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Pelé 2021
Documentary
Against the backdrop of a turbulent era in Brazil, this documentary captures Pelé's extraordinary path from breakthrough talent to national hero. Mixing rare archival footage and exclusive interviews, this documentary celebrates the legendary Brazilian footballer who personified football as art.
The sides of Pelé
- Pelé at the World Cups from 1958 to 1970
- Brazil under military dictatorship
- Pelé looking back late in life
Good for you if
- you like archive footage of Pelé winning three World Cups.
- you like hearing Pelé tell his own story late in life.
- you like seeing football tangled with Brazil's turbulent years.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles in Portuguese.
- you'd rather keep politics out of a football story.
About: fame · pressure · national pride
Maradona by Kusturica 2008
Documentary
A documentary on Argentinean soccer star Diego Maradona, regarded by many as the world's greatest modern player.
The sides of Maradona by Kusturica
- Diego Maradona talking to Emir Kusturica
- His goals against England replayed
- A band playing between scenes
Good for you if
- you like seeing Maradona's goals against England again.
- you want Maradona himself talking about his fall and comeback.
- you like Kusturica's band playing between the interviews.
Bad for you if
- you'd rather a straight documentary than Kusturica's playful detours.
- you'd rather skip long talk about politics.
About: fame · football · excess

Messi 2014
Documentary
His teachers, coaches, childhood friends and Barça teammates, together with journalists, writers and prominent figures from the history of football, come together in a restaurant to analyze and pick apart Messi's personality both on and off the field, and to look back at some of the most significant moments in his life. Viewed from Álex de la Iglesia's unique perspective, Messi recreates the player's childhood and teenage years, from his very first steps, with a football always at his feet, through to the decision to leave Rosario for Barcelona, the separation from his family, and the role played in his career by individuals such as Ronaldinho, Rijkaard, Rexach and Guardiola.
The sides of Messi
- Messi's childhood in Rosario
- A boy leaving Argentina for Barcelona
- Coaches and teammates talking around a dinner table
Good for you if
- you like Messi's Barcelona years told by the people who coached him.
- you like a small boy leaving his country to chase football.
- you want to see what moving to Barcelona cost his family.
Bad for you if
- you'd rather watch the goals than hear people talk about them over dinner.
About: talent · exile · family
Diego Maradona 2019
Documentary
Constructed from over 500 hours of never-before-seen footage, this documentary centers on the personal life and career of the controversial football player Diego Maradona who played for SSC Napoli and Argentina in the 1980s.
The sides of Diego Maradona
- Maradona's years at Napoli
- Never-seen footage from the 1980s
- The 1986 World Cup and the Hand of God
Good for you if
- you like football told through its most famous goals.
- you like a life told only with footage from the time.
- you like a man split between the hero Diego and the star Maradona.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch cocaine and a slow fall from grace.
- two hours and ten minutes is too much for you.
About: fame · Naples · addiction · talent

My Name Is Francesco Totti 2020
Documentary
Francesco Totti retraces his entire life while watching it on the silver screen together with the audience. Images and emotions flow among key moments of his career, scenes from his personal life and memories he has never shared before.
The sides of My Name Is Francesco Totti
- Totti watching his own life on a cinema screen
- Twenty-five years at AS Roma
- His farewell to football
Good for you if
- you like Totti's goals and his years at AS Roma.
- you like a champion telling his life in his own voice.
- you like being moved by a footballer saying goodbye to his club.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles in Italian.
- you want suspense, not a look back.
About: loyalty · Rome · farewell
Neymar: The Perfect Chaos 2022
Documentary
Beloved worldwide but also a lightning rod for criticism, Neymar shares the highs and lows of his personal life and brilliant football career.
The sides of Neymar: The Perfect Chaos
- Neymar on and off the pitch
- His father as his manager
- Injuries, transfers and criticism
Good for you if
- you like Neymar's football from Santos to Barcelona and Paris.
- you like a star and his father telling their own story.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles for a Brazilian documentary.
- you roll your eyes at heartfelt family speeches.
About: fame · family · pressure

Be Eternal: Champions of America 2022
Documentary
This series takes an unprecedented closeup look at Lionel Messi and the Argentine team's battle to break a 28-year title drought in 2021's Copa América.
The sides of Be Eternal: Champions of America
- Messi and Argentina at the 2021 Copa América
- Inside the dressing room
- A final against Brazil at the Maracanã
Good for you if
- you like football seen from inside the team.
- you want to see Messi up close, away from the cameras of the match.
- you like being moved by a team chasing a title after 28 years of waiting.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at heroic sports storytelling.
