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1. Forrest Gump (1994)
PG-13 | 142 min | Drama, Romance
The history of the United States from the 1950s to the '70s unfolds from the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75, who yearns to be reunited with his childhood sweetheart.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Sally Field
Votes: 2,267,818 | Gross: $330.25M
2. Juno (2007)
PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Drama
Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young woman makes a selfless decision regarding the unborn child.
Director: Jason Reitman | Stars: Elliot Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman
Votes: 550,458 | Gross: $143.50M
3. Bridge to Terabithia (2007)
PG | 96 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
A preteen's life turns upside down when he befriends the new girl in school and they imagine a whole new fantasy world to escape reality.
Director: Gabor Csupo | Stars: Josh Hutcherson, AnnaSophia Robb, Zooey Deschanel, Robert Patrick
Votes: 174,099 | Gross: $82.27M
4. Minority Report (2002)
PG-13 | 145 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
John works with the PreCrime police which stop crimes before they take place, with the help of three 'PreCogs' who can foresee crimes. Events ensue when John finds himself framed for a future murder.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton, Max von Sydow
Votes: 586,104 | Gross: $132.07M
5. Misfits (2009–2013)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A group of young offenders doing community service gets struck by lightning during a storm and start to develop superpowers.
Stars: Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Joe Gilgun, Iwan Rheon, Lauren Socha
Votes: 107,633
6. Unbroken (I) (2014)
PG-13 | 137 min | Action, Biography, Drama
After a near-fatal plane crash in WWII, Olympian Louis Zamperini spends a harrowing 47 days in a raft with two fellow crewmen before he's caught by the Japanese navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp.
Director: Angelina Jolie | Stars: Jack O'Connell, Miyavi, Domhnall Gleeson, Garrett Hedlund
Votes: 183,238 | Gross: $115.64M
7. Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
R | 135 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The life stories of the six men who raised the flag at the Battle of Iwo Jima, a turning point in World War II.
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Ryan Phillippe, Barry Pepper, Joseph Cross, Jesse Bradford
Votes: 129,512 | Gross: $33.60M
8. The Post (2017)
PG-13 | 116 min | Biography, Drama, History
A cover-up spanning four U.S. Presidents pushes the country's first female newspaper publisher and her editor to join an unprecedented battle between press and government.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson, Bob Odenkirk
Votes: 162,913 | Gross: $81.90M
9. Cool Runnings (1993)
PG | 98 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
When a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a dishonored coach to start the first Jamaican Bobsled Team.
Director: Jon Turteltaub | Stars: John Candy, Leon, Doug E. Doug, Rawle D. Lewis
Votes: 114,157 | Gross: $68.86M
10. Chariots of Fire (1981)
PG | 125 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
Two British track athletes, one a determined Jew and the other a devout Christian, are driven to win in the 1924 Olympics as they wrestle with issues of pride and conscience.
Director: Hugh Hudson | Stars: Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, Nicholas Farrell, Nigel Havers
Votes: 66,094 | Gross: $58.97M
11. The Ringer (2005)
PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Sport
A young guy's only option to erase a really bad debt is to rig the Special Olympics by posing as a contestant.
Director: Barry W. Blaustein | Stars: Johnny Knoxville, Katherine Heigl, Brian Cox, Jed Rees
Votes: 38,905 | Gross: $35.42M
12. Gallipoli (1981)
PG | 110 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Two Australian sprinters face the brutal realities of war when they are sent to fight in the Gallipoli campaign in Turkey during World War I.
Director: Peter Weir | Stars: Mel Gibson, Mark Lee, Bill Kerr, Harold Hopkins
Votes: 42,093 | Gross: $5.73M
13. The Animatrix (2003)
Unrated | 100 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
A collection of nine short films featuring stories related to The Matrix (1999).
Stars: James Arnold Taylor, Julia Fletcher, Dwight Schultz, Kevin Michael Richardson
Votes: 82,245
14. Timer (2009)
R | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
If a clock could count down to the moment you meet your soul mate, would you want to know?
