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Dishdogz (2005)
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Dishdogz (2005)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A coming of age story about a teenager working at an extreme sports camp as a dishwasher and his relationship with the chef, who we come to find out was a skateboarding pioneer back in the day. Set at a fully operational extreme sports camp in Temecula, CA called Point X Camp.
Plot: skateboard, camp, chef, teenage boy, extreme sports, dishwasher, skateboarding

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, captivating and exciting films with plots about rivalry, contests and competitions, ambition, martial arts, fight, athlete's life and skateboard mostly in Drama, Sport and Action genres. Some movies like Dishdogz: Skateboard (1978), Street Dreams (2009), Hardflip (2012), The Land (2016), Captain Majid (2009). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Skateboard (1978)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A Hollywood agent finds himself in debt to a powerful bookie. To make a fast buck, he creates a team of exceptionally talented skateboarders and enters them in a downhill race. If they win, they will get $20,000
Style: independent film
Plot: skateboard, skater, agent, extreme sport, team, debt, competition, manager, travel, van, money, teenager
Time: year 1978, 70s
Place: california
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Street Dreams (2009)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Derrick Cabrera, like all skateboarders, dreams of being sponsored one day. He has all the talent in the world to make it happen but some major roadblocks to overcome before he can make the dream a reality.
Style: exciting, captivating, disturbing, sincere, rough ...
Plot: skateboard, lifestyle, rivalry, athlete's life, ambition, athlete and trainer, misfit, rise to the top, obsession, social misfits, teenage life, skater ...
Time: 21st century
Place: florida, ohio, usa
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Hardflip (2012)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Hardflip follows the story of Caleb (Randy Wayne) a young skater whose ill mother (Rosanna Arquette) and absent father (John Schneider) leave him reaching for the only hope he has...becoming a sponsored skater. After his mother falls ill, Caleb ...
Style: uplifting, realistic, captivating, tense, exciting ...
Plot: family relations, forgiveness, self discovery, parents and children, youth, ambition, skateboard, teenager, journey, father and son, christian, suicide attempt ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, san diego california
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
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The Land (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Four teenage boys devote their summer to escaping the streets of Cleveland, Ohio, by pursuing a dream life of professional skateboarding. But when they get caught in the web of the local queenpin, their motley brotherhood is tested, threatening to ...
Style: hood
Plot: gang, hip hop, blaster, ghetto, skateboard, gangster, extreme sport, extreme sports, boy, skating, bad luck, teenage boy ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
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Captain Majid (2009)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Chad, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Majid fights his own coach for Faiza's heart and the dream of playing international football.
Plot: soccer, dream, african, football, camp
Place: africa, barcelona
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
A Warrior's Heart (2011)
Genre: Action, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: After his father’s death, high school lacrosse star Conor Sullivan becomes self-destructive but through a new love interest and his passion for this sport, Conor discovers the warrior within himself.
Style: serious, sentimental, realistic, emotional, uplifting
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night
Plot: lacrosse, teenage love, love and romance, human spirit, youth, athlete and trainer, ambition, power relations, athlete's life, hopes, martial arts, warrior ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Winning (1969)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story: Frank Capua is a rising star on the race circuit who dreams of winning the big one - the Indianapolis 500. But to get there he runs the risk of losing his wife Elora to his rival, Luther Erding, and strains the relationship with his stepson.
Style: realistic, semi serious
Plot: racing, auto racing, car, automobile, motor racing, car racing, motor sport, car chase, cheating wife, auto mechanic, driving, fast car ...
Time: year 1969, 60s
Place: indiana, indianapolis indiana
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49%
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Switch (2007)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: Norway
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Mikkel (17) lives a good life in Oslo were he has heaps of friends. When his mother gets a new job, Mikkel has to move to a small town and start all over. Here, snowboard is the big thing and to be accepted by the new kids, Mikkel has to go into ...
Style: realistic, serious, captivating, sentimental, touching
Audience: teens
Plot: teenage love, teenage life, contests and competitions, rivalry, love and romance, youth, fall in love, family relations, village, snowboard, contest, mother son relationship ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
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WCW Clash of the Champions IX: New York Knockout (1989)
Genre: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Clash of the Champions IX took place on November 15, 1989 at the Houston Field House in Troy, New York. There were 4,000 fans in attendance and the show drew a 4.9 rating on TBS. This show mainly dealt with fallout from Halloween Havoc PPV and set ...
Plot: wrestling, surfer, skateboard, warrior, tall man, referee, teddy bear, strongman, bodyguard, tough guy, texan, manager ...
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46%
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Over the Top (1987)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Sylvester Stallone stars as hard-luck big-rig trucker Lincoln Hawk and takes us under the glaring Las Vegas lights for all the boisterous action of the World Armwrestling Championship. Relying on wits and willpower, Hawk tries to rebuild his life ...
Style: intense, inspirational, serious, action packed, grindhouse ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
Plot: father son relationship, arm wrestling, truck driver, underdog, truck, athlete's life, road trip, on the road, custody, contests and competitions, ambition, death of mother ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: las vegas, usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
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Heroes of Dirt (2015)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Passionate BMX dirt jumper, Phin Cooper, wants nothing in life but to attain fame in his sport. After missing a competition when he lands in jail for unpaid citations, he is court-ordered for community service and reluctantly mentors one of the ...
