Are you a fan of uplifting sports dramas? These movies have the “kick” you need! Not only do they have highly entertaining sports action, but they are spiritually uplifting, as well! So, get ready to jump out of your couch for joy and cheer your way to a victory lap with the whole family!
+4Biblical, usually Christian, worldview, with no questionable elements whatsoever.
FACING THE GIANTS is a thoroughly entertaining high school football movie with a strong evangelistic thrust. When Coach Grant realizes that the importance of the football team is not winning the game but serving God, he completely rebuilds the team, revival breaks out in the school, and miracles start to happen. MOVIEGUIDE® commends the filmmakers for producing such an inspiring, entertaining movie.
+3Some minor questionable elements. (Media-wisdom is suggested to discuss.)
BRIAN’S SONG is a poignant remake of a television classic which tells the story of an inter-racial friendship between two football players of the 1960s, star running back Gale Sayers and running back Brian Piccolo of the Chicago Bears. BRIAN’S SONG is a masterpiece that will lift up the audience and make the toughest sports fan cry.
SAFETY is a heartrending, triumphant sports drama about a college football player’s love and sacrifice for his younger brother when their mother is incarcerated for drugs. Streaming on Disney Plus [Disney+], SAFETY is a powerful, heartwarming movie peppered with many Christian, morally uplifting content and values.
When an aggressive coach takes over a ragtag team of peewee hockey players and renames them THE MIGHTY DUCKS, they snap their losing streak and skate their way to the state championships. Although THE MIGHTY DUCKS follows an oft-repeated formula, it is an excellent movie for children over seven-years-old and adults. Overall, THE MIGHTY DUCKS offers hope to young people, by pointing to the rewards of hard work, discipline, service, and teamwork.
+1Moderately questionable elements. (Discernment required for young children.)
TYSON’S RUN is an inspiring sports drama, based on the true story of an autistic boy who decides to run a marathon to prove to his father and the world that his disability doesn’t hold him back. TYSON’S RUN is a heartfelt, inspiring faith-friendly movie that brings awareness to some of the struggles that children on the autism spectrum go through in everyday life. MOVIEGUIDE® advises caution for younger children.
+1Moderately questionable elements. (Discernment required for young children.)
THE FINAL SEASON is a true, inspiring story about the last season of a championship high school baseball team in a small Iowan town that must come together for one last hurrah. THE FINAL SEASON is a rousing sports drama that captures the heart of American baseball and America’s small town community values, but there is some foul language and a brief drug reference, which is harshly rebuked, however.
+1Moderately questionable elements. (Discernment required for young children.)
AMERICAN UNDERDOG is an uplifting, entertaining sports drama about the beloved and highly honored quarterback, Kurt Warner, and his wife and stepchildren. Extremely well-plotted, AMERICAN UNDERDOG is heartrending in spots, shows some of the challenges Kurt and his family went through and is intentionally very clean and uplifting, with strong Christian faith and values.
– Content: +4
