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♡ 4

80%

Summer, 1948. 14-year-old Alan has just three wishes: that there will be lasting peace, that England will win the Ashes, and that he will finally kiss classmate Ann. So when he's cast opposite her in a play that requires a kiss and England seem to be doing well in cricket, life couldn't be better.

The Shout

1978

6.5

♡ 10

86%

Jerzy Skolimowski Director

Colin Higgins as

John Hurt as Anthony Fielding

Susannah York as Rachel Fielding

Tim Curry as Robert Graves

A traveller by the name of Crossley forces himself upon a musician and his wife in a lonely part of Devon, and uses the aboriginal magic he has learned to displace his host.

Backyard Ashes

2013

5.5

♡ 4

56%

Mark Grentell Director

Berynn Schwerdt as Colin

Andrew S. Gilbert as Dougie Waters

Ande Cunningham as Harold

Jack Kirk as Spectator

Dougie Waters loves nothing more than a weekend barbie and cricket match with his mates. But his paradise on earth is destroyed when his best mate and neighbour Norm is forced to leave town and their new boss, a pompous English administrator called Edward Lords, moves in. The animosity between the two men peaks during one fateful backyard cricket match when Dougie hits a ball that accidentally stuns Edward's prize winning cat, Dexter. The cat falls into the roaring BBQ and is instantly incinerated, leaving only ashes. Dougie's son captures footage of the unfortunate event on camera and it is uploaded onto YouTube where the video instantly goes viral! The idea of a backyard cricketing challenge is hatched, with the winner keeping the ashes of Edward's deceased cat, Dexter. The two teams battle it out in the greatest game of backyard cricket ever for the Backyard Ashes.

Jasper Jones

2017

6.5

♡ 14

78%

65%

based on novel or book

Rachel Perkins Director

Angourie Rice as Eliza Wishart

Jacki Weaver as Herself

Hugo Weaving as Mad Jack Lionel

Toni Collette as Ruth Bucktin

Fourteen-year-old Charlie's life changes when Jasper takes his help to dispose of the body of his girlfriend, Laura. He decides to look for the murderer and falls in love with Laura's younger sister.

Kai Po Che

2013

7.8

♡ 40

Abhishek Kapoor Director

Manav Kaul as Bittoo Joshi

Rajkummar Rao as Govind

Sushant Singh Rajput as Ishaan Bhatt

Tahir Raj Bhasin as (uncredited)

Three friends growing up in India at the turn of the millennium set out to open a training academy to produce the country's next cricket stars.

Purdah

2018

8.1

♡ 11

100%

mumbai (bombay), india

The inspiring story of a young Indian Muslim woman who trades her burka for dreams of playing on the Mumbai Senior Women's Cricket Team and how the harsh realities for women in her country creates an unexpected outcome for her own family, ultimately shattering and fueling aspirations.

Shane

7.2

♡ 10

100%

David Alrich Director

Ed Sheeran as Self

Shane Warne as Self

Chris Martin as Self

Sachin Tendulkar as Self

For a guy who grew up thinking only of Australian Rules football, it’s almost an accident that Shane Warne became the greatest cricketer of a generation, and one of the greats of all time. Mastering the difficult art of spin bowling after being kicked out of football for not being a good enough player proved a pivotal choice for 19 year old Shane – declared unfit and fat, he transformed himself. When success came, so did fame and adulation, money and prestige but a betting scandal, drugs scandal, and affairs that cost him his marriage, threatened his career. From the lows of a 12 month ban he rebuilt his cricket, his career, and his reputation as one of the most ferocious competitors on the planet, admired and revered by millions.

Jersey

7.3

♡ 14

father son relationship

remake

Sport

sports

Gowtam Tinnanuri Director

Shahid Kapoor as Arjun Talwar

Shishir Sharma as Atul

Pankaj Kapur as Baali Sir

Mrunal Thakur as Vidya Talwar

An ex-cricketer struggling to make ends meet, wants to fulfill his child's wish of getting an Indian jersey but in the process comes face to face with his heroic past and is forced to decide if he will rise to the occasion and become a symbol of hope or continue to live a life as a loser?

'83

2021

7.5

♡ 13

Kabir Khan Director

Nicholas Woodeson as Brian Johnston

Jon Wennington as Cricket match commentator

Pankaj Tripathi as PR. Man Singh

Deepika Padukone as Romi Dev

On the 25th of June 1983, the Lord’s Cricket Ground witnessed one of the biggest underdog stories in the history of sports. Fourteen inspired players - led by a man's self-belief and conviction - fought against all odds and orchestrated India’s greatest sporting triumph by beating the two-time World Champions West Indies.

M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story

2016

8.0

♡ 241

75%

Neeraj Pandey Director

Jitin Gulati as Gautam Gupta

Sushant Singh Rajput as M. S. Dhoni

Anupam Kher as Pan Singh Dhoni

Disha Patani as Priyanka Jha

Based on the life story of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, and his journey to being the world cup winning captain of the Indian cricket team.

