Movies like Without Limits

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Without Limits (1998)
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Without Limits (1998)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: The film follows the life of famous 1970s runner Steve Prefontaine from his youth days in Oregon to the University of Oregon where he worked with the legendary coach Bill Bowerman, later to Olympics in Munich and his early death at 24 in a car crash.
Style: inspirational, sincere, factual, exciting, captivating, touching, emotional, realistic, feel good, crying ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: olympics, running, runner, track and field, competition, athlete's life, human spirit, athlete and trainer, rivalry, ambition, contests and competitions, lifestyle, hopes, biopic, coach, champion, sportscaster, entrepreneur, life, college, death, high school, drinking, motivation, choice ...
Time: year 1998, 70s, 20th century, year 1972, year 1970, year 1969, year 1971
Place: usa, finland, munich germany, helsinki finland, oregon
Keyword: sport, german, reading, bbc

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, inspirational and captivating films with plots about ambition, contests and competitions, athlete's life, athlete, hopes, biopic and motivation mostly in Drama, Sport and Biography genres. Some movies like Without Limits: McFarland, USA (2015), The Blind Side (2009), Hands of Stone (2016), Prefontaine (1997), Chasing Mavericks (2012). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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McFarland, USA (2015)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story: A track coach in a small California town transforms a team of athletes into championship contenders.
Style: inspirational, touching, uplifting, feel good, exciting ...
Audience: teens, family outing, boys' night, kids
Plot: teacher, underdog, coach, track and field, high school, athlete and trainer, human spirit, mentor, teenager, school, competition, dedicated educator ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: california, usa, palo alto california
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The Blind Side (2009)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story: Oversized African-American, Michael Oher, the teen from across the tracks and a broken home, has nowhere to sleep at age 16. Taken in by an affluent Memphis couple, Michael embarks on a remarkable rise to play for the NFL.
Style: inspirational, touching, emotional, sentimental, motivational ...
Audience: family outing, chick flick, teens, kids, family friendly ...
Plot: american football, adoption, life, african american, human spirit, family drama, christian, interracial relations, football, rising to stardom, racism, interracial adoption ...
Time: year 2009, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa, tennessee, america, boston, mississippi ...
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Hands of Stone (2016)
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: captivating, realistic, exciting, tense, inspirational ...
Plot: boxing, boxer, boxing match, sex scene, bare breasts, fight, rags to riches, athlete's life, contests and competitions, athlete and trainer, ambition, martial arts ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, year 2016, 70s, year 1980 ...
Place: panama
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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 8K
Prefontaine (1997)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: It's the true-life story of legendary track star Steve Prefontaine, the exciting and sometimes controversial "James Dean of Track," whose spirit captured the heart of the nation! Cocky, charismatic, and tough, "Pre" was a ...
Style: factual, talky, intense, serious, rough ...
Plot: olympics, runner, underdog, running, justice, athlete's life, human spirit, contests and competitions, american football, lifestyle, hopes, track and field ...
Time: 20th century, year 1997, 70s, 60s, year 1969 ...
Place: usa, seattle, oregon, finland, mexico city ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Chasing Mavericks (2012)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Surfer Jay Moriarity sets out to ride the Northern California break known as Mavericks.
Style: inspirational, realistic, serious, uplifting, emotional ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: surfing, mentor protege relationship, coach, progress, lifestyle, drowning, surfer, friends, surf, dedication, escapades, obsessive quest ...
Time: year 2012, year 1987, 21st century
Place: bay area, usa, los angeles, california, monterey california
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Forever the Moment (2008)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: South Korea
Duration: 124 min.
Story: A look at the Korean women's handball team and their journey to the 2004 Summer Olympics. Their path was far from flowery, and they must overcome many obstacles before they can head over to compete.
Style: captivating
Plot: handball, coach, team, female protagonist, direction and purpose, athlete's life, athlete and trainer, sport team, friends, friendship, longing, teamwork ...
Time: year 2004, 2000s
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100%
Peaceful Warrior (2006)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 120 min.
