"The Miracle Season" opens April 6, chronicling the West High School volleyball team in Iowa City and their struggle to cope with the loss of their star player and best friend. The Sean McNamara film is just latest in a long line of sports movies focused on teams and the power they can have in uniting athletes or entire countries under tragic circumstances.
While individual sports are great, team sports brings an extra element into the fold. It's the unification of athletes who may have different agendas and demons they bring to the table. The beauty is when those agendas are thrown away and those demons are exorcised with the help of each other in order to fulfill a common goal. Sports movies focused on teams give people hope that if a band of unique individuals can come together to accomplish something great, there's nothing stopping everyone else from doing the same.
Here are some of the best sports movies out there focused on teams.
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