While gymnastics is fun in real life, you can enjoy tumbling and competitions from your couch too. If no competitions are happening on TV, try streaming one of these ten best gymnastics movies like Old School or Stick It.
10. A 2nd Chance (2011)
Our twelfth film selection is A 2nd Chance, focusing on a group of young girls trying to achieve greatness. The girls want a chance to earn a place on the National Australian Gymnastics Squad, but first, they will have to overcome adversity in themselves and their team to get there.
–IMDb score: 4.7
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9. Raising the Bar (2016)
Our next film stars Kelli Berglund as Kelly Johnson in Raising the Bar. Kelly gives up a spot in an elite U.S. gymnastics program when her family moves to Australia. After she gets there, she makes a new friend and joins their gymnastics squad to help her out. While trying to compete, Kelly must try to fit in with her new squad and make amends with her past.
–IMDb score: 5.5
8. The Bronze (2015)
Comedy meets gymnastics in our eighth film The Bronze. Former gymnastics bronze medalist Hope Ann Greggory lives off of her celebrity status in Amherst, Ohio, but must go through the mail of her mailman father to steal spending money. When she receives a letter that her past coach committed suicide and wants her to coach a young star, Ann could turn her life around with the $500,000 inheritance hanging in the balance.
–IMDb score: 6.1
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7. Full Out (2015)
Based on the true story of gymnast Ariana Berlin, Full Out shows the resilience of a young girl pushing through tragedy to reach her goals. As she inched closer to her Olympic dreams, 14-year-old Ariana’s life took a turn when she was involved in a car accident. A series of trials follow, pushing Ariana to her limits and showing her new interests in life in addition to gymnastics.
–IMDb score: 6.3
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6. Stick It (2006)
In Stick It, Haley Graham is a former gymnast turned juvenile delinquent who must return to the world of gymnastics after too many run-ins with the law. She is enrolled in an elite academy called the VGA in Texas, led by Olympic gymnast Burt Vickerman. Haley must now learn how to reconcile with her past and make friends with her new teammates to prepare for the Gymnastic Nationals.
–IMDb score: 6.4
5. The Gabby Douglas Story (2014)
Another true story appears in The Gabby Douglas Story. Gabby Douglas is an amazing international gymnast, but her journey there wasn’t easy. The film follows Gabby as she becomes the first black gymnast in Olympic history to become the Individual All-Around Champion and the first American gymnast to win gold in the individual all-around and team competitions in the same Olympics.
–IMDb score: 6.9
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4. Old School (2003)
Though not completely about gymnastics, some hilarious scenes place Old School on our list. After discovering his girlfriend had been cheating on him, attorney Mitch (Luke Wilson) moves into a new place near a college campus. His friends Frank (Will Ferrell) and Beanie (Vince Vaughn) try to console Mitch but turn his house into a party pad instead, drawing the attention of college dean Gordon.
–IMDb score: 7.0
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3. Jump Ashin! (2011)
Our third selection is about a teenage boy rediscovering his passion for gymnastics. In Jump Ashin!, a Taiwanese boy named Ashin joins the gymnastics team at school and excels, until his mother forces him to quit to help with the family business. Frustrated, Ashin goes on a downward spiral and fights until hitting rock bottom when he decides to pursue his dream of gymnastics again.
–IMDb score: 7.0
2. White Palms (2006)
Our second selection is White Palms, focusing on Hungarian champion gymnast Miklos who suffered as a boy under a cruel Communist-era coach. When he moves to Canada years later, Miklos becomes a coach just trying to have a new start in life. Instead, he finds the same cycle of cruelty, this time through his students.
–IMDb score: 7.4
1. At the Heart of Gold: Inside the U.S. Gymnastics Scandal (2019)
Our last film selection is a documentary, peering into the U.S. Gymnastics team during the Larry Nassar scandal. In At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal, we are transported back to 2016 when the gymnastics world was stunned that team doctor Larry Nassar had been hurting young athletes for decades. The documentary explores the scandal, the cover-up, and its aftermath.
–IMDb score: 8.0