The Last Dance to Free Solo: 7 Sports documentaries to watch on OTT
Team OTTplay
Dec 9, 2023
The Last Dance (Netflix)
The Last Dance
is a 10-episode web series, directed by Jason Hehir. The 2020 show revolves around basketball champion Michael Jordan’s career
Athlete A
(Netflix)
The 2020 film
Athlete A
is about the USA Gymnastics sex abuse scandal. It’s directed by Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk
Free Solo (Amazon Prime Video)
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin’s film
Free Solo
(2018) is about rock climber Alex Honnold’s expedition to El Capitan
Venus and Serena (Amazon Prime Video)
Venus and Serena
(2012), directed by Maiken Baird and Michelle Major, explores the careers of tennis icons Venus Williams and Serena Williams.
Beyond the Mat (YouTube)
Barry Blaustein’s 1999 film,
Beyond the Mat
, follows wrestlers Terry Funk, Mick Foley, and Jake Roberts
Muhammad Ali: When We Were Kings (MX Player)
Leon Gast’s 1996 film,
Muhammad Ali: When We Were Kings,
is about the ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman
Hillsborough (Amazon Prime Video)
Directed by Daniel Gordon,
Hillsborough
(1996),
is about the tragic ‘human crush at a football match’ at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield
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