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The Roku Channel
89
8.3
/29256/
79
/770/
75
/320/
4.4
/50913/
98
/60/
92
/881/
98
/19/
cc age 13+

Hoop Dreams (1994)
Every school day, African-American teenagers William Gates and Arthur Agee travel 90 minutes each way from inner-city Chicago to St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois, a predominately white suburban school well-known for the excellence of its basketball program. Gates and Agee dream of NBA stardom, and with the support of their close-knit families, they battle the social and physical obstacles that stand in their way. This acclaimed documentary was shot over the course of five years.
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Netflix
86
8.8
/2445238/
85
/53400/
84
/28933/
4.2
/3209864/
75
/157/
95
/92568/
82
/21/
cc age 13+

Forrest Gump (1994)
A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.
poster
68
6.5
/2168/
68
/31/
56
/24/
3.2
/788/
78
/9/
73
/27/

One on One (1977)
Henry Steele is a basketball phenom at his small town high school, but when he matriculates to a big city university on a scholarship, soon realizes that he has few skills outside the sport. Expected by his coach to contribute significantly to the team, Henry is overwhelmed by the demands on his time, the "big business" aspect of college sports, and the fact that he never fully learned to read. Things look bleak for Henry when Janet Hays, a pretty graduate student, is assigned as Henry's tutor. Her intellect and strength lift Henry out of his doldrums just in time to battle the coach, who attempts to rescind Henry's scholarship.
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Kanopy
67
6.6
/16086/
68
/840/
64
/313/
3.4
/24268/
91
/171/
77
/75/
72
/31/
cc age 16+

Luce (2019)
A star athlete and top student, Luce's idealized image is challenged by one of his teachers when his unsettling views on political violence come to light, putting a strain on family bonds while igniting intense debates on race and identity.
poster
64
6.5
/22716/
72
/584/
63
/231/
3.3
/13156/
48
/40/
74
/772/
54
/20/
cc age 15+

Higher Learning (1995)
African-American student Malik is on a track scholarship; academics are not his strong suit, and he goes in thinking that his athletic abilities will earn him a free ride through college. Fudge, a "professional student" who has been at Columbus for six years so far, becomes friendly with Malik and challenges his views about race and politics in America.
poster
59
6.0
/21788/
62
/497/
58
/286/
2.9
/12407/
61
/23/
40
/267/
62
/7/
cc age 17+

All the Right Moves (1983)
Sensitive study of a headstrong high school football star who dreams of getting out of his small Western Pennsylvania steel town with a football scholarship. His equally ambitious coach aims at a college position, resulting in a clash which could crush the player's dreams.
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Hoopla
59
6.5
/51945/
68
/1332/
61
/445/
3.1
/30961/
46
/57/
76
/3283/
50
/20/
cc age 15+

Varsity Blues (1999)
In small-town Texas, high school football is a religion, 17-year-old schoolboys carry the hopes of an entire community onto the gridiron every Friday night. When star quarterback Lance Harbor suffers an injury, the Coyotes are forced to regroup under the questionable leadership of John Moxon, a second-string quarterback with a slightly irreverent approach to the game.
poster
59
6.3
/16095/
67
/380/
60
/196/
3.3
/12511/
41
/29/
51
/298/
54
/21/

Blue Chips (1994)
Pete Bell, a college basketball coach is under a lot of pressure. His team isn't winning and he cannot attract new players. The stars of the future are secretly being paid by boosters. This practice is forbidden in the college game, but Pete is desperate and has pressures from all around.
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Kanopy
59
6.2
/33459/
63
/556/
60
/490/
2.8
/7886/
41
/152/
48
/641/
57
/39/
cc age 17+

The Human Stain (2003)
Coleman Silk is a worldly and admired professor who loses his job after unwittingly making a racial slur. To clear his name, Silk writes a book about the events with his friend and colleague Nathan Zuckerman, who in the process discovers a dark secret Silk has hidden his whole life. All the while, Silk engages in an affair with Faunia Farley, a younger woman whose tormented past threatens to unravel the layers of deception Silk has constructed.
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Amazon Prime Video
56
6.6
/39260/
74
/2350/
78
/3512/
2.6
/92372/
21
/63/
57
/226/
38
/14/
cc age 13+

Midnight Sun (2018)
Katie, a 17-year-old, has been sheltered since childhood and confined to her house during the day by a rare disease that makes even the smallest amount of sunlight deadly. Fate intervenes when she meets Charlie and they embark on a summer romance.
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Netflix
53
4.8
/3088/
58
/569/
54
/285/
2.2
/3576/
40
/17/
cc age 13+

