Review 152min Genre:     Fact-based, Action, Drama, Sport Director:  James Mangold Cast:       Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Caitriona Balfe…and more Writers:   Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth and Jason Keller -Synopsis- Determined to dethrone the dominant Ferrari team at the 1966 24 Hours Le Mans race, automotive designer and engineer Carroll Shelby teams up with indomitable driver Ken Miles […]

Review 130min Genre:     Documentary, Sport Director:  Asif Kapadia Cast:       Diego Maradona, Claudia Villafañe, Corrado Ferlaino… and more Writers:   Asif Kapadia -Synopsis- A chronicle of the charismatic football legend at the height of his success and excess at Napoli in the mid-80s, and his transformation from a kid in a Buenos Aires shantytown to […]

Review 117min Genre:       Comedy, Romance Director:    Adam Shankman Cast:         Taraji P. Henson, Josh Brener, Tracy Morgan…and more Writers:     Tina Gordon, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory…and more -Synopsis- Tired of being overlooked by the men at her sport management agency, a determined woman turns her life around when an accident gives her the gift (and curse) of […]

Review 130min Genre:     Drama, Sport Director:  Steven Caple Jr. Cast:       Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson, Sylvester Stallone…more Writers:   Cheo Hodari Coker, Sylvester Stallone, Juel Taylor… and more -Synopsis- With new responsibilities on the table and much to lose, new heavyweight champion ‘Adonis Creed’ is confronted by history and a daunting new challenge . . . […]

Review 92min Genre:       Drama Director:    Paddy Considine Cast:         Paddy Considine, Jodie Whittaker, Tony Pitts…and more Writer:      Paddy Considine -Synopsis- When British boxing veteran and middleweight champion ‘Matty Burton’ suffers a catastrophic brain injury during a fight, he’s forced to effectively re-start his life, with huge emotional implications for his wife and infant daughter . . […]

Review 121min Genre:     Fact-based, Comedy, Drama, Sport Director:  Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris Cast:       Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Andrea Riseborough…and more Writer:    Simon Beaufoy -Synopsis- A light-hearted story of the struggle for equal rights in professional tennis, set against the backdrop of the media circus surrounding the exhibition match between legendary women’s world number one […]

Review 110min Genre:       Documentary Director:    Clay Tweel Cast:         Steve Gleason, Michel Varisco-Gleason, Rivers Gleason…more Writer:      Clay Tweel -Synopsis- A candid chronicle of the life of former professional American Football player Steve Gleason after he’s diagnosed with ALS (motor neurone disease) at the age of 34; as he begins a video diary to capture his essence […]

Review 135min Genre:      Fact-based, Drama, Sport Director:   Stephen Hopkins Cast:        Stephan James, Jason Sudeikis, Jeremy Irons…and more Writers:    Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse -Synopsis- Biographical drama about legendary Olympic athlete Jesse Owens’s struggles against the odds as a black man in deeply segregated America, striving for glory before the eyes of the world against the […]

Review 117min Genre:      Comedy Director:   Richard Linklater Cast:        Blake Jenner, Glen Powell, Zoey Deutch…and more Writer:     Richard Linklater -Synopsis- Writer/director Richard Linklater gives the early 1980s American college experience his ‘Dazed and Confused’ treatment in this free-spirited coming-of-age college comedy, following the fortunes of baseball-playing frat boys as they navigate the perilous waters of college […]

Review 123min Genre:      Fact-based, Drama, Sport Director:   Peter Landesman Cast:        Will Smith, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Alec Baldwin…and more Writers:    Peter Landesman and Jeanne Marie Laskas -Synopsis- Will Smith stars in a drama based on the real struggles of a brilliant immigrant forensic neuropathologist who discovered an American Football-related brain trauma disease and challenged an entire billion […]

Review 133min Genre:     Action, Drama Director:  Ryan Coogler Cast:       Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson…more Writers:   Ryan Coogler, Aaron Covington and Sylvester Stallone -Synopsis- Young Michael B. Jordan (Fantastic Four, Fruitvale Station) stars in a ‘Rocky’ spin-off as the late “Apollo Creed’s” troubled illegitimate son who enlists the help of his dad’s legendary “Italian […]

To celebrate Friday’s release of Ryan Coogler’s ‘Rocky’ boxing drama spin-off ‘Creed’ starring Michael B. Jordan, we break down our top 5 movie performances from actors who have clearly studied the sweet pugilistic science, in films that represent the sport accurately so classic ‘Rocky’ films are out of the running… and we’re not interested in actual […]

Review 103min Genre:     Fact-based, Drama, Sport Director:  Stephen Frears Cast:       Ben Foster, Chris O’Dowd, Jesse Plemons…and more Writers:   John Hodge, David Walsh Biographical drama from British director Stephen Frears (The Queen, High Fidelity) about the rise and spectacular fall of cancer survivor, 7-time Tour de France winning cyclist and disgraced drugs cheat Lance Armstrong, chronicling […]

Week 2 August 2015 Let’s see some hustle!, what are your favorite movie sporting gurus?, here’s our selection for the most memorable and entertaining movie coaches. Let us know what you think by liking and commenting and please subscribe for more weekly videos, you can follow us on: Twitter- https://twitter.com/FilmPhonic Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/FilmPhonic Welcome to the […]

Review 123min Genre:    Drama, Action, Sport Director: Antoine Fuqua Cast:      Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams, Forest Whitaker…and more Writer:    Kurt Sutter Jake Gyllenhaal undergoes another drastic physical transformation to star as undisputed light-heavyweight champion “Billy Hope”, a fierce and unpredictable competitor in and out of the ring, but when tragedy strikes and his life spirals out […]

134min Genre:    Drama, Fact-based, Sport Director: Bennett Miller Cast:      Channing Tatum, Steve Carell & Mark Ruffalo …and more Writers:  E. Max Frye & Dan Futterman Based on a true story, Foxcatcher examines the relationship between US Olympic wrestling champions the Schultz brothers and their bizarre coach/sponsor the millionaire du Pont family heir John du Pont, […]

124 min Genre:     Family, Fact-Based, Comedy, Drama, Sport Director:  Craig Gillespie Cast:       Jon Hamm, Suraj Sharma, Madhur Mittal…and more Writers:   Thomas McCarthy Based on a true story, Jon Hamm stars as a down-on-his-luck American sports agent who gambles on a strategy of scouting Indian cricketers through an X-factor-like talent contest to become Major League Baseball […]

106min Genre:    Documentary, Fact Based, Sport Director: Asif Kapadia Cast:      Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, Ron Dennis…and more Writers:  Manish Pandey Multi award-wining Senna is a documentary from British Filmmaker Asif Kapadia chronicling the life and times of the late-great Brazilian Formula 1 racing legend and sport superstar Ayrton Senna. The film seamlessly combines archive footage […]