Marathon (2007)

A verdadeira história do "Flying Sikh" - vice campeão mundial e olímpico Milkha Singh. Que superou o massacre de sua família, guerra civil durante a partição entre Índia e Paquistão, e a falta de moradia para se tornar um dos atletas mais emblemáticos da Índia. O filme começa nos Jogos Olímpicos de 1960 em Roma, onde um treinador diz "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag!" Milkha (Jarhan Akhtar) começa a correr, e teria ganho facilmente, se ele não olhasse para trás quando ele se aproxima do fim da corrida. O olhar para trás, custa-lhe o bronze. Em um flashback, então, a história remonta à sua infância. Vemos como sua infância feliz chega a um fim abrupto quando a terra em que ele e sua família viveram torna-se uma parte do novo Paquistão.

A production of Oxford Polytechnic for sponsor the Family Planning Association, this is an unreservedly hairy promotion of the prophylactic in avoiding unwanted pregnancies. A wave of period details situate the film in both time and milieu. The culture of its audience, 1970s students, is evoked and displayed via a mattress on the floor, an ethnic rug, the kilim bedpsread, homebrew jars, denim clothes and by hair: long hair, facial hair - beards. The main actors are dead ringers for the infamous cover stars of Alex Comfort's The Joy of Sex, published the year before.

In 2009 started the hardest and longest footrace in the world: an average run of 43 miles/day, 64 total stages, no days off, for a total of 2,800 miles from southern Italy up to the North Cape in Norway. Nights were spent in gyms, kindergartens or swimming baths on own mats, there where no accompanying service teams, no closed streets during the racing day... The performance expectations were turned upside down. It's not just about physical fitness but also about who can master this huge challenge in their head. Women become dreaded opponents of men. Ideal age is 40 - that's when mind and body are equally strong.

Three modern love stories focus on how digital privacy, fleeting fame and the power of personal reinvention can change one's romantic destiny.

Mladen Maticevic is a 40 year old Serbian film director. In the summer of 2005, he decided to try and run the full marathon race on the next Belgrade Marathon, in the spring of 2006. This film depicts his struggle to train, lose weight, learn the tactics and eventually win the race. His family doubts that such feat is possible while friends both encourage him and discourage him to pull it off. Suddenly the whole marathon run becomes a metaphor for everyday struggles in post-Communist Belgrade.

Man-ho is a pacemaker for Korean national marathon team. His purpose is to stay ahead of others until the 30km mark. But he gradually grows a desire to run for the victory.

The São Silvestre Road Race is a famous long-distance running event held yearly in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, on December 31st. The movie recreates the experience of running the race in 2011.

Started as a class project in what was likely the first filmmaking course ever taught at Harvard, Marathon documents the running of the 1964 Boston Marathon.

A 13 year old talented athlete struggles to come to terms with the traumas of life as she prepares for a very important athletics event.

36 year-old Nirupama Rajeev (played by Manju Warrier) is an UD clerk in Revenue Department. The role of her husband is played by Kunchaka Boban. There is nothing interesting about her life as she leads a life which is determined by her usual daily activities. The movie focusses on the society's obsession with the age and how individual's ability is overlooked by the fact how old he or she is.

There Is No Finish Line is a testament to the power that running can bring to our lives. The film celebrates the life and spirit of Joan Benoit-Samuelson, the first woman Olympic Gold medalist in the marathon.

In 2010, four of the greatest undefeated mountain runners on earth toed the starting line at the Western States 100-mile endurance run, the oldest and most prestigious 100-mile foot race in the world. 'Unbreakable: The Western States 100' follows the four lead men on this amazing journey. Hal Koerner, two time defending Western States champion, and running store entrepreneur from Ashland, Oregon. Geoff Roes, undefeated at the 100-mile distance, an organic chef from Juneau, Alaska. Anton Krupicka, undefeated in every ultramarathon he has ever started, a graduate student living in Boulder, Colorado. Kilian Jornet, the young mountain runner and two time Ultra-trail du Mont-Blanc champion, from Spain.

A women's track team is preparing for a big meet against a rival college, but the coach is having trouble getting her team ready. Norma, the team's star, is more interested in slipping out to meet her boyfriend than she is with getting ready for the meet, so Norma and the coach engage in a clash of wills.

"Terry" tells the story of 21-year old amputee Terry Fox who attempted to run across Canada with only one leg. Unfortunately, he only made it to Thunder Bay, Ontario when he died, one month before his 23rd birthday yet his memories will live on forever in the hearts of Canadians everywhere.

Young sprinter Chris Cahill is having difficulty reaching her potential as an athlete, until she meets established track star Tory Skinner. As Tory and her coach help Chris with her training, the two women form friendship that evolves into a romantic relationship. Their intimacy, however, becomes complicated when Chris' improvement causes them to be competitors for the Olympic team.

Após roubar um carro em Marselha, Michel Poiccard (Jean-Paul Belmondo) ruma para Paris. No caminho mata um policial, que tentou prendê-lo por excesso de velocidade, e em Paris persuade a relutante Patricia Franchisi (Jean Seberg), uma estudante americana com quem se envolveu, para escondê-lo até receber o dinheiro que lhe devem. Michel promete a Patricia que irão juntos para a Itália. No entanto, o crime de Michel está nos jornais e agora não há opção. Ele fica escondido no apartamento de Patricia, onde conversam, namoram, ele fala sobre a morte e ela diz que quer ficar grávida dele. Ele perde a consciência da situação na qual se encontra e anda pela cidade cometendo pequenos delitos, mas quando é visto por um informante começa o final da sua trágica perseguição.

Em 1959 na Califórnia, o greaser Danny Zuko e a australiana Sandy Olsson estão apaixonados. Passam todo o tempo na praia, mas quando regressam às aulas, o que nenhum deles sabe é que ambos entraram na escola de Rydell High. Danny é o líder dos T-Birds, um grupo de greasers de blusões de cabedal, enquanto Sandy anda com as Pink Ladies, um grupo de meninas que se vestem de cor-de-rosa e dirigidas por Rizzo. Quando se cruzam no primeiro rally de Rydell, Danny não é o mesmo Danny da praia...

Thomas Levy é Babe, um tranquilo universitário e maratonista que acaba se envolvendo em uma complicada trama mortal com um fugitivo nazista, o qual Doc, seu irmão mais velho e agente do governo, quer pegá-lo. Porém quando Doc é assassinado, Babe se encontra emaranhado com as pedras preciosas roubadas e loucos sádicos, em que até mesmo sua namorada Elsa está envolvida.

Os Leaders e os Vaillant são duas famílias tradicionais do automobilismo que possuem uma intensa rivalidade. Os pilotos da família Leaders são conhecidos por serem desleais, enquanto que os Vaillant são famosos por serem benevolentes. Quando a famosa corrida das 24 horas de Le Mans se aproxima ambas as famílias percebem que precisarão usar todos os recursos possíveis para derrotar o rival.

No perigoso universo do automobilismo, pilotos arriscam suas vidas para chegar ao topo do pódio. Para vencer o rival Beau Brandenburg, o iniciante Jimmy Blye pede ajuda a Joe Tanto, veterano astro das pistas que precisa superar os próprios traumas.