Best Indian Sport Movies

23 films · 14 with 3+ critic reviews

Cricket, boxing, athletics and the underdog arc. A small category with a notably high critical hit rate.

The best Indian sport movies, ranked by aggregated critic score.

01Sachin: A Billion DreamsHindi · 2017“I wiped my eyes when the same footage played inside the theatre, I won't deny that, but…” — Rohit Vats

7.1

24 criticsExceptional02MukkabaazHindi · 2018“The realistic finale which is more about off-bout negotiations than a knock-out punch end…” — Namrata Joshi

6.9

25 criticsRecommended03Budhia Singh – Born to RunHindi · 2016“'Budhia Singh' manages to break away from a whole lot of principle arcs and formulae.” — Namrata Joshi

6.7

22 criticsRecommended04M.S. Dhoni: The Untold StoryHindi · 2016“The film catches the game at the grassroots—but instead of the usual portrayal of…” — Namrata Joshi

6.3

36 criticsRecommended05Mary KomHindi · 2014“Priyanka Chopra rises above a generic script, predictable treatment and an extremely…” — Sudhish Kamath

6.1

44 criticsRecommended06SoormaHindi · 2018“The actor is the mainstay of an understated rather than rousing sports film...” — Namrata Joshi

5.6

19 criticsMixed07Beyond All BoundariesHindi · 2014“It's worth a watch, simply for how much heart the protagonists have put into playing…” — Pranav Joshi

5.6

5 criticsMixed08EettiTamil · 2015“Overall, director Ravi Arasu's Eetti is a lighthearted commercial entertainer that is…” — S Saraswathi

5.6

5 criticsMixed09Saala KhadoosHindi · 2016“Saala Khadoos is unable to rise above the predictability and time worn clichés of an…” — Namrata Joshi

5.4

32 criticsMixed10Patiala HouseHindi · 2011“This picture of hers does have a back-story. Whether it matters at all, is the point. Or,…” — Mayank Shekhar

5.2

11 criticsMixed11AzharHindi · 2016“The Emraan Hashmi charm mixed with shy Azharuddin mannerism makes it a heady cocktail.…” — Rohit Vats

5.0

37 criticsMixed12Freaky AliHindi · 2016“Despite the cliches and melodrama, we found Freaky Ali worth the time and money. From the…” — Sweta Kaushal

4.5

29 criticsMixed13KhwaabbHindi · 2014“It's tough to make a true-blue sports film, minus song and dance and melodrama, in…” — Shubhra Gupta

4.4

4 criticsUnfavorable14Badlapur BoysHindi · 2014“BADLAPUR BOYS has its soul intact but the plot is tremendously loose.” — Martin D'Souza

4.3

11 criticsUnfavorable

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Recent Indian Sport releases

5.6

Soorma

19 critics

6.9

Mukkabaaz

25 critics

7.1

Sachin: A Billion Dreams

24 critics

6.3

M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story

36 critics

4.5

Freaky Ali

29 critics

6.7

Budhia Singh – Born to Run

22 critics

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