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Golondaaj (2021)
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Golondaaj (2021)
Original name: গোলন্দাজ
Genre: Sport
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story: Based on true events, Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikari, "The Father of Indian Football", was the first Indian to play the sport and open a professional football club in the country.
Style: realistic, exciting, captivating, inspirational, period piece, emotional
Audience: boys' night
Plot: football, football team, father, football player, celebrity, male protagonist, athlete's life, biopic, pioneer, perseverance, teamwork, nationalism, inspiration, legacy, patriotism, victory, identity, innovation, social change, friendship, mentor, coming of age, bengali
Place: india

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out emotional, captivating, inspirational and realistic films with plots about friendship, coming of age, rivalry, athlete's life, teamwork, perseverance and resilience mostly in Sport, Drama and Comedy genres. Some movies like Golondaaj: Jada (2019), Champs (2018), Lakshya (2021), Golden Shoes (2015), Chaamp (2017). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Jada (2019)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 132 min.
Story: Jada is an upcoming Indian Tamil language sports drama film written and directed by Kumaran on his directorial debut. The film stars Kathir and newcomer Roshini in the lead roles, while Kishore and Yogi Babu play supporting roles.
Style: psychological, captivating, thrilling, motivational, inspirational ...
Plot: football, ambition, soccer, teamwork, athlete's life, sport team, coping, soccer coach, playing football, football team, football player, resilience ...
Place: india
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95%
 5.3
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Champs (2018)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Mexico
Duration: 86 min.
Story: A professional coach has under his wing the team that is expected to qualify and play the FIFA U-17 World Cup. A fictionalized drama inspired by the story of Jesús Ramírez, the mexican coach.
Style: inspirational, captivating, disturbing, motivational, dramatic ...
Plot: teamwork, football, ambition, football team, soccer, rise and fall, sport team, determination, perseverance, aspiration, athlete's life, football player ...
Place: mexico
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71%
 5.4
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Lakshya (2021)
Genre: Sport
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story: Pardhu is an archer who wants to represent India at the World Championships. How does he bounce back and achieve what he wants after losing track?
Style: captivating, psychological, uplifting, realistic, emotional
Plot: archery, ambition, archer, perseverance, resilience, determination, direction and purpose, athlete's life, world championship wrestling, coping, world championship, bow and arrow ...
Place: india
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 3.5
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Golden Shoes (2015)
Genre: Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: With his father MIA at war and his mother critical in hospital, a young boy consoles himself with dreams of playing in the youth soccer league. To do so, he must overcome the adult deception, the bullying and his solitude.
Style: touching, exciting, captivating, entertaining, feel good ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: soccer, football, little boy, father, inspiration, hopes, football player, dream, sports fan, sports man, athlete's life, ambition ...
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 6.5
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Chaamp (2017)
Genre: Sport
Country: India
Duration: 120 min.
Story: It is the story of a boxer names shibaji. Who was a hero and inspiration for every indian but suddenly he falls down and everyone forgets him. The film is about how he rises up again.
Style: motivational, intense, emotional
Plot: boxing, perseverance, resilience, determination, comeback, underdog, redemption, male protagonist, competition, inspiration, athlete, rivalry ...
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Jeeva (2014)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 127 min.
Story: Jeeva is the story about an ardent cricket fan and his dream to play international matches. How he manages to balance his love life and achieve his cricketing dreams forms the plot of the movie.
Style: psychological, thrilling, captivating, emotional, tension
Audience: teens
Plot: cricket, coping, athlete's life, social problems, sports man, problem, aspiration, hopes, perseverance, underdog, male protagonist, determination ...
Place: india
Similarity:
53%
Eleven Silent Men (2022)
Genre: Drama, History, Sport
Country: Russia
Duration: 121 min.
Story: Tells about the events of November 1945 when the first Post War championship of the USSR winners, Dynamo-Moscow, went on the historic tour of Britain. Soviet football players won not only on the football fields of England. They managed to win the ...
Style: period piece, witty, captivating, exciting, inspirational ...
Plot: football, football team, russian abroad, post war, professional sports, football player, soccer match, professional athlete, playing football, sport competition, sports fan, sports man ...
Place: ussr, soviet union, britain, england, london
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52%
Captain of Egypt (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: Egypt
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Football player Kamal Naguib nicknamed (Congo) became the most prominent football player in Egypt, but when he runs over a police officer by mistake, he's sentenced to 3 years , he decides to form professional football team of fellow inmates in ...
Style: semi serious, captivating, emotional, comedy drama, realistic
Plot: soccer, prison, football, football team, sport team, athlete's life, women in prison, ambitious man, jailed, jail, prison sentence, satire ...
