Week 33

Watch a movie with an Olympics connection

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)

Mary Kom

2

Mary Kom (2014)

Race

2

Race (2016)

The Revenge of the Shiny Shrimps

2

The Revenge of the Shiny Shrimps (2022)

Real Steel

2

Real Steel (2011)

Society of the Snow

2

Society of the Snow (2023)

Rumble

2

Rumble (2021)

Chariots of Fire

2

Chariots of Fire (1981)

I, Tonya

2

I, Tonya (2017)

Miracle

2

Miracle (2004)

The Good, The Bad, The Weird

2

The Good, The Bad, The Weird (2008)

The Shiny Shrimps

2

The Shiny Shrimps (2019)

The Wrestler

2

The Wrestler (2008)

Atlanta’s Olympic Glory

1

Atlanta’s Olympic Glory (1997)

Personal Best

1

Personal Best (1982)

Rocky

1

Rocky (1976)

Matilda

1

Matilda (1978)

The Nightingale

1

The Nightingale (2018)

Swimfan

1

Swimfan (2002)

Bottoms

1

Bottoms (2023)

Paris Is Burning

1

Paris Is Burning (1991)

Rocky Balboa

1

Rocky Balboa (2006)

The Iron Claw

1

The Iron Claw (2023)

Next Goal Wins

1

Next Goal Wins (2023)

Swimming with Men

1

Swimming with Men (2018)

The Quick and the Dead

1

The Quick and the Dead (1995)

The Mighty Ducks

1

The Mighty Ducks (1992)

Tour de Pharmacy

1

Tour de Pharmacy (2017)

Here for Blood

1

Here for Blood (2022)

Hoop Dreams

1

Hoop Dreams (1994)

Rocky IV

1

Rocky IV (1985)

Blades of Glory

1

Blades of Glory (2007)

Fatal Games

1

Fatal Games (1984)

The Basketball Diaries

1

The Basketball Diaries (1995)

Cool Runnings

1

Cool Runnings (1993)

My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler

1

My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler (2018)

Foxcatcher

1

Foxcatcher (2014)

Downhill Racer

1

Downhill Racer (1969)

The Cutting Edge

1

The Cutting Edge (1992)

From Paris with Love

1

From Paris with Love (2010)

Changing the Game

1

Changing the Game (2019)

The Core

1

The Core (2003)

Jappeloup

1

Jappeloup (2013)

Shredder

1

Shredder (2003)

The First Slam Dunk

1

The First Slam Dunk (2022)

Without Limits

1

Without Limits (1998)

Night Swim

1

Night Swim (2024)

Water Lilies

1

Water Lilies (2007)

Graduation Day

1

Graduation Day (1981)

Game of Death

1

Game of Death (1978)

Mystery, Alaska

1

Mystery, Alaska (1999)

The Hurricane

1

The Hurricane (1999)

Dogtown and Z-Boys

1

Dogtown and Z-Boys (2002)

The China Syndrome

1

The China Syndrome (1979)

Fair Play

1

Fair Play (2014)

Creed III

1

Creed III (2023)

The Bronze

1

The Bronze (2016)

Over the Limit

1

Over the Limit (2018)

Kings Ransom

1

Kings Ransom (2009)

Battle of the Sexes

1

Battle of the Sexes (2017)

DIVE

1

DIVE (2022)

Young Woman and the Sea

1

Young Woman and the Sea (2024)

Walk Don't Run

1

Walk Don't Run (1966)

Stick It

1

Stick It (2006)

The Boys in the Boat

1

The Boys in the Boat (2023)

Strangers on a Train

1

Strangers on a Train (1951)

Lost in Translation

1

Lost in Translation (2003)

300

1

300 (2007)

Air

1

Air (2023)

Most watched actors

Sylvester Stallone

Sylvester Stallone (4)

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

Will Arnett

Will Arnett (3)

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

Stu Nahan

Stu Nahan (3)

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

Talia Shire

Talia Shire (3)

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

Tony Burton

Tony Burton (3)

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

Burt Young

Burt Young (3)

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

Gene Hackman

Gene Hackman (2)

The Quick and the Dead (1995)
Downhill Racer (1969)

Vincent Pastore

Vincent Pastore (2)

The Basketball Diaries (1995)
The Hurricane (1999)

Kevin Durand

Kevin Durand (2)

Real Steel (2011)
Mystery, Alaska (1999)

Geoffrey Couët

Geoffrey Couët (2)

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