Story: A chance encounter with a stranger changes the life of a college gymnast.
Style: inspirational, philosophical, spiritual, thought provoking, sincere ...
Audience: teens
Plot: self discovery, mentor, teaching the ways of the world, wisdom of life, enlightenment, wise man, philosophy, human spirit, life philosophy, gymnastics, athlete and trainer, coach ...
Time: year 2006, 21st century
Place: tibet, california, usa
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100%
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Seabiscuit (2003)
Genre: Drama, History, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story: True story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation.
Style: inspirational, sentimental, feel good, emotional, touching ...
Audience: adult
Plot: horse, horse race, racehorse, follow your dream, underdog, against the odds, marriage, jockey, self made man, racing, depression, animal training ...
Time: 1940s, 2000s, year 2003, 1920s, year 1938 ...
Place: california, pasadena california, chicago, albuquerque new mexico, tijuana mexico ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Warrior (2011)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story: The youngest son of an alcoholic former boxer returns home, where he's trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament - a path that puts the fighter on a collision course with his estranged, older brother, an ex-marine ...
Style: emotional, rough, serious, inspirational, touching ...
Audience: boys' night, manly, teens
Plot: martial arts, mixed martial arts, boxing, courage, brother brother relationship, fight scenes, underdog, muscleman, teacher, brothers, estrangement, father son relationship ...
Time: 2010s, year 2011, 21st century
Place: pittsburgh, usa, iraq, atlantic city new jersey, el paso texas ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Running Brave (1983)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 106 min.
Story: The story of Billy Mills the American Indian that came from obscurity, to win the 10,000 meter long distance foot race in the Tokyo Olympics.
Style: inspirational, period piece, uplifting, captivating, serious ...
Plot: running, olympics, track and field, runner, native american, motivation, native, male objectification, society, rivalry, contests and competitions, ambition ...
Time: year 1983, 60s, 20th century, year 1964
Place: kansas, south dakota, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
 7.2
 49K
Glory Road (2006)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: In 1966, Texas Western coach Don Haskins led the first all-black starting line-up for a college basketball team to the NCAA national championship.
Style: inspirational, emotional, sincere, intense, serious ...
Audience: boys' night, family friendly, teens, kids
Plot: basketball, underdog, racism, athlete and trainer, coach, college, racial slur, teamwork, racial segregation, justice, unlikely friendships, civil rights ...
Time: 20th century, 60s, year 1966
Place: texas, usa, america, mexico, maryland ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
 7.5
 69K
Rudy (1993)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Rudy grew up in a steel mill town where most people ended up working, but wanted to play football at Notre Dame instead. There were only a couple of problems. His grades were a little low, his athletic skills were poor, and he was only half the size ...
Style: inspirational, tear jerker, uplifting, emotional, feel good ...
Audience: family outing, teens, kids, teen drama
Plot: underdog, american football, biopic, college, football, aspiration, college life, motivation, american football player, learning disability, education, inspiration ...
Time: 70s, 90s, 20th century, 60s
Place: indiana, boston, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
The Gabby Douglas Story (2014)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: The true story of Gabby Douglas who becomes the first African American to be named Individual All-Around Champion in artistic gymnastics at the Olympic Games.
Style: realistic, captivating, serious, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Audience: girls' night, teens
Plot: gymnastics, athlete and trainer, family relations, siblings relations, rivalry, athlete's life, follow your dream, contests and competitions, supportive parent, ambition, rise to the top, single parent ...
Time: 20th century, year 2002, year 1995, year 2010, year 2009 ...
Place: usa, iowa, london, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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The Athlete (2009)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, Germany, Ethiopia
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Running the streets of Rome in 1960, an unknown, barefooted Ethiopian man stunned the world by winning Olympic gold in the marathon. Overnight, Abebe Bikila became a sports legend. A hero in his own country and to the continent, Bikila was the first ...
Style: uplifting, touching, exciting, sentimental, independent film ...
