6 Best Olympic Athlete Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 13, 2026

Chasing Olympic glory means relentless sacrifice and national pride. Miracle has a coach molding college hockey players into Olympic champions, Prefontaine follows a rebellious distance runner, and Cool Runnings sends a Jamaican bobsled team to the Games. I, Tonya, Without Limits and Chariots of Fire round out the six.

I, Tonya (2017)

TMDB ★ 7.5

Tonya Harding's rise and fall retold through unreliable, contradictory interviews.

Directed by Craig Gillespie · 2h 00m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Miracle (2004)

TMDB ★ 7.4

The 1980 US Olympic hockey team's coach drills a group of college kids into gold medallists.

Directed by Gavin O'Connor · 2h 15m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Without Limits (1998)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A brilliant, headstrong distance runner's unconventional training methods challenge his relationship with his coach.

Directed by Robert Towne · 1h 57m

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Prefontaine (1997)

TMDB ★ 6.7

A fiercely competitive American distance runner pursues Olympic gold with an unyielding, rebellious spirit.

Directed by Steve James · 1h 46m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Cool Runnings (1993)

TMDB ★ 6.9

Four Jamaican sprinters form an unlikely bobsled team to compete in the Winter Olympics.

Directed by Jon Turteltaub · 1h 38m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Chariots of Fire (1981)

TMDB ★ 7.2

Two British sprinters race for very different reasons at the 1924 Paris Olympics.

Directed by Hugh Hudson · 2h 03m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Howdy Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Olympic Athlete Movies

I, Tonya (2017)

Miracle (2004)

Without Limits (1998)

Prefontaine (1997)

Cool Runnings (1993)

Chariots of Fire (1981)

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