Movies like Giant 2025
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Giant (2025)
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Follows Prince Naseem Hamed from his humble beginnings on the tough working-class streets of Sheffield and his discovery by Ingle, himself a steel industry worker turned boxing trainer. Their unlikely partnership, Naz’s unorthodox style, cocky persona, and sheer dominance in the ring propelled them to the top of boxing’s elite and unprecedented levels of global superstardom, all in the face of the rampant Islamophobia and racism of ’80s and 90’s Britain.
Style:
period drama
Plot:
boxing, racism, islamophobia, ambition, working class, boxing trainer, racial tension, celebrity, class conflict, streetwise, loyalty, fan culture, world
Time:
90s, 80s, 1990s
Place:
britain, northern england
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Most similar movies to Giant
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, inspirational and emotional films with plots about biopic, ambition, boxing, boxer, rivalry, athlete's life and hopes mostly in Drama, Biography and Sport genres. Some movies like Giant: Shah (2015), Tyson (1995), Kid Kulafu (2015), Dempsey (1983), Big George Foreman (2023). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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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
Similarity:
95%
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
Similarity:
95%
3K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
The story of Mike Tyson. From his early days as a 12 year old amateur with a powerful punch, to the undisputed title of "Heavyweight Champion of the World", and ultimately to his conviction for rape. The story of his turbulent life moves ...
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, sincere
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
boxer, boxing, rags to riches, athlete's life, biopic, african american, professional sports, strength, muscleman, bare chested male, world champion, professional athlete ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
81%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Philippines, Hong Kong, UK
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Before he became one of the world's greatest boxers, Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao was a young boy living a hand-to-mouth existence, trying to survive from one day to the next. When he discovers his natural talent for boxing, he embarks ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, disturbing, emotional, inspirational
Plot:
boxing, boxer, ambition, athlete's life, biopic, champion, historical character, ambitious man, athlete and trainer, historical figure, family drama, poverty ...
Place:
the philippines
Similarity:
81%
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232
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
Nominated for two primetime Emmy Awards in 1984, this made-for-TV movie follows the true story of American boxer Jack Dempsey, who became a media sensation in the 1920s as the world heavyweight champion. Based upon the book by Jack Dempsey and ...
Style:
uplifting, sexual, serious, realistic, silent ...
Plot:
boxing, biopic, boxer, world champion, violent content, profanity, hopes, power relations, disability, one last chance, unfulfillment, ambition ...
Time:
80s, 1920s
Place:
utah
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Fueled by an impoverished childhood, George Foreman channeled his anger into becoming an Olympic Gold medalist and World Heavyweight Champion, followed by a near-death experience that took him from the boxing ring to the pulpit. But when he sees his ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, inspirational
Plot:
boxing, boxer, boxing match, boxing champion, olympics, preacher, boxing trainer, champion, title bout, prizefighter, athlete's life, middle aged ...
Time:
70s, 60s, 80s, year 1968, year 1967
Place:
texas
Similarity:
77%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Story:
After the legendarily fiery coach exits from the NFL, John Madden teams with Electronic Arts to become the unlikely co-creator of a pioneering video game franchise.
Style:
emotional, period piece
Plot:
football, biopic, legacy, nostalgia, game, innovation, media industry, competition, inspiration, entrepreneurship, ambition, behind the scenes ...
Time:
80s, 90s, 70s
Place:
oakland california
Similarity:
71%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A cinematic portrait of the famous fight promoter and boxing manager.
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic
Plot:
boxing, boxer, biopic, entrepreneur, gangster, urban ghetto, power relations, athlete and trainer, hopes, rise and fall, life is a bitch, rise to the top ...
Time:
80s, 70s, 20th century, 60s
Place:
africa
Similarity:
69%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
The Greatest is a 1977 film about the life of boxer Muhammad Ali, in which Ali plays himself. It was directed by Tom Gries and Monte Hellman. The song "Greatest Love of All", later remade by Whitney Houston, was written for this film and ...
Style:
realistic, touching, serious, sincere, independent film
Plot:
boxing, racism, boxing champion, muhammad ali, ambition, human spirit, follow your dream, athlete's life, contests and competitions, rising to stardom, religions or cults, lifestyle ...
Time:
70s
Place:
vietnam, asia
Similarity:
68%
107K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.
Style:
touching, inspirational, factual, thought provoking, sociological ...
Plot:
boxing, prison, prison life, racism, courtroom, legal, injustice, death penalty, african american, discrimination, justice, lawyer ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 60s, 70s, 1940s ...
Place:
new jersey, africa, canada, toronto ontario canada
Similarity:
68%
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
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Panama, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.
Style:
realistic, captivating, period piece, exciting, tense ...
Plot:
boxing, boxer, boxing match, sex scene, bare breasts, fight, rags to riches, contests and competitions, athlete's life, athlete and trainer, ambition, martial arts ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1980, year 2016, 70s ...
Place:
panama
Similarity:
59%
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:
56%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
With his father coaching him and his mother providing a strong spiritual influence, Tiger Woods rose to fame and fortune. But his success came at a price, as he endured personal struggles with racism, self-doubt and cultural identity.
Style:
uplifting, realistic, serious, touching, sincere
Plot:
golf, family relations, racism, interracial relations, biopic, profanity, hopes, ambition, hotshot hero, society, rising to stardom, lifestyle ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
55%
110K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
In 1964, a brash, new pro boxer, fresh from his Olympic gold medal victory, explodes onto the scene: Cassius Clay. Bold and outspoken, he cuts an entirely new image for African Americans in sport with his proud public self-confidence and his ...
Style:
sincere, thought provoking, uplifting, touching, motivational ...
Plot:
boxing, muslim, african american, racism, civil rights, biopic, friendship, black history, roman empire, boxer, politics, islam ...