Time: 2010s
Place: egypt, cairo egypt
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52%
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Under the Stadium Lights (2021)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: After a crushing defeat ended their prior season, everyone counted the Abilene Eagles out of title contention. Facing doubts and personal challenges both on and off the field, it takes the guidance of their team chaplain and a surrogate father ...
Style: disturbing, tense, captivating, inspirational, emotional
Plot: high school football, football team, underdog, teamwork, athlete's life, sport team, athlete and trainer, football player, soccer, competitor, professional rivalry, school club ...
Place: texas
Similarity:
49%
 6.8
 1K
El Hareefa (2024)
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: Egypt
Duration: 117 min.
Story: Uprooted from his old life when he transfers schools, a gifted footballer finds a second chance with a local team chasing a coveted championship.
Style: inspirational, motivational, emotional, realistic
Plot: second chance, football, underdog, friendship, determination, public school, youth, class differences, competition, coming of age, teamwork, championship ...
Similarity:
49%
 6.9
 404
Vallinam (2014)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 132 min.
Story: Krishna, a talented basketball player, moves to a new college after a fatal accident on court. There, he clashes with the college team's egomaniacal cricket team captain, Vamsi, who will not have any other game sharing the limelight with his ...
Style: psychological, thrilling, captivating, inspirational, intense ...
Plot: basketball, rivalry, tournament, competition, determination, perseverance, sport team, athlete's life, competitor, basketball player, cricket, university student ...
Time: 2010s
Place: india
Similarity:
43%
 4.5
 405
Breaking Point (2023)
Genre: Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Two adopted brothers filled with resentment for each other after the loss of their mother, united in their love of breakdancing, find themselves thrust together as they embark on a journey for the Gold. ​
Style: captivating, suspenseful, exciting, entertaining, emotional ...
Plot: breakdance, brothers, dance, hip hop, dance contest, championship, brother, world championship, champion, teenager, teenage boy, professional sports ...
Similarity:
41%
 7.1
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800 (2023)
Genre: Biography, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 158 min.
Story: Muttiah Muralitharan's inspirational journey shedding light on the challenges and triumphs that defined his illustrious cricket career is brought together here.
Style: psychological, captivating, inspirational, dramatic, emotional ...
Plot: cricket, biopic, direction and purpose, career, athlete's life, life, aspiration, social climber, champion, desire for fame, athlete and trainer, controversy ...
Place: sri lanka, india
Similarity:
39%
 6.6
 266
Take Off 2 (2016)
Genre: Sport
Country: South Korea
Duration: 126 min.
Story: In 2003 the year of Aomori Asian Games, Dae-woong, a former ice hockey player receives an offer to be a director of Korean national ice hockey team. Before he enjoys the moment, realizes it is a woman national team with bunch of losers; a figure ...
Style: entertaining, disturbing, captivating, inspirational, comedy drama ...
Plot: ice hockey, rivalry, athlete's life, skating, sport team, women in sport, underdog, female protagonist, unlikely friendships, women, ambition, ambitious woman ...
Place: south korea, korea, north korea
Similarity:
38%
 7.0
 576
Rebound (2023)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: South Korea
Duration: 122 min.
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Style: realistic, inspirational, captivating, entertaining, motivational ...
Plot: basketball, high school sports, rivalry, teamwork, underdog, high school, high school basketball, ambition, athlete and trainer, basketball player, basketball team, competitor ...
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37%
 7.6
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
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Style: captivating, psychological, thrilling, motivational, uplifting ...
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37%
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Genre: Sport
Country: Dominican Republic
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37%
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37%
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Style: inspirational, emotional, period piece
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36%
 2.4
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We Believe (2024)
Genre: Drama, Family, Sport
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Time: 60s
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35%
 5.6
 277
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Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
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Similarity:
35%
 6.4
 4K
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Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
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Audience: teens
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Place: philadelphia
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34%
 7.3
 16K
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: India
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Place: india
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33%
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Country: Spain
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33%
 7.7
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89 (2017)
Genre: Documentary, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story: 89 tells the incredible story of one of football’s greatest triumphs: when against all odds Arsenal snatched the Championship title from Liverpool at Anfield in the last minute of the last game of the 1988/89 season. It’s a universal tale of a ...
Style: captivating, tense, sincere, exciting, sentimental ...
Audience: boys' night
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32%
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32%
 3.1
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Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: China
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31%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
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Duration: 100 min.
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Style: semi serious, captivating, thrilling, inspirational, realistic ...
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31%
 5.9
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Lady Driver (2020)
Genre: Sport
Country: USA
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Style: feel good, exciting, serious, intense, stylized ...
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Time: 2020s
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31%