The Olympics is a major sporting event that draws immense audiences with its dynamic games and colorful ceremonies; no wonder it inspires some ‘winning’ parties—and some even better movies that chronicle past Olympic games and those who played them.

The ultimate Olympics movie playlist might include:

Chariots of Fire—directed by Hugh Hudson, starring Ben Cross
Cool Runnings—directed by Jon Turteltaub, starring John Candy, Leon
Her Best Move (soccer story)—directed by Norm Hunter, starring Daryl Sabara, Leah Pipes and Lisa Darr
Wilma—directed by Bud Greenspan, starring Cicely Tyson, Shirley Jo Finney (biography of groundbreaking Olympian Wilma Rudolph)
The Cutting Edge— directed by Paul Michael Glaser, starring D.B. Sweeney, Moira Kelly
The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold—directed by Sean McNamara, starring Christy Carlson Romano, Ross Thomas
Personal Best—directed by Robert Towne, starring Mariel Hemingway, Patrice Donnelly, Scott Glenn (for adult parties only)
Munich—directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Eric Bana and Daniel Craig
Olympics—directed by Bruno Bozzetto (animated feature)
Dream Weavers: Beijing 2008, directed by Jun Gu, starring Pierre De Meuron, Linlin Deng
Any ‘medal-winning’ Olympics party also will boast a full selection of theme-related party supplies. These could include miniature plastic medals and blue, red and gold ribbons that guests can wear throughout the party and take home as party favors; a centerpiece made of wood, plastic, stone or paper mache that shows the famous Olympic logo, five interlocking rings, colored blue, yellow, black, green, and red on a white field. Flags showing this logo also could be displayed throughout the party, as could plastic or electric versions of the Olympic torch. Posters and plaques could be displayed that ‘sport’ the Olympic motto (Citius, Altius, Fortius , which is Latin for "Faster, Higher, Stronger"); all party tableware, meanwhile, should boast the colors presented in the logo.