The Set-Up

3.3

United Passions

An epic, untold story that brings to life the inspiring saga of the World Cup and the three determined men who created it. Driven by their vision and passion, three men, overcame their doubts and fought obstacles and scandals to make the World Cup a reality. Spanning the tumultuous 20th Century, this timeless saga celebrates the event that became the most popular sporting event in the world.

2014-06-19 | en

7.0

Rounders

A young reformed gambler must return to playing big stakes poker to help a friend pay off loan sharks.

1998-09-11 | en

6.8

Kickboxer

If your enemy refuses to be humbled... Destroy him. Accompanied by his brother Kurt, American kickboxing champion Eric Sloane, arrives in Thailand to defeat the Eastern warriors at their own sport. His opponent: ruthless fighter and Thai champion, Tong Po. Tong not only defeats Eric, he paralyzes him for life. Crazed with anger, Kurt vows revenge.

1989-04-20 | en

6.4

The Football Factory

The Football Factory is more than just a study of the English obsession with football violence, it's about men looking for armies to join, wars to fight and places to belong. A forgotten culture of Anglo Saxon males fed up with being told they're not good enough and using their fists as a drug they describe as being more potent than sex and drugs put together.

2004-05-13 | en

6.8

Slap Shot

To build up attendance at their games, the management of a struggling minor-league hockey team signs up the Hanson Brothers, three hard-charging players whose job is to demolish the opposition.

1977-02-25 | en

6.4

Bomber

Bomber is an unemployed boat captain. One day he meets Jerry, a manager of boxers who are struck by the force of his fists. That is when they see the chance to win big money.

1982-08-05 | it

6.8

Wyatt Earp

From Wichita to Dodge City, to the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Wyatt Earp is taught that nothing matters more than family and the law. Joined by his brothers and Doc Holliday, Earp wages war on the dreaded Clanton and McLaury gangs.

1994-06-24 | en

5.8

Camorra

The fast career of a young Neapolitan among contraband, gambling dens, bribes and illegality. He will upgrade its rank till the maximum level of the "Family".

1972-08-30 | it

0.0

The Gamblers

General arrives in Baden-Baden with his stepdaughter Polina and his mother, seeking social standing and respite. Secretly, they chase casino fortunes alongside a French businessman and beauty. Alexej, Polina’s tutor, struggles with his own gambling past while falling for her. When the wealthy “Babushka” dies, the family’s financial woes vanish, freeing Alexej to court Polina. Yet he loses everything in a sudden winning streak that upends loyalties and reveals the world’s true stakes: love, money, and chance.

2007-06-20 | de

6.4

Redbelt

Is there room for principle in Los Angeles? Mike Terry teaches jujitsu and barely makes ends meet. His Brazilian wife, whose family promotes fights, wants to see Mike in the ring making money, but to him competition is degrading. A woman sideswipes Mike's car and then, after an odd sequence of events, shoots out the studio's window. Later that evening, Mike rescues an action movie star in a fistfight at a bar. In return, the actor befriends Mike, gives him a gift, offers him work on his newest film, and introduces Mike's wife to his own - the women initiate business dealings. Then, things go sour all at once, Mike's debts mount, and going into the ring may be his only option.

2008-04-07 | en

5.8

Free! the Final Stroke the Second Volume

After his first appearance on the competitive world stage, Haruka was overwhelmed by Albert’s swimming and lost his way. “What are you swimming for?” His reason to swim and what the water means to him are called into question. The question has trapped Haruka, and he struggles to find the answer on his own.

2022-04-22 | ja

6.4

National Champions

A star quarterback ignites a players’ strike hours before the biggest game of the year in order to fight for fair compensation, equality, and respect for the athletes who put their bodies and health on the line for their schools.

2021-12-10 | en

7.2

The Boys in the Boat

The triumphant underdog story of the University of Washington men's rowing team, who stunned the world by competing at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

2023-12-25 | en

4.8

Maladonna

In late XIX century, rich and bored Maria (Paola Senatore) is after a more sexually interesting life and gets involved with Alessio who shows her other kinds of love. She soon becomes his sex slave but some unexpected consequences will arise from her desperate search for sexual fulfillment.

1984-08-30 | it

6.1

Nora Prentiss

Quiet, organised Dr Talbot meets nightclub singer Nora Prentiss when she is slightly hurt in a street accident. Despite her misgivings they become heavily involved and Talbot finds he is faced with the choice of leaving Nora or divorcing his wife. When a patient expires in his office, a third option seems to present itself.

1947-02-22 | en

6.2

Nobody Lives Forever

A con artist falls for the rich widow he's trying to fleece.

1946-11-01 | en

6.3

Calcutta

Neale and Pedro fly cargo between Chungking and Calcutta. When their buddy Bill is murdered they investigate. Neale meets Bill's fiancée Virginia and becomes suspicious of a deeper plot while also falling for her charms.

1946-12-20 | en

6.6

Prefontaine

It's the true-life story of legendary track star Steve Prefontaine, the exciting and sometimes controversial "James Dean of Track," whose spirit captured the heart of the nation! Cocky, charismatic, and tough, "Pre" was a running rebel who defied rules, pushed limits ... and smashed records ...

1997-01-24 | en

5.2

Over-Exposed

This titillating bit of pulp sensationalism was the last in a string of "B" films that Cleo Moore starred in at Columbia. Moore plays Lila Crane, an ambitious clip-joint floozie turned photographer with flexible morals and a penchant for fast money.

1956-04-01 | en

6.2

They Made Me a Criminal

A boxer flees, believing he has committed a murder while he was drunk.

1939-01-21 | en

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The Set-Up

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Robert Ryan

Audrey Totter

George Tobias

Alan Baxter

Wallace Ford

Percy Helton

Hal Baylor

Darryl Hickman

Kevin O'Morrison

James Edwards

David Clarke

Phillip Pine

Edwin Max

Herbert Anderson

Larry Anzalone

Arthur Berkeley

Burman Bodel

John Butler

Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Bud Cokes

Heinie Conklin

Gene Delmont

Abe Dinovitch

Paul Dubov

Arthur 'Weegee' Fellig

Dan Foster

David Fresco

Joseph Glick

Bernard Gorcey

Vincent Graeff

William E. Green

Bobby Henshaw

John Indrisano

Michael Jeffers

Dick Johnstone

Donald Kerr

Jess Kirkpatrick

Joseph La Cava

Mike Lally

Richard LaMarr

Archie Leonard

Dwight Martin

William McCarter

Mathew McCue

Lynn Millan

Frank Mills

Ben Moselle

Tommy Noonan

Anton Northpole

William J. O'Brien

Brian O'Hara

Jack Perry

Jack Raymond

Frank Richards

Walter Ridge

Tony Roux

Sammy Shack

Carl Sklover

Emmett Smith

Billy Snyder

Ray Spiker

Harold J. Stone

Jack Stoney

Brick Sullivan

Harry Tenbrook

Charles Wagenheim