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Ice Castles (1978)
4K
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A young girl is on top of the world until a tragic accident dashes her hopes and dreams of becoming a world-class figure skater. Only with the help of those who love her can she prove to the world -- and herself -- that she still has the potential to realize her dreams.
Style:
sentimental, touching, emotional, teen, uplifting, serious, realistic, tear jerker, romantic drama, light ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids, girls' night
Plot:
figure skating, blindness, disability, small town, women, olympics, love story, ice skater, blind character, winter olympics, skating, tragedy, blind man, happy ending, female protagonist, coach, loss of eyesight, romantic reunion, dancing, age difference, village life, fall in love, in love, young love, visual impairment ...
Time:
year 1978, 70s, 20th century
Place:
iowa, usa
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, touching, serious and sentimental films with plots about hopes, ambition, rivalry, athlete's life, youth, underdog and contests and competitions mostly in Drama, Romance and Sport genres. Some movies like Ice Castles: The Cutting Edge (1992), Blue Crush 2 (2011), Soul Surfer (2011), Peaceful Warrior (2006), Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken (1991). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
girls' night, teens, chick flick
Plot:
figure skating, skating, hopes, blindness, romantic rivalry, athlete's life, follow your dream, contests and competitions, love and romance, lifestyle, human spirit, against the odds ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, iowa, boston
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Two former Olympians, one a figure skater and the other a hockey player, pin their hopes of one last shot at Olympic glory on one another. That is, of course, if they can keep from killing each other in the process...
Style:
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Audience:
date night, chick flick, kids, family outing, teens ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
france, minnesota, chicago, new jersey
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA, South Africa
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Soul Surfer is the inspiring true story of teen surfer Bethany Hamilton. Bethany lost her left arm in a shark attack and courageously overcame all odds to become a champion again, through her sheer determination and unwavering faith.Bethany ...
Style:
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Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids, family outing, girls' night ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
self discovery, mentor, teaching the ways of the world, wisdom of life, enlightenment, wise man, human spirit, philosophy, gymnastics, life philosophy, athlete and trainer, guru ...
Time:
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Place:
tibet, california, usa, new jersey
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Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
new jersey, usa, virginia, atlantic city new jersey, georgia ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Russia
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Contemporary Russia. Nadya gives up her dream of becoming a champion figure skater when she is hospitalized with an injury. But then she meets Sasha, a hockey player, who decides to teach her to believe in herself and her dream again.
Style:
inspirational, motivational, touching, romantic, sentimental ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
figure skating, redemption, relationships, family relations, destiny, life is a bitch, dishonesty, personal growth, believe in yourself, perseverance, love story, determination ...
Place:
russia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance, Sport
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A world class ice skater eager to take the top prize in the biggest competition around finds his dreams going up in flames after his partner suffers a debilitating injury in this romantic sports drama starring Matt Lanter, Francia Rosa, and Christy ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, feel good, humorous, saga ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, kids, date night, teen drama
Plot:
figure skating, skating, love, sport competition, hopes, competition, teenager, lifestyle, rise to the top, follow your dream, ambition, unlikely partners ...
Place:
paris france, france, europe, miami
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, romantic, emotional, romantic comedy, cute ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, date night, teen drama ...
Plot:
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Time:
year 2010, 21st century
Place:
georgia, north carolina, usa, san francisco, california ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Russia
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
What happens in fairy tales after the wedding of the prince and princess? Figure skater Nadia and hockey player Sasha got married and more than anything else they dream of a child. True, the price they will have to pay for this dream will be ...
Style:
emotional, touching, rough, suspense, dramatic ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
figure skating, ice hockey, hockey player, ambition, pregnancy, love, dream, marriage, broken family, wedding, sacrifice, love story ...
Place:
russia
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Katelin Kingsford, an Olympic hopeful figure skater wants to train with a Russian figure skating coach. In order to go to go to the school that Natasha is at, Katelin gets a scholarship playing on the girls hockey team.
Style:
semi serious, feel good, sentimental, touching, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, kids, chick flick, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
figure skating, ice hockey, skating, talent, rivalry, hockey, ambition, follow your dream, athlete's life, teenage life, friendship, lifestyle ...
Time:
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Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Henry Steele is a basketball phenom at his small town high school, but when he matriculates to a big city university on a scholarship, soon realizes that he has few skills outside the sport. Expected by his coach to contribute significantly to the ...
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, sincere, melancholic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
basketball, coach, follow your dream, young lovers, youth, ambition, athlete and trainer, coming of age, rivalry, contests and competitions, university, high school ...
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, kids, date night ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, touching, realistic, inspirational, spiritual
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
hopes, athlete and trainer, small town, youth, underdog, ambition, rivalry, contests and competitions, prodigy, against the odds, dedicated educator, human spirit ...
Time:
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Place:
oklahoma, usa
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Australia
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Friends Gary Black (Nathan Phillips) and Dumby Red (Luke Carroll) are on the same soccer team in their coastal Australian town. But to local racists, they're a world apart: Gary is white and Dumby is an Aborigine. This