Director: Jac Schaeffer | Stars: Emma Caulfield Ford, Scott Holroyd, Kali Rocha, Katie Von Till
Votes: 13,525
15. Hoot (2006)
PG | 91 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A young man (Lerman) moves from Montana to Florida with his family, where he's compelled to engage in a fight to protect a population of endangered owls.
Director: Wil Shriner | Stars: Logan Lerman, Luke Wilson, Brie Larson, Tim Blake Nelson
Votes: 8,826 | Gross: $8.08M
16. Massacre at Central High (1976)
R | 87 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A high-school transfer student pushed to the edge by a trio of brutal bullies resorts to murder to reclaim the school from oppression, and later turns against the students wanting to fill the vacuum of their oppressors.
Director: Rene Daalder | Stars: Derrel Maury, Andrew Stevens, Robert Carradine, Kimberly Beck
Votes: 2,824
17. Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013)
Not Rated | 186 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
The truth behind the ascension of Milkha Singh, who was scarred by of the India-Pakistan partition.
Director: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra | Stars: Farhan Akhtar, Kousi Orfahli, Deepak Singh Rawat, Japtej Singh
Votes: 72,469 | Gross: $1.63M
18. Upstream Color (2013)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the life cycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives.
Director: Shane Carruth | Stars: Amy Seimetz, Frank Mosley, Shane Carruth, Andrew Sensenig
Votes: 35,030 | Gross: $0.44M
19. French Connection II (1975)
R | 119 min | Action, Crime, Drama
"Popeye" Doyle travels to Marseille to find Alain Charnier, the drug smuggler who eluded him in New York.
Director: John Frankenheimer | Stars: Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Bernard Fresson, Philippe Léotard
Votes: 20,977 | Gross: $12.48M
20. Lean on Pete (2017)
R | 121 min | Adventure, Drama, Sport
A teenager gets a summer job working for a horse trainer and befriends the fading racehorse, Lean on Pete.
Director: Andrew Haigh | Stars: Charlie Plummer, Amy Seimetz, Travis Fimmel, Steve Buscemi
Votes: 13,999 | Gross: $1.16M
21. Without Limits (1998)
PG-13 | 117 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
The life of renowned runner Steve Prefontaine and his relationship with legendary coach Bill Bowerman.
Director: Robert Towne | Stars: Billy Crudup, Donald Sutherland, Monica Potter, Jeremy Sisto
Votes: 7,551 | Gross: $0.78M
22. Prefontaine (1997)
PG-13 | 106 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
Based on the life of Olympic hopeful Steve Prefontaine, a long distance runner who lived in Oregon and died young.
Director: Steve James | Stars: Jared Leto, R. Lee Ermey, Ed O'Neill, Breckin Meyer
Votes: 7,689 | Gross: $0.53M
23. Little Evil (2017)
TV-MA | 94 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Gary, who has just married Samantha, the woman of his dreams, discovers that her six-year-old son may be the Antichrist.
Director: Eli Craig | Stars: Evangeline Lilly, Owen Atlas, Adam Scott, Marcus Terrell Smith
Votes: 23,314
24. Personal Best (1982)
R | 128 min | Drama, Sport
The intertwined lives and loves of three highly ranked athletes striving for the national team; Chris bounces between the beds of male coach Terry and her female friend, competitor, and role model Tory.
Director: Robert Towne | Stars: Mariel Hemingway, Scott Glenn, Patrice Donnelly, Kenny Moore
Votes: 3,221 | Gross: $5.67M
25. My Way (2011)
R | 137 min | Action, Drama, War
In World War II-era Korea, rival runners, one Korean (Jang Dong-gun) and one Japanese (Joe Odagiri), go to war together against the Soviets.
Director: Kang Je-kyu | Stars: Jang Dong-gun, Joe Odagiri, Bingbing Fan, Kim In-kwon
Votes: 12,691 | Gross: $0.07M
26. The Maze Runner: Finding the Gang (2014)
2 min | Documentary, Short
Every year children are dumped in this dystopian society where they make their own rules and try to survive. With no memory from their life before. They set up specific jobs for everyone ... See full summary »
Votes: 15,433
27. Almost Friends (2016)
TV-MA | 101 min | Comedy, Drama
Charlie, an unmotivated man in his mid-20s still living at home with his mother and stepfather, falls for a young woman who has a serious boyfriend.