About: victory · national pride · waiting
Mr. McMahon 2024
Documentary
WWE experienced record-breaking highs and crushing lows under Vince McMahon's leadership. This docuseries delves into the mogul's controversial reign.
The sides of Mr. McMahon
- Vince McMahon in his own interviews
- Decades of WWE history
- Allegations of sexual misconduct
Good for you if
- you want to hear the people who built WWE tell it themselves.
- you like watching how one man ran an empire and everyone in it.
- you grew up on pro wrestling and want to see behind the curtain.
Bad for you if
- you can't sit through accounts of abuse and coercion.
- you want a light trip down memory lane with your old wrestling heroes.
About: power · ambition · accountability
Red Army 2015
Documentary
A documentary highlighting the Soviet Union's legendary and enigmatic hockey training culture and world-dominating team through the eyes of the team's Captain Slava Fetisov, following his shift from hockey star and celebrated national hero to political enemy.
The sides of Red Army
- The Soviet Union's hockey team
- Captain Slava Fetisov
- A national hero turned political enemy
Good for you if
- you like hockey and a team that played it like a ballet.
- you want to see how the Soviet state used its athletes.
- you like the Cold War told through one player's life.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles. Fetisov and his teammates tell it in Russian.
- you find long stretches of old archive footage dated.
About: the Cold War · loyalty · freedom
Matchday: Inside FC Barcelona 2019
Documentary
Inside FC Barcelona, which follows the famed soccer club through its 2018-2019 season.
The sides of Matchday: Inside FC Barcelona
- FC Barcelona's 2018/19 season
- Messi and the dressing room
- The night at Anfield
Good for you if
- you want to see a big football club from the inside.
- you like real players and staff living a season as it happens.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes when a club praises its own values. This was made with Barça's blessing.
About: pressure · loyalty · defeat
Senna 2010
Documentary
The remarkable story of Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna, charting his physical and spiritual achievements on the track and off, his quest for perfection, and the mythical status he has since attained, is the subject of Senna, a documentary feature that spans the racing legend's years as an F1 driver, from his opening season in 1984 to his untimely death a decade later.
The sides of Senna
- Ayrton Senna's Formula One years, 1984 to 1994
- The rivalry with Alain Prost
- Only archive footage, no talking heads on screen
Good for you if
- you like onboard laps in the rain at Monaco.
- you like a life told entirely through real footage from the time.
- you like a rivalry that turns into collisions on the track.
Bad for you if
- you'd rather skip politics. Much of it is the fight with the sport's rulers over penalties and points.
- you won't read subtitles. A lot of it is in Portuguese.
About: ambition · rivalry · faith · death
Arnold 2023
Documentary
This intimate docuseries follows Arnold Schwarzenegger's multifaceted life and career, from bodybuilding champ to Hollywood icon to politician.
The sides of Arnold
- Arnold Schwarzenegger telling his own life
- Bodybuilding from Austria to California
- Hollywood and the governor's office
Good for you if
- you like hearing a famous life told by the man himself.
- you like the early bodybuilding years and Mr. Olympia.
- you're curious how an actor became governor of California.
Bad for you if
- you want his action films, not him talking about them.
- you roll your eyes at self-made-man speeches.
About: ambition · reinvention · fame
Welcome to Wrexham 2022
Documentary
Documentary series tracking the dreams and worries of Wrexham, a working-class town in North Wales, UK, as two Hollywood stars (Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds) take ownership of the town’s historic yet struggling football club.
The sides of Welcome to Wrexham
- Two Hollywood actors buying a Welsh football club
- A working-class town in North Wales
- Fans, players and staff of Wrexham AFC
Good for you if
- you like the ups and downs of a lower league football season.
- you like being moved by a town that lives for its club.
- you laugh at Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds learning football.
Bad for you if
- five seasons is too much for you.
- you roll your eyes at heartfelt underdog stories.
About: community · hope · belonging
Anelka: Misunderstood 2020
Documentary
Bad boy or football genius? Famed French footballer Nicolas Anelka's controversial legacy is examined in an unflinching documentary.
The sides of Anelka: Misunderstood
- Nicolas Anelka telling his own story
- A career across Europe's big clubs
- The 2010 World Cup scandal
Good for you if
- you want to hear Anelka's side of the story.
- you're curious about a footballer often called a bad boy.
Bad for you if
- you won't watch a documentary in French with subtitles.
- you have no interest in football.
