Week 33

Olympics

This weekend saw the 2024 Olympics come to a close, so what better way to celebrate the achievements of the athletes, than to watch a movie about one of the Olympic sports?

So to start you off, do you have any films on your watchlist that feature either Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Boxing, Canoeing, Cycling, Diving, Equestrian, Fencing, Football (Soccer), Gymnastics, Handball, Hockey, Judo, Rowing, Sailing, Shooting, Swimming, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Triathlon, Volleyball, Water Polo, Weightlifting or Wrestling?

Of course, while we've suggested some movies below that feature Olympic sports, don't let that stop you from lookingat other options.

For example you could watch a movie that stars an Olympian like Gymkata (1985), the so-bad-it's-good 80's classic starring Olympian Kurt Thomas. You can stretch the tropic slightly with Run Lola Run (1998), German film where the protagonist, Lola, has 20 minutes to gather a large sum of money to save her boyfriend - of course running features in several Olympic events.

The Winter Olympics is also an option of course with the likes of Cool Runnings (1993) or Eddie The Eagle (2016). Whatever your choice, however tenous you want to make it to fit the challenge, let us know!

Suggestions

These movies are mentioned in the video as potential suggestions for the challenge.

American Sniper

Bend It Like Beckham

Blades of Glory

Bleed for This

Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo

Challengers

Chariots of Fire

Foxcatcher

Free Solo

I, Tonya

Miracle

Pride

Race

Redbelt

TRON: Legacy

The Boys in the Boat

The Bronze

The Hunger Games

The Program

The River Wild

Challenge Stats

Completed the Challenge: 49
Total Movies Watched: 87
Different Movies Watched: 70
Hours Watched: 163

Challengers

4

Challengers (2024)

Under Paris

3

Under Paris (2024)

Real Steel

2

Real Steel (2011)

The Shiny Shrimps

2

The Shiny Shrimps (2019)

The Revenge of the Shiny Shrimps

2

The Revenge of the Shiny Shrimps (2022)

Mary Kom

2

Mary Kom (2014)

Chariots of Fire

2

Chariots of Fire (1981)

I, Tonya

2

I, Tonya (2017)

The Wrestler

2

The Wrestler (2008)

Race

2

Race (2016)

The Good, The Bad, The Weird

2

The Good, The Bad, The Weird (2008)

Miracle

2

Miracle (2004)

Rumble

2

Rumble (2021)

Society of the Snow

2

Society of the Snow (2023)

Matilda

1

Matilda (1978)

Air

1

Air (2023)

Battle of the Sexes

1

Battle of the Sexes (2017)

Dogtown and Z-Boys

1

Dogtown and Z-Boys (2002)

Swimming with Men

1

Swimming with Men (2018)

The Quick and the Dead

1

The Quick and the Dead (1995)

Here for Blood

1

Here for Blood (2022)

Young Woman and the Sea

1

Young Woman and the Sea (2024)

Changing the Game

1

Changing the Game (2019)

The Basketball Diaries

1

The Basketball Diaries (1995)

Bottoms

1

Bottoms (2023)

Rocky

1

Rocky (1976)

300

1

300 (2007)

Cool Runnings

1

Cool Runnings (1993)

Swimfan

1

Swimfan (2002)

Graduation Day

1

Graduation Day (1981)

Next Goal Wins

1

Next Goal Wins (2023)

Walk Don't Run

1

Walk Don't Run (1966)

My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler

1

My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler (2018)

The Boys in the Boat

1

The Boys in the Boat (2023)

The First Slam Dunk

1

The First Slam Dunk (2022)

Game of Death

1

Game of Death (1978)

Paris Is Burning

1

Paris Is Burning (1991)

The Mighty Ducks

1

The Mighty Ducks (1992)

Foxcatcher

1

Foxcatcher (2014)

From Paris with Love

1

From Paris with Love (2010)

DIVE

1

DIVE (2022)

Lost in Translation

1

Lost in Translation (2003)

The Iron Claw

1

The Iron Claw (2023)

Mystery, Alaska

1

Mystery, Alaska (1999)

Fair Play

1

Fair Play (2014)

Personal Best

1

Personal Best (1982)

Hoop Dreams

1

Hoop Dreams (1994)

The Core

1

The Core (2003)

Without Limits

1

Without Limits (1998)

Strangers on a Train

1

Strangers on a Train (1951)

Shredder

1

Shredder (2003)

Over the Limit

1

Over the Limit (2018)

Rocky IV

1

Rocky IV (1985)

The Hurricane

1

The Hurricane (1999)

Kings Ransom

1

Kings Ransom (2009)

Downhill Racer

1

Downhill Racer (1969)

Rocky Balboa

1

Rocky Balboa (2006)

Blades of Glory

1

Blades of Glory (2007)

Creed III

1

Creed III (2023)

Water Lilies

1

Water Lilies (2007)

Stick It

1

Stick It (2006)

Fatal Games

1

Fatal Games (1984)

Tour de Pharmacy

1

Tour de Pharmacy (2017)

Night Swim

1

Night Swim (2024)

Atlanta’s Olympic Glory

1

Atlanta’s Olympic Glory (1997)

The Bronze

1

The Bronze (2016)

The Cutting Edge

1

The Cutting Edge (1992)

Jappeloup

1

Jappeloup (2013)

The Nightingale

1

The Nightingale (2018)

The China Syndrome

1

The China Syndrome (1979)

Most watched actors

Sylvester Stallone

Sylvester Stallone (4)

Downhill Racer (1969)
Rocky Balboa (2006)
Rocky IV (1985)
Rocky (1976)

Stu Nahan

Stu Nahan (3)

Rocky Balboa (2006)
Rocky IV (1985)
Rocky (1976)

Talia Shire

Talia Shire (3)

Rocky Balboa (2006)
Rocky IV (1985)
Rocky (1976)

Tony Burton

Tony Burton (3)

Rocky Balboa (2006)
Rocky IV (1985)
Rocky (1976)

Burt Young

Burt Young (3)

Rocky Balboa (2006)
Rocky IV (1985)
Rocky (1976)

Will Arnett

Will Arnett (3)

Rumble (2021)
Next Goal Wins (2023)
Blades of Glory (2007)

Geoffrey Couët

Geoffrey Couët (2)

The Revenge of the Shiny Shrimps (2022)
The Shiny Shrimps (2019)

Linnea Quigley

Linnea Quigley (2)

Graduation Day (1981)
Fatal Games (1984)

Michaël Abiteboul

Michaël Abiteboul (2)

The Revenge of the Shiny Shrimps (2022)
The Shiny Shrimps (2019)

Katharine Towne

Katharine Towne (2)

Blades of Glory (2007)
Without Limits (1998)