Tournament
"tournament" Movies and TV Shows
#1
Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure
Synopsis:
Master Roshi has succeeded at the one mission he valued most: to train Goku and Krillin to become ultimate fighters. So, he arranges for them to test their mettle at a competition hosted by Emperor Chiaotzu. Not everyone's playing by the rules, however, as a member of the ruler's household schemes to use the Dragonballs to extort money and power from the royal.
Starring:
Mami Koyama,
Masako Nozawa,
Banjo Ginga
#2
The First Slam Dunk
Synopsis:
Shohoku's “speedster” and point guard, Ryota Miyagi, always plays with brains and lightning speed, running circles around his opponents while feigning composure. In his second year of high school, Ryota plays with the Shohoku High School basketball team along with Sakuragi, Rukawa, Akagi, and Mitsui as they take the stage at the Inter-High School National Championship. And now, they are on the br…
Starring:
Maaya Sakamoto,
Subaru Kimura,
Kenta Miyake
#3
Yu Yu Hakusho
Synopsis:
One day, 14-year-old Yusuke Urameshi suddenly finds himself dead, having died pushing a child out of the way of oncoming traffic. Since he has such a bad personality, even the Spirit World was caught by surprise that he would sacrifice himself. Yusuke soon finds out he wasn't supposed to die and has a chance for resurrection and bringing his body back to life. After being resurrected, Yusuke beco…
Starring:
Nozomu Sasaki,
Mayumi Tanaka,
Megumi Ogata
#4
BLUELOCK
Synopsis:
After a disastrous defeat at the 2018 World Cup, Japan's team struggles to regroup. But what's missing? An absolute Ace Striker, who can guide them to the win. The Japan Football Union is hell-bent on creating a striker who hungers for goals and thirsts for victory, and who can be the decisive instrument in turning around a losing match...and to do so, they've gathered 300 of Japan's best and bri…
Starring:
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka,
Masatomo Nakazawa,
Yuki Ono
Plot:
sports,
world cup,
tournament,
football (soccer),
based on manga,
soccer,
soccer player,
soccer team,
high school,
school
...
#5
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters
Synopsis:
Bullies often target someone frail and weak—someone exactly like Yûgi Muto. He treasures his Millennium Puzzle, an ancient Egyptian artifact that was brought into his grandfather's game shop. Believing that solving the puzzle will grant him his wish, he completes the puzzle, unleashing a new personality within him, the soul of the "King of Games." The new personality named Yami Yûgi is the exact …
Starring:
Kenjiro Tsuda,
Tetsuya Iwanaga,
Hiroki Takahashi
Plot:
monster,
card game,
magic,
giant monster,
adversary,
child,
trading card,
psychotronic series,
calling your attacks,
yu gi oh
...
#6
White Men Can't Jump
Synopsis:
Seemingly opposite street hoopers, Jeremy, an injury prone former star, and Kamal, a has-been prodigy, team up to take one final shot at living out their dreams.
Starring:
Lance Reddick,
Sinqua Walls,
Laura Harrier
Plot:
basketball sport,
remake,
basketball,
basketball player,
tournament,
ball,
color in title,
buddy,
friendship,
hustle
...
#7
White Men Can't Jump
Synopsis:
Billy Hoyle and Sidney Deane are an unlikely pair of basketball hustlers. They team up to con their way across the courts of Los Angeles, playing a game that's fast dangerous - and funny.
Starring:
Woody Harrelson,
Rosie Perez,
Wesley Snipes
#8
The Karate Kid
Synopsis:
After some violent confrontations with his new classmates, Daniel LaRusso learns karate from Japanese handyman Mr. Miyagi, in order to defend himself.
Starring:
Elisabeth Shue,
Pat Morita,
Ralph Macchio
Plot:
karate,
teenager,
training,
fight,
paint,
martial arts,
karate student,
bonsai,
newcomer,
master apprentice relationship
...
#9
The Color of Money
Synopsis:
Former pool hustler "Fast Eddie" Felson decides he wants to return to the game by taking a pupil. He meets talented but green Vincent Lauria and proposes a partnership. As they tour pool halls, Eddie teaches Vincent the tricks of scamming, but he eventually grows frustrated with Vincent's showboat antics, leading to an argument and a falling-out. Eddie takes up playing again and soon crosses path…
Starring:
John Turturro,
Paul Newman,
Tom Cruise
Plot:
scam,
pool player,
hustler,
con artist,
female nudity,
female frontal nudity,
possessiveness,
whiskey,
tournament,
hustling
...
#10
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Synopsis:
Robin Hood fights nobly for justice against the evil Sir Guy of Gisbourne while striving to win the hand of the beautiful Maid Marian.
