• Fun

‘Next Goal Wins’ (2023)

The classic "underdog sports story" genre gains a new entry with Taika Waititi's perfectly enjoyable Next Goal Wins. Based (very loosely) on the 2014 documentary of the same name, Next Goal Wins opens with real footage of a world-record setting blowout during the 2001 FIFA World Cup qualifiers — Australia 31, American Samoa 0. The movie then...

‘Remember the Titans’

Football season is in full swing, baby! As someone who grew up with sports but never truly played one, I can wholeheartedly recommend adding Remember the Titans to your fall watchlist. The Disney film from 2000 tells the true story of a newly-integrated Virginian high school football team in the early 1970s as they learn to put race aside and...

• Adventurous
• Fun

‘Wrestlers’

You don't have to be a fan of professional wrestling to empathize with the eclectic cast of Netflix's evocative new docuseries Wrestlers. Directed by Greg Whiteley, the show centers on acclaimed former wrestler Al Snow as he attempts to keep professional wrestling league Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) afloat. Expertly capturing the beating heart of...

• Choked Up
• Intense

‘Heart of Invictus’

Curious about the Invictus Games? The inspiring and therapeutic international sporting event that pulls Prince Harry and Meghan Markle back in the spotlight for a good cause every few years? The touching Netflix docuseries Heart of Invictus takes you behind-the-scenes of the much-delayed 2022 Invictus Games by focusing on a handful of participants...

• Fun
• Nostalgic

‘Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty’ Season 2

I've been loving Season 2 of HBO's energetic sports dramedy Winning Time. A slam dunk of '80s basketball nostalgia, the second season centers on the historic rivalry between Magic Johnson's Lakers and Larry Bird’s Boston Celtics, with the two future Hall of Famers set to square off in the 1984 NBA Finals. A strong cast (John C. Reilly, Quincy...

• Curious
• Fun

‘Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the New York Jets’

HBO's long-running docuseries Hard Knocks is the perfect NFL Week 1 appetizer. This year's edition sets its sights on Robert Saleh's New York Jets as Gang Green attempt to improve on last year's 7-10 record and contend in the ultra-competitive AFC East. The first episode centered on the new kid in town, future Hall of Famer Aaron Rodgers, while...

• Adventurous
• Fun

‘Quarterback’

If you find yourself counting the days until Hard Knocks returns, Netflix's sensational new docuseries Quarterback is for you. The streamer's first partnership with the NFL, the eight-episode series follows three quarterbacks at different stages of their careers — Patrick Mahomes, Kirk Cousins, and Marcus Mariota — as they compete throughout...