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The Olympics @ the Movies

The 2016 Summer Olympics take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from August 5 through August 21. Watch some of these Olympic-themed films to get you in the competitive mood.

The story of the unlikely Olympian.

Story of two English runners that were both driven by different means to win the Olympics. One used his faith in God, and the other his hatred of Anti-Semitism. Special Edition features include: additional scenes, interviews, featurettes, and more.

Based on the true story of the most famous team in the history of American sports: the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team. Follow from the team's selection process to the ultimate victory over Finland for the gold.

The true-life story of legendary track star Steve Prefontaine.

A skier desperate to win gold in the Olympics joins an American team only to find that his new coach doesn't agree with how he goes about getting it.

Race (Rental Ready) by Stephan James

The comedy hit inspired by the true story of Jamaica's first Olympic bobsled team.

At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, Wilma Rudolph became the first woman to win three consecutive gold medals  - despite being  stricken in her youth with crippling polio.

The life story of Thorpe, a Native American athlete who gained international recognition for his excellence in many different sports.

Olympian and war hero Louis Zamperini survived in a raft for 47 days after a near-fatal plane crash in WWII, only to be caught by the Japanese Navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp.