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Running Movies? (lemmy.world)
submitted 11 months ago by marvinfreeman@lemmy.world to c/running@lemmy.world
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There's a plethora of cycling movies . . . What about running movies? The only one I can think of is Chariots of Fire.

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[-] theKalash@feddit.ch 16 points 11 months ago

Forrest Gump

[-] fujiwood@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

I thought that movie was about shrimping.

[-] Open_Mike@artemis.camp 4 points 11 months ago

It's a bit of both. And chocolates. But he does get his leg fixed so I guess that goes into the running theme pretty well.

[-] ArghZombies@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

There's Run Lola Run.

[-] marvinfreeman@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

I recalled one . . . silly and not on lists: Run Fatboy Run

[-] quickbasset@mander.xyz 2 points 11 months ago

One of my favorites!! I watch this the night before a big race for inspiration

[-] Decoy321@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Does The Running Man count? Honorable mention for Forrest Gump?

Jokes aside, I remember a few others in the 80s, and a Jesse Owens movie called Race a few years back.

Edit: I looked up some more. Here's a good list for anyone curious.

[-] marvinfreeman@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

One surprising thing on that list: A movie about my HS x-country team! Not my year but didn't know there was a movie about it at all.

[-] Staple_Diet@aussie.zone 6 points 11 months ago

Cool Runnings

McFarland, USA

Gallipoli

[-] DBT@artemis.camp 3 points 11 months ago

Isn’t cool runnings about bobsledding tho?

[-] Staple_Diet@aussie.zone 2 points 11 months ago

It's about Jamaican sprinters who miss out on qualifying for the Olympics and then become bobsledders to get to the Winter Olympics.

[-] FurtiveFugitive@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

Came here to say McFarland, USA

[-] odin@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

Brittany Runs a Marathon

[-] marvinfreeman@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I just watched this. I was surprised at how good it is. Dealt with some serious issues and was funny. Really enjoyed it. Thanks!

[-] marquisalex@feddit.uk 5 points 11 months ago

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

[-] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

There are cycling movies?

[-] jws_shadotak@sh.itjust.works 5 points 11 months ago

Without Limits

A movie about Steve Prefontaine

[-] Mutelogic@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago

I thoroughly enjoyed the anime, Run With The Wind.

[-] Hominine@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Thanks for reminding me to watch this.

[-] TeXitoi@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

UNBREAKABLE: The Western States 100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zy1as6CTYXI

[-] calhoon2005@aussie.zone 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Most have been mentioned. But what about this - Evolution of Tom Cruise's Run - he basically inserts a running scene in every one of his movies.

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