THEME EXPLORATION

sports business

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
2004 · Rawson Marshall Thurber
Kings Ransom
Kings Ransom
2009 · Peter Berg
My Cousin
My Cousin
2020 · Jan Kounen
Touchdown Mickey
Touchdown Mickey
1932 · Wilfred Jackson
Mein Vater, der Schauspieler
Mein Vater, der Schauspieler
1956 · Robert Siodmak
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
1938 · Leni Riefenstahl
Viktor und Viktoria
Viktor und Viktoria
1933 · Reinhold Schünzel
The Company’s in Love
The Company’s in Love
1932 · Max Ophuls
Grand Prix
Grand Prix
1966 · John Frankenheimer
The Boy Friend
The Boy Friend
1971 · Ken Russell
Short Plays
Short Plays
2014 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Hajime no Ippo
Hajime no Ippo
2003 · —
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films like 'Kes' examine how institutions and economics exploit working-class bodies, central to understanding sports as business.

 John Lee Hancock United States

Through films like 'He Got Game,' Lee critiques the commercialization of sports and how business interests corrupt athletic integrity.

 Werner Herzog Germany

His documentaries probe the obsessive ambition and commercial machinery behind athletic achievement and human competition.