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The Cup (2011)
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Australia
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
At the heart of this true story is Damien Oliver, a young jockey who loses his only brother in a tragic racing accident, hauntingly reflecting of the way their father died 27 years earlier. After suffering through a series of discouraging defeats, Damien teams with Irish trainer Dermot Weld, and triumphs at the 2002 Melbourne Cup in one of the most thrilling finales in sporting history.
Style:
uplifting, touching, serious, realistic
Plot:
horse race, horse, jockey, race, death of father, rise to the top, rivalry, athlete's life, athlete and trainer, contests and competitions, lifestyle, hopes, family problems, animal training, death in the family, horse riding, irishman, grief, national hero, death of brother, horse trainer, biopic, thoroughbred horse, racehorse, athlete ...
Time:
2000s, year 2002, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
australia, melbourne
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Most similar movies to The Cup
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, touching and uplifting films with plots about ambition, contests and competitions, hopes, rivalry, biopic, athlete's life and power relations mostly in Drama, Sport and Biography genres. Some movies like The Cup: Ride Like a Girl (2019), M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016), The Great Victory (2014), Risen (2010), 50 to 1 (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Australia
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The story of Michelle Payne, the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup.
Style:
breathtaking, inspirational, sincere, atmospheric, realistic ...
Plot:
jockey, horse race, horse, horse riding, female protagonist, follow your dream, father daughter relationship, family relations, brother sister relationship, tragedy, sports injury, athlete's life ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
australia, melbourne
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 184 min.
Story:
The film is based on the life of Indian cricketer and the current captain of the Indian national cricket team, Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, inspirational, feel good ...
Plot:
cricket, rags to riches, biopic, rise to the top, athlete's life, ambition, sport team, rising to stardom, rivalry, contests and competitions, captain, patriot ...
Time:
2000s, year 2011, 21st century
Place:
india
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Brazil
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Independent feature film based on the biography of a Brazilian judo with a great victory that went beyond the mats and medals.
Style:
emotional, touching, captivating, dramatic, intense ...
Plot:
judo, ambition, love affair, rise to the top, couples, hopes, athlete's life, couple relations, dysfunctional family, love and romance, parents and children, biopic ...
Time:
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Place:
brazil
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100%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
As one of the rising talents of amateur boxing, Howard Winstone, a young Welsh boy from Merthyr Tydfil, was fast making a name for himself with his knock out right hand. A long professional fighting career surely beckoned? Then disaster strikes. An ...
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:
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Place:
europe, england
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A misfit group of New Mexico cowboys find themselves on the journey of a lifetime when they learn their crooked-footed racehorse qualifies to run in the Kentucky Derby. Based on the true story of Mine That Bird, the cowboys must overcome impossible ...
Style:
realistic, touching, captivating, feel good, exciting ...
Plot:
horse, horse race, racehorse, hopes, against the odds, rivalry, ambition, chases and races, contests and competitions, animal training, fish out of water, horse riding ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new mexico, louisville kentucky
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A Biographical story of Dale Earnhardt, Sr. The movie starts with his young life and growing up with his father, Ralph, who raced for a living, but initially wanted more for his son. When Dale quits high school to start driving full time, his ...
Style:
realistic, serious, sincere, sentimental
Plot:
rivalry, rising to stardom, lifestyle, auto racing, family relations, parents and children, family life, contests and competitions, hopes, racing, nascar, car ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
The inspiring true story of Dream Alliance, an unlikely race horse bred by small town bartender, Jan Vokes. With very little money and no experience, Jan convinces her neighbors to chip in their meager earnings to help raise Dream and compete with ...
Style:
feel good, captivating, touching, humorous, light ...
Plot:
horse race, horse, racehorse, jockey, girl horse relationship, horse trainer, ambitious, friendship, lifestyle, everyday life, direction and purpose, contests and competitions ...
Time:
year 2012, year 2019
Place:
wales
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Mystery, Sport
Country: Australia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A young girl and her coach overcome adversity to make their way into the National Australian Gymnastics Squad.
Style:
feel good, realistic, inspirational, captivating, touching ...
