Movies like Drazen

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Drazen (2024)
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Drazen (2024)
Original name: Dražen
Genre: Biography
Country: Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia
Duration: 100 min.
Story: This biopic follows basketball legend Dražen Petrović's life, from his early years in Croatia to his rise to NBA stardom and career cut short by tragedy.
Style: emotional, inspirational, intense, nostalgic
Plot: basketball, talent, biopic, tragedy, ambition, legacy, character study, obsession, rise and fall, perseverance, loneliness, grief
Time: 90s, 80s, 1990s
Place: croatia, former yugoslavia, yugoslavia

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out emotional, inspirational, intense and captivating films with plots about biopic, legacy, ambition, character study, tragedy, coming of age and celebrity mostly in Biography, Drama and Sport genres. Some movies like Drazen: Vijayanand (2022), NTR Kathanayakudu (2019), Gerry (2011), Shah (2015), El Inca (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Vijayanand (2022)
Genre: Biography
Country: India
Duration: 159 min.
Story: Vijay, a 19-year-old boy, starts his transport business at a very young age from Gadag, a small city in the heart of North Karnataka. Although he faced many difficulties in the beginning, he bravely faced all of them and started his business with ...
Style: motivational, inspirational, uplifting, tense
Plot: determination, entrepreneurship, rags to riches, trucking, biopic, work ethic, hardship, perseverance, father son relationship, ambition, legacy, family conflict ...
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NTR Kathanayakudu (2019)
Genre: Biography
Country: India
Duration: 169 min.
Story: Based on the journey of the legendary Telugu actor, filmmaker and ex-Chief Minister Late Taraka Rama Rao Nandamuri.
Style: psychological, disturbing, captivating, inspirational, emotional ...
Plot: autobiography, journey, biopic, heroes, director, actor, travel, cultural icon, actor's life, tribute, film industry, ambition ...
Place: india
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Gerry (2011)
Genre: Biography
Country: Canada
Duration: 131 min.
Story: Born into a modest family, Gerry Boulet found fame with the Québec rock group Offenbach. After a life of drug and alcohol abuse and a great love story, Gerry died of cancer in 1990.
Style: captivating, tragic ending, emotional, melancholic, period piece
Audience: adult
Plot: biopic, rock star, rock singer, vocalist, cancer, rock musician, substance abuse, musician, music, rock music, singer, musician's life ...
Time: 80s, 70s, year 1990
Place: quebec, montreal
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Shah (2015)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Pakistan
Duration: 109 min.
Story: This film covers the story of this Legend's journey from homeless child in the streets of Layari,Karachi to become Olympian for his country PAKISTAN.
Style: inspirational, realistic, emotional, dramatic, historical drama
Plot: boxing, olympics, biopic, perseverance, determination, ambition, courage, poverty, sports history, urban, legacy, working class ...
Time: 80s, year 1988
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Bad As I Wanna Be: The Dennis Rodman Story (1998)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Biography of Chicago Bulls' basketball star Dennis Rodman, who is well known for his off-court and on-court shenanigans takes great effort to paint the calm, decent side of the athlete despite the film title. Dennis is shown to be pushed by his ...
Style: controversial, inspirational, intense, emotional, period piece
Plot: basketball, athlete, racism, ambition, mother son relationship, racial tension, coming of age, identity crisis, identity, family drama, celebrity culture, coaching ...
Time: 90s
Place: oklahoma
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El Inca (2016)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: Venezuela
Duration: 128 min.
Story: A tragic love story based in the life of the great latin american boxer Edwin "El Inca" Valero.
Style: emotional, dark, intense, melancholic, atmospheric
Plot: boxing, biopic, tragedy, rise and fall, addiction, tragic hero, fame, violent, family drama, domestic violence, mental illness, obsession ...
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Rob Peace (2024)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: An underprivileged, gifted young black man from Newark reaches Yale University, only for shadows and injustices from his past to threaten his future.
Style: realistic, psychological, captivating, thrilling, emotional ...
Plot: biopic, character study, family drama, father son relationship, social commentary, poverty, life is a bitch, social problems, past, confronting the past, social issues, class conflict ...
Time: 2010s, 2000s, 90s, 80s
Place: yale university
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The Yellow Tie (2025)
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Romania
Duration: 145 min.
Story: The extraordinary life of Sergiu Celibidache, from his childhood in Romania to his exile in pursuit of a career in music, his struggle for survival in wartime Germany and his rise, fall and rise again, in an unimaginable life journey.
Style: inspirational, emotional, dramatic, historical drama, intense ...
Plot: biopic, world war two, classical music, orchestra, exile, train conductor, legacy, ambition, survival, resilience, rise and fall, perseverance ...
Time: 1940s
Place: germany, romania
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68%
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A Promise Kept: The Oksana Baiul Story (1994)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: The 16-year-old Ukrainian figure skater (Monica Keena) overcomes personal tragedies to become the 1994 Olympic gold medalist.
Style: inspirational, motivational, emotional, intense, dramatic ...
