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A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story (1989)
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
The story of Mary Thomas, the mother of basketball star Isiah Thomas, and how she fought to keep her family together and her sons out of trouble despite the surroundings of poverty, drugs, crime and violence of their ghetto neighborhood.
Style:
uplifting, touching, serious, realistic
Plot:
urban ghetto life, single parent, sport, family relations, parents and children, family life, life is a bitch, dysfunctional family, society, ambition, family problems, juvenile delinquency, strong female presence, dream come true, against the odds, hopes, athlete's life, urban ghetto, basketball, college, priest, hospital, church, poverty, single mother ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 1940s
Place:
usa, chicago illinois
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, touching and uplifting films with plots about hopes, ambition, sport, athlete's life, human spirit, family relations and society mostly in Drama, Biography and Sport genres. Some movies like A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story: The Bronx Bull (2016), Streetballers (2009), Don King: Only in America (1997), Heart Like a Wheel (1983), The Tiger Woods Story (1998). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A combination "before the rage" and "after the rage" of world middleweight boxing champion Jake LaMotta's tumultuous life and times.
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, captivating
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
rise and fall, follow your dream, ambition, athlete's life, sport, tough heroes, family relations, hopes, youth, parents and children, boxer, competition ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, 50s, 1930s, 1940s
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Defining street basketball as America's new favorite pastime, it is a story driven by passion, faith, and achieving goals. A story capturing the poetic nature of street basketball, highlighting the struggles endured on and off the court by the ...
Style:
serious, touching, sincere, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
basketball, lifestyle, ambition, family problems, hopes, contests and competitions, society, life is a bitch, rivalry, athlete's life, sport, youth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
81%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A dramatization of the life of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (Don Cheadle), with a lot of factual based occurrences. A reformed junkie returns from prison to clean up his act and devote the rest of his life to the young kids of Harlem. 1996 ...
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, sincere, emotional
Plot:
sport, addiction, basketball, drug abuse, african american, heroin, urban ghetto, friends, power relations, sport team, against humanity, going straight ...
Time:
60s, 70s, 20th century
Place:
africa, harlem, new york, usa, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
74%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A cinematic portrait of the famous fight promoter and boxing manager.
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic
Plot:
boxing, sport, entrepreneur, urban ghetto, power relations, unfulfillment, tragic hero, hopes, rise to the top, lifestyle, ambition, underdog ...
Time:
80s, 70s, 60s, 20th century
Place:
africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
69%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Shirley Muldowney is determined to be a top-fuel drag racer, although no woman has ever raced them before. Despite the high risks of this kind of racing and the burden it places on her family life, she perseveres in her dream.
Style:
inspirational, touching, uplifting, serious, realistic
Plot:
car race, sport, auto racing, auto mechanic, race, driving, women, fast car, car, motor racing, family relations, hopes ...
Time:
70s, 50s, 60s
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
69%
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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, serious, realistic, sincere, touching
Plot:
golf, family relations, interracial relations, racism, youth, rising to stardom, ambition, rise to the top, rivalry, athlete's life, society, hotshot hero ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
In 1971, air-conditioner repairman and boat enthusiast Jim McCormick entertains his desire to 'go down' as a legend in the record books when the Gold Cup hydroplane boat race improbably comes to his small town of Madison, Indiana. ...
Style:
serious, feel good, realistic, melancholic
Audience:
kids
Plot:
ship, athlete's life, human spirit, against the odds, follow your dream, unemployment, friendship, contests and competitions, rivalry, hopes, ambition, lifestyle ...
Time:
70s
Place:
usa, indiana
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
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:
serious, realistic, sincere, sentimental
Plot:
lifestyle, human spirit, ambition, rising to stardom, rivalry, family relations, hopes, sport, contests and competitions, family life, parents and children, auto racing ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
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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:
serious, realistic, sentimental, touching, emotional ...
Plot:
basketball, sport, youth, power relations, sport team, human spirit, life is a bitch, athlete and trainer, lifestyle, prodigy, tragic hero, ambition ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Cleveland 'Stack' Stackhouse is a guard with the Texas Correctional Youth Authority who witnesses the cycle of destructive choices and racial tensions among female teen offenders and decides to do something about it. He gathers ...
