In the 1920s, two names dominated the world's long-distance running rankings. Paavo Nurmi was a legend in his own lifetime, but Ville Ritola is remembered by only a few. These biggest rivals to each other were different in almost every way, but they both shared a passion for winning.

Chariots of Fire
1981
6.8/10

The Boys in the Boat
2023
7.3/10

Young Woman and the Sea
2024
7.9/10

Darkest Hour
2017
7.4/10

The Gathering Storm
2002
6.7/10

Valentino
1977
5.8/10

Race
2016
7.3/10

Churchill
2017
6.2/10

Panther
1995
6.3/10

Suffragette
2015
7.2/10

Bigger
2018
6.9/10

Being the Ricardos
2021
6.5/10

Seabiscuit
2003
7.1/10

The Lost City of Z
2017
6.4/10

We Are Marshall
2006
6.9/10

Munich – The Edge of War
2021
6.9/10

Eight Men Out
1988
6.9/10

Radium Girls
2020
6.7/10

Air
2023
7.3/10

Richard Jewell
2019
7.4/10
Muriel's Wedding
1994
6.838/10