Style: captivating
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44%
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Creed II (2018)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story: Follows Adonis Creed's life inside and outside of the ring as he deals with new found fame, issues with his family, and his continuing quest to become a champion.
Style: inspirational, captivating, uplifting, motivational, melancholic ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: boxing, african american, boxer, boxing match, revenge, fight, baby, champion, mentor, martial arts, human spirit, courage ...
Time: 2010s
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Dirt (2018)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: In search of a lifeline for his struggling off road racing team, a man takes on a young car thief looking for a second chance, but as their worlds collide, they must struggle to forge a successful alliance.
Style: captivating, thought provoking, suspense, inspirational
Plot: car race, car, rise to the top, racing, rivalry, friendship, determination, courage, teamwork, career, ambitious, driving ...
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Under the Stadium Lights (2021)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: After a crushing defeat ended their prior season, everyone counted the Abilene Eagles out of title contention. Facing doubts and personal challenges both on and off the field, it takes the guidance of their team chaplain and a surrogate father ...
Style: captivating, disturbing, tense
Plot: high school football, athlete and trainer, football team, sport team, athlete's life, soccer, football player, competitor, desire for fame, playing football, school club, direction and purpose ...
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Carman: The Champion (2001)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: Former champion boxer Orlando Leone (Carmen) is "The Preacher" at an inner-city youth center. Wanting to give something back to the community, he bought a large building for a church youth center. But the cash ran out before he could ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
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Style: inspirational, emotional, exciting, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night, family friendly, teens
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Warrior (2011)
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Creed (2015)
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Duration: 133 min.
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Style: inspirational, suspense, emotional, brutal, sentimental ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Three pro surfers - gifted Shane, once-great Mickey and rising young star Keoni travel to Madagascar, Bali and Hawaii in search for the ultimate wave.
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Days of Thunder (1990)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Talented but unproven stock car driver Cole Trickle gets a break and with the guidance of veteran Harry Hogge turns heads on the track. The young hotshot develops a rivalry with a fellow racer that threatens his career when the two smash their cars. ...
Style: exciting, inspirational, intense, serious, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night, teens, chick flick
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Never Back Down (2008)
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Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
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Style: inspirational, serious, exciting, intense, entertaining ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, boys' night, teen drama
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Time: 2000s, year 2008, 21st century
Place: florida, usa, orlando florida, brazil
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43%
American Wrestler: The Wizard (2016)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: In 1980, a teenage boy escapes the unrest in Iran only to face more hostility in America, due to the hostage crisis. Determined to fit in, he joins the school's floundering wrestling team.
Style: captivating, tense, disturbing, exciting, suspenseful ...
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Time: 80s
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 66 min.
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Friday Night Lights (2004)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 118 min.
Story: A small, turbulent town in Texas obsesses over their high school football team to an unhealthy degree. When the star tailback, Boobie Miles, is seriously injured during the first game of the season, all hope is lost, and the town's dormant ...
Style: inspirational, intense, serious, captivating, sincere ...
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Time: 80s, year 2004, 20th century
Place: texas, usa, austin texas, midwest, houston texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Skating to New York (2013)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: The coming-of-age journey of 5 teenage boys who leave their small, Canadian town behind and risk skating across Lake Ontario to New York on the coldest day of the year.
Style: captivating, light, sincere, unusual plot structure, psychological ...
Plot: lake, skating, friendship, hockey, teenage protagonist, friend, teenage boy, cold the temperature, family relations, coming of age, winter, snow ...
Time: 21st century
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Desperate Lives (1982)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A brother and sister get caught up in the drug scene in their local high school, with tragic results.
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Time: 80s
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Driven (2001)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, Canada, Australia
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Talented rookie race-car driver Jimmy Bly has started losing his focus and begins to slip in the race rankings. It's no wonder, with the immense pressure being shoveled on him by his overly ambitious promoter brother as well as Bly's ...
Style: intense, serious, realistic, stylized, fast ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: racing, car chase, auto racing, race, competition, rivalry, contests and competitions, lifestyle, chases and races, car race, career, ambition ...
Time: year 2001
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⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Kickboxing Academy (1997)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: A young former kickboxer is needed for his old school as they prepare for competition against a rival school for ownership. But, the young kickboxer is afraid after nearly killing someone in a earlier tournament. He must now make his try to put his ...
Style: independent film
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Place: miami
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Harder They Fall (2005)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: 20 year old kickboxers from opposite ends of Miami, one rich one poor, battle for triumph in sport and their own identities in this coming-of-age action/drama.
Style: exciting, serious, realistic, rough
Plot: tough heroes, athlete's life, rivalry, ambition, nothing to lose, social differences, self discovery, martial arts tournament, fight, kickboxing, boxing, martial arts ...
Time: 21st century
Place: miami, florida, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
The Philly Kid (2012)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A former NCAA champion wrestler is paroled after 10 years in prison. Now, to save a friend's life, in a series of cage fights he must agree to do the impossible - lose.
Style: exciting, suspenseful, realistic, serious, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: fight, mixed martial arts, martial arts, ambition, rivalry, contests and competitions, prisoner, prison, manslaughter, murder, competition, student athlete ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, louisiana
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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