Starring:
Errol Flynn,
Claude Rains,
Olivia de Havilland
#11
Rollerball
Synopsis:
In a corporate-controlled future, an ultra-violent sport known as Rollerball represents the world, and one of its powerful athletes is out to defy those who want him out of the game.
Starring:
James Caan,
Moses Gunn,
Burt Kwouk
Plot:
dystopia,
fictional sport,
shower room,
score,
injury,
placard,
employee,
staff,
corporate sponsorship,
referee
...
#12
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Synopsis:
Robin Hood comes home after fighting in the Crusades to learn that the noble King Richard is in exile and that the despotic King John now rules England, with the help of the Sheriff of Rottingham. Robin Hood assembles a band of fellow patriots to do battle with King John and the Sheriff.
Starring:
Cary Elwes,
Dave Chappelle,
Amy Yasbeck
#13
Over the Top
Synopsis:
Sylvester Stallone stars as hard-luck big-rig trucker Lincoln Hawk and takes us under the glaring Las Vegas lights for all the boisterous action of the World Armwrestling Championship. Relying on wits and willpower, Hawk tries to rebuild his life by capturing the first-place prize money, and the love of the son he abandoned years earlier into the keeping of his rich, ruthless father-in-law.
Starring:
Sylvester Stallone,
Allan Graf,
Robert Loggia
#14
Mortal Kombat
Synopsis:
For nine generations an evil sorcerer has been victorious in hand-to-hand battle against his mortal enemies. If he wins a tenth Mortal Kombat tournament, desolation and evil will reign over the multiverse forever. To save Earth, three warriors must overcome seemingly insurmountable odds, their own inner demons, and superhuman foes in this action/adventure movie based on one of the most popular vi…
Starring:
Robin Shou,
Christopher Lambert,
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
#15
Maverick
Synopsis:
Maverick is a gambler who would rather con someone than fight them, and needs an additional three thousand dollars in order to enter a winner-takes-all poker game that begins in a few days, so he joins forces with a woman gambler with a marvellous southern accent, and the two try and enter the game.
Starring:
Graham Greene,
Mel Gibson,
Alfred Molina
#16
Kickboxer
Synopsis:
If your enemy refuses to be humbled... Destroy him. Accompanied by his brother Kurt (Van Damme), American kickboxing champion Eric Sloane (Dennis Alexio), arrives in Thailand to defeat the Eastern warriors at their own sport. His opponent: ruthless fighter and Thai champion, Tong Po. Tong not only defeats Eric, he paralyzes him for life. Crazed with anger, Kurt vows revenge.
Starring:
Jean-Claude Van Damme,
Dennis Alexio,
Dennis Chan Kwok-San
#17
Happy Gilmore
Synopsis:
Failed hockey player-turned-golf whiz Happy Gilmore -- whose unconventional approach and antics on the grass courts the ire of rival Shooter McGavin -- is determined to win a PGA tournament so he can save his granny's house with the prize money. Meanwhile, an attractive tour publicist tries to soften Happy's image.
Starring:
Christopher McDonald,
Adam Sandler,
Robert Smigel
Plot:
golf,
jealousy,
arrogance,
golf course,
anger,
alligator,
rivalry,
reference to david hasselhoff,
censored profanity,
unpaid taxes
...
#18
Enter the Dragon
Synopsis:
A martial artist agrees to spy on a reclusive crime lord using his invitation to a tournament there as cover.
Starring:
John Saxon,
Bolo Yeung,
Bruce Lee
#19
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
Synopsis:
When megalomaniacal White Goodman, the owner of a trendy, high-end fitness center, makes a move to take over the struggling local gym run by happy-go-lucky Pete La Fleur, there's only one way for La Fleur to fight back: dodgeball. Aided by a dodgeball guru and Goodman's attorney, La Fleur and his rag-tag team of underdogs launch a knock-down, drag-out battle in which the winner takes all.
Starring:
Ben Stiller,
Justin Long,
Missi Pyle
Plot:
gym,
dodgeball,
pirate,
tournament,
coach,
sports team,
goofball,
cult film,
absurdism,
gymnasium
...
#20
Bloodsport
Synopsis:
U.S. soldier Frank Dux has come to Hong Kong to be accepted into the Kumite, a highly secret and extremely violent martial arts competition. While trying to gain access into the underground world of clandestine fighters, he also has to avoid military officers who consider him to be AWOL. After enduring a difficult training and beginning a romance with journalist Janice Kent, Frank is given the op…
Starring:
Jean-Claude Van Damme,
Forest Whitaker,
Philip Chan Yan-Kin