Movies and TvShows featuring "long-jump" theme.

The Ringer is a comedy film about a man named Steve Barker who pretends to be mentally challenged in order to enter the Special Olympics. He plans to rig the games by competing in events he knows he can win easily, but things don't go as planned. As Steve bonds with the other athletes, he realizes the importance of friendship and honesty.

In Recep Ivedik 5, Recep travels to the Olympic Games in Skopje, Macedonia. Along the way, he gets involved in various hilarious situations and encounters funny characters. The movie showcases Recep's athletic director skills, long jump abilities, and his comical encounters with doping, buses, barbells, wrestling, and the Olympics.

Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations is a poetic documentary that showcases the beauty and athleticism of the 1936 Berlin Olympics. The film captures the interwar period of Nazi Germany and emphasizes the fascist aesthetic of the event. It features stunning slow-motion shots of track and field events, including hurdles, marathons, triple jumps, shot puts, and relay races. The documentary also highlights the performances of legendary athletes like Jesse Owens and the propaganda surrounding the Olympic Games. Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations explores the nationalistic and xenophobic sentiments of Nazi Germany during this time.

Little Hercules is a fantasy adventure film about a young Hercules who must embark on a journey to save Mount Olympus and face various challenges along the way. With the help of his friends and his godly powers, he strives to overcome evil and prove his true strength.

A first part of a documentary on the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki.

In this animated family movie, a rabbit named Hiro embarks on a journey to become the world's greatest treasure hunter. Along the way, he forms lasting friendships and faces intense competition in a race to find a legendary treasure.

Documentary about the XIX Olympic Games in Mexico City in 1968. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment in 1999.

The 16-year-old Daniel is a huge long jumping talent who constantly breaks his own records. For Daniel, breaking records is a way for him to keep his dying mother alive. She is in a coma, but Daniel discovers that every time he tells the mother about a new record, she reacts by moving a finger. Unfortunately, Daniel stops being able to beat his own record and at the same time his mother's condition gets worse. Daniel feels that he has part of the blame because he is convinced that the records helps the mother to stay alive. In a desperate attempt to avoid the doctors shutting off his mother's life support, Daniel starts to jump between rooftops. He is convinced that the adrenaline he will get by jumping at great altitude is the extra kick he needs to push his body to new records and hopefully keep his mother alive.

The importance of timing in athletics

Mary and Bill is a film focusing on Mary Stroebe and Bill Wambach. Mary is a 90-year-old triathlete and Bill an 83-year-old high jumper who holds the National record in his age bracket. Bill was also named "Male Athlete of the Year" by the National Congress of State Games. Mary appeared on the "Regis and Kelly Show" and as a result was nominated for and received a "Relly" award. The film follows Mary and Bill immediately after they experience serious health related problems. Mary brakes her leg while down hill skiing and Bill, who had smoked for 45 years, suffers a heart attack. Despite these physical ailments, both decide to train and compete in their respective events. Mary hopes to complete the Lifetime Fitness triathlon and Bill will attempt to win first place in high jumping at the National Senior Olympics. Through their amazing commitment, both Mary and Bill prove that age is just a number.