Audience:
family friendly, girls' night, teens, family outing
Plot:
gymnastics, gymnast, rivalry, contests and competitions, athlete's life, hopes, athlete and trainer, ambition, one more chance, youth, rise to the top, friendship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia
Similarity:
100%
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823
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The true story of jockey Bob Champion who overcame cancer to win the 1981 Grand National
Style:
sad, independent film, serious, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
horse, racehorse, horse riding, horse race, doctors and patients, biopic, horseman, jockey, chemotherapy, cancer, family relations, power relations ...
Time:
80s, year 1979, 70s, year 1981
Place:
kentucky, usa
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Family, History, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Housewife and mother Penny Chenery agrees to take over her ailing father's Virginia-based Meadow Stables, despite her lack of horse-racing knowledge. Against all odds, Chenery - with the help of veteran trainer Lucien Laurin - manages to ...
Style:
inspirational, sentimental, romantic, touching, tear jerker ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens
Plot:
horse, horse race, racehorse, horse riding, stallion, animal training, jockey, underdog, against the odds, equestrian, animal, rise to the top ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1973
Place:
usa, kentucky, california
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: France, Canada, Spain, Belgium
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
A true sports story that utterly defies the odds, Duguay’s film captures the wild ups and downs of the Olympics-bound career of legendary equine star Jappeloup and his troubled rider, locked in a tense relationship with his horseman father and ...
Style:
realistic, touching, serious
Plot:
horse, against the odds, animal training, contests and competitions, rivalry, underdog, passionate interest, horse riding, biopic, olympics, horseman, human animal relationship ...
Time:
20th century, year 1986, year 1984, year 1982, year 1985 ...
Place:
france
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
"A Season on the Brink: A Year with Bob Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers" is based on the best-selling book by John Feinstein. The movie chronicles Indiana's 1985-86 season, when Knight granted Feinstein unprecedented access to the ...
Style:
uplifting, realistic, serious, captivating
Plot:
basketball, athlete's life, rivalry, sport team, contests and competitions, athlete and trainer, lifestyle, underdog, hopes, athlete, basketball coach, power relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
indiana
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Italy, Romania
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
The life of Primo Carnera a.k.a. "Ambling Alp", Italian professional boxer and the World Heavyweight Champion from June 1933 to June 1934, but also accused by some of having ties to the mob.
Style:
touching, serious, emotional, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
boxer, hopes, boxing, athlete's life, follow your dream, against the odds, ambition, rise to the top, contests and competitions, prodigy, underdog, biopic ...
Time:
1930s, 21st century
Place:
italy, new york, europe
Similarity:
22%
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, power relations, disability, unfulfillment, athlete's life, human spirit, hopes, athlete and trainer, contests and competitions ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
barcelona, seoul
Similarity:
21%
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, emotional, touching, sad ...
Plot:
american football, car accident, coach, family in crisis, athlete's life, ambition, football, social relations, contests and competitions, lifestyle, american football player, christian ...
Time:
year 2006, 21st century
Place:
north carolina, usa
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Family, History, Sport
Country: Australia
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Phar Lap, the big bold chestnut reigned as the king of the turf in the depression that gripped Australia of the 1930s. From his humble beginnings the New Zealand bred horse raced on to become the hero of a nation.
Style:
anamorphic, sentimental, serious, realistic
Plot:
horse, racehorse, horse riding, horse race, biopic, attempted murder, great depression, greed, gambling, friendship, friends, rivalry ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, 1920s
Place:
mexico, latin america, sydney australia, melbourne, australia
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
With his father coaching him and his mother providing a strong spiritual influence, Tiger Woods rose to fame and fortune. But his success came at a price, as he endured personal struggles with racism, self-doubt and cultural identity.
Style:
uplifting, realistic, serious, touching, sincere
Plot:
golf, family relations, racism, interracial relations, biopic, profanity, hopes, ambition, hotshot hero, society, rising to stardom, lifestyle ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
21%
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, serious, realistic, sentimental, emotional ...
Plot:
basketball, youth, faith, sport team, power relations, contests and competitions, hopes, prodigy, tragic hero, lifestyle, rivalry, aging ...
Time:
90s, year 1959
Similarity:
21%
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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:
period piece, inspirational, captivating, uplifting, serious ...
Plot:
running, olympics, track and field, runner, campus, male objectification, motivation, native, society, follow your dream, athlete and trainer, contests and competitions ...