Style:
uplifting, realistic, serious
Plot:
prison, rivalry, human spirit, against the odds, prison guard, rebellion, youth, society, hopes, ambition, confined, life is a bitch ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story is a movie based on the life story of world-renowned neurosurgeon Ben Carson from 1961 to 1987.
Style:
emotional, sincere, uplifting, inspirational, realistic ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
medical, african american, against the odds, human spirit, doctors, neurosurgeon, ambition, medical school, doctor, follow your dream, rise to the top, christian ...
Time:
60s, 70s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
usa, west germany, detroit
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Brazil, Argentina
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
The true story of a working class boy who moves to the nation's financial capital at a young age and becomes one the most influential politician in Brazil's history.
Style:
sentimental, realistic, serious, touching, sincere
Plot:
president, working class, social differences, siblings relations, hopes, ambition, family problems, dysfunctional family, political activism, family life, urban ghetto, family relations ...
Time:
20th century, 50s
Place:
brazil, latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
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, sentimental, emotional, touching, serious ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
soccer, sport, female athlete, human spirit, family problems, rivalry, follow your dream, death in the family, athlete's life, family in crisis, cheerleader, ambition ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1978
Place:
new jersey, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The true story about the Canadian cancer amputee hero who decided to run across Canada on only one leg to raise money for cancer research.
Style:
sad, uplifting, captivating, emotional, sentimental ...
Plot:
physical disability, running, disability, heroes, cross country, family relations, family problems, rivalry, obsessive quest, athlete's life, unfulfillment, human spirit ...
Time:
80s, year 1981, 20th century, 70s
Place:
canada, british columbia
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
In the early 70s, Cathy Rush becomes the head basketball coach at a tiny, all-girls Catholic college. Though her team has no gym and no uniforms -- and the school itself is in danger of being sold -- Coach Rush looks to steer her girls to their ...
Style:
uplifting, realistic, emotional, sincere, light ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
basketball, college, mother superior, catholic school, sport, human spirit, against the odds, athlete and trainer, contests and competitions, ambition, hopes, catholic ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
philadelphia, usa, pennsylvania
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
This is based on the true story about the relationship between Penn State football player John Cappelletti and his younger brother Joey, who has leukemia. John and Joey's bond is a strong one. Joey hangs out with John in the Penn State locker ...
Style:
serious, realistic, sentimental, emotional, touching
Plot:
american football, youth, contests and competitions, unfulfillment, life is a bitch, sport, athlete's life, hopes, sport team, family relations, power relations, terminal illness ...
Time:
70s, year 1973
Place:
usa, pennsylvania
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Single mom Corrine discovers that her twins are autistic. She refuses to give up on their potential, even though it seems that the rest of the world has turned its back on them. Thanks to this incredible mother's support, her boys accomplish ...
Style:
serious, realistic, uplifting, touching, feminist film
Plot:
youth, twins, human spirit, against the odds, disability, family relations, mentally challenged, social misfits, single parent, hopes, society, parents and children ...
Time:
21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
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:
disability, quadriplegic, college, against the odds, hospital, teenage love, human spirit, ambition, lifestyle, parents and children, family problems, survival ...
Time:
21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
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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, sentimental, touching, sincere ...
Plot:
deaf, wrestler, sport, mute or deaf, underdog, overcoming, human spirit, ambition, athlete's life, against the odds, contests and competitions, hopes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
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 relations, athlete's life, ambition, sport, family in crisis, social relations, lifestyle, contests and competitions, christian ...
Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Italy, Argentina
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, uplifting, serious, sentimental, sincere
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
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.
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53%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Brazil
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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uplifting, touching, captivating, emotional, realistic ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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50%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The coach of a women's swim team parlays her success into an opportunity to build her school's men's golf team.
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captivating, uplifting, serious, touching, feel good ...
Audience:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Australia
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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46%
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Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
In this made-for-tv movie, an adopted woman decides to find her birth mother. Her search leads her to a shocking discovery that she has to face and why her upbringing was not an easy one.
Style:
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