Movies and TvShows featuring "college-athlete" theme.
Host Jim Rome interviews sports figures, gives personal opinions on a few of the day's sports stories and is joined by analysts to discuss controversies in sports. Weekly correspondent segments featuring athletes take viewers closer to an aspect of a sport -- inside a team's locker room, a practice or a day in the life of the featured athlete or team.
When a group of socially awkward college freshmen arrive at Adams College, they are ostracized and bullied by the jocks. Determined to get their revenge, the nerds form their own fraternity and use their brains to outsmart their tormentors in a series of hilarious pranks. Along the way, they discover the power of friendship and acceptance.
Race is a biographical drama based on the incredible true story of Jesse Owens, the legendary African-American athlete who overcame racial prejudice and competed in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany. Facing the racial tensions of Nazi Germany and the intense competition on the track, Jesse Owens became a symbol of triumph and hope.
A college athlete with self-doubt and fear receives spiritual guidance from a mysterious man, leading him to overcome his obstacles and find enlightenment through gymnastics.
When a college track coach inherits a hotel, he discovers that it is haunted by the ghost of the notorious pirate Blackbeard. With the help of a witch and the ghost himself, they must try to save the hotel from being taken over by a gangster.
Hugh Carver is an athletic star and a freshman at Prescott College. He falls in love with Cynthia Day, a popular girl who loves to party, and finds that it's impossible to please her and still keep up with his studies and athletic training. Soon the two face some difficult decisions.
After the tragic death of their son, a family finds solace in the world of college football as they navigate grief and honor his memory.
Jim Thorpe - All-American tells the true story of Jim Thorpe, who overcame numerous obstacles and became an Olympic athlete and American football player. The movie explores his struggles with alcoholism, the death of his child, and his achievements in various sports, including track and field, football, and baseball.
A braggart college athlete travels to Oxford, England to compete in a rowing race, but gets caught up in a rivalry, mistaken identity, and a romantic entanglement.
The Hillz is a dark comedy that explores the tragic events occurring in a suburban town during summer break. The story follows a group of high school friends who get involved in drug dealing, partying, and even a murder. As the plot unfolds, we witness the consequences of their actions and how their lives are forever changed.
Daughters Courageous is a melodramatic romance that follows the lives of four sisters in Carmel, California. The film explores themes of lost love, holding grudges, and the complexities of family relationships. It takes place over a 20-year time span and showcases the struggles and triumphs of the sisters as they navigate through life and love.
Scheming coed Babs comes between college buddies Eddie and Biff.
Gamblers try to pressure a star hockey player into throwing a game.
Wallace, an obsessive college swimmer, navigates a swimming injury and romantic tensions with a teammate.
The story of the life and career of football star Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch (who plays himself).
Big Ten Icons is a television show in the Big Ten Network that showcases outstanding Big Ten athletes. Its subjects range over a wide period of time and include all sports. The series began in the fall of 2010 and featured 20 episodes, each one featuring a different Big Ten college athlete and ranked in order. The final episode premiered on March 11 of 2011 and featured the number one athlete. Following this series is the Big Ten Icons: The Coaches which is currently airing new episodes. The series is narrated by Keith Jackson.
Recently, more and more cases of child abuse have been uncovered in elite sport. More and more victims are speaking out worldwide. Young athletes are often promising medal hopes. But at what price? Studies show: Every seventh underage young athlete, regardless of gender, is a victim of sexual assault or abuse.
A bee with a vendetta accidentally helps Cool Cat win all the athletic events for Disco Tech.
Alex and Brock are your typical small college jocks dealing with an annoying residence assistant, wacko monster obsessed professor, headcase for a coach, and of course lots of drunken women. Their lives get flipped upside down when a suspension from the football team saves them from being turned into bloodsucking minions. But with the authorities not buying their story, the pair must round up the few locals that do and hope they alone can stop a growing number of vampires, zombies, and even a werewolf before they turn everyone in town into a world conquering monster militia.
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.