Director: Jake Goldberger | Stars: Freddie Highmore, Odeya Rush, Christopher Meloni, Haley Joel Osment
Votes: 5,520
28. Get Real (1998)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A tenderly romantic coming-of-age story as two boys in a British school fall in love.
Director: Simon Shore | Stars: Ben Silverstone, Brad Gorton, Charlotte Brittain, Stacy Hart
Votes: 14,698 | Gross: $1.20M
29. The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976)
82 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Asterix and Obelix are tasked by Julius Caesar with accomplishing twelve impossible labors to determine the fate of their indomitable Gaulish village.
Directors: René Goscinny, Albert Uderzo | Stars: Roger Carel, Jacques Morel, Pierre Tornade, Henri Labussière
Votes: 19,183
30. Bridge to Terabithia (1985 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 60 min | Drama, Family
When Leslie Burke moves in next door to Jess Aarons, Jess finds a friend in Leslie. Over time, they discover a secret place in the forest across a fallen pine tree, and over a creek, they call Terabithia, a place where memories are sacred.
Director: Eric Till | Stars: Annette O'Toole, Julian Coutts, Julie Beaulieu, Gloria Carlin
Votes: 753
31. The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)
Not Rated | 104 min | Drama, Sport
A young thief takes up long-distance running when he is sent to a borstal.
Director: Tony Richardson | Stars: Michael Redgrave, Tom Courtenay, Avis Bunnage, Alec McCowen
Votes: 9,412
32. The Terminators (2009 Video)
Not Rated | 89 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
A small band of resistance fighters battle the cyborgs that have taken control of the planet.
Director: Xavier S. Puslowski | Stars: Jeremy London, A Martinez, Paul Logan, Lauren Walsh
Votes: 2,701
33. Saint Ralph (2004)
PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
Saint Ralph is the unlikely story of Ralph Walker, a ninth-grader who outran everyone's expectations except his own in his bold quest to win the 1954 Boston Marathon.
Director: Michael McGowan | Stars: Adam Butcher, Campbell Scott, Jennifer Tilly, Michael Kanevsky
Votes: 6,346 | Gross: $0.80M
34. Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001)
119 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A down-and-out businessman travels to a seaside town, where he meets a woman with unusual sexual powers.
Director: Shôhei Imamura | Stars: Koji Yakusho, Misa Shimizu, Mitsuko Baishô, Mansaku Fuwa
Votes: 2,858 | Gross: $0.06M
35. The Jericho Mile (1979 TV Movie)
97 min | Crime, Drama, Sport
A prisoner gets a chance to take part in the Olympics.
Director: Michael Mann | Stars: Peter Strauss, Richard Lawson, Roger E. Mosley, Brian Dennehy
Votes: 2,074
36. 1 Mile to You (2017)
TV-14 | 104 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
After a teenager's friends die in an accident, he finds running allows him to remember them perfectly. Running, however, also brings him notoriety. He is caught between keeping the past alive and making new memories in the present.
Director: Leif Tilden | Stars: Graham Rogers, Tim Roth, Stefanie Scott, Thomas Cocquerel
Votes: 2,824
37. Soldier in the Rain (1963)
Approved | 88 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The bond of friendship between a worldly-wise Army Master Sergeant and his naive worshiper.
Director: Ralph Nelson | Stars: Steve McQueen, Jackie Gleason, Tuesday Weld, Tony Bill
Votes: 1,983 | Gross: $2.09M
38. Staying Together (1989)
R | 91 min | Comedy, Drama
The complacent life of three small town brothers is shattered when their father sells the family business from under them.
Director: Lee Grant | Stars: Sean Astin, Stockard Channing, Melinda Dillon, Jim Haynie
Votes: 949 | Gross: $4.35M
39. Stag Night (2008)
R | 84 min | Horror, Thriller
Four men out on a STAG NIGHT in New York prematurely exit an underground train after the soon-to-be-best-man begins to hassle two women. Trapped at a deserted station these six adults ... See full summary »
Director: Peter A. Dowling | Stars: Kip Pardue, Vinessa Shaw, Breckin Meyer, Scott Adkins
Votes: 3,492
40. 1:54 (2016)
106 min | Drama, Sport
Tim, a shy 16 years old athlete, is both brilliant and talented. But the pressure he undergoes pushes him to the edge, where human limits reach the point of no return.
