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A romantic comedy about a man, a woman and a football team. Based on Nick Hornby's best selling autobiographical novel, Fever Pitch. English teacher Paul Ashworth believes his long standing obsession with Arsenal serves him well. But then he meets Sarah. Their relationship develops in tandem with Arsenal's roller coaster fortunes in th...

Runtime

1h 42m

Director

David Evans

Cast

Colin Firth, Ruth Gemmell, Mark Strong

How can a few crucial minutes in a football match change the life of an entire family? How do the "men in black" feel when they are attacked by supporters? Kill the Referee unveils the lives of several professional football referees at the EURO 2008 championship; amongst them, the English referee Howard Webb, who provoked incredible co...

Runtime

1h 17m

Director

Yves Hinant, Eric Cardot

Cast

Howard Webb, Manuel Mejuto González, Roberto Rosetti

Former football player and wrestler Chris Nowinski's quest to publicize recent findings about the often dire consequences of head concussions sustained by athletes in contact sports — injuries that have previously been considered momentary setbacks and ignored in the name of toughness and dedication to the team.

Runtime

1h 36m

Director

Steve James

Cast

Chris Nowinski, Alan Schwarz, Keith Primeau

Cast

Hans-Peter Friedrich, Andreas Rettig, Hans-Joachim Watzke

The French team —on home soil— was always going to be in contention for the title of World Champion. It did not disappoint its fans. France '98 was not short on drama or controversy, in equal measure and this is captured most effectively on this film. The 1998 film was shot on Super 16 mm film and includes the most complete and extensi...

Runtime

1h 26m