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From the producers of the Emmy-nominated and Peabody-Award winning 30 for 30 series, ESPN Films creates exceptional sports stories from some of today's finest filmmakers.
IMDb 7.4201130 episodes
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  1. S1 E1 - Magic Johnson: The Announcement
    March 10, 2012
    1 h 21 min
    7+
    On Thursday, Nov. 7, 1991, Earvin "Magic" Johnson made people stop and watch at the Forum in Inglewood, California. The 32-year-old ground-breaking point guard was holding a press conference to make the stunning announcement that he was HIV-positive.
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  2. S1 E2 - Fab 5
    March 12, 2011
    1 h 37 min
    7+
    Arriving on the campus of the University of Michigan in the fall of 1991, the five freshmen--Chris Webber, Jalen Rose, Juwan Howard, Jimmy King and Ray Jackson--not only electrified the game, but also brought new style to the masses with their baggy shorts, black socks and brash talk.
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  3. S1 E3 - Catching Hell
    June 9, 2011
    1 h 48 min
    7+
    A foul ball descended from the cold Chicago sky, seemingly destined for the glove of Cubs left fielder Moises Alou. But a flurry of hands reached up and one hand, belonging to Cubs fan Steve Bartman, fatefully tipped the ball away from a frustrated Alou.
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  4. S1 E4 - Renee
    October 3, 2011
    1 h 18 min
    7+
    The film tells the story of Renée Richard's battle to enter the 1977 U.S. Open as the first transgender tennis player. Simultaneously, it follows her today as she struggles to cope with a life of contradictions and personal conflict.
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  5. S1 E5 - The Dotted Line
    October 10, 2011
    56min
    7+
    The Dotted Line is an in-depth look at what it takes to be a big-time agent in the fiercely competitive world of major league sports.
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  6. S1 E6 - Charismatic
    October 19, 2011
    52min
    7+
    In June of 1999 an unlikely colt named Charismatic, with down and out jockey Chris Antley aboard, headed down the stretch at the Belmont Stakes, just seconds away from becoming the first Triple Crown winner in nearly 21 years.
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  7. S1 E7 - Real Rocky
    October 24, 2011
    58min
    7+
    Chuck Wepner is a liquor salesman from Bayonne, NJ who drives a Cadillac with "Champ" vanity plates. A former New Jersey State Heavyweight Boxing Champion, he took abuse from Sonny Liston, got his nose broken by Muhammad Ali, and inspired Sylvester Stallone to write "Rocky". Wepner was left out of the "Rocky" glory, and his career took turn after strange turn as he worked to stay in the spotlight.
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  8. S1 E8 - Unguarded
    October 17, 2011
    1 h 20 min
    7+
    Chris Herren, Fall River, Massachusetts' high school basketball superstar, played for Boston University, for Jerry Tarkanian's Fresno State team, bounced around the NBA and around the globe. Chris failed drug tests wherever he played.
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  9. S1 E9 - Roll Tide/War Eagle
    November 7, 2011
    50min
    7+
    With two Heisman trophies, two national championships and one crazed fan, the biggest rivalry in college sports, Auburn vs. Alabama, has reached new heights in the last two years.
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  10. S1 E10 - The Marinovich Project
    December 11, 2011
    1 h 20 min
    7+
    From birth, Todd Marinovich was raised with a defined purpose of creating the perfect athlete. Trained by his father Marv, a former pro football player, the young Marinovich was meticulously engineered and nurtured into a star quarterback. But three short years later he was out of the NFL.
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  11. S1 E11 - Dewey Bozella
    March 14, 2012
    49min
    7+
    ESPN Films tells the inspirational story of Dewey Bozella and follows him through his quest to fight one professional fight as a free man. A promising young boxer from a troubled family, Bozella was wrongfully convicted of murder in 1983 and spent more than 26 years in New York's Sing Sing prison.
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  12. S1 E12 - Herschel Walker
    September 6, 2011
    50min
    7+
    Profiling former Georgia running back Herschel Walker. The 1982 Heisman Trophy winner overcame teenage bouts with bullying for being overweight and having a severe stutter.
