ESPN Films
(2011)Streaming Episode Guide
Season 1
Following on from the success of ESPN's 30 for 30 series, this collection of sports documentaries continues to tell compelling stories from the unique perspective of the filmmakers.Right to Play
Episode 13 - 6-02-2012
The story of Norwegian speed-skating gold medalist Johann Olav Koss, who founded the non-profit organization, Right to Play, which brings sports children in third-world and war-torn countries.
7.2/10
Haven't Seen
26 Years: The Dewey Bozella Story
Episode 12 - 3-15-2012
Life of Dewey Bozella and his 26 years behind bars, where he found strength and purpose through boxing, and his goal to be proven innocent and box professionally once he was released.
6.4/10Haven't Seen
Magic Johnson: The Announcement
Episode 11 - 3-11-2012
1h 22m
On Thursday, Nov. 7, 1991, Earvin "Magic" Johnson made people stop and watch at the Forum in Inglewood, California. The 32-year-old ground-breaking point guard was holding a press conference to make the stunning announcement that he was HIV-positive.
7.7/10Haven't Seen
Goose
Episode 10 - 2-26-2012
The life of Reece "Goose" Tatum who played in Negro League baseball and was an original member of the legendary Harlem Globetrotters.
6.6/10Haven't Seen
The Marinovich Project
Episode 9 - 12-10-2011
1h 30m
From birth, Todd Marinovich was raised with a defined purpose of creating the perfect athlete. Trained by his father Marv, a former pro football player, the young Marinovich was meticulously engineered and nurtured into a star quarterback. But three short years later he was out of the NFL.
7.4/10Haven't Seen
Roll Tide/War Eagle
Episode 8 - 11-08-2011
50m
The continuing rivalry between Auburn University and the University of Alabama, focusing on the history between the two programs, the bad blood between their fans, and how this intense rivalry came to a pinnacle, just when they ended up needing each other most.
7.2/10Haven't Seen
Unguarded
Episode 7 - 11-01-2011
1h 20m
The story of Chris Herren, a high school basketball star and NBA player; his career-long struggles with drug abuse; and his ultimate discovery of redemption and personal fulfillment through the game.
8/10Haven't Seen
The Real Rocky
Episode 6 - 10-25-2011
57m
A profile of Chuck Wepner, the original inspiration for Sylvester Stallone's Rocky Balboa character, and how the glory of Rocky eluded Wepner as he took several strange turns in an effort to stay in the spotlight.
7.4/10Haven't Seen
Charismatic
Episode 5 - 10-18-2011
52m
In June of 1999 an unlikely colt named Charismatic, with down and out jockey Chris Antley aboard, headed down the stretch at the Belmont Stakes, just seconds away from becoming the first Triple Crown winner in nearly 21 years.
6.3/10Haven't Seen
The Dotted Line
Episode 4 - 10-11-2011
56m
Sports agents Peter Greenberg and Eugene Lee are profiled with their clients Johan Santana, Jacquian Williams and Robert Hughes.
6.6/10Haven't Seen
Renee
Episode 3 - 10-04-2011
1h 19m
The film tells the story of Renee Richard's battle to enter the 1977 U.S. Open as the first transgender tennis player. Simultaneously, it follows her today as she struggles to cope with a life of contradictions and personal conflict.
6.4/10Haven't Seen
Catching Hell
Episode 2 - 9-27-2011
1h 48m
The relationship between Chicago Cubs fans and Steve Bartman following Game 6 of the 2003 National League Championship Series.
8/10Haven't Seen
The Fab Five
Episode 1 - 3-13-2011
1h 35m
The story of the 1991 Michigan men's basketball recruiting class, called the Fab Five, one of whom (Chris Webber) was later involved in a notorious pay-for-play scandal.
7.7/10Haven't Seen
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Catching Hell
Episode 2 - 9-27-2011
1h 48m
The relationship between Chicago Cubs fans and Steve Bartman following Game 6 of the 2003 National League Championship Series.
8/10Haven't Seen
Unguarded
Episode 7 - 11-01-2011
1h 20m
The story of Chris Herren, a high school basketball star and NBA player; his career-long struggles with drug abuse; and his ultimate discovery of redemption and personal fulfillment through the game.
8/10Haven't Seen
The Fab Five
Episode 1 - 3-13-2011
1h 35m
The story of the 1991 Michigan men's basketball recruiting class, called the Fab Five, one of whom (Chris Webber) was later involved in a notorious pay-for-play scandal.
7.7/10Haven't Seen
Magic Johnson: The Announcement
Episode 11 - 3-11-2012
1h 22m
On Thursday, Nov. 7, 1991, Earvin "Magic" Johnson made people stop and watch at the Forum in Inglewood, California. The 32-year-old ground-breaking point guard was holding a press conference to make the stunning announcement that he was HIV-positive.
7.7/10Haven't Seen
The Real Rocky
Episode 6 - 10-25-2011
57m
A profile of Chuck Wepner, the original inspiration for Sylvester Stallone's Rocky Balboa character, and how the glory of Rocky eluded Wepner as he took several strange turns in an effort to stay in the spotlight.
7.4/10Haven't Seen