Plot: figure skating, olympics, competition, female athlete, biopic, resilience, perseverance, underdog, coming of age, skating, winter olympics, sacrifice ...
Time: 90s
Place: ukraine, eastern europe
Similarity:
65%
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Che (2023)
Genre: Biography
Country: India
Duration: 126 min.
Story: A cinematic exploration of the indomitable spirit of Che Guevara, capturing his remarkable journey as a fighter and a symbol of revolution.
Style: political, historical drama, period piece, inspirational, epic ...
Audience: adult
Plot: biopic, che guevara, revolution, legacy, socialism, ideology, struggle, freedom fighter, symbolism, guerilla warfare, character study, rebellion ...
Time: 60s, 20th century
Place: cuba, latin america, bolivia, argentina
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P.T. Barnum (1999)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story: This series illustrates the life and career of P.T. Barnum, America's greatest showman and promoter. Starting as a young man who managed an old woman who was supposedly George Washington's nursemaid, we see his career as he finds success ...
Style: inspirational, sentimental, melancholic, captivating, serious ...
Plot: circus, biopic, ambition, promotion, spectacle, entrepreneurship, rise and fall, american history, family drama, character study, legacy, entertainment industry ...
Time: victorian era, 19th century
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The Match (2025)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: South Korea
Duration: 115 min.
Story: When a legendary Go master loses his title to a one-time friend and protégé, he sets out to reclaim it in a high-stakes battle of wits and skill.
Style: intellectual, intense, atmospheric, art house, melancholic ...
Audience: adult
Plot: biopic, strategy, board game, rivalry, personal growth, tournament, legacy, comeback, slow burn, obsession, coming of age, loneliness ...
Time: 90s, 80s
Place: seoul
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Rocco Chinnici: May Your Kiss Lie Lightly On My Head (2018)
Genre: Biography
Country: Italy
Duration: 113 min.
Story: An Italian magistrate leads a crusade against organized crime which ultimately costs him his life in this biopic told through his daughter's eyes.
Style: captivating, psychological, emotional, reflective, historical drama ...
Plot: biopic, father daughter relationship, courtroom, organized crime, sicilian mafia, court, judge, courtroom drama, problem, family relations, career, judiciary ...
Time: 80s
Place: italy, sicily
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60%
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Reis (2017)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Following the life of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a Turkish politician who has been the 12th President of Turkey since 2014.
Style: historical drama, dramatic, realistic, intense, political drama
Plot: biopic, rise to power, leadership, ambition, political activism, campaigning, imprisonment, coming of age, childhood, poverty, nationalism, media coverage ...
Time: 90s, 80s
Place: turkey, istanbul turkey
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Mallesham (2019)
Genre: Biography
Country: India
Duration: 131 min.
Story: A sixth-standard school drop-out faces many ups and downs in life when he decides to design a weaving machine to ease the plight of his mother and many like her in his village, who take up Asu work.
Style: inspirational, extraordinary
Plot: biopic, hopes, resilience, perseverance, real life, village life, struggle, invention, village, mother son relationship, determination, innovation ...
Time: 2000s
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Thalaivii (2021)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 153 min.
Story: The biopic charts the life of actor-turned-chief minister J. Jayalalitha and the relationship paving her rapid yet complicated path to power, who served five terms as the Chief Minister for the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Style: inspirational, intense, costume drama, political drama
Plot: biopic, power struggle, rise to power, female leader, leadership, ambition, legacy, female empowerment, controversy, campaigning, film industry, celebrity culture ...
Time: 2020s
Place: india
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Spirit of the Game (2016)
Genre: Biography
Country: Australia
Duration: 98 min.
Story: In the lead up to the 1956 Olympic games, a group of missionaries are tasked with helping the fledgling Australian basketball team compete in their first ever Olympics, and in doing so, unite a nation still coming to grips after the war.
Style: captivating, uplifting, inspirational, historical drama, period piece ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: basketball, faith, game, teamwork, sporting event, high school basketball, athlete's life, career, sport team, basketball team, olympics, basketball player ...
Time: 1950s
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Love and Betrayal: The Mia Farrow Story (1995)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 240 min.
Story: Actress Mia Farrow's personal life takes a turn for the worse when she engages in a long relationship with Woody Allen.
Style: controversial, emotional, intense, psychological, tragic ...
Plot: biopic, actress, female protagonist, betrayal, relationships, actor, character study, scandal, celebrity, infidelity, private vs public, film industry ...
Time: 70s, 80s, 90s
Place: new york
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Doing Life (1986)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Tony Danza stars in this prison drama about Jerome "Jerry" Rosenburg, a self-professed "jailhouse lawyer" who defends himself against the homicide charge that has put him on death row. This tense movie, made in Canada, has the ...
Style: intense, tense, dramatic, thought provoking, emotional ...
Plot: maximum security prison, death row, wrongful conviction, innocence, death sentence, biopic, execution, survival, courtroom, redemption, character study, isolation ...
