Movies and TvShows featuring "student-athlete" theme.
Glee follows the journey of a group of high school students who come together to form a glee club. The club is made up of students from different social groups and backgrounds, including athletes, geeks, cheerleaders, and outcasts. Through their love for singing and performing, the students navigate the challenges of high school and discover the power of friendship and acceptance.
Friday Night Lights follows the lives of the players, coaches, and families involved with a high school football team in a small Texas town. The show explores the challenges they face on and off the field, their relationships, and the impact of the sport on their lives.
The Real O'Neals follows the O'Neal family as they deal with the unexpected revelation that their teenage son, Kenny, is gay. The show explores the impact of Kenny's coming out on the family dynamics and how they navigate the challenges that arise from it. Set in Chicago, Illinois, the sitcom-comedy portrays the O'Neals' journey of self-discovery, acceptance, and love.
Sex Education follows the story of Otis Milburn, a socially awkward high school student who lives with his sex therapist mother. When a rebellious girl, Maeve, proposes they start a schoolwide sex education business to help their fellow students, Otis reluctantly agrees. Together, they navigate the complexities of teenage sexuality and relationships, while also dealing with their own personal issues.
The story of four girls: Elena Olivares, Isabel Flores, Leticia Hernández and Monica Sánchez Zuñiga. The villain is Federico Cantú, a psycho killer who will stop at nothing until he gets Guillermo's fortune.
Popular is a TV show that follows the life of a high school student who tries to balance popularity and personal conflicts. The series explores themes of peer pressure, social issues, and the challenges of teenage life.
Hang Time is a comedy TV show that follows the lives of a high school basketball team and their adventures on and off the court. The show explores themes of friendship, dating, and the challenges of being a teenage athlete.
HANA-KIMI (2007) follows Mizuki Ashiya, a high school girl who transfers to an all-boys school in order to meet her idol, high jumper Izumi Sano. To blend in, Mizuki disguises herself as a boy and becomes Sano's roommate. As Mizuki navigates her new life at the school, she forms friendships, faces competition, and experiences unrequited love. The series explores themes of friendship, identity, and love.
After being transported to Camelot by Merlin, a group of student athletes must take on the roles of King Arthur and his knights to save the kingdom from the evil forces of Morgana.
Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy, becomes an All-American football player and NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family.
Makur Maker was a five-star NBA prospect headed to the Draft—until an unexpected detour led him to Howard University. This inspiring docuseries follows Makur's journey and his determination to rewrite his story with the help of his family.
Jim Carroll, a teenager aspiring to become a basketball star, spirals into the harrowing depths of drug addiction, jeopardizing his future.
Galaxy High School follows the story of two human teens, Doyle and Aimee, who are chosen to attend a high school in outer space. They navigate the challenges of being fish-out-of-water in a school full of alien students, forming friendships and facing various adventures along the way.
A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents in suburban Detroit in the mid 1970s. The story takes place in affluent Grosse Pointe, Michigan, in 1974, as four neighborhood boys reflect on their neighbors, the five Lisbon sisters. The film begins with the suicide attempt of the youngest sister, Cecilia, as she slits her wrist in a bath. The family therapist Dr. Horniker suggests that Cecilia may have a problem with feeling neglected and advises her parents to pay more attention to her and their other children. After Cecilia's death, the Lisbon parents become even more overprotective, isolating their daughters from the community. Lux, one of the sisters, forms a secret relationship with the school heartthrob Trip Fontaine, but he abandons her after having sex. The sisters are then punished and confined to their house. Lux continues to have anonymous sexual encounters on the roof of the house. The boys across the street, who are obsessed with the sisters, eventually discover that all the sisters have killed themselves in a suicide pact. Devastated, their parents flee the neighborhood, and the community acts as if the Lisbon family never existed. The boys are left haunted by the mystery of the Lisbon sisters' suicides and will spend the rest of their lives trying to unravel it.
Overcomer is a drama movie that follows the story of a high school basketball coach who helps a cross-country runner overcome various obstacles, including asthma and a blind man. Through their journey, they both discover their true identities and learn important life lessons about faith, perseverance, and the power of belief in oneself.
Radio is a heartwarming film based on the true story of James Robert Kennedy, a mentally disabled man who becomes an integral part of a high school football team in South Carolina. Despite facing discrimination and prejudice, Radio wins the hearts of the players and the community as he learns the game of football and inspires his team to greatness.
Five high school students from different social groups report for Saturday detention. As they spend the day together, they open up to each other, revealing their secrets and fears. Despite their differences, they form unexpected friendships and challenge stereotypes. In the end, they write a motivating letter to their disciplinary principal, challenging his preconceived judgments and demonstrating their growth and realization that they are more than the labels society has placed on them.
This two part mini-series shows the trials and tribulations all the participants endured to be a part of the very first Olympic Games in Athens in 1896. It focuses on the individuals from the many countries around the world that joined together to lay the foundation of the modern Summer Olympic Games.
After the death of her father, a single mother from Georgia struggles with unemployment and raising her children. Unexpectedly, she inherits a house and moves her family to an affluent neighborhood in Atlanta. With the help of her zany friend Madea, she navigates the challenges of love, family, and community.
In a Lonely Place (1950) follows a moody Hollywood screenwriter named Dixon Steele who becomes a murder suspect after a young woman he was last seen with is found dead. As the investigation unfolds, Steele's hot temper, bad reputation, and turbulent relationship with his neighbor, Laurel Gray, raise suspicions. The film explores themes of fear, distrust, and the destructive power of jealousy.