About: reputation · pride · misunderstanding
The Class of ‘92 2013
Documentary
A detailing of the rise to prominence and global sporting superstardom of six supremely talented young Manchester United football players (David Beckham, Nicky Butt, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Phil and Gary Neville). The film covers the period 1992-1999, culminating in Manchester United's European Cup triumph.
The sides of The Class of ‘92
- Six young Manchester United players
- Beckham, Giggs, Scholes, Butt and the Neville brothers
- The road to the 1999 European Cup
Good for you if
- you like lads who came up together and stayed friends.
- you like the true story of a club's youth team taking over.
- you like teenagers growing into stars in the 1990s.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand football.
- you want suspense, and you already know how 1999 ends.
About: friendship · ambition · loyalty
When We Were Kings 1996
Documentary
It's 1974. Muhammad Ali is 32 and thought by many to be past his prime. George Foreman is ten years younger and the heavyweight champion of the world. Promoter Don King wants to make a name for himself and offers both fighters five million dollars apiece to fight one another, and when they accept, King has only to come up with the money. He finds a willing backer in Mobutu Sese Suko, the dictator of Zaire, and the "Rumble in the Jungle" is set, including a musical festival featuring some of America's top black performers, like James Brown and B.B. King.
The sides of When We Were Kings
- Muhammad Ali against George Foreman in Zaire
- A music festival with James Brown and B.B. King
- Don King and a dictator's money
Good for you if
- you like the Rumble in the Jungle and Ali's rope-a-dope.
- you like Muhammad Ali talking, joking and believing he can win.
- you like soul and African music filling a documentary.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch men punching each other.
- you find 1970s archive footage dated.
About: pride · black identity · comeback
Beckham 2023
Documentary
With never-before-seen footage, this docuseries follows David Beckham's meteoric rise from humble beginnings to global football stardom.
The sides of Beckham
- A boy from East London at Manchester United
- A red card at the 1998 World Cup
- A marriage to a Spice Girl
Good for you if
- you like football from the inside, Old Trafford to Madrid.
- you like a famous man looking back on the years the press turned on him.
- you like David and Victoria telling how they met and fell for each other.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch a man relive the hate and threats he got after 1998.
- four long episodes on one footballer's life is too much for you.
About: fame · ambition · marriage

Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations 1938
Documentary
Starting with a long and lyrical overture, evoking the origins of the Olympic Games in ancient Greece, Riefenstahl covers twenty-one athletic events in the first half of this two-part love letter to the human body and spirit, culminating with the marathon, where Jesse Owens became the first track and field athlete to win four gold medals in a single Olympics.
The sides of Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
- The 1936 Berlin Olympics
- Jesse Owens winning four gold medals
- A film made for the Nazi regime
Good for you if
- you like Leni Riefenstahl's camera angles that shaped how sport is filmed.
- you like watching athletes in motion, event after event.
- you want to see how the Nazi regime staged the 1936 Games.
Bad for you if
- you find black and white films from the 1930s dated.
- you won't read subtitles for German narration.
About: propaganda · the body · competition
The Armstrong Lie 2013
Documentary
In 2009, Alex Gibney was hired to make a film about Lance Armstrong's comeback to cycling. The project was shelved when the doping scandal erupted, and re-opened after Armstrong's confession. The Armstrong Lie picks up in 2013 and presents a riveting, insider's view of the unraveling of one of the most extraordinary stories in the history of sports. As Lance Armstrong says himself, "I didn't live a lot of lies, but I lived one big one."
The sides of The Armstrong Lie
- A comeback film that became a confession
- Lance Armstrong and the Tour de France
- Years of doping and denial
Good for you if
- you want the inside story of a lie told to the whole world.
- you like cycling and the Tour de France from inside the team.
- you want to spend two hours with a champion you can't quite root for.
Bad for you if
- two hours of interviews and archive footage is too much for you.
- you'd rather skip the lawyers, sponsors and cycling officials who kept the lie going.
About: lies · ambition · fame
Formula 1: Drive to Survive 2019
Documentary
Drivers, managers and team owners live life in the fast lane — both on and off the track — during each cutthroat season of Formula 1 racing.
The sides of Formula 1: Drive to Survive
- Ten Formula 1 teams over a whole season
- Drivers and team bosses talking off the track
- Crashes, rivalries and contract fights
Good for you if
- you like the speed of Formula 1 and the politics around it.
- you like getting behind the garage doors and listening to the team radios of a real championship.
- you care more about the drivers and bosses than about the cars.
Bad for you if
- eight seasons of one sport is too much for you.
- you lose track with a big cast. Ten teams and twenty drivers take turns at the centre.
About: ambition · rivalry · pressure