Instant Video Spotlight: Inspiring Movies With An Olympics Theme


Those who have been thrilling to the London games are sure to enjoy these fact-based movies about athletes who overcame the odds to make their Olympic dreams come true.

Chariots of Fire (PG, 4/5 stars, currently priced at $1.99 to rent and $9.99 to buy) – This inspirational film won four Academy Awards, taking top honors as Best Picture and the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Film (U.K.). Two British track athletes, one a determined Jew and the other a devout Christian, compete in the 1924 Olympics.

Cool Runnings (PG, 5/5 stars, currently $1.99 to rent and $9.99 to buy) – This is the film that relates the tale of the first Jamaican bobsled team.

Miracle (PG-13, 4.5/5 stars, currently $1.99 to rent and $9.99 to buy) – Miracle tells the true story of Herb Brooks (Russell), the player-turned-coach who led the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team to victory over the seemingly invincible Russian squad.

 

 

 

 

 

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