Running Documentaries and Movies

Films where running is the story rather than the backdrop: ultramarathon documentaries, record attempts, track biopics and comedies about a first marathon. Each entry says what kind of film it is and how it feels to watch, so a club can choose between a laugh, a lump in the throat and a 100-mile slog through the mountains. The test for a place was that running drives the film and the film shows why people do it. Cycling and climbing films are left out, and so is Marathon Man, where running is a habit of the hero rather than the subject. Breaking2 was co-produced by a sportswear brand, and its entry says so. Documentaries come first, oldest to newest, followed by the dramas and comedies in the same order.