Film about the infamous 1919 Chicago White Sox scandal. The young, idealistic White Sox players who, despite being pennant winners, are treated with disdain by their penny-pinching owner/manager. Ripe for a money-making scheme, the demoralized team agrees to throw the World Series. But when they're defeated, a couple of sports writers smell a fix and a national scandal explodes.

Eight men out: Based on the real-life Chicago White Sox scandal of 1919, the film tells the story of eight baseball players who plan to throw games for money, and the scorn and anger the scheme earned them. Hoosiers: Based on the real-life story of a small-town basketball team in 1951 Indiana and its inspiring coach who led them to victory over much larger adversaries. Raging bull: A biographical film widely hailed as the greatest film of the 1980s,...

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