Movies and TvShows featuring "womens-sports" theme.
RollerJam is an American television series featuring roller derby that aired on The Nashville Network from 1999 to 2000. It was the first attempt to bring roller derby to TV since RollerGames. RollerJam was derived from the original roller derby, but newer skaters used inline skates to modernize the sport. The program was taped at Universal Studios Stage 21 in Orlando, Florida, known as RollerJam Arena and now the Impact Wrestling Zone, for the first and second seasons and the former American Gladiators arena in the show's final season. The first few weeks of the show's second season, which ran from August to October 1999, were taped at the MGM Grand Las Vegas.
This is the extraordinary true story of Trudy Ederle, the first woman to successfully swim the English Channel. Through the steadfast support of her older sister and supportive trainers, she overcame adversity and the animosity of a patriarchal society to rise through the ranks of the Olympic swimming team and complete the 21-mile trek from France to England.
Keijo is a sport where female players stand on small floating platforms and use their breasts and butts to push opponents off the platform into the water. Nozomi Kaminashi, a gymnast, joins the sport in order to support her family financially. She aims to become the best Keijo player in Japan.
In the 1940s, two sisters join the first women's baseball league and face challenges as they try to help it succeed. They must overcome their own sibling rivalry while fighting against societal stereotypes. Along the way, they form friendships and build a strong team. Will they be able to prove themselves and make the league a success?
The on-the-field trials and tribulations and the off-the-field lives, loves and infidelities of 'The Castlefield Blues', an under funded, badly managed ladies football team from South Yorkshire in the north of England whose loyalty to the team, the game and each other far exceeds their chances of ever winning the championship.
A gripping docuseries that goes behind the scenes and onto the pitch of the groundbreaking Los Angeles-based professional women’s soccer team, Angel City Football Club.
Naomi Osaka is a TV show that tells the inspiring story of the tennis superstar's journey from a young girl with big dreams to becoming a multiple Grand Slam champion. It offers an intimate look into her life, training, and the challenges she faced as a woman of color in a predominantly white sport. The show follows her triumphs at major tournaments like the US Open and the Olympic Games, and also explores the personal sacrifices and dedication required to reach the top of the tennis world. It is a captivating and empowering sports documentary that showcases the determination, perseverance, and resilience of one of the greatest athletes of our time.
A down-on-his-luck former high school basketball coach is determined to win and resorts to leading his team of men to don wigs and brutally dominate in multiple women's sports.
This is the inspirational and intimate behind-the-scenes story of the Matildas - Australia's women's national football team working towards the World Cup on home soil. We follow the players on and off the field as they inspire the next generation.
Mira lives for the sport of ice hockey and leads her team as captain with a strong determination. It's a challenge to reconcile this with her role in the family vineyard: with her mother and her adventurous but increasingly demented grandfather, she runs the farm - with all its responsibilities. The new player Theresa completely unsettles her with her nonchalance and openness. And when Mira's missing brother Paul also turns up and all three get lost in late-night Vienna, Mira discovers the freedom it means to break rules, to reinvent herself - and that you can only love if you let go.
In the 1970s, a woman joins a roller derby team and becomes a popular star, experiencing both success and challenges along the way.
The documentary tells the inspiring story of Title IX – the hard-fought battle to push for equal rights in education and athletics; the decades-spanning effort to nullify its impact; and the rippling impacts of the landmark civil rights law that continue to resonate today.
The Mighty Macs is a drama film based on a true story set in the 1970s in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It follows the journey of a young woman who becomes the coach of a struggling women's basketball team at a small Catholic college. With the support of her mother superior, she faces numerous challenges and forms strong friendships with her players. Together, they defy expectations and achieve success in the world of college sports.
Following multiple scandals surrounding Canada’s hockey infrastructure and its dishonest leaders, a generation of young athletes find themselves facing a moral dilemma. Frédérique describes her exit from the game.
In this modern, coming of age documentary, Naomi, Jojo and Arham grapple with economic divides, gender roles, and family dynamics while competing in the fastest growing high school sport in the country: girl’s wrestling.
Follow the journey of a tall black woman who becomes a legend in the world of basketball. This documentary showcases her determination, skill, and the obstacles she faced in her career.
The extraordinary story of the 1971 Women’s World Cup, which was held in Mexico City and witnessed by more than 100,000 fans. This landmark tournament was dismissed by FIFA and written out of sports history – until now, with dazzling archival footage and interviews with the former players.
On the cusp of turning 40, wheelchair badminton champion Nina Gorodetsky, has her first and maybe last, chance to participate in the Paralympics. However, she is negotiating a ticking biological clock both as a mother and as an athlete. What would she be willing to sacrifice to realize her Olympic dream?
Three women from a 1999 collegiate basketball team test their limits as they push to reach their athletic potential. Nearly 20 years later, they apply lessons learned from their playing days to different professional, off-the-court challenges.
The world’s best female cyclists take on the sport’s toughest challenge - the Tour de France Femmes.