A frontiersman on a fur trading expedition in the 1820s fights for survival after being mauled by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team (IMDB).  

After a couple of years struggling with injuries that cost him playing time, tight end Jordan Reed, presumed injury-prone, defies the odds, and after training in the wilderness, has the greatest season of his career.  

During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot, Francis Gary Powers (IMDB).   

During the 2015 NFL season, a Washington, D.C. quarterback is recruited to turn around a 4-12 team, and then help the facilitate the exchange of an NFC East title, previously held by the Cowboys, to its rightful owner.   

A woman rebels against a tyrannical ruler in postapocalyptic Australia in search for her home-land with the help of a group of female prisoners, a psychotic worshipper, and a drifter named Max (IMDB). 

A wide receiver runs routes all over postapocalyptic Australia in search for the end zone with the help of a great offensive line, a budding quarterback, and a head coach named Jay.

When the Boston Globe's tenacious "Spotlight" team of reporters delves into allegations of abuse in the Catholic Church, their year-long investigation uncovers a decades-long cover-up at the highest levels of Boston's religious, legal, and government establishment, touching off a wave of revelations around the world (IMDB).  

Four denizens in the world of high-finance predict the credit and housing bubble collapse of the mid-2000s, and decide to take on the big banks for their greed and lack of foresight (IMDB).

Four defensive linemen predict they will wreak havoc over opposing offensive lines, and decide to take on the big quarterback protectors for their arrogance and lack of foresight.  

During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive (IMDB).

During a mission into the secondary, safety Dashon Goldson is presumed injured after a brutal hit on the field. But Goldson has survived it, and finds himself alone near the 40-yard line without any trainers. With some inegnuity, he recovers and makes his return to the defense on the very next play. 

An Irish immigrant lands in 1950s Brooklyn, where she quickly falls into a romance with a local. When her past catches up with her, however, she must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within.  

A Washington, D.C. transplant from Missouri lands in Compton, Calif., where he quickly falls into a coaching job with a local high school football team. When his past catches up with him, however, he must choose between the two teams. 

After five-year-old Jack and his mother escape from the enclosed surroundings that Jack has known his entire life, the boy makes a thrilling discovery (IMDB).   

After five-year-old DeAngelo Hall and his mother escape from the enclosed surroundings that DeAngelo has known his entire life, the boy makes a thrilling jump into athletics, and eventually the NFL.