01 A team of underdog working-class rowers chases an improbable dream at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
6 Best Rowing and Crew Team Movies
By Vlad Zakh · August 22, 2026
From Oxford boat races to Olympic gold, these are the best movies about the grueling discipline and teamwork of competitive rowing.
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02 A struggling college rowing team is forced to confront their dysfunction when a war veteran joins their ranks.
03 An obsessive college freshman pushes herself to dangerous extremes to make the varsity rowing team.
04 A rebellious Oxford rowing crew battles internal conflict and sabotage ahead of the historic boat race against Cambridge.
05 An ambitious American gambler enrolls at Oxford to win over an aristocratic Englishwoman through rowing.
06 A brash American student's arrogance clashes with Oxford tradition until a rowing competition humbles him.
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