Movies like Idols
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Idols (2026)
100
Original name: Ídolos
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: UK, Spain, Italy
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
A fiery young motorcycle racer throws away his shot at the junior championship in a reckless crash, only to receive a surprise offer from a top Moto2 team that gives him a chance at redemption. But to claim it, he must train under his estranged father, a disgraced former world champion haunted by a tragic past. As the father and son battle personal demons, media scrutiny, and a ruthless racing circuit, their fractured bond is pushed to the limit by ambition, love, and the unforgiving speed of the sport. With a wildcard entry into MotoGP on the line, they must confront the wreckage of their relationship to seize a future—on and off the track.
Style:
romantic drama
Plot:
motorcycle racing, father son relationship, redemption, ambition, family conflict, estranged parent, forgiveness, underdog, tragic past, rivalry, motorcycle, motor sport, estranged father, motor racing, adrenaline, world
Time:
contemporary
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Most similar movies to Idols
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, emotional, inspirational and independent film films with plots about ambition, rivalry, underdog, redemption, coming of age, athlete's life and competition mostly in Drama, Sport and Action genres. Some movies like Idols: Faster (2025), The Break (1995), Golden Boy (2022), Chavez Cage of Glory (2013), Speed (1983). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
373
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A former racer returns to the sport through a racing academy, where she meets Will. As they fall for each other, they become rivals competing for the Formula 1 championship, forcing her to choose between love and victory.
Style:
fast paced, intense, romantic drama, suspense
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
female protagonist, formula 1, competition, rivalry, racing, championship, sacrifice, victory, ambition, determination, motor sport, personal growth ...
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95%
381
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A depressed and destitute Nick Irons, a tennis pro banned from the tour for slugging a player during a TV match, agrees to coach a bookie's "head case" son, Joel, who wants to turn pro. The bookie wants his son to get out of tennis ...
Style:
emotional, melancholic, independent film
Plot:
tennis, underdog, second chance, redemption, coaching, championship, rivalry, father son relationship, family conflict, bookies, resilience, corruption ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
94%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Serbia
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
This is a story about Denis Marković, a young talented football player with a problematic temperament, who from an early age, due to his talent, became a target of various interests.
Style:
emotional, intense, realistic, inspirational
Plot:
football, talent, ambition, athlete, soccer, coming of age, competition, urban, self discovery, exploitation, underdog, rivalry ...
Place:
balkan, bosnia herzegovina
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Barely being able to make ends meet and doing everything he can possibly do to cover his ill son's growing medical bills, Hector Chavez turns to his fighting roots in the underbelly of LA. His amateur Mixed Martial Arts videos go viral grabbing ...
Style:
realistic, serious, rough, suspense, tense ...
Plot:
martial arts, rivalry, hospital, ambition, doctors and patients, fight, mixed martial arts, violence, father son relationship, underdog, sacrifice, family drama ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
77%
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73
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Film, based on Valeriy Musakhanov's novel about auto-racing, drivers and automobiles.
Style:
tension, inspirational, dramatic, period piece
Plot:
motor sport, speed, race car, auto racing, competition, driver, engineering, male protagonist, perseverance, innovation, ambition, rivalry ...
Time:
80s
Place:
soviet union, ussr
Similarity:
77%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
An ex-boxer, living with the knowledge that his fight career was cut short by a crooked manager, channels his bitter disappointment in a single-minded quest for boxing championships for his three sons. We see them in pee-wee Silver Glove matches ...
Style:
realistic, sincere, serious, tense
Plot:
boxing, athlete's life, human spirit, follow your dream, ambition, lifestyle, ego clash, tough heroes, obsession, contests and competitions, athlete and trainer, rivalry ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
74%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Hong Kong, China, Taiwan
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
In the world of professional cycling, where teamwork demands individual sacrifice, the three leading sprinters of Team Radiant must confront their own egos and aspirations as the competition becomes increasingly tough. Arrogant cyclist Ming cares ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, suspense, emotional ...
