Movies like Dreamrider

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Dreamrider (1993)
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Dreamrider (1993)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A young man loses his leg in a motorcycle accident. While rehabilitating, he takes up cycling. He becomes determined to become the first one-legged person to cycle across the U.S. The movie follows him from his initial rehab through the completion of his historic ride in Boston, detailing all the ups and downs in between.
Style: independent film
Plot: cycling, accident, rehabilitation, determination, coming of age, amputee, handicapped, riding a bicycle
Place: boston

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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 biopic, coming of age, family relations, hopes, life is a bitch, youth and rehabilitation mostly in Drama and Biography genres. Some movies like Dreamrider: The Brooke Ellison Story (2004), Beautiful Boy (2018), Starfish (2016), Joni (1979), The Athlete (2009). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The Brooke Ellison Story (2004)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Rendered a quadriplegic since a child from a near-fatal neck injury, a young girl fights against all odds to succeed in life from grade school to her acceptance into college under the assistance of her loyal and dedicated mother.
Style: sincere, uplifting, touching, sentimental, saga ...
Plot: quadriplegic, disability, college, against the odds, hospital, teenage love, human spirit, lifestyle, ambition, parents and children, family problems, survival ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
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Beautiful Boy (2018)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: After he and his first wife separate, journalist David Sheff struggles to help their teenage son Nic, who goes from experimenting with drugs to becoming devastatingly addicted to methamphetamine.
Style: disturbing, rough, captivating, sentimental, sad ...
Plot: addiction, drug addiction, drug addict, teenage boy, father son relationship, methamphetamine, teenager, boy, divorce, coming of age, stepmother stepson relationship, drug ...
Time: 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: san francisco, los angeles, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
85%
 6.6
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Starfish (2016)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Based on the real story of Tom and Nicola Ray from Rutland. Their perfect life is totally ruined in a single moment after Tom had developed sepsis. While her husband was in coma, Nicola gave birth to their second child on the other side of the same ...
Style: inspirational, touching, children's story
Plot: disabled person, coma, true love, cripple, compassion, rehabilitation, disfigured face, public health, amputee, biopic, infection, husband wife relationship ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
84%
 6.6
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Joni (1979)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story: Based on Joni Eareckson's autobiography. She becomes paralyzed after breaking her neck in a swimming accident at age 17. Trying to cope with her new life, she learns to paint using her mouth and finds strength in her new Christian faith.
Style: christian film, independent film
Plot: physical disability, christianity, faith, quadriplegic, disability, religious, christian, girl, swimming, car accident, female protagonist, accident ...
Time: year 1979, year 1967, 70s, 60s
⇓ similarity ⇓
81%
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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
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77%
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1000 to 1 (2014)
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, motivational, inspirational ...
Plot: rehabilitation, college, basketball, ambition, basketball player, hopes, against the odds, therapist, recovery, human spirit, disability, parents and children ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
 7.2
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Men of Honor (2000)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story: Against formidable odds -- and an old-school diving instructor embittered by the U.S. Navy's new, less prejudicial policies -- Carl Brashear sets his sights on becoming the Navy's first African-American master diver in this uplifting true ...
Style: inspirational, motivational, touching, emotional, sincere ...
Plot: racism, african american, u.s. navy, courage, military, navy, racial segregation, hopes, human spirit, racial discrimination, diving, dream come true ...
Time: 20th century, 1950s, year 2000, y2k, 60s ...
Place: america, africa, usa, pacific ocean, cuba
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
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 394
Trash (1999)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Trash is a coming of age drama set amongst the poverty stricken trailer parks of the deep South. In a spiraling tale of hatred, love and loyalty, two teenage friends realize that the only way for each of them to escape their miserable futures is by ...
Style: independent film
Audience: teens
Plot: escape, poverty, trailer park, loyalty, hate, love, biopic, tragedy, backwoods, coming of age, autobiography, teenager ...
Time: future
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
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 6.9
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Stronger (2017)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: A victim of the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013 helps the police track down the killers while struggling to recover from devastating trauma.
Style: inspirational, touching, emotional, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot: physical therapy, rehabilitation, hospital, terrorist bombing, disability, conspiracy, terrorism, friendship, saving a life, brother brother relationship, husband wife relationship, investigation ...
Time: year 2017, 2010s, year 2016, year 2013, year 2014 ...
Place: boston
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
Mark Twain and Me (1991)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Dorothy Quick, A young girl befriends the famous writer, Samuel "Mark Twain" Clemans during the final years of his life.