Director: Yan England | Stars: Antoine Olivier Pilon, Sophie Nélisse, Lou-Pascal Tremblay, David Boutin
Votes: 1,717
41. The Perfect Race (2019)
96 min | Drama, Sport
A female athlete at a small Christian college works hard to overcome long odds in trying to win a national title in the 800 meter run. "The Perfect Race" is a follow up movie to "Remember The Goal".
Director: Dave Christiano | Stars: Allee Sutton Hethcoat, Bethany Davenport, Clarence Gilyard Jr., Harrison Stone
Votes: 227
42. Remember the Goal (2016)
PG | 88 min | Drama, Sport
A new female coach fresh out of college takes over the cross country program at an all girls private Christian school and tries to lead them to their first state title.
Director: Dave Christiano | Stars: Allee Sutton Hethcoat, Quinn Alexis, Sydney Marks, Jayla Palmer
Votes: 386 | Gross: $0.12M
43. Extraordinary (2017)
Not Rated | 86 min | Drama
Based on a true marriage journey, "Extraordinary" tells the amazing story of ultra-marathon runner and college professor David Horton, his wife Nancy, and their attempt to finish their marriage race well.
Director: Scotty Curlee | Stars: Karen Abercrombie, Bailey Anderson, Cameron Arnett, Chris Ashworth
Votes: 338
44. Westfront 1918 (1930)
Not Rated | 75 min | Drama, Romance, War
A group of German solders fight on the front line in France at the end of World War I.
Director: Georg Wilhelm Pabst | Stars: Fritz Kampers, Gustav Diessl, Hans-Joachim Möbis, Claus Clausen
Votes: 2,437
45. Zátopek (2021)
131 min | Biography, Drama, History
Autumn 1968, the Australian running record holder Ron Clarke is coming to Prague, hoping that his old friend and role model, Emil Zátopek, the most famous Czech athlete of all time, will help him overcome the biggest crisis of his career.
Director: David Ondricek | Stars: Václav Neuzil, Martha Issová, James Frecheville, Robert Miklus
Votes: 588
46. Women on the Run (2019)
93 min | Comedy, Romance
Women on the Run. Vera has lived a wonderful life with Jindrich, and she is fully determined to fulfill his last wish - running a marathon. The emancipated and spirited mother of three ... See full summary »
Director: Martin Horský | Stars: Zlata Adamovská, Tereza Kostková, Veronika Khek Kubarová, Jenovéfa Boková
Votes: 845
47. The Loneliest Runner (1976 TV Movie)
74 min | Drama, Sport
A young boy who still wets the bed finds escapism from his abusive mother and his own embarrassment by going running after school.
Director: Michael Landon | Stars: Lance Kerwin, Brian Keith, DeAnn Mears, Melissa Sue Anderson
Votes: 482
48. The First Olympics: Athens 1896 (1984)
237 min | Drama, History, Sport
This movie describes the founding of the modern Olympics and concentrates on the creation of the American team and their trials in getting to the Olympics in Athens.
Stars: David Ogden Stiers, Hunt Block, David Caruso, Alex Hyde-White
Votes: 434
49. The Jesse Owens Story (1984 TV Movie)
174 min | Biography, Drama, History
This is the compelling story of Jesse Owens, a man who overcame racial barriers to become one of history's greatest Olympic athletes by disproving Adolf Hitler's theory of Aryan athletic superiority through his success in track and field.
Director: Richard Irving | Stars: Dorian Harewood, Georg Stanford Brown, Debbi Morgan, Barry Corbin
Votes: 279
50. Billie (1965)
Not Rated | 87 min | Comedy, Family, Musical
A 16-year-old tomboy and high school athlete finds herself caught between being beating boys at sports and having a boyfriend, while her conservative father opposes women's rights in his campaign for mayor.
Director: Don Weis | Stars: Patty Duke, Jim Backus, Jane Greer, Warren Berlinger
Votes: 491