The world has no lack of inspirational sports movies. It's not difficult to see why. Sports have natural challenges and natural conflicts, so the drama is built in. Boxing is maybe the most ...

“Unstoppable,” the stirring new film about wrestling champion Anthony Robles, joins the A-team of inspirational sports films, a beloved genre in which underdogs realize their dreams so that ...

Unstoppable (now streaming on Amazon Prime Video) is about as rote as inspirational-sports movie titles get. You know – even if you’re not <insert title of movie here>, you have to BELIEEVVVE ...

John Nugent from Empire Magazine said: “Reassuringly formulaic, this is a straightforwardly inspirational-by-numbers sports movie, made watchable thanks to Jharrel Jerome and Jennifer Lopez.” ...

this is a bit of a comfort viewing film in that it checks off all the inspirational sports-movie boxes. We know exactly where this story is going, and we’re happy to come along for the ride.

But the best inspirational movies do something special ... unconventional success, or underdog sports stories.