Plot:
cycling, ambition, competition, rivalry, cyclist, professional rivalry, professional sports, competitor, championship, contest, direction and purpose, teamwork ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
asia, taiwan, china, korea
Similarity:
72%
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
David Essex stars as Nick Freeman, a motorcycle racer who, following the death of his brother, inherits a revolutionary prototype motorcycle, and is determined to race it at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
Style:
independent film, semi serious, realistic, twist ending, surprise ending
Plot:
motorcycle, bike, race, motorcyclist, racing, biker gang, racecar driver, hopes, contests and competitions, ambition, underdog, rivalry ...
Time:
year 1980, 70s
Similarity:
65%
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3K
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Rameshan, who has great love for cricket, fails to become a cricketer in his life. However, he tries to fulfil his dreams through his son when he realises that the child too has a passion for it.
Style:
inspirational, emotional, sentimental, feel good, light hearted ...
Plot:
cricket, father son relationship, family drama, dream, ambition, nostalgia, coming of age, small town, underdog, boyhood, regret, redemption ...
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: South Africa
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
A prodigious young soccer player from rural Queenstown must face the return of his washed-up, pro-footballer father, and navigate the choice between his team's success and his own dreams.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, emotional, inspirational ...
Plot:
soccer, father son relationship, football player, football, coming of age, moral dilemma, alienation, ambition, life is a bitch, family relations, choice, father son estrangement ...
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Two brothers are seperated by the love for the same woman - but they get united again by their fascination for speed and racing cars.
Style:
dramatic, emotional, independent film, tense, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
auto racing, sibling rivalry, speed, family conflict, competition, brotherhood, passion, love triangle, reconciliation, jealousy, small town, machismo ...
Time:
1950s, 50s
Similarity:
63%
134
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Poland
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Lowa is motorcycle racing champion: the object of women's desires and the envy of rivals on the track. Cheerful, kind to people, "ordinary", he has fun in life and what he does. But his sly smile conceals daily struggles with fear and ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, psychological, tension ...
Plot:
motorcycle racing, motocross, relationship problems, motorcycle stunt, motorcycle race, athlete and trainer, motorcycle, motorcyclist, athlete's life, relationships, competition, coming of age ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
poland
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Rick Penning lives life just like he plays rugby; fast, hard-hitting and intense. When life on the edge lands him in jail, prison ward Marcus Tate offers him a chance to get back in the game by playing for his rival, Highland Rugby. Reluctantly Rick ...
Style:
inspirational, realistic, serious, disturbing, touching ...
Audience:
family outing, manly, teen drama
Plot:
rugby, dedicated educator, juvenile delinquency, coach, father son relationship, athlete and trainer, redemption, human spirit, starting over, ambition, teenage life, motivation ...
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A young man struggles to become a boxing champ, but success blinds him. It is only through the love of his girlfriend that he is brought back to reality.
Style:
grindhouse, neo noir, independent film, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
boxing, boxer, black, power relations, love affair, rich and poor, rivalry, hopes, redemption, life is a bitch, love and romance, underdog ...
Time:
year 1981, 1940s
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Thomas was once renowned as a young tennis prodigy, but never had the career he hoped for. At 37, despite his declining physical fitness and shattered knee he decides to compete in the intense qualifying rounds of the French Open at Roland-Garros ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, inspirational, tense
Plot:
tennis, tennis player, ambition, athlete's life, desire for fame, direction and purpose, comeback, aspiration, sport competition, professional sports, male protagonist, championship ...
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Major League Baseball scout must find promising young player to save his job and his team.
Style:
realistic, serious, feel good, independent film
Plot:
baseball, career, baseball coach, power relations, sport team, scout, against the odds, major league, relationship vs career, countryside, rivalry, ambition ...
Time:
year 1991, 20th century, 90s
Place:
washington state, idaho, usa, california
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
It's based on our National game .A boy from a small town dreams big and wants to achieve in international level .He falls in love without succeeding in that.Finally he will fail in everything.Will he get back on track and win the battle is the ...
Style:
heartfelt, emotional, inspirational, melancholic
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
hockey, determination, resilience, personal growth, coming of age, perseverance, sacrifice, ambition, competition, identity, hopes, small town ...
Similarity:
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152
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: South Korea
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Man-ho is a pacemaker for Korean national marathon team. His purpose is to stay ahead of others until the 30km mark. But he gradually grows a desire to run for the victory.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, inspirational, motivational ...
Plot:
marathon, athlete, ambition, determination, running, perseverance, track and field, runner, direction and purpose, male protagonist, professional sports, athlete's life ...
