6 Best Sports Agent and Contract Negotiation Movies

By Vlad Zakh · April 21, 2026

The negotiating room is where sports careers and fortunes are made. Air has a Nike executive pursuing an unproven rookie named Michael Jordan, Moneyball has a small-market general manager using statistics, and Draft Day has an NFL GM under pressure on draft day. King Richard, Any Given Sunday and Jerry Maguire round out the six.

Air (2023)

TMDB ★ 7.4

A Nike executive bets the company's future on an unproven rookie named Michael Jordan.

Directed by Ben Affleck · 1h 52m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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King Richard (2021)

TMDB ★ 7.5

A determined father coaches his two daughters towards tennis stardom against overwhelming odds.

Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green · 2h 24m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Draft Day (2014)

TMDB ★ 6.4

An NFL general manager faces intense pressure to make the right calls on the league's draft day.

Directed by Ivan Reitman · 1h 50m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Moneyball (2011)

TMDB ★ 7.6

A cash-strapped baseball GM rebuilds his roster using data everyone else in the league ignores.

Directed by Bennett Miller · 2h 14m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Hulu, YouTube TV, AMC · 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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Any Given Sunday (1999)

TMDB ★ 6.8

An ageing quarterback's backup gets his shot as a pro football team falls apart around him.

Directed by Oliver Stone · 2h 43m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, Starz Amazon Channel, Starz, Starz Apple TV channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Jerry Maguire (1996)

TMDB ★ 7.3

Show me the money, and somehow it still lands every single time.

Directed by Cameron Crowe · 2h 19m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Hulu, fuboTV, YouTube TV, TNT, TBS, tru TV · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · 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 Sports Agent and Contract Negotiation Movies

Air (2023)

King Richard (2021)

Draft Day (2014)

Moneyball (2011)

Any Given Sunday (1999)

Jerry Maguire (1996)

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