5 Lesser-Known Sports Movies to Watch After 'Marty Supreme', Ranked by Rotten Tomatoes

If you wanted to relive the feelings of spiritual triumph you experienced while watching the inspiring sports drama Marty Supreme, and discover something new, this list is for you.

The projects we picked explore sports not as simple competitions, but as deeply personal journeys of overcoming and human strength.

5. 'Seabiscuit', 2003

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 77%

The movie is set during the Great Depression. The plot centers on Seabiscuit, an unruly and unsightly horse whom only a madman would bet on.

Three men fit this description: a part-blind jockey and boxer named Red, a prominent automobile manufacturer named Charles, and a former horse trainer named Tom.

Desperate and with nothing to lose, the three men put everything they have into turning the underdog horse into a champion.

4. 'Eddie the Eagle', 2015

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 82%

Since childhood, Englishman Eddie Edwards had dreamed of competing in the Olympics. Unfortunately, he was not blessed with the physical gifts necessary to excel in any sport.

One day, he had a crazy idea: he would become a ski jumping champion. In England, the sport was unpopular, so Eddie would have few competitors.

With nowhere to train in England, Edwards went to Germany, where he met Bronson Peary. He was a former member of the American ski jumping team and is now a hard-drinking truck driver.

3. 'The Art of Self-Defense', 2019

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 83%

Casey Davies is a quiet, insecure accountant who spends his evenings with his dachshund. One day, while buying dog food, he is attacked by a motorcycle gang.

This prompts Casey to enroll in karate. Initially, he's simply trying to learn self-defense, but training with a sensei soon completely changes his life.

The Art of Self-Defense is a captivating blend of crime thriller, dark comedy, and sports drama. Throughout the movie, viewers are treated to unexpected plot twists, and the ending is virtually impossible to predict.

2. 'The Fighter', 2010

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 91%

This is the incredible but true story of boxer Micky "Irish" Ward's rise to world champion status. A man of humble origins, Ward worked as a road worker between fights.

After a series of setbacks and defeats, he returned to the ring with his half-brother Dicky as his trainer. Dicky was a former boxer whose career was cut short by cocaine addiction.

With the help of his brother, the love of waitress Charlene, his mother's care, and his own unwavering will to win, Ward ascended to the world championship.

1. 'Moneyball', 2011

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94%

In the early 2000s, Oakland Athletics baseball manager Billy Beane introduced a revolutionary approach to constructing a team roster, defying both skepticism and tradition.

After losing key players to a team with a modest budget, Beane and his assistant Peter assembled a team of underrated athletes who had been overlooked. Their strategy provoked ridicule and resistance, but they persevered.

This is one of the best sports dramas, where sports serve as the backdrop for a drama about self-belief, loneliness, and the price of success.