Plot: runner, disability, rehabilitation, starting over, human spirit, athlete's life, follow your dream, ambition, against the odds, marathon, rivalry, lifestyle ...
Time: 60s, 20th century, 70s
Place: africa, ethiopia, rome italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
 6.2
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Gracie (2007)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: This is the story of a teenager named Gracie Bowen, who lives in South Orange, New Jersey, is crazy about soccer, as are her three brothers and former soccer star father. Although Gracie wants to join her brothers and father in the nightly ...
Style: realistic, touching, emotional, sentimental, serious ...
Audience: teens, kids
Plot: soccer, female athlete, human spirit, family problems, follow your dream, death in the family, athlete's life, football, family in crisis, cheerleader, society, ambition ...
Time: year 2007, 70s, 20th century, year 1978
Place: new jersey, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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 75K
Invincible (2006)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Inspired by the true story of Vince Papale, a man with nothing to lose who ignored the staggering odds and made his dream come true. When the coach of Papale's beloved hometown football team hosted an unprecedented open tryout, the public ...
Style: inspirational, sentimental, exciting, feel good, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night, kids, family friendly, family outing, adult
Plot: underdog, american football, football, teacher, follow your dream, team, biopic, against the odds, determination, teamwork, motivation, rookie ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: philadelphia, usa, boston
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story (1996)
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, disability, power relations, contests and competitions, athlete's life, athlete and trainer, human spirit, unfulfillment, hopes ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: seoul, barcelona
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
We Are Marshall (2006)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story: When a plane crash claims the lives of members of the Marshall University football team and some of its fans, the team's new coach and his surviving players try to keep the football program alive.
Style: sentimental, inspirational, touching, compassionate, sincere ...
Audience: boys' night, kids, family outing, adult
Plot: football, college, american football, coach, football team, survivor, university, friendship, underdog, small town, teacher, happy ending ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, year 2006
Place: usa, west virginia, virginia, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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Remember the Titans (2000)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: After leading his football team to 15 winning seasons, coach Bill Yoast is demoted and replaced by Herman Boone – tough, opinionated and as different from the beloved Yoast as he could be. The two men learn to overcome their differences and turn a ...
Style: inspirational, sentimental, touching, uplifting, emotional ...
Audience: kids, teens, chick flick, family friendly, date night ...
Plot: racism, african american, civil rights, american football, high school, racial tension, racial prejudice, football, against the odds, racial slur, prejudice, friendship ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, year 2000, y2k, 2000s
Place: virginia, boston, america, africa, usa ...
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34%
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The Express (2008)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 130 min.
Story: Based on the incredible true story, The Express follows the inspirational life of college football hero Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy.
Style: inspirational, uplifting, emotional, factual, serious ...
Audience: family outing, family friendly
Plot: american football, african american, racism, athlete and trainer, football, college, human spirit, biopic, mentor, friendship, courage, ambition ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s, year 2008, 60s, 1950s
Place: usa, new york, cleveland ohio
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34%
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 102K
42 (2013)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story: The powerful story of Jackie Robinson, the legendary baseball player who broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier when he joined the roster of the Brooklyn Dodgers. The film follows the innovative Dodgers’ general manager Branch Rickey, the ...
Style: inspirational, sentimental, emotional, touching, factual ...
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: racism, baseball, african american, athlete and trainer, civil rights, rise to the top, hopes, human spirit, racial segregation, athlete's life, against the odds, biopic ...
Time: 1940s, year 2013, 2010s, 20th century, year 1947 ...
Place: africa, new york, usa, new orleans, pittsburgh ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
 7.4
 59K
Miracle (2004)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story: In 1980, the United States Ice Hockey team's coach, Herb Brooks, put a ragtag squad of college kids up against the legendary juggernaut from the Soviet Union at the Olympic Games. Despite the long odds, Team USA carried the pride of a nation ...
Style: uplifting, touching, factual, captivating, sincere ...