Audience: kids
Plot: biopic, coming of age, civil war, ship, aspiring writer, old man, writers, family relations, friendship, girl, father daughter relationship, 11 year old ...
Time: 1900s
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66%
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127 Hours (2010)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: The true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah.
Style: suspense, inspirational, breathtaking, intense, touching ...
Audience: adult
Plot: survival, trapped, isolation, mountain, wilderness, climbing, canyon, courage, alone, human spirit, loneliness, desert ...
Time: year 2010, 2010s, 20th century, 2000s, year 2003 ...
Place: utah, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
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Prince William (2002)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Prince William is the elder son of Britain's Prince Charles and if the late Diana, Princess of Wales. After his father, he is next in line to the British throne. A biography of his journey so far....
Style: serious, emotional, touching, controversial, realistic
Plot: royal family, lifestyle, teenage life, youth, state affairs, family problems, family relations, adolescence vs adulthood, parents and children, coming of age, paparazzi, queen of england ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, 21st century
Place: england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can (1982)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: An adaptation of Barbara Gordon's nonfiction account of her addiction to Valium.
Style: thought provoking, realistic, serious, gloomy, sincere
Plot: addiction, recovery, drug addiction, journalism, substance abuse, drug abuse, life is a bitch, artists and showbiz, rehabilitation, misfit, down on your luck, filmmaking ...
Time: year 1982, 80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
A Home of Our Own (1993)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: The story is located in Los Angeles in the sixties. An energetic widow, Frances Lacey, with her six children try to make a dream of theirs come true: to have a home of their own. Therefore they leave Los Angeles and head for the countryside, while ...
Style: touching, sentimental, emotional, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience: kids
Plot: single parent, christmas, heartwarming, bittersweet, youth, family relations, widow, corporal punishment, coming of age, biopic, family problems, children ...
Time: 1900s, year 1993, 90s
Place: los angeles, california, idaho, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
Wendy Williams: The Movie (2021)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Talk show host Wendy Williams executive produces the biopic on her life, revealing the highs and lows she has experienced throughout the years. Wendy has made herself the go-to source for great celebrity dish on her hit talk show, The Wendy Williams ...
Style: semi autobiographical, captivating, disturbing
Plot: celebrity, fame, talk show, controversy, price of fame, scandal, aspiration, desire for fame, female protagonist, ambitious woman, lifestyle, slice of life ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
Dog Days of Summer (2007)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A mysterious drifter lures two boys into uncovering the secrets of a sleepy southern town.
Style: independent film, serious, realistic, touching, offbeat ...
Plot: coming of age, youth, small town, social relations, small town life, friendship, childhood, friendship between boys, father son relationship, male female relationship, boy, accident ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story (1995)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: The story of one of America's first female reporters.
Plot: television, drug, pregnancy, cocaine, pregnant woman, fame, newscaster, pregnant wife, drug addiction, miscarriage, drug addict, accidental death ...
Time: 70s, 80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
This Boy's Life (1993)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: In 1957, a son and mother flee the East and an abusive boyfriend to find a new life, and end up in Seattle, where the mother meets a polite garage mechanic. The boy continually gets into trouble by hanging out with the wrong crowd. The mom marries ...
Style: depressing, realistic, emotional, touching, epic ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: coming of age, child abuse, small town, single parent, domestic violence, dysfunctional family, biopic, childhood, husband wife relationship, teenager, abusive stepfather, friendship ...
Time: 1950s, 50s, year 1993, 90s, 20th century ...
Place: seattle, washington state, salt lake city utah, washington d.c., usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
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A Tale of Two Coreys (2018)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: The story of teen heartthrobs Corey Feldman and Corey Haim, whose lives were forever changed by the glitz, glamour, and the darker side of show business.
Style: captivating, suspense, thought provoking, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot: drug addiction, celebrity, film industry, child star, hollywood, notoriety, rising to stardom, price of fame, showbiz, actor, lifestyle, social issues ...
Time: 80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
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Self Medicated (2005)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Based on true events. On the edges of Las Vegas, 17-year-old Andrew's life is spiraling out of control. Unable to cope with the loss of his father, Andrew's descent into drugs and violence is gaining momentum, and the once promising young ...
Style: psychological, serious, realistic, rough, teen ...
Plot: drug abuse, self discovery, rehabilitation, downfall, kids in trouble, addiction, escape, life is a bitch, youth, hopes, society, uncontrollable ...
