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1000 to 1 (2014)
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Cory Weissman is a college basketball player who suffers a devastating stroke. He perseveres to find new meaning in his life both on, and more importantly, off the court.
Style:
captivating, emotional, serious, inspirational, realistic, uplifting, motivational
Plot:
rehabilitation, therapist, telephone call, fraternity, basketball player, ambition, recovery, against the odds, hopes, parents and children, disability, life is a bitch, athlete and trainer, life turned upside down, college, dog, friendship, party, running, coach, coma, personal growth, surgery, weightlifting, father son relationship ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa, united states, united states of america
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, touching and emotional films with plots about hopes, human spirit, biopic, ambition, against the odds, disability and power relations mostly in Drama, Biography and Sport genres. Some movies like 1000 to 1: The Express (2008), Cavalcade (2005), McFarland, USA (2015), Glory Road (2006), The Athlete (2009). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Germany, USA
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, factual, serious, realistic, sincere ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly
Plot:
american football, african american, athlete and trainer, college, racism, biopic, friendship, courage, mentor, ambition, success, against the odds ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, realistic, touching, emotional
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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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:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
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Duration: 129 min.
Story:
A track coach in a small California town transforms a team of athletes into championship contenders.
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Audience:
teens, family outing, boys' night, kids, girls' night
Plot:
teacher, underdog, mentor, high school, coach, track and field, athlete and trainer, human spirit, football, athlete, dedicated educator, competition ...
Time:
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Place:
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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, period piece, intense ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Drama
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Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
uplifting, touching, exciting, sentimental, independent film ...
Plot:
runner, disability, rehabilitation, marathon, ambition, athlete's life, human spirit, follow your dream, starting over, against the odds, overnight success, rivalry ...
Time:
60s, 70s, 20th century
Place:
africa, rome italy, ethiopia
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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25%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Black college graduate Richard Kelly reluctantly accepts a plea bargain requiring him to spend two semesters at an all-white seminary after he's wrongly accused of crimes committed during the 1965 Watts riots. Facing bigotry on all sides, ...
Style:
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Plot:
racism, rebellion, human spirit, self discovery, against the odds, student life, social relations, society, hopes, clergy, life is a bitch, discrimination ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, california
Similarity:
23%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
"Front of the Class" is based on the true story of Brad Cohen -- played in the movie by Jimmy Wolk -- who, "after being challenged by Tourette's syndrome from a very young age, defies all odds to become a gifted teacher
Style:
touching, inspirational, sentimental, emotional, sweet ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, girls' night
Plot:
teacher, tourette's syndrome, dedicated educator, social misfits, teachers and students, school, disability, life philosophy, honest, friendship, father son relationship, understanding ...
Time:
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Place:
louisiana, usa, atlanta georgia, england
Similarity:
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239
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, uplifting
Plot:
human spirit, rise to the top, against the odds, ambition, athlete's life, boxing, lifestyle, hopes, rivalry, disability, contests and competitions, violent content ...
Time:
50s, 60s, 20th century
Place:
europe, england
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
sincere, serious, touching, captivating, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
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Time:
90s, 21st century
Place:
nova scotia, america, new york, usa
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, uplifting, serious, realistic, touching ...
Plot:
disability, deaf, power relations, misfit, hopes, youth, love and romance, dedicated educator, mute or deaf, human spirit, young heroes, college ...
Time:
1900s, 20th century, 1910s
Place:
massachusetts
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, realistic, touching, independent film
Plot:
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Time:
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Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, captivating, sentimental, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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21%
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Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
uplifting, captivating, sincere, sentimental, touching ...
Plot:
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Time:
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usa
Similarity:
21%
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Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Plot:
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20%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
munich germany, oregon, usa, finland, helsinki finland
Similarity:
20%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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Style:
inspirational, emotional, uplifting, feel good, tear jerker ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, kids, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
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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20%
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Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Sometimes the true heroes in our lives are those people who inspire us not with their superhuman accomplishments but simply by their refusal to give up in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds and the dignity in which they go about their lives. ...
Style:
feel good, serious, touching, realistic, tear jerker ...
Audience:
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Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
bronx new york city, new york, america, usa
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, sincere, inspirational, sad, melancholic ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
terminal illness, against the odds, family relations, human spirit, hopes, child illness, death, medical, life is a bitch, cure, disability, family drama ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1984, year 1983, year 1986 ...
Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
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Style:
inspirational, emotional, sentimental, uplifting, motivational ...
Audience:
family outing, chick flick, teens, family friendly
Plot:
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Time:
80s, year 2006, 2010s, 20th century
Place:
usa, california, bay area, san francisco, america
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
sentimental, sincere, realistic, emotional, touching ...
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family outing
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high school, family problems, child illness, against the odds, terminal illness, human spirit, family relations, disability, family in crisis, school, parents and children, relationship vs career ...
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Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, semi serious, touching, emotional
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, serious, touching, uplifting
Plot:
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Time:
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