The Ground We Won
An elegant observational portrait of small-town life in Reporoa, New Zealand; dairy farming, hard drinking and especially turning boys into men with rugby.
Why you'll love it
This documentary follows a rugby team in a small rural town in New Zealand, exploring the struggles and triumphs of the team and the community.
This Sporting Life
Richard Harris, Rachel Roberts, Alan Badel
Despite success on the field, a rising rugby star senses the emerging emptiness of his life as his inner angst begins to materialize through aggression and brutality, so he attempts to woo his landlady in hopes of finding reason t...
Why you'll love it
Despite success on the field, a rising rugby star senses the emerging emptiness of his life as his inner angst begins to materialize through aggression and brutality.
Invictus
Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, Tony Kgoroge
Nelson Mandela, in his first term as President of South Africa, initiates a unique venture to unite the Apartheid-torn land: enlist the national rugby team on a mission to win the 1995 Rugby World Cup.
Why you'll love it
The film tells the inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela joined forces with the captain of South Africa's rugby team to help unite their country.
Forever Strong
Sean Faris, Penn Badgley, Gary Cole
A rugby player is put up in a juvenile detention center, where he plays for the Highland Rugby team and ultimately plays against his father in the National Championships.
Why you'll love it
A rugby player is put up in a juvenile detention center. There he plays for the Highland Rugby team and ultimately plays against his father in the National Championships.
Alive
Ethan Hawke, Vincent Spano, Josh Hamilton
After crash-landing in the snowswept Andes, a Uruguayan rugby team has no choice but to turn to desperate measures in order to survive.
Why you'll love it
The story of a Uruguayan Rugby team's plane that crashed in the middle of the Andes mountains, and their immense will to survive and pull through alive.