Time:
year 1983, 20th century, year 1964, 60s
Place:
usa, kansas, south dakota
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Casey's family raises and trains race horses, and their latest undersized foal named Casey's Shadow does not seem to have a lot going for it, but may turn out to be a champion.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, sincere, emotional
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
horse, racehorse, horse race, coming of age, horse riding, horse trainer, family relations, against the odds, best friend, follow your dream, contests and competitions, rehabilitation ...
Time:
year 1978, 70s
Place:
new mexico, louisiana
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Based on a true story. A young boxer, Emilio, from the wrong side of the tracks with big dreams of winning the Golden Gloves boxing championship, finds himself at a cross roads after being locked up. As he fights his way back into the winning circle ...
Style:
rough, serious, realistic, emotional, tense ...
Plot:
rivalry, athlete's life, one more chance, starting over, ambition, boxing, lifestyle, hopes, contests and competitions, follow your dream, power relations, martial arts ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, florida, miami
Similarity:
20%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
The story of Mike Tyson. From his early days as a 12 year old amateur with a powerful punch, to the undisputed title of "Heavyweight Champion of the World", and ultimately to his conviction for rape. The story of his turbulent life moves ...
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, sincere
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
boxer, boxing, rags to riches, athlete's life, biopic, african american, professional sports, strength, muscleman, bare chested male, world champion, professional athlete ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
20%
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, realistic, serious, exciting
Plot:
competition, athlete's life, human spirit, against the odds, hopes, rivalry, contests and competitions, lifestyle, olympics, teamwork, motivation, partner ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1948
Place:
london, england
Similarity:
20%
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Genre: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Ben Crane believes that a severely injured racehorse deserves another chance. He and his daughter Cale adopt the horse (in fact is a mare)and save it of being sacrificed by the owner.
Style:
touching, sentimental, inspirational, feel good, serious ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly, teens, kids, girls' night ...
Plot:
horse, horse race, racehorse, honest, life philosophy, redemption, animal, hopes, horse riding, animal training, children, secrets ...
Time:
year 2005, 21st century
Place:
kentucky, usa
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
In the late 1930s, a young machinist named Maurice Richard distinguished himself as a ice hockey player of preternatural talent. Although that was enough to get him into the Montreal Canadiens, his frequent injuries cost him the confidence of his ...
Style:
serious, realistic, sincere, touching, sentimental ...
Plot:
hockey player, ice hockey, hockey, factory, discrimination, athlete's life, protest, working class, contests and competitions, rise to the top, human spirit, underdog ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 1930s, year 1955, year 1937 ...
Place:
quebec, montreal, toronto ontario canada, boston, new york ...
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Italy, Argentina
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Dramatizing of the many shocking highs and lows of Argentine soccer hero Diego Maradona, an extraordinary athlete and arguably the greatest player in the history of the sport.
Style:
serious, sincere, sentimental, realistic, uplifting
Plot:
rise and fall, rise to the top, lifestyle, prodigy, athlete's life, society, rivalry, rising to stardom, hopes, rehabilitation, folk hero, addiction ...
Time:
70s, 60s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
argentina, napoli italy, naples italy
Similarity:
20%
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, 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
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
The Greatest is a 1977 film about the life of boxer Muhammad Ali, in which Ali plays himself. It was directed by Tom Gries and Monte Hellman. The song "Greatest Love of All", later remade by Whitney Houston, was written for this film and ...
Style:
realistic, touching, serious, sincere, independent film
Plot:
boxing, racism, boxing champion, muhammad ali, ambition, human spirit, follow your dream, athlete's life, contests and competitions, rising to stardom, religions or cults, lifestyle ...
Time:
70s
Place:
vietnam, asia
Similarity:
19%
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:
20th century, 1940s, 1950s, year 2008, 60s ...
Place:
new york, usa, cleveland ohio, new jersey, texas
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Enraged by the sale of the vaulting horse that she'd been promised as hers to ride, Gracieuse, a talented rider, dumps her job at a stable. She starts again from zero by accepting work as a groom at a dressage stud farm adjacent to her ...
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, sentimental
Plot:
horse, equestrian, ambition, starting over, follow your dream, workplace, contests and competitions, hopes, animal training, boss and employee, athlete and trainer, foot fetish ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, france
Similarity:
19%
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