Coin Heist (2017)
When a crisis threatens to destroy their high school, four teens hatch a daring plan to raise $10 million. Step one? Breaking into the U.S. Mint.
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The Roku Channel
63
52
6.3
/2944/
69
/274/
65
/218/
2.8
/1925/
63
/22/
cc age 13+

1 Mile To You (2017)
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.
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Amazon Prime Video
53
37
5.8
/2967/
56
/38/
57
/45/
2.8
/1491/
40
/34/

Across the Tracks (1991)
When Billy returns from reform school he has to attend a different high school at the other side of town. He tries to start with a clean slate but his old rival doesn't make it easy on him and his buddy Louie tries to make him go astray again. His brother Joe, quite the opposite of Billy, is a good runner and determined to win a track scholarship. He suggests Billy to join his school's track team, which pits the two brothers against each other.
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Hulu
70
34
6.4
/315/
65
/23/
63
/11/
3.6
/518/
100
/41/
55
/7/
77
/8/
cc age 13+

Changing the Game (2019)
Transgender high school athletes from across the country compete at the top of their fields, while also challenging the boundaries and perceptions of fairness and discrimination.
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Hoopla
61
25
6.1
/255/
34
/5/
67
/6/
84
/887/

Reversal (2001)
Leo Leone has been wrestling since he was seven years old. As the only son of wrestling coach (and ex-state champion) Edward Leone, Leo's dedication to the sport was tied up in his love for his father. Now Leo is seventeen. His life has been an endless cycle of training, sacrifice, and starving to make weight -- a process that is becoming ever more difficult during adolescence. He's tired of denying himself everything, and is feeling the lure of a world beyond the mat. Living paycheck to paycheck, working a dead-end job in the mines while coaching for no money, Leo's father Ed sees a wrestling scholarship as his son's only chance to escape the treadmill of life in a small Pennsylvania town. But though his motives are good, Ed is pushing his son too hard
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Amazon Prime Video
56
22
6.3
/1038/
71
/88/
57
/34/
36
/2/

Karen Kingsbury's A Time to Dance (2016)
John and Abby Reynolds are a married couple who have been together since their days as high school sweethearts—when John was a football hero and Abby dreamed of becoming a writer.
poster
36
18
4.3
/831/
43
/32/
40
/23/
2.5
/1677/
7
/42/

Night Screams (1987)
A football star throws a party for his friends. Two insane killers escape from a nearby asylum on that same night, and in their efforts to elude authorities, wind up at the party.
poster
37
13
3.8
/944/
40
/15/
42
/20/
2.7
/536/
13
/27/

Jocks (1986)
When an odd-ball tennis team of a Los Angeles college sets out on a road trip to a regional college tennis tournament in fun-filled Las Vegas, all the stops are out and literally "anything goes" both on and off the court.
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The Roku Channel
39
12
5.5
/471/
30
/3/
46
/10/
29
/114/

Blue Ridge Fall (1999)
After a boy kills his father he must turn to his frinds to cover his tracks with tests their loyality and friendship.
poster
67
9
6.3
/316/
57
/8/
80
/4/
70
/10/

War Eagle, Arkansas (2007)
Based on a True Story War Eagle, Arkansas is a character-driven drama about a young man’s choice of whether to leave his family and friends for a career in baseball or stay and redeem his struggling community. The story takes place over a few pivotal weeks in the summer after Enoch Cass’s senior year, and is set against the backdrop of Arkansas’ beautiful Ozark Mountains. War Eagle, Arkansas poses important questions that face all young people in rural America. The answers we find could touch us all.
poster
58
7
7.7
/42/
10
/1/
80
/2/
3.4
/593/

Mangarap Ka (1995)
Childhood friends, Nonoy and Jenny, embark on their freshman year at a prestigious university together. However, bad company leads Nonoy astray. As he nearly loses everything, he works his way back to his path.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
69
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5.8
/163/
81
/7/
70
/7/

The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant Story (2016)
Wanda Pratt works tirelessly to raise three children, including future NBA basketball player Kevin Durant.
poster
?
7.2
/98/
50
/2/
35
/4/
71
/8/

Training Rules (2009)
Examines how women's collegiate sports, caught in a web of homophobic practices, collude in the destruction of the lives and dreams of many of its most talented athletes.


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