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The Great Warsaw Race (2025)
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Original name: Wielka Warszawska
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A story about a young jockey dreaming of a sports career. These dreams culminate in the most important event in Poland — The Great Warsaw Race. Krzysiek enters the horse-racing world with the naivety of a novice and enthusiast. Only after some time does he realize that races are a network of dependencies, powerful interests, and manipulation of results.
Style:
tense, inspirational, emotional, melancholic, ambiguous ending, period drama, nostalgic
Plot:
horse race, corruption, jockey, sacrifice, ambition, moral corruption, moral dilemma, coming of age, character study, betrayal, underdog, idealism, class struggle, mafia
Place:
poland, warsaw poland
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, melancholic, emotional and realistic films with plots about coming of age, moral dilemma, corruption, betrayal, ambition, urban and character study mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like The Great Warsaw Race: Lads (2024), Nandhan (2024), The Winner (2011), The Constant Factor (1980), Marutham (2025). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 111 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Poland, West Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 124 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: China
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Place:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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