Place:
korea
Similarity:
49%
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
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Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating, motivational, inspirational ...
Plot:
gymnastics, gymnast, dream, direction and purpose, determination, follow your dream, athlete's life, family problems, family business, ambition, lifestyle, aspiration ...
Place:
taiwan
Similarity:
49%
375
Genre: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
In the supercharged world of dirt track racing, a single mistake causes the lives of two men to change forever. One must fight for his family, the other must fight to forgive.
Style:
intense, emotional, suspenseful, action packed, christian film
Audience:
adult
Plot:
dirt track racing, forgiveness, competition, auto racing, rivalry, redemption, champion, determination, christian, blue collar, family drama, underdog ...
Place:
georgia
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
An early departure from director David Cronenberg's canon of visceral horror, 1979's Fast Company profiles one of his personal passions, racecars, in a gritty melodrama that also features exciting racetrack footage. Veteran toughguy ...
Style:
cult classic, serious, realistic, independent film
Plot:
racing, drag racing, auto racing, car chase, classic car, underground, road trip, motor racing, revenge, motor sport, rivalry, chase ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
48%
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:
45%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: China
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
The former champion driver Zhang Chi became a driving school instructor in troubled times, living a life of relying on his reputation to make ends meet. Unexpectedly, pie in the sky falls, and the director of Laotoule Automobile Factor, who is on ...
Style:
semi serious, entertaining, captivating, inspirational, emotional
Plot:
motor sport, race, car racing, racing, auto racing, competition, comeback, second chance, rally, sport team, ambition, competitor ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
45%
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
After a life of hard knocks and wrong turns, boxer Ed Jones gets a second chance at fulfilling his life long dream of a World Boxing Championship. With the help of veteran promoter, Arliss King and the guidance of a former champ, Ed embarks on the ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, exciting, inspirational, psychological ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
boxing, athlete and trainer, rivalry, hopes, athlete's life, ambition, boxer, contests and competitions, championship, unfulfillment, self destructing, redemption ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
44%
514
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Two teams are in a heated race for the money and the honor that comes with breaking the land speed world record.
Style:
semi serious, captivating, realistic, suspenseful, tension ...
Plot:
obsessive quest, rivalry, escapades, chases and races, car chase, contests and competitions, family life, family relations, danger, risk, competition, racing ...
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
Suenaga finds his life on the verge of collapsing as violence consumes those around him. However, he finds a worthy opponent in Omura, an up-and-coming wunderkind who is trying to escape his violent past. The men's fight for redemption ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, intense, emotional, heartfelt ...
Plot:
boxing, fight, prizefighter, underdog, rivalry, redemption, determination, perseverance, resilience, ambition, ambitious man, champion ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Australia
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Steve Lucas is a nineteen year old who is filled with the burning resentment of being forced to live in his brother's shadow. His brother Adam, is burdened by his father's desire for glory, and must win The Coolangatta Gold Tri-Aquathon, ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, independent film, f word
Plot:
swimming, running, motorcycle accident, reflection, swimmer, sibling rivalry, family relations, plantation, underdog, endurance, obsession, training ...
Time:
80s
Place:
australia
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Australia
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A young man discovers answers to his past both touching and tragic, as basketball becomes more than a game.
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, realistic, emotional ...
Plot:
basketball, friendship, ambition, lifestyle, athlete's life, athlete and trainer, basketball coach, basketball player, sport team, social problems, basketball team, problem ...
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Sport
Country: Turkey
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
A football prodigy rises to fame, battling prejudice and inner turmoil on his quest for greatness. Based on the life of Turkish legend, Lefter.
Style:
inspirational, dramatic, emotional, period piece
Plot:
soccer, biopic, ambition, underdog, father son relationship, perseverance, motivation, triumph, coming of age, family conflict, rivalry, prejudice ...
Time:
60s, 1950s, 1940s
Place:
istanbul turkey
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A drama revolving around characters whose lives are transformed one summer at an exclusive East Coast country club.
Style:
serious, sentimental, sincere, scenic, independent film ...
Plot:
golf, youth, ambition, prodigy, lifestyle, athlete's life, human spirit, athlete and trainer, contests and competitions, social differences, teachers and students, underdog ...
Similarity:
40%
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