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Five Top Olympic Movies

For sports and movie lovers here is the list of five top Olympic based movies. The background of these movies is obviously the Olympic Games.

Chariots of Fire:

The Oscar wining film is based on the true story of two British athletes, played by Ben Cross and Ian Charles, who competed against each other in the 1924 Olympics.

Miracle

The 2004 Movie tells the story of the US men's Olympic ice hockey team that won the gold medal in 1980.Its victory over the Soviet Union in the final was termed as the Miracle on Ice.

Cool Runnings

This 1993 comedy was loosely based on the Jamaican Bobsled team which competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics at Alberta, Canada.The movie was directed by Jon Turteltaub.

The Cutting Edge

The 1992 flick is about a pair of American Olympic figure skaters who face off against the Soviet team.

Munich

The 2005 Steven Spielberg film is based on Israeli government' secret retaliation to the 1972 Munich massacre of Isareli Olympic athletes by militants of the Black September outfit.

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