Audience: boys' night, kids, family outing, family friendly, teens
Plot: ice hockey, olympics, underdog, hockey, mentor, human spirit, coach, sport team, grudge, contests and competitions, athlete's life, opponent ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, 70s, year 2004, year 1980
Place: usa, minnesota, milwaukee wisconsin, new york, colorado ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Personal Best (1982)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story: This film chronicles the relationship of two female world-class athletes. Mariel Hemingway and real-life Olympian pentathlete Patrice Donnelly play runners who train together, compete against each other and eventually become lovers. Scott Glenn ...
Style: sexual, erotic, uplifting, tense, touching ...
Plot: lesbian, lgbt, nudity, running, lesbian relationship, lgbtq, track and field, gay, olympics, female nudity, female athlete, sexuality ...
Time: 80s, year 1982, 70s, 20th century, year 1976 ...
Place: oregon
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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Run Milkha Run (2013)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 186 min.
Story: The true story of the "Flying Sikh" world champion runner and Olympian Milkha Singh who overcame the massacre of his family, civil war during the India-Pakistan partition, and homelessness to become one of India's most iconic athletes.
Style: inspirational, realistic, cult classic, meditative, uplifting ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: rise to the top, olympics, biopic, running, life, athlete's life, indians, lifestyle, rising to stardom, follow your dream, ambition, contests and competitions ...
Time: year 2013, 60s, 20th century, 50s, year 1947 ...
Place: india, middle east, asia, pakistan
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
The 5th Quarter (2010)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: In the wake of a car crash that killed his brother, football player Jon Abbate leads his school's struggling team to its most successful season ever.
Style: realistic, serious, touching, emotional, sad ...
Plot: american football, car accident, coach, family relations, athlete's life, ambition, football, family in crisis, social relations, lifestyle, contests and competitions, christian ...
Time: year 2006, 21st century
Place: north carolina, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Swimming Upstream (2003)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: A young man aspiring for recognition of his talents battles against his estranged father's sentiment towards him as the father deals with his own demons.
Style: uplifting, sincere, sentimental, touching, realistic ...
Plot: swimming, human spirit, dysfunctional family, olympics, domestic violence, athlete's life, follow your dream, ambition, lifestyle, rivalry, self discovery, contests and competitions ...
Time: 60s, year 2003, 1950s, 20th century
Place: australia, melbourne, harvard university, sydney australia
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
The Pistol: The Birth of a Legend (1991)
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, realistic, serious, emotional, sentimental ...
Plot: basketball, youth, faith, biopic, teenage love, high school, college, against the odds, teaching the ways of the world, power relations, sport team, life is a bitch ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: A dramatization of the life of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (Don Cheadle), with a lot of factual based occurrences. A reformed junkie returns from prison to clean up his act and devote the rest of his life to the young kids of Harlem. 1996 ...
Style: captivating, realistic, serious, sincere, emotional
Plot: basketball, addiction, drug abuse, drug, african american, black, motivation, african, athlete, heroin, biopic, power relations ...
Time: 70s, 60s, 20th century
Place: new york, harlem, usa, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Chariots of Fire (1981)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 125 min.
Story: The true story of British athletes preparing for and competing in the 1924 Summer Olympics.
Style: inspirational, period piece, christian film, historical drama, costume drama ...
Audience: family outing, date night, teens, kids
Plot: christian, olympics, running, faith, prejudice, athlete, integrity, missionary, runner, religion, racing, catholic ...
Time: 1920s, 1910s, 20th century, post world war one, year 1978 ...
Place: scotland, england, israel, paris france, france ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story: A biopic of 20-year-old Francis Ouimet who defeated his golfing idol and 1900 US Open Champion, Harry Vardon.
Style: motivational, inspirational, captivating, sincere, sentimental ...
Audience: kids, family outing, chick flick, teens, family friendly ...
Plot: golf, rags to riches, underdog, working class, athlete's life, prodigy, human spirit, lifestyle, ambition, social differences, struggle, talented ...
Time: 1910s, year 2005, 20th century
Place: massachusetts, usa
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31%
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