Highest-Rated Movies about 'Extreme Sports'

Adventures in Wild California (2000), Free Solo (2018), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), Touching the Void (2003), To the Limit (2007), Riding Giants (2004), The Endless Summer (1966), Dogtown and Z-Boys (2001) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Extreme Sports movies.

#17. Attention: A Life in Extremes (2014)

Storyline: Three exceptional athletes in the demanding field of extreme sport are followed. They fly along cliffs, dive without oxygen into the depths of the sea and prove the capabilities of the human body during the longest endurance bike race. What motives and thoughts have made them into modern day heroes? What causes the fascination for individuals who expose themselves to exceptional risks? The movie follows these people in the attempt to find the limits of performance. We get to know their environment, their companions, but also listen to critical voices. We hear the desires and fears of the families and venture, through the inner circle of friends, into the psyche of the athletes. And what motives are important for these pursuits? Is it the lust for fame? For immortality? For the absolute life experience?—Anonymous

Plot Keywords: extreme sports, documentary, adventure, sports, danger, adrenaline, outdoor ...

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#18. Point Break (1991)

Storyline: In Los Angeles, California, a gang of bank robbers call themselves The Ex-Presidents. commit their crimes while wearing masks of ex-Presidents Reagan, Carter, Nixon, and Johnson. The F.B.I. believes that the members of the gang could be surfers, and send young Agent Johnny Utah undercover at the beach to mix with the surfers and gather information. Utah meets surfer Bodhi, and gets drawn into the lifestyle of his new friend.

Plot Keywords: action, crime, thriller, surfing, bank robbery, undercover, bromance ...

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#19. Blindsight (2006)

Storyline: Six blind Tibetan teenagers, shunned by their culture as sinners or possessed by demons, band together to climb the north side of Mount Everest. With the inspiration of their fiery, blind teacher who fought to establish a Tibetan school for blind children, the teens are guided by Erik Weihenmayer, the only blind mountaineer to have successfully scaled Everest. The climbers suffer through illness, bad weather, and the stark challenge of tackling one of the greatest natural wonders on the planet.

Plot Keywords: adventure, documentary, mountain climbing, blindness, challenge, team, inspirational ...

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#21. Chasing Mavericks (2012)

Storyline: The inspirational true story of real life surfing phenomenon Jay Moriarity. When 15 year old Jay discovers that the mythic Mavericks surf break, one of the biggest waves on Earth, is not only real, but exists just miles from his Santa Cruz home, he enlists the help of local legend Frosty Hesson to train him to survive it. As Jay and Frosty embark on their quest to accomplish the impossible, they form a unique friendship that transforms both their lives, and their quest to tame Mavericks becomes about far more than surfing.

Plot Keywords: biography, sports, surfing, inspirational, true story, adventure, coming of age ...

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#22. Banlieue 13 (2004)

Storyline: In the near future, the worst ghettos of Paris, France are literally walled off and among the worst is District B13. Controlled by the ruthless crime lord, Taha, a young righteous punk named Leïto is determined to bring him down. When the boss retaliates by kidnapping his sister, Lola, a rescue attempt by Leïto is destroyed by betrayal that gets him arrested and Lola kept in the clutches in Taha. Six months later, a crackerjack undercover cop named Damien is given a urgent mission: a neutron bomb has been stolen by Taha in District B13 which has an automatic timer function engaged and set to detonate in less than 24 hours. Now with time running out, Damien and Leïto must work together to find and stop the bomb, but there is far more to this crisis than any of the field players realize.

Plot Keywords: action, crime, thriller, french film, violence, gangster, dystopian ...

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#23. On Any Sunday: The Next Chapter (2014)

Storyline: In 1971, 'On Any Sunday' starring Steve McQueen opened in theatres and wrote its place in motorcycle history. It also transcended the sport to reach a wide audience through a cast of engaging characters and variety of heartfelt stories. 'On Any Sunday, The Next Chapter' will continue this family tradition and also pass the torch to the next generations. A lot has happened in the past 40 years, but the passion for riding is timeless and continues today.—Anonymous

Plot Keywords: documentary, motorcycle, racing, sports, adventure, extreme sports, competition ...

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#24. Lords of Dogtown (2005)

Storyline: A fictionalized take on the group of brilliant young skateboarders raised in the mean streets of Dogtown in Santa Monica, California. The Z-Boys, as they come to be known, perfect their craft in the empty swimming pools of unsuspecting suburban homeowners, pioneering a thrilling new sport and eventually moving into legend.

Plot Keywords: coming of age, extreme sports, 1970s, street culture, brotherhood, rise to fame, social outcasts ...

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#25. Wanted (2008)

Storyline: Wesley Gibson (James McAvoy) is an office worker whose life is going nowhere. After his estranged father is murdered, he meets Fox (Angelina Jolie), who recruits him into the Fraternity, a secret society of assassins which takes its orders from Fate itself. Fox and Sloan (Morgan Freeman), the Fraternity's leader, teach Wesley to tap into dormant powers. Though he enjoys his newfound abilities, he begins to suspect that there is more to the Fraternity than meets the eye.

Plot Keywords: action, thriller, crime, violence, assassin, superpower, revenge ...

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#28. The Alps (2007)

Storyline: In 1966, John Harlin II died while attempting Europe's most difficult climb, the North Face of the Eiger in Switzerland. Forty years later, his son John Harlin III, an expert mountaineer and the editor of the American Alpine Journal, returns to attempt the same climb.—Murray Chapman

Plot Keywords: documentary, nature, adventure, landscape, wildlife, geography, ecology ...

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#30. Death Proof (2007)

Storyline: In Austin, Texas, the girlfriends Julia, Arlene and Shanna meet in a bar to drink, smoke and make out with their boyfriends before traveling alone to Lake LBJ to spend the weekend together. They meet the former Hollywood stuntman Mike, who takes Pam out in his "death-proof" stunt car. Fourteen months later, Mike turns up in Lebanon, Tennessee and chase Abernathy, Zoë and Kim, but these girls are tough and decide to pay-back the attack.

Plot Keywords: action, thriller, horror, crime, mystery, violence, car chase ...

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