Prefontaine (1997) more movies like this

directed by Steve James
featuring Jared Leto, R. Lee Ermey, Breckin Meyer, Ed O'Neill, Amy Locane, Brian McGovern, Lindsay Crouse

This biographical sports drama is the true story of an Olympic runner whose life ended tragically short. Jared Leto stars as Steve Prefontaine, a teen who develops a running talent despite unorthodox physical traits such as a short stature and legs of different lengths. "Pre" is still sufficiently impressive enough on the track field to be ...

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Hoop Dreams (1994) more movies like this

directed by Steve James
featuring William Gates, Arthur Agee, Emma Gates, Sheila Agee, Gene Pingatore

This documentary about the aspirations of high-school basketball players from inner city Chicago won awards from the Sundance film festival, the New York Film Critics Circle, and the Academy Award (Oscar) for best editing. Two young men are followed during their entire high-school career, beginning with their participation in playground games and ...

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Passing Glory (1999) more movies like this

directed by Steve James
featuring Andre Braugher, Rip Torn, Sean Squire, Ruby Dee, Bill Nunn

Set in the institutionally segregated New Orleans of 1965, the made-for-cable Passing Glory is the story of black priest Father Joseph Verrett (Andre Braugher) and his efforts to arrange the first integrated high-school basketball game in the city's history. Against the wishes of trepid white parish leader Father Robert Grant (Rip Torn), Fr. ...

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Joe and Max (2002) more movies like this

directed by Steve James
featuring Leonard Roberts, Til Schweiger, Peta Wilson, John Toles-Bey

In the 1930s and '40s, the rivalry between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling was one of the greatest in the history of professional boxing. Louis was one of the first African-Americans to win the Heavyweight championship, and he was a great symbol of hope and achievement for blacks before the advent of the Civil Rights Movement, while Schmeling was a ...

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Stevie (2003) more movies like this

directed by Steve James
featuring Stephen Dale Fielding, Verna Hagler, Bernice Hagler, Brenda Hickam, Doug Hickam

In the early '80s, Steve James was a student at Southern Illinois University who volunteered for the local Big Brother program and served as a mentor for Stephen Dale Fielding (Stevie for short), a troubled 11-year-old boy with unhappy family relationships. Given up by his mother when her husband decided he didn't want him in the house, Stevie was ...

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Reel Paradise (2005) more movies like this

directed by Steve James

John Pierson is a passionate cinema enthusiast who has written books on maverick filmmakers (including the bestsellers Spike, Mike, Slackers & Dykes and Reel Paradise), co-created, produced, and hosted the Split Screen series on the Independent Film Channel network, and helped produce a number of independent films, including early works by Spike ...

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