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Four Minutes (2005)
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Sport
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Sir Roger Bannister's historic running of the sub-four-minute mile is celebrated in Four Minutes, an inspiring and respectably authentic TV movie about breaking the most famous barrier in the history of sports.
Plot:
running, runner, track and field, love, new year, race, dancing, airplane, teacher, medicine, student, coach, beach, doctor, hospital, jazz, boy, pianist, olympics, boat, dancer, competition, rain, surgery, telephone call ...
Time:
year 1946, year 1947, 1940s, year 1952, year 1954, year 1949, 1950s ...
Place:
mount everest, oxford university, helsinki finland
Keyword:
movie theatre, watching a movie, sport
Most similar movies to Four Minutes
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, captivating and sincere films with plots about athlete, running, father son relationship, ambition, coach, olympics and hopes mostly in Drama, Sport and Biography genres. Some movies like Four Minutes: Without Limits (1998), The Jesse Owens Story (1984), Prefontaine (1997), Chariots of Fire (1981), Road to Boston (2023). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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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, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
olympics, running, runner, track and field, competition, athlete's life, hopes, contests and competitions, human spirit, ambition, rivalry, lifestyle ...
Time:
year 1998, 70s, 20th century, year 1972, year 1970 ...
Place:
usa, finland, helsinki finland, munich germany, oregon
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 174 min.
Story:
The Jesse Owens Story is a biographical film about the black athlete Jesse Owens. Dorian Harewood plays the Olympic gold-winning athlete. The drama won a 1985 Primetime Emmy Award and was nominated for two more.
Plot:
olympics, african american, track and field, running, runner, racism, overcoming, conflict, freedom, motivation, black history, nazi germany ...
Time:
1930s
Place:
cleveland ohio, berlin germany, chicago
⇓ similarity ⇓
92%
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 ⇓
88%
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 ⇓
88%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: South Korea
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A rousing tale of the Korean athletes who ran the 1947 Boston International Marathon, the first international marathon held since World War II.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, road movie, period piece ...
Plot:
marathon, athlete, running, sport competition, professional rivalry, ambition, problem, competition, runner, track and field, japanese occupation of korea, gold ...
Time:
1940s, year 1947, 20th century, 1930s, year 1936
Place:
korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
87%
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571
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Sport
Country: Czech Republic, Germany, Finland
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Autumn 1968, the Australian running record holder Ron Clarke is coming to Prague, hoping that his old friend and role model, Emil Zátopek, the most famous Czech athlete of all time, will help him overcome the biggest crisis of his career.
Style:
crying, non-linear
Plot:
olympics, runner, running, endurance, biopic, x ray, press conference, girl, nudity, groom, friendship between men, skiing ...
Time:
year 1968, year 1952, 1860s, 1950s, year 1948 ...
Place:
prague, helsinki finland, london, central europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
85%
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 ⇓
83%
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
⇓ similarity ⇓
81%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Belgium, France, Switzerland, Germany
Story:
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Plot:
running, nudity, male female relationship, twenty something, winning, health, female nudity, doctor, competition, coach, steroids, reporter ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
81%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Identical twin brothers Lou and Eric plan to compete together in the National Rowing Championships. But when Eric leaves their small town to attend an Ivy League University, the brother's bond is torn apart.
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, exciting, freeze frame ...
Plot:
twins, university, ambition, follow your dream, family relations, lifestyle, love and romance, youth, athlete's life, contests and competitions, rivalry, mistaken identity ...
Time:
21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Sport, War
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Fact based story about a former Greek Olympic boxer who was taken as a prisoner during World war II and placed in the Auschwitz prison camp. There he was permitted to survive as long as he fought for the amusement of his captors. His father and ...
Style:
disturbing, independent film, tense, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
holocaust, world war two, boxing, prison, ss, boxer, prison escape, fight, nazi, biopic, war, shoah ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s, 20th century, year 1943
Place:
middle east, poland, europe, greece
⇓ similarity ⇓
79%
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
An Olympic hopeful marathon runner hopes his success will be the answer to his marriage woes and other personal problems.
Plot:
fitness, running, runner, olympics, track and field, athlete, medal, marriage, athletics, based on real people, family relations, male female relationship ...
Time:
year 1979, year 1976, 70s
Place:
new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
79%
Genre: Drama, History, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 237 min.
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Story:
This movie describes the founding of the modern Olympics and concentrates on the creation of the American team and their trials in getting to the Olympics in Athens.
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, crying
Plot:
olympics, intrigue, track and field, swimming, greek, studying, competition, athlete, male nudity, athletic training, mama's boy, ambition ...
Time:
19th century, 1890s, 20th century, victorian era
Place:
greece, athens greece, usa, harvard university, oxford university ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
76%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
A teenage bedwetter overcomes the obstacles to be a champion runner.
Style:
sad
Plot:
running, track and field, olympics, motivation, runner, biopic, child abuse, humiliation, childhood trauma, marathon, athlete, loneliness ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
76%
318
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
This is the life story of Babe Didrikson Zaharias, one of the greatest athletes of the 20th century, from her early Texas tomboy days to her Gold Medal triumphs at the 1932 Olympics, her remarkable career as a champion golfer, her fulfilling ...
Plot:
golf, olympics, running, sexism, biopic, track and field, female athlete, cancer, athlete, medal, gold, based on real people ...
Time:
1930s, year 1932
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
At an isolated log cabin in the harsh wilderness of Indiana circa 1817, the rhythms of love, tragedy, and the daily hardships of life on the developing frontier shaped one of our nation’s greatest heroes: Abraham Lincoln. Abe is a thoughtful and ...
Style:
captivating, realistic, serious, black and white, independent film ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
education, illness, boy, society, husband wife relationship, poverty, father son relationship, tragic event, dying, biopic, youth, courage ...