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  13. S1 E13 - The Play That Changed College Football
    December 3, 2011
    50min
    7+
    The Play That Changed College Football takes a look back at the first SEC Championship Game in 1992 between Florida and Alabama. The documentary dives into what the inaugural championship meant at the time and what it has meant to college football today.
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  14. S1 E14 - 40 Minutes of Hell
    February 13, 2012
    49min
    7+
    Explore the rise, fall and re-birth of legendary University of Arkansas coach Nolan Richardson, at a time when the state of Arkansas was at the epicenter of American culture.
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  15. S1 E15 - Lolo Jones
    May 20, 2012
    49min
    7+
    The appeal of the Lolo Jones story goes beyond the track and field community. It is one of heartbreak, adversity and the hope of triumph at the end, the kind of storyline that appeals to the masses. This is her story!
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  16. S1 E16 - Going Big
    December 19, 2012
    51min
    7+
    Plagued by injuries at UK and the NBA, Sam Bowie has always been overshadowed by his draft placement. The 7-foot-1 center was seen by many as a franchise player when he was selected by Portland with the second overall pick in the 1984 NBA Draft, just ahead of Michael Jordan. Sadly, injuries limited his success.
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  17. S1 E17 - Miracle 3
    March 3, 2013
    51min
    7+
    Unknowingly, Mykal Riley's buzzer beater shot saved thousands of lives. A few minutes into overtime, the Georgia Dome begins to shake. A major tornado is sweeping through downtown Atlanta, the first to hit the city since the 1880s.
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  18. S1 E18 - Abby Head On
    May 15, 2013
    50min
    7+
    Abby Wambach, the soccer phenom, has maintained an astonishing level of success, from helping the Florida Gators win their first and only national championship, to collecting a Founders Cup title with the WUSA's Washington Freedom and earning two Olympic gold medals.
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  19. S1 E19 - Croom
    September 24, 2012
    49min
    TV-G
    An insightful look at Sylvester Croom, the first African-American center at the University of Alabama and one of the school's first black players.
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  20. S1 E20 - The Book of Manning
    September 23, 2013
    1 h 17 min
    TV-G
    Perhaps no family has had more influence on a sport than the Mannings. Written into the pages of football folklore is the Manning legend - a father and his sons.
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  21. S1 E21 - The Stars Are Aligned
    August 15, 2014
    51min
    TV-G
    What do Ashley Judd, Darius Rucker, James Carville and Governor Rick Perry have in common? Well, they live and die with the fortunes of their respective SEC schools.
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  22. S1 E22 - Bo, Barkley and The Big Hurt
    December 19, 2012
    50min
    TV-G
    It started with the unheralded arrival of a wisecracking heavyweight basketball player named Charles Barkley. Then came the recruitment of multi-sports legend Bo Jackson, a victory in itself since he might have gone to Alabama. When Frank Thomas wasn't drafted by a major league baseball team, he decided to cast his fate with Auburn... as a football player.
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  23. S1 E23 - It's Time
    September 4, 2014
    1 h 17 min
    TV-G
    On October 28, 1989, Ole Miss defensive back Chucky Mullins hit Vanderbilt running back Brad Gaines in the back and separated him from the ball. While Gaines was uninjured, Mullins suffered a broken neck on the play, leaving him a quadriplegic.
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  24. S1 E24 - The Believer
    August 27, 2014
    1 h 17 min
    TV-G
    The SEC is in Steve Spurrier's blood. He grew up in Tennessee as a fan of the Volunteers. He won the Heisman Trophy as the quarterback for the University of Florida, and then came back to coach the Gators to a national championship. Now he coaches the University of South Carolina, the team that produced the No. 1 pick in the 2014 NFL draft, Jadeveon Clowney.
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  25. S1 E25 - The Little Master
    February 11, 2015
    50min
    TV-G
    The tale of the 2011 Cricket World Cup and India's come from behind victory- the culmination of a journey that illustrates how a sport and one man, Sachin Tendulkar, redefined the rise of a nation over the course of a few weeks.
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Directors
Jonathan HockJohn DorseyEric DrathJeff FeuerzeigAlex GibneyJason HehirMartin KhodabakhshianJonathan KochSteven MichaelsMorgan Spurlock
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ESPN
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Josh BrolinThomas TullIce Cube
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