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Chasing Mavericks is an inspirational movie based on the true story about the life and achievements of an icon of world surfing, Jay Moriarty, who died in 2001 at age of 21, and imprinted himself in the memory in generations as the best of the best soul surfers. Directed by talented Curtis Hanson and Michael Apted, the movie stars Gerard Butler as Frosty Hesson, a Moriarty mentor and Jonny Weston as Jay himself. Gerard Butler name may sound familiar to you as he played King Leonidas in Zack Snyder's "300". Jonny Weston is known for his roles as Jack in Adam Christian Clark's Caroline and Jackie. Two friends unite in their quest of the life to conquer the Mavericks, most violent and highest tidal waves of North California. The waves which claimed lots of lives of legendary surfers such as Mark Foo. The film so colorfully depicts surfing Mavericks in Half Moon Bay, California, that even people who never ever tried surfing become infected by the idea to ride the wave someday. Although the real Jay Moriarty did not die in the waves (actually he drowned while practicing breath holding and meditating deep in the waters of Indian Ocean with a group of Brazilian divers), surfing on the waves of such a height could be very dangerous even for professional surfers. It's notable that Gerard Butler was heavy injured during the filming Chasing Mavericks, being submerged under two giant waves and subsequently hit by several others more while swimming towards the shore. He was taken to hospital, but his traumas have dramatically affected the filming of the movie as well as his personal life, leading him to rehab after he has developed a dependence on pain medication.

If you are looking for the latest in "Bad News Bears" type of movies, you'd better look elsewhere. Moneyball is more about reality and taking risks and while based on the true story of Billy Beane's attempt to improve the odds of picking a top quality team of baseball players through use of computer programs to analyze and select the best for the job. Michael Lewis wrote the book in 2003 about a man who successfully tries to change the system and perhaps even change the game of baseball forever if the unorthodox methods used to select the team do actually work. top quality cast includes Brad Pitt (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Fight Club) who is Billy Beane, Robin Wright portrays Sharon (A Christmas Carol from 2009, New York, I Love You), Jonah Hill (Just Add Water, Forgetting Sarah Marshall), and Academy Award Winner Philip Seymour Hoffman (The Invention of Lying, The Big Lebowski).

King Richard is a biographical drama film released in 2021, directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green. The movie tells the story of Richard Williams, the father of tennis superstars Venus and Serena Williams, and their journey to become two of the greatest tennis players of all time.

The Fighter movie is based on a true story about professional boxer "Irish" Micky Ward (Mark Wahlberg) and his amazing climb to the top to become the lightweight champion. He overcame all odds after many back-to-back losses and couldn't have done it without his loyal brother by his side Dicky (Christian Bale). A former boxer that almost died in the ring due to drugs turned trainer, Dicky stood by his brother and helped him rebound from the bottom ranks and soar to the top. Without the guidance of his brother, "Irish" Micky Ward would never have become the fighter that he did and reach his dreams.

Secretariat is a Walt Disney studio production movie released in 2010 and loosely based on real story of Penny Chenery (Diane Lane), a modest housewife who has a fate to become the first woman to win the Triple Crown and take a reputable place in the man-ruled world of horse races. Since her father becomes seriously ill Penny has to run his horse stables balancing on a bankruptcy edge. But very quickly she became interested in the world of horse racing and got into it, without any dreams about great professional success, but soon the fortune grants her the gift, a horse named Secretariat with outstanding racing talents matching the veteran horse trainer Lucien Laurin (John Malkovich)…and the undreamed success comes true.

The Perfect Game movie is based on real life incident of the Monterrey, Mexico team Which the first time in history achieved sensational triumph in the U.S. national children's competition in baseball in 1957. After a series of local victories of the southern United States nine ragged little boys from the poorest families with the support of the local priest and their coach, former baseball player, will overcome all obstacles and cross all of America to get to the final game.