Shabaash Mithu

5.6

♡ 7

Srijit Mukherji Director

Vijay Raaz as Coach Sampath

Mumtaz Sorcar as Jhorna Ghosh

Geeta Agrawal Sharma as WCB Chief Shanta

Inayat Verma as Young Mithali Raj

From child prodigy to trailblazing captain, Indian women's cricket icon Mithali Raj navigates highs and lows of professional career. A story of a young girl's determination and stance against discrimination, about her spirit, passion, courage, and her dreams.

Ben Stokes: Phoenix from the Ashes

8.1

♡ 6

Luke Mellows Director

Shane Warne as Self

Sam Mendes as Self

Phil Scott as Self

Jos Buttler as Self

From breathtaking highs — a World Cup win, an astonishing last stand in the Ashes, and an inspiring England captaincy — to the lows — a trial for affray, personal tragedy, and mental health challenges, which saw him take time away from the game — the documentary follows Ben Stokes in an honest film about the man behind the extraordinary cricketer.

Wondrous Oblivion

2003

7.0

♡ 2

67%

Paul Morrison Director

Delroy Lindo as Dennis Samuel

Louis Mahoney as Mr. Johnson

Chris Geere as Mrs. Wilson's Grandson

Philip Whitchurch as Mr. Woodberry

David Wiseman is eleven years old and mad about cricket. He has all the kit but none of the skill. When a Jamaican family moves in next door the father starts giving cricket lessons to David, and becomes close to David's mother. But this is 1960's London, and when the locals start making life difficult for the new arrivals, David has to choose between fitting and and standing up for his new friends

Caught Out: Crime. Corruption. Cricket

2023

6.0

♡ 1

Supriya Sobti Gupta Director

Ajay Jadeja as Self

Mohammad Azharuddin as Self

Aniruddha Bahal as Self

Sriram Karri as Self

The sports documentary examines India's biggest match-fixing scandal, the icons caught in its web and the journalists who uncovered the corruption.

Million Dollar Arm

2014

7.0

♡ 36

65%

68%

baseball

based on a true story

Craig Gillespie Director

Aasif Mandvi as Aash

Lake Bell as Brenda

Jon Hamm as JB

Mike Pniewski as Walter

In a last-ditch effort to save his career, sports agent JB Bernstein dreams up a wild game plan to find Major League Baseball’s next great pitcher from a pool of cricket players in India. He soon discovers two young men who can throw a fastball but know nothing about the game of baseball. Or America. It’s an incredible and touching journey that will change them all — especially JB, who learns valuable lessons about teamwork, commitment and family.

Cricket on the Hearth

1967

live action and animation

5.5

♡ 7

30%

Musical

toy maker

toymaker

Jules Bass Director

Marlo Thomas as Bertha

Roddy McDowall as Cricket Crocket

Abbe Lane as Moll

Danny Thomas as Self / Caleb

A delightful, animated musical version of Charles Dickens' classic tale. A Cricket on the Hearth, tells the story of a poor toymaker and his daughter whom a helpful Cricket named Crocket befriends on Christmas morning. When tragedy strikes the family, it's Crocket who comes to the rescue and restores peace and happiness.

Fire in Babylon

2010

7.7

♡ 1

91%

Stevan Riley Director

Nelson Mandela as Self

Bob Marley as Self

Bunny Wailer as Self

John Craven as Self

Feature documentary about the great West Indies cricket team of the 1970s and '80s. Fire In Babylon is the breathtaking story of how the West Indies triumphed over its colonial masters through the achievements of one of the most gifted teams in sporting history. In a turbulent era of apartheid in South Africa, race riots in England and civil unrest in the Caribbean, the West Indian cricketers, led by the enigmatic Viv Richards, struck a defiant blow at the forces of white prejudice worldwide. Their undisputed skill, combined with a fearless spirit, allowed them to dominate the genteel game at the highest level, replaying it on their own terms. This is their story, told in their own words.

Torbaaz

2020

5.3

♡ 7

afghanistan war (2001-2021)

afghanistan war (2001- )

Girish Malik Director

Nargis Fakhri as Ayesha

Fahim Fazli as Majed Taliban commander

Sanjay Dutt as Naseer

Rahul Dev as Qazar

At an Afghanistan refugee camp, an ex-army doctor seeks to bring children joy through cricket and soon realizes that the stakes go beyond the sport.

The Go-Between

1971

7.1

♡ 8

100%

78%

based on novel or book

Joseph Losey Director

Roger Lloyd Pack as Charles

Margaret Leighton as Mrs. Maudsley

Jim Broadbent as Spectator at Cricket Match

Alan Bates as Ted Burgess

British teenager Leo Colston spends a summer in the countryside, where he develops a crush on the beautiful young aristocrat Marian. Eager to impress her, Leo becomes the "go-between" for Marian, delivering secret romantic letters to Ted Burgess, a handsome neighboring farmer.

Mr. & Mrs. Mahi

2024