Time: 21st century
Place: las vegas, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
Stand and Deliver (1988)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Jaime Escalante is a mathematics teacher in a school in a hispanic neighbourhood. Convinced that his students have potential, he adopts unconventional teaching methods to try and turn gang members and no-hopers into some of the country's top ...
Style: inspirational, touching, sentimental, realistic, uplifting ...
Audience: teens, family outing, teen drama
Plot: teacher, mathematics, high school, education, school, biopic, bullying, dedicated educator, mentor, chicano, civil rights, teenager ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: los angeles, america, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
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Mask (1985)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: A boy with a massive facial skull deformity and biker gang mother attempts to live as normal a life as possible under the circumstances.
Style: uplifting, emotional, touching, sentimental, depressing ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: disability, coming of age, fall in love, human spirit, depression, adolescence, relationships, teenager, motorcycle, teenage love, family relations, protective parent ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, year 1985
Place: california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story (2010)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Based on the true story of the enduring but troubled love between Lois Wilson, co-founder of Al-Anon, and her alcoholic husband Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Style: serious, realistic, captivating, touching, melancholic ...
Plot: husband wife reunion, alcoholics anonymous, alcohol abuse, college graduate, couples, love and romance, obsession, fall in love, family problems, couple relations, world war one, wall street ...
Time: future, 1930s, year 1951, 1910s, 1920s
Place: vermont, europe, washington d.c., canada, brooklyn new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
Restless Virgins (2013)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A sex scandal that shook Massachusetts prep school, Milton Academy in 2004-05 school year.
Style: serious, realistic, disturbing, psychological, sincere ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: preparatory school, high school, scandal, social relations, youth, teenage life, high school life, friendship, family relations, escapades, love and romance, couples ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, new england
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
 7.3
 24K
Lorenzo's Oil (1992)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 129 min.
Story: Lorenzo Odone was a normal child until the age of 7. After then, strange things began to happen to him: he would have blackouts, memory lapses, and other strange mental phemonenons. He is eventually diagnosed as suffering from ALD: an extremely rare ...
Style: touching, emotional, sincere, inspirational, melancholic ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: terminal illness, human spirit, against the odds, family relations, medical, life is a bitch, disability, courage, cure, family drama, boy, hopes ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, year 1984, year 1983, year 1986 ...
Place: washington d.c., pittsburgh, italy, rome italy, boston ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
The Ryan White Story (1989)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: The story of Ryan White, a 13-year-old haemophiliac who contracted AIDS from factor VIII, which was used to control this disorder.
Style: thought provoking, realistic, serious, uplifting, captivating ...
Plot: aids, sick child, coming of age, hiv, youth, hiv positive, love, school, hospital, terminal illness, family relations, brother sister relationship ...
Time: 80s
Place: indiana, indianapolis indiana
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
Front of the Class (2008)
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: inspirational, touching, realistic, sentimental, emotional ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: teacher, teachers and students, dedicated educator, tourette's syndrome, school, disability, social misfits, stuttering, honest, friendship, father son relationship, understanding ...
Time: 21st century
Place: louisiana, usa, atlanta georgia
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Mr. Rock 'n' Roll: The Alan Freed Story (1999)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: This is the story of Alan Freed. He was working as a DJ in Cleveland, Ohio, and he discovered how amazing R&B or Rhytym & Blues is, however, the music is considered to be "BLACK" music. So, most radio stations won't ...
Style: independent film, serious, realistic
Plot: racism, biopic, media, artists and showbiz, rising to stardom, love and romance, society, life is a bitch, ambition, desire for fame, music, showbiz ...
Time: 50s
Place: ohio, new york, usa, boston, nashville tennessee ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Based on writer Maya Angelou's childhood, this story is about a young girl in the South who is sent to live with her grandmother after her parents divorce.
Plot: rape, black, sexual abuse, blaxploitation, black lives matter, homeless, writers, poverty, trauma, childhood, racism, voice over narration ...
Time: 1940s, 1930s
Place: southern usa, arkansas, st. louis missouri
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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Evenings (1989)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 122 min.
Story: The dark, odd humor of Frits, a somewhat lost young man in his early 20s, who still lives at home and can't seem to make the leap to full adulthood is appealing, with a undertone of sadness. And the film shares his vaguely surreal, blackly ...
Style: expressionism, crying
Plot: gay, lgbt, catholic, masturbation, male nudity, sexual attraction, sexual harassment, bare chested male, erotica, spa, swimming pool, cycling ...
Time: 1950s, year 1946
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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