Time:
19th century, regency period, year 1865, georgian era
Place:
indiana, usa, kentucky, illinois
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
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 ⇓
75%
59K
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 ⇓
75%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A rebellious youth, sentenced to a boy's reformatory for robbing a bakery, rises through the ranks of the institution through his prowess as a long distance runner. During his solitary runs, reveries of his life and times before his ...
Style:
political, social, black and white, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
prison, kitchen sink realism, runner, running, loser, juvenile delinquent, rebellion, working class, prison life, angry, social realism, coming of age ...
Time:
year 1962, 60s, 20th century
Place:
london, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
As a coach and mentor, Walter Gretzky was instrumental in nurturing the talent of his son, hockey great Wayne Gretzky. So it came as an ironic tragedy when in 1991, just days after his 53rd birthday, Walter suffered a debilitating stroke that left ...
Style:
touching, serious, sentimental, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
hockey, ice hockey, family relations, athlete's life, life turned upside down, stroke, life is a bitch, ambition, hopes, parents and children, healing power, elderly ...
Time:
year 1991, year 1992, year 1994, 21st century
Place:
canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Hungary
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Political and sexual repression in Hungary, just after the revolution of 1956. In 1958, the body of Eva Szalanczky, a political journalist, is discovered near the border. Her friend Livia is in hospital with a broken neck; Livia's husband, ...
Style:
historical drama, political, captivating, sincere, emotional ...
Plot:
lesbian relationship, lesbian, lgbt, lgbtq, lesbianism, gay, female bonding, infidelity, hospital, politics, female nudity, biopic ...
Time:
20th century, 50s, 1950s
Place:
europe, hungary, budapest
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
This Canadian made comedy/drama, set in Hamilton, Ontario in 1954, is a sweet and - at times - goofy story that becomes increasingly poignant as the minutes tick by.
It's the fictional tale of a wayward 9th grader, Ralph (Adam Butcher), who is ...
Style:
emotional, sincere, sentimental, realistic, feel good ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
friendship, coming of age, adolescence, religion, fighting the system, running, human spirit, ambition, goodhearted, teachers and students, underdog, youth ...
Time:
50s, 1950s, year 2004, 20th century, year 1954
Place:
ontario canada, ireland, europe, boston
⇓ similarity ⇓
74%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Thrown together just five weeks before the final of the 1948 London Olympics, Bert Bushnell (Doctor Who's Matt Smith) and Dickie Burnell (Sam Hoare) defied all the odds and made history in the double sculls. This is the story of how they did it ...
Style:
uplifting, serious, realistic, exciting
Plot:
competition, athlete's life, human spirit, against the odds, contests and competitions, rivalry, hopes, lifestyle, olympics, teamwork, motivation, partner ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1948
Place:
london, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
74%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
The story of a son's conflicting memories of his dying father.
Style:
sentimental, emotional, sincere, realistic, touching ...
Plot:
father son relationship, memory, coming of age, teenager, loneliness, reconciliation, family relations, character study, parenthood, life, death, writers ...
Time:
year 2007, 80s, 60s, year 1962, year 1989
Place:
brighton, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
73%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Chile, Spain, UK, France
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Santiago, capital of Chile during the Marxist government of elected, highly controversial president Salvador Allende. Father McEnroe supports his leftist views by introducing a program at the prestigious "collegio" (Catholic prep school) ...
Style:
political, touching, sincere, emotional, serious ...
Plot:
childhood, coming of age, sexual initiation, politics, friendship, poverty, youth, dictatorship, communism, demonstration, boy, children ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1973
Place:
chile, latin america, santiago chile
⇓ similarity ⇓
73%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
In 1961, Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle played for the New York Yankees. One, Mantle, was universally loved, while the other, Maris, was universally hated. Both men started off with a bang, and both were nearing Babe Ruth's 60 home run record. ...
Style:
serious, sentimental, realistic, sincere, feel good ...
Plot:
baseball, friendship, rivalry, fan, contests and competitions, against the odds, fame, uninhibited rivalry, rising to stardom, ambition, lifestyle, underdog ...
Time:
year 1961, 20th century, 60s, year 1998
Place:
usa, north dakota, new york, baltimore, kansas city ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
73%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Sport
Country: Finland, Estonia, Germany
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Fleeing from the Russian secret police, a young Estonian fencer is forced to return to his homeland, where he becomes a physical education teacher at a local school. The past however catches up and puts him in front of a difficult choice.
Style:
inspirational, captivating, sincere, disturbing
Plot:
fencing, coach, school, teacher, hiding, courage, fear, politics, rivalry, teaching, professor, world war one ...
Time:
1950s, 90s, year 1953, year 1952
Place:
estonia, soviet union, eastern europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
73%
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 ⇓
72%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Burden, an orphan raised within the Ku Klux Klan, attempts to break away when the girl he falls in love with urges him to leave for a better life together. When the Klan seeks Mike out for vengeance, a black congregation led by the benevolent, ...
Style:
suspenseful, rough, emotional, political
Plot:
love, african american, reverend, vengeance, ku klux klan, hate, racism, prejudice, neo nazi, civil rights, black history, deep south ...
Time:
year 1996, year 2017
Place:
south carolina, pearl harbor, africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
72%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
The inspiring origin story of a basketball superhero, revealing how LeBron James and his childhood friends become the #1 high school team in the country, launching James's breathtaking career as a four-time NBA Champion, two-time Olympic Gold ...
Style:
captivating, exciting, serious, dramatic
Plot:
basketball, high school sports, group of friends, athlete, school, coming of age, friendship, teenage boy, teenager, boy, high school, childhood ...
Time:
90s, 2000s, 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
72%
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