Overcoming the Odds | Uplifting Sports Stories

Overcoming the Odds | Uplifting Sports Stories

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Overcoming the Odds | Uplifting Sports Stories
  • Extraordinary

    Movie

    Based on a true marriage journey, this is the story of ultra-marathon runner and college professor David Horton, his wife, Nancy, and their attempt to finish their marriage race well. TV-PG

  • Finding Buck McHenry

    Movie

    A coming of age story about a rag-tag group of kids on a quest to prove that their beloved little league coach is really a former great of the old negro leagues.

  • Annie O

    Movie

    The first girl to make the all-male high school varsity basketball team faces jealousy and resentment from her teammates, friends and family.

  • Shake Off The World

    Movie

    When a high school football star is sidelined by his coach and fights with bullies at school, he realizes that "winning" the game of life is best accomplished through faith! TV-G

  • The 5th Quarter

    Movie

    The true story of Jon Abbate who, driven by the tragic and fatal car crash that took the life of his 15 year-old brother Luke, wears Luke's number five jersey, and helps lead the Wake Forest Demon Deacons to the most successful season in history.

  • The Halfback of Notre Dame

    Movie

    Coach Modeau of Notre Dame High School in Portland, Oregon, is pushing his football team hard to win the upcoming city championship game.

  • Gibby

    Movie

    A young teenage girl, Katie, can not snap out of her depression after losing her mother. Katie has lost interest in school, her friends, and gymnastics. All that changes in the summer when she is asked to monkeysit Gibby, her science teacher's Capuchin monkey. Taking care of the monkey changes he...

  • Touch The Wall

    Movie

    Swimmers Missy Franklin and Kara Lynn Joyce battle high expectations on their journey to the highest stage in swimming - the 2012 London Olympics. TV-PG-L

  • Super Girl

    Movie

    In this documentary, Naomi seems like a typical 11-year-old Orthodox Jewish girl until she breaks a world record in powerlifting and turns into and international phenomenon. TV-PG

  • On Angel's Wings

    Movie

    When the star player for the Angel’s Soccer Team is injured, Coach Carter decides to play the water girl, McKenzie Adams . After embarrassing herself in front of the entire school, her luck changes when she meets an Angel that grants her 3 wishes.

  • Silver Bells

    Movie

    Bruce Dalt, a hypercompetitive sportscaster, wants his son to be the star of the basketball team. When Bruce gets into a scuffle with the coach, he is sentenced to community service manning a Salvation Army kettle.

  • The Perfect Summer

    Movie

    When 17-year-old Jake and his mom move to live with his grandfather in a quiet coastal town, Jake is certain it’s going to be the worst summer of his life, but when he catches the eye of a beautiful surfer girl, Jake begins to think that there’s more to life than the internet. Now, with the help ...

  • A Gift of Love: The Daniel Huffman Story

    Movie

    Seventeen-year-old Daniel Huffman reminisces about the personal choice he made to save his ailing grandmother.

  • Colors of Character

    Movie

    With no formal training, prolific artist Steve Skipper breaks down the walls of racism in the world of fine art. Viewer Discretion Advised. TV-14

  • The Red Sneakers

    TV-PG. Reggie Reynolds, a 17-year old high school student, is more mathematician than athlete, but when junk shop owner Zeke gives Reggie a pair of magic red sneakers, he is transformed into a great basketball player.

  • The Home Coming

    Movie

    TV-PG-DV. Jordy is a city boy with a history of trouble. When he’s sent to a country high school to finish his senior year, fitting in takes on a whole new meaning. He joins the football team, parties, and even dates a cheerleader. He yearns for acceptance and goes about it the wrong way. But it ...

  • Home Run

    Movie

    TV-14. Baseball all-star Cory Brand knows what it takes to win in the big leagues. But off the field, with memories of his past haunting him, his life is spiraling out of control. Cory’s agent sends him back to the small town where he grew up. Forced to coach the local youth baseball team and spe...

  • Grace by Night

    Movie

    An UP Faith & Family Premiere Exclusive: TV-14. After a personal tragedy spirals Jon Aames into a crisis of faith, he seeks solace by volunteering as a 24/7 crisis hotline responder. As he tackles the toughest situations, he finds unexpected help from the callers. However, still grieving, Jon’s l...

  • Underdogs

    Movie

    TV-PG. Set in rural Ohio, the birthplace of football, a small-town high school football team rises to play their cross-town rival, a perennial powerhouse, while standing up for an entire community.

  • Always a Winner

    Movie

    TV-14. A girl transfers to a Christian school for her senior year determined to repeat as state golf champion. As she begins that quest, she is greatly affected by her golf Coach and comes to learn what is really most important in life.

  • Love Throws a Curve

    Movie

    TV-G. A baseball player, fighting for his dreams, finds unexpected happiness with a woman who works in his favorite restaurant.

  • Rally Caps

    Movie

    TV-PG-LV. Based on a true story - A young baseball player has his dreams of pitching for a Little League travel team derailed by a devastating injury on the field.

  • Harry & Snowman

    Movie

    TV-PG-V. The story of immigrant Harry DeLeyer and the plow horse he rescued from slaughter.

  • If I Had Wings

    Movie

    Seventeen year old Alex Taylor (Richard Harmon) dreams of flying. He also dreams of running for his high school's cross-country track team.