Indulge your craving for sporting action with this collection of movies on KrisWorld.
Looking for some sporting action? Armchair athletes can rejoice because we have a selection of movies, TV shows, and podcasts on KrisWorld to let you get your game on.
Federer: 12 Final Days
If you are a tennis fan, you need no introduction to Roger Federer. So prolific was he at the sport that he has been granted all manner of hyperbolic nicknames, including The King, The GOAT, and The Swiss Maestro. He’s what Cristiano Ronaldo is to football — an icon, a record holder, and a top-notch athlete.
Originally a home video never intended for public viewing, Federer: 12 Final Days captures the conclusion of his legendary 24-year tennis career, which ended at the 2022 Laver Cup. With footage featuring Federer, his family, and his three main rivals — Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray — this film offers viewers an intimate glimpse into his enduring legacy and private life. It is compelling, rousing, and unexpectedly moving — Federer fans might want to keep a hanky handy for this one.
A follow-along through the final 12 days of Roger Federer’s career. The film captures Federer at his most vulnerable self as he says goodbye to a game and the fans that shaped his life.
View Details
Challengers
One of the most talked-about movies of the year is Challengers, directed by provocateur Luca Guadagnino (Call Me By Your Name, Suspiria, Bones and All). Zendaya stars in and produces this movie, featuring up-and-comers Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor, about a love triangle — or really, a ‘throuple’ of sorts — set in the world of professional tennis. And though the racket action takes up a great deal of screen time, Challengers is as much a psychological thriller as it is a sports movie.
Zendaya plays Tashi Duncan, a former professional tennis player who now coaches her husband, Art Donaldson (Faist). Art is a world-famous Grand Slam champion whose career Tashi has personally shaped. The couple has a young daughter named Lily (AJ Lister). Art faces a career slump due to age and injury, and Tashi enters him in a Challenger event (a low-level tournament on the pro tour) in New Rochelle, New York, hoping to give Art a much-needed boost. Patrick Zweig (O’Connor), Art’s former best friend and Tashi’s ex-boyfriend, is a struggling low-level player who is living out of his car and enters the New Rochelle Challenger as well. While he still seeks tennis glory, what he wants more than anything is to reconnect with both Art and Tashi. The trio share a long, complicated history, with years of tightly lidded tension culminating in a face-off between Art and Patrick on the court.
</a>
Tennis player turned coach Tashi has taken her husband, Art, and transformed him into a champion. To jolt him out of his recent losing streak, she makes him play a “Challenger” event.
View Details
Arthur the King
This movie is for audiences who love stories about the triumph of the human spirit and those who have a thing for adorable animals. After suffering a failure during an adventure race in Costa Rica in 2015, Michael Light (Mark Wahlberg) decides to compete again in 2018, assembling a team of athletes to participate in the Adventure Racing World Championship in the Dominican Republic. His team comprises climber Olivia (Nathalie Emmanuel), Chik (Ali Suliman), and Leo (Simu Liu). The company sponsoring the race insists that Leo, whom Michael had fallen out with during his previous race, joins the team. As the group embarks on a five-day race through the jungle, they meet a stray dog, whom Michael offers meatballs to. The dog then starts following the team without letting up, and they name him Arthur, the King. This heartwarming and inspiring tale is based on the non-fiction book Arthur — The Dog Who Crossed the Jungle to Find a Home by Mikael Lindnord, the real-life inspiration for the Michael character.
</a>
An adventure racer adopts a stray dog named Arthur to join him in an epic endurance race.
View Details
The Long Game
The Long Game tells a stirring underdog story from golf’s rich history. It is 1955, and five young Mexican-American caddies in Del Rio, Texas, led by JB Peña (Jay Hernandez), are determined to become golfers. Calling themselves the San Felipe Mustangs, the group creates their own golf course in the desert. They overcome discrimination, making do with inferior equipment, eventually qualifying for the 1957 Texas State High School Golf Championship. There, they face off against wealthy all-white teams, proving their mettle and making history. “The best golfer isn’t the one with the fanciest clubs or the nicest shoes or any of that stuff. It’s the one who can summon the will to keep swinging when things get tough,” JB says. The movie is based on the book Mustang Miracle by Humberto G Garcia, who hails from Del Rio himself.
</a>
In 1955, five young Mexican-American caddies, out of the love for the game, were determined to learn how to play, so they created their own golf course in the middle of the South Texas desert.
View Details
Space Jam
Unlike the other films on this list, this entry is not based on a true story. Well, not entirely, at least. A nostalgic favourite for many ’90s kids, Space Jam originates from two Super Bowl commercials for Nike starring Michael Jordan and Bugs Bunny. Basketball legend Jordan plays himself (sort of) in this hybrid live-action/animation movie.
Evil alien and Nerdlucks leader Swackhammer (Danny DeVito) sends his minions to capture Bugs Bunny (Billy West) and the Looney Tunes gang to display them as new attractions at his theme park. In a bid to win their freedom, Bugs and the Looney Tunes challenge the Nerdlucks to a game of basketball. Challenge accepted! But there’s a twist: the Nerdlucks have stolen the abilities of NBA players, including Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing, and Shawn Bradley. The Looney Tunes decide to seek the aid of Jordan, but the latter has retired from basketball and is pursuing a baseball career. The Looney Tunes pull Jordan into their world so he can help them defeat the Nerdlucks.
</a>
Captured by Bugs Bunny to foil a gang of space creatures, Michael Jordan must play the basketball game of his life to save the beloved cartoon heroes.
View Details