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Gundi: Legend of Love (2024)
Genre: Biography, Sport
Country: Bulgaria
Duration: 166 min.
Story: The great Bulgarian football player Georgi Asparuhov and his greatest love - his wife Lita go through a number of trials of life, football and the political system.
Style: emotional, romantic drama, period drama
Plot: biopic, football, love story, working class, marriage, ambition, legacy, passion, legend, heroism, intimate, social realism ...
Time: 60s
Place: bulgaria
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Nedelja (2024)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Serbia
Duration: 130 min.
Story: Inspired by true events, the film tells the story of Džej Ramadanovski, from his earliest youth days up to the great success he achieved. Although he did not have an easy upbringing, which he mostly spent on the streets and in a correctional ...
Style: realistic, inspirational, emotional, melancholic, tragic
Plot: biopic, life story, street life, redemption, legacy, music industry, character study, struggle, poverty, working class, intimate, juvenile detention ...
Time: 20th century
Place: serbia, belgrade, balkan
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Cliffy (2013)
Genre: Biography
Country: Australia
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Set against the backdrop of the early eighties, Cliffy retraces his extraordinary journey from famously training in gumboots among cow paddocks through the epic six-day period of the ultra marathon and his emergence as Australia's most unlikely ...
Style: captivating, psychological
Plot: marathon, running, inspiration, determination, underdog, runner, perseverance, endurance, athlete's life, male protagonist, outback, coming of age ...
Time: 80s
Place: australia
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Kazantzakis (2017)
Genre: Biography
Country: Greece, France
Duration: 120 min.
Story: The true story of the greatest Greek writer of the 20th century, Nikos Kazantzakis, based on his work, Report to Greco, which is, essentially, his autobiography.
Style: psychological, thrilling, captivating, philosophical, reflective ...
Plot: writers, biopic, freedom, greek, writer's life, independence, autobiography, humanism, spiritual journey, idealism, identity, dream ...
Time: 20th century
Place: greece, crete, europe
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48%
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Manyam Dheerudu (2024)
Genre: Biography
Country: India
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Manyam Dheerudu (Seetharama Raju) is a Biopic on the life of the famous Telugu freedom fighter Alluri Seetarama Raju.
Style: inspirational, epic, emotional, period drama
Plot: biopic, courage, patriotism, freedom fighter, struggle, rebel leader, revolutionary, nationalism, folk hero, sacrifice, warrior, leadership ...
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Jenni (2024)
Genre: Biography, Drama
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Duration: 113 min.
Story: Follow Jenni Rivera's journey from her humble beginnings in Long Beach, California, to her meteoric rise to the top of the charts, and her final days before her tragic and unexpected death. See the struggles she endured during her personal ...
Style: inspirational, emotional, realistic
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Place: california, long beach california
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The King of Laughter (2021)
Genre: Biography
Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 133 min.
Story: In early 20th-century Naples, a theatrical parody lands beloved thespian and playwright Eduardo Scarpetta in court, facing a malicious lawsuit that could compromise his freedom of expression and the economic security of his extended ...
Style: captivating, psychological, disturbing, parody, poignant ...
Plot: playwright, theater, biopic, theatre play, courtroom drama, actor, stage actor, fictional biography, lifestyle, comedian, legal battle, historical figure ...
Place: naples italy, napoli italy
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Goalie (2019)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
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Style: thrilling, captivating, psychological, emotional, intense ...
Plot: hockey, ice hockey, hockey player, professional sports, male protagonist, biopic, lifestyle, sports man, life, legacy, dedication, addiction ...
Time: 60s, 1950s, 20th century
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Howard W. Hunter: The Modern Prophets (2004)
Genre: Biography
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
Story: Four days before his wedding, Howard William Hunter, 24, played his last engagement as a professional musician. From then on, whether as a successful corporate attorney, church leader in the Los Angeles ares or apostle of the Lord, Howard's ...
Style: inspirational, uplifting, historical drama, contemplative, educational
Audience: family friendly
Plot: mormon, biopic, religious, loyalty, spirituality, apostle, leadership, faith based, faith, commitment, christianity, devotional ...
Time: 20th century
Place: america, los angeles
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Ted - Show Me Love (2018)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Sweden
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Chronicling the beautiful and tragic life and career of Ted Gärdestad, this biopic tells the story of the great highs and lows of one of Sweden's most loved artists.
Style: disturbing, semi autobiographical, psychological, captivating, thought provoking ...
Audience: adult
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Time: 70s, 80s
Place: stockholm sweden, scandinavia, eastern europe
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44%
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Bezos (2023)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Bezos chronicles the true-life story of Jeff Bezos-a humble yet awkward entrepreneur on his mission to create Amazon, the world's largest e-commerce company, and turning himself into the richest man in the world.
Style: captivating, thought provoking, thrilling, psychological, realistic ...
Plot: ambition, business, businessman, business and finance, biopic, entrepreneurship, powerful corporation, corporation, lifestyle, historical figure, historical character, startup ...
Time: 90s, 2000s
Place: seattle
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44%