Time:
70s, year 2001, 60s, year 1964, year 1974 ...
Place:
africa, nigeria, usa, louisville kentucky
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A story about the great basketball player "Pistol" Pete Maravich when he was in the eighth grade. He plays on the varsity basketball team at Daniel High School but has some very difficult obstacles standing in his way of playing. The only ...
Style:
independent film, serious, realistic, sentimental, emotional ...
Plot:
basketball, youth, faith, sport team, power relations, contests and competitions, hopes, prodigy, tragic hero, lifestyle, rivalry, aging ...
Time:
90s, year 1959
Similarity:
49%
5K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Story:
Explore the wild, tragic and controversial life and career of heavyweight champion Mike Tyson - one of the most polarizing figures in sports culture.
Style:
intense, controversial, dramatic, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
boxing, prison, boxer, biopic, police, champion, criminal, arena, career, athlete's life, controversy, sports man ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
new york, las vegas
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
From his discovery by a priest while serving time at the Missouri State Penitentiary to the infamous 'Phantom Punch' by Cassius Clay which effectively ended his career, the movie spans the years from 1950 to Liston's mysterious and ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, rough, serious, sincere ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
boxer, boxing, black american, infidelity, prison, rise and fall, discrimination, racism, prison life, lifestyle, downfall, athlete's life ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, 50s, 1950s, 70s
Place:
usa, missouri
Similarity:
46%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Sport
Country: UK, USA, Malta
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
At the turn of the 19th century, Pugilism was the sport of kings and a gifted young boxer fought his way to becoming champion of England.
Style:
disturbing, tense, captivating, period piece, historical drama ...
Plot:
boxing, boxer, rivalry, fistfight, fight, arena, professional rivalry, boxing champion, wrestler, combat, battles, battle zone ...
Time:
19th century, georgian era, 18th century
Place:
london, england
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
How Winnie Mandela went from innocent country girl to a fighter against apartheid.
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, thought provoking, rough
Plot:
politics, idealism, ambition, activist, state affairs, hopes, political unrest, moral dilemma, society, leadership, feminism, black woman ...
Time:
80s, 70s, 20th century, 90s
Place:
south africa, africa
Similarity:
44%
200
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Jimmy Albright is a young athlete with a passion for boxing. His mentor, Harry Sloan, an aging trainer and former boxer, sees Jimmy's potential, not only as a boxer but as a young man. With Harry's guidance, Jimmy trains and fights his way ...
Style:
independent film, uplifting, realistic, psychological, serious ...
Audience:
family outing, teens
Plot:
boxing, boxer, youth, family relations, underdog, aging, supportive spouse, athlete and trainer, ambition, follow your dream, hopes, rise to the top ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
44%
406K
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
The Fighter, is a drama about boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded in life after nearly being ...
Style:
inspirational, realistic, sincere, serious, stylized ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
boxing, boxer, addiction, underdog, biopic, athlete's life, drug abuse, drug addiction, change of luck, white trash, fight, working class ...
Time:
year 2010, 20th century, 2000s, 90s, 80s ...
Place:
boston, massachusetts, america, new jersey, usa ...
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: UK, Yugoslavia, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
The true story of the first U.S. men's skiing gold medal winner. Bill Johnson is a cocky young adult who dreams of being on the U.S. Olympic Ski Team as a downhill racer. Trouble with the law and a rebellious attitude almost cost him the 1984 ...
Plot:
olympics, skiing, winter sports, biopic, victory, underdog, ambition, inspiration, mountain, determination, perseverance, redemption ...
Time:
80s, year 1984
Place:
oregon, former yugoslavia
Similarity:
43%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The true story of Olympic gold medalist Gail Devers (Charlayne Woodard) and her fight to combat Graves disease while becoming the fastest female sprinter in the world. From a setback in Seoul that nearly costs her the use of her feet to her ...
Style:
independent film, serious, realistic, uplifting
Plot:
running, olympics, track and field, radiation, power relations, disability, unfulfillment, athlete's life, human spirit, hopes, athlete and trainer, contests and competitions ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
barcelona, seoul
Similarity:
42%
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
Similarity:
42%
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
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
1971 post civil rights San Francisco seemed like the perfect place for a black Korean War veteran and his family to realize their dream of economic independence, and a chance for him to be his own boss. Charlie Walker would soon find out how naive ...
Style:
disturbing, semi autobiographical, captivating, tense, inspirational ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
racism, racial discrimination, interracial relations, biopic, determination, underdog, political unrest, direction and purpose, coping, civil rights, black man, ambition ...
Place:
san francisco
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
The inspirational story of World Champion Boxer Vinny Pazienza, who after a near fatal car crash, which left him not knowing if he'd ever walk again, made one of sports most incredible comebacks.
Style:
realistic, rough, exciting, serious, inspirational ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
boxing, underdog, comeback, boxer, passion, hopes, training, car accident, car rollover, rivalry, adaptation, fight ...
Time:
year 1988
Place:
rhode island, boston, new york, las vegas
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A boxer suffers a serious head injury during a fight, and must deal with the consequences.
Style:
sentimental, inspirational, rough, exciting, art house ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
boxing, athlete's life, rise and fall, rivalry, transformation, courage, ambition, rage, violence, boxer, medicine, memory loss ...
Place:
usa, england, united kingdom, britain
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A small Canadian town is devasted when a local mine--the town's only source of income--is closed. One man incurs the wrath of the townsmen when he stubbornly refuses the small amount of settlement money offered by the government.
Style:
melancholic, independent film, period drama
Plot:
small town, blue collar, village life, working class, empathy, moral dilemma, class conflict, social realism, resentment, grief, social justice, bittersweet ...
Time:
80s, 60s
Place:
newfoundland, canada
Similarity:
39%
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