6 Best Table Tennis and Ping Pong Movies

By Vlad Zakh · August 21, 2026

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From underground paddle tournaments to Olympic-level rivalries, these are the best movies about the fast, furious world of table tennis. In Top Spin (2014): Three teenage table tennis prodigies train relentlessly for a shot at Olympic glory. Don’t overlook Marty Supreme (2025): An obsessive, ambitious table tennis player chases greatness at any cost in 1950s New York.

Marty Supreme (2025) 01

Marty Supreme (2025)

TMDB ★ 7.0

An obsessive, ambitious table tennis player chases greatness at any cost in 1950s New York.

Directed by Josh Safdie · 2h 30m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Bare Necessity (2019) 02

The Bare Necessity (2019)

TMDB ★ 6.5

A grieving widower's life is upended when he discovers he has a teenage son who is a gifted table tennis player.

Directed by Erwan Le Duc · 1h 40m

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, France Channel Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Top Spin (2014) 03

Top Spin (2014)

TMDB ★ 7.2

Three teenage table tennis prodigies train relentlessly for a shot at Olympic glory.

Directed by Sara Newens & Mina T. Son · 1h 20m

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Ping Pong Summer (2014) 04

Ping Pong Summer (2014)

TMDB ★ 5.6

A shy teenager finds his confidence through table tennis during a nostalgic 1985 beach vacation.

Directed by Michael Tully · 1h 32m

Where to watch

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

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Ping Pong Playa (2008) 05

Ping Pong Playa (2008)

TMDB ★ 5.5

A trash-talking slacker is forced to take his family's table tennis school seriously to save it from closing.

Directed by Jessica Yu · 1h 36m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video

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Balls of Fury (2007) 06

Balls of Fury (2007)

TMDB ★ 5.4

A disgraced former table tennis prodigy is recruited by the FBI to infiltrate an underground paddle tournament.

Directed by Robert Ben Garant · 1h 30m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix, built to fix a specific annoyance: most recommendation sites are just algorithm-driven noise. Our lists are researched and organized by who's in a film, where it's from, and the mood you're actually in tonight.