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Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story (1997)
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Breaking the Surface is about the tough times Greg Louganis had on his way to becoming one of the world's top Olympic divers. Some topics discussed were Greg's childhood problems, his homosexuality, and him contracting the HIV virus.
Style:
sincere, uplifting, touching, serious, captivating, emotional, realistic, queer cinema
Plot:
gay, hiv, aids, lgbt, lgbtq, biopic, olympics, gay athlete, motivation, swimming, diving, swimmer, olympic athlete, glbt, gay subtext, lgbt athlete, love and romance, life is a bitch, couples, gays and lesbians, ambition, rise and fall, contests and competitions, lifestyle, gender ...
Time:
70s, 90s, 80s, year 1984, year 1988
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, touching and sincere films with plots about ambition, biopic, hopes, athlete's life, contests and competitions, lifestyle and rivalry mostly in Drama, Biography and Sport genres. Some movies like Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story: The Great Victory (2014), Pedro (2008), Personal Best (1982), The Terry Fox Story (1983), The Tiger Woods Story (1998). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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:
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Time:
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Place:
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558
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
An intimate biopic of Pedro Zamora, an HIV-positive Cuban-American, who was cast for the MTV reality show, The Real World: San Francisco, in 1994. Due to his experience on the Real World, Pedro became a celebrity and a sympathetic face of the AIDS ...
Style:
thought provoking, serious, realistic, touching, sincere ...
Plot:
gay, aids, hiv, gay relationship, rising to stardom, fighting the system, human spirit, terminal illness, idealism, hopes, life is a bitch, society ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
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sexual, erotic, uplifting, tense, serious ...
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girls' night
Plot:
lesbian, lgbt, lgbtq, nudity, lesbian relationship, gay, olympics, women, coming of age, sexuality, track and field, making love ...
Time:
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Place:
oregon, los angeles, california
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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:
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:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
sad, serious, realistic, uplifting, captivating ...
Plot:
running, physical disability, disability, illness, runner, cross country, heroes, child illness, homecoming, terminal illness, on the road, athlete's life ...
Time:
year 1981, 80s, 70s, 20th century
Place:
newfoundland, canada, british columbia
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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
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22%
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:
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Time:
90s
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, captivating, realistic, serious, touching ...
Plot:
love and romance, contests and competitions, gender, artists and showbiz, writer's life, lifestyle, hopes, gays and lesbians, unfulfillment, tragic love, love, gay interest ...
Time:
21st century
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22%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Based on the book White Circus by Ken Read, this is the story of the Canadian skiing legends that became the first North Americans to crack the Euro dominated World Cup Circuit in 1975
Style:
serious, realistic, uplifting, captivating
Plot:
skiing, ambition, rivalry, contests and competitions, underdog, olympics, ski, biopic, bare chested male, athlete, coach, sport competition ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1975, year 1974
Place:
canada, europe, alps
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, captivating, rough, serious, sincere ...
Audience:
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Plot:
boxer, boxing, black american, infidelity, prison, rise and fall, discrimination, racism, prison life, lifestyle, downfall, athlete's life ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, 50s, 1950s, 70s
Place:
usa, missouri
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Story of the life of Quentin Crisp, an Englishman who was brave enough to live his life according to his own style even in the hostile days of WW2.
Style:
period piece, controversial, serious, realistic, touching ...
Audience:
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Plot:
gay, lgbt, gay interest, homosexual history, gay son, homosexual, lgbtq, biopic, subculture, publisher, revolt, lgbtqi ...
Time:
1930s, 1940s, 20th century
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
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Style:
exciting, serious, realistic
Plot:
boxing, boxer, biopic, entrepreneur, gangster, urban ghetto, power relations, athlete and trainer, hopes, rise and fall, life is a bitch, rise to the top ...
Time:
80s, 70s, 20th century, 60s
Place:
africa
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Biographical drama based on the last 20 years of Crisp's life. The literary figure and gay iconoclast emigrated to New York in 1981 and lived there until his death. The film observes Crisp in both his public and private lives, from his ...
Style:
realistic, sincere, touching, semi serious, humorous ...
Plot:
gay, gay club, gay bar, homosexual history, gays and lesbians, lgbt, gay lead character, englishman abroad, gender bending, narcissism, aids, lifestyle ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 90s
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, greenwich village manhattan new york city, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, touching, sentimental, emotional, independent film ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Country: Canada
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, kansas, south dakota
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, sentimental, sincere, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
year 2003, 1950s, 20th century, 60s, 50s
Place:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A coming of age drama following the life of Matt Hamill, the first deaf wrestler to win a National Collegiate Wrestling Championship.
Style:
uplifting, captivating, sincere, sentimental, touching ...
Plot:
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Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, suspense, sexual ...
Plot:
swimming, gay athlete, hopes, gay, family relations, lgbt, athlete's life, society, family problems, longing, love and romance, lifestyle ...
Time:
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Place:
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577
Genre: Biography, Drama
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Duration: 85 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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Similarity:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Italy, Romania
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, serious, emotional, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, Germany, Ethiopia
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:
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, serious, touching, sexual, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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232
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
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Style:
uplifting, sexual, serious, realistic, silent ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
utah
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, serious, emotional, touching, sad ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
north carolina, usa
Similarity:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, serious, touching, captivating
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
60s, 20th century, 50s, 1940s, 1930s
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Style:
inspirational, serious, realistic, uplifting, factual ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Brazil
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, serious, realistic, stylized, black and white ...
Plot:
athlete's life, soccer, passionate love, lifestyle, rise and fall, womanizer, life is a bitch, rivalry, couples, bad attitude, drug abuse, contests and competitions ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 1950s, 50s
Place:
rio de janeiro, brazil, latin america
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Country: UK, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, touching, serious, sincere, independent film
Plot:
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Place:
vietnam, asia
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
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