The Winter Olympics were created a century ago, in 1924, just a few years before the dawn of the talkie. In the 100-plus years that followed, the Games have provided story after story full of cinematic possibility.
Below is a selection of some of the best movies ever made about the Winter Olympics—and the athletes who compete in them. Some are inspiring, some are funny. Others are scandalous or downright heartbreaking. (I, Tonya is both of those last two.) Some are true stories, others are fiction, but all of them will get you amped up for the Games to come.
If you like discovering new things to watch and want something not Olympics-related, please do check out WIRED’s guides to the best movies on Netflix, HBO Max, Hulu, Apple TV, and Amazon Prime.
This story originally appeared in WIRED Italia. It has been translated from Italian.
