000 people fill Permian's football stadium to watch Coach Gary Gaines lead the team to victory. And in Odessa, a football victory is prized above all else....
43) Creed II
Description
Life has become a balancing act for Adonis Creed. Between personal obligations and training for his next big fight, he is up against the challenge of his life. Facing an opponent with ties to his family's past only intensifies his impending battle in the ring. Rocky Balboa is there by his side through it all and, together, Rocky and Adonis will confront their shared legacy, question what's worth fighting for, and discover that nothing's more important...
44) Rocky
Description
Rocky Balboa, the underdog, gets his million-to-one shot at love, self-respect and the world heavyweight boxing crown and comes out a winner.
45) Murderball
Pub. Date
©2005
Description
Offering an inspirational view of physical disability, this film looks at quadriplegic men who participate in the dangerous sport of wheelchair rugby. The film builds to a showdown between Team USA and Team Canada at the 2004 Paralympics.
48) The Sandlot
Description
Fifth-grader Scotty Smalls has just moved into town with his parents. The local kids call him a Dork because he can't even throw a baseball. That changes when the leader of the neighborhood gang recruits him to play on the nearby sandlot field. It's the beginning of a magical summer of baseball, wild adventures, first kisses, and fearsome confrontations with the dreaded Beast and its owner who live behind the left field fence. Soon nine boys have...
49) Happy Gilmore
Description
Happy Gilmore: Although Happy dreams of becoming a professional hockey player, he discovers that his hockey slap shot translates to an astonishing 400 yard tee shot. So when his grandmother loses her home to the IRS, Happy decides to earn the house back by joining the pro golf tour, bringing his ferocious temper and outlandish antics to the well-tended fairways. Before long, Happy is a media sensation, attracting crowds and news cameras wherever he...
50) The replacements
Pub. Date
c2000
Description
Shane Falco, a washed-out all-American QB, guides a team of misfits assembled by veteran coach Jimmy McGinty to replace striking pro players.
51) The cutting edge
Series
Description
Romantic comedy about a handsome, self-centered ex-ice hockey player and a figure skater with a prima donna attitude who dislike each other intensely, but they team up because to each other they represent a last resort for their prospective careers in the rink.
52) Cinderella Man
Pub. Date
c2005
Description
During the Great Depression, an everyday common-man hero, James J. Braddock was to become one of the most surprising sports legends in history. With the Depression going strong in the early 1930s, the impoverished ex-boxer was seemingly as broken-down and out-of-luck as the rest of the America. Driven by love and determination, he returned to the ring. He did not have much of a shot, but James was fueled by something beyond mere competition. He kept...
53) First descent
Pub. Date
2005
Description
Features some of the most jaw-dropping snowboard footage ever filmed and explores the rapid evolution of snowboarding from an underground American movement to a full-fledged global phenomenon. Follow current and former pro riders.
54) 61*
Pub. Date
c2001
Description
Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris, one was the Yankees' best loved players and the other was their most valuable. 1961 was about to be the summer that no one who loves baseball will ever forget. Both men find that they are approaching Babe Ruth's 1927 single-season 60 home-run record. Facing pressure from the media and the stands, both men know that there is only room for one winner. The fans make their choice, but the people's favorite isn't the favorite...
Pub. Date
c2011
Description
Bailey's billions: After inheriting a fortune, a lucky dog is targeted by expectant heirs.
Chihuahua: A bossy women is transformed into her assistant's chihuahua.
Spymate: Chimp Minkey, armed with kung fu and a skateboard, swings into action when an evil scientist kidnaps a young inventor.
Gordy: Gordy sets off to find his family after they are taken to a place from which no pig has ever returned.
Two Bits & Pepper: When Ty & Katie are kidnapped,...
57) Leatherheads
Formats
Description
Dodge Connolly is a charming, brash football hero. He is determined to guide his team from bar brawls to packed stadiums. But after the players lose their sponsor and the entire league faces certain collapse, Dodge convinces a college football star to join his team. Dodge hopes his latest move will help the struggling sport finally capture the country's attention. Added to the team is Carter Rutherford, America's favorite son. Carter has dashing good...
59) Cool Runnings
Pub. Date
1993.
Description
The comedy hit inspired by the true story of Jamaica's first Olympic bobsled team.
60) Youngblood
Pub. Date
1986.
Description
A sensitive farm boy beats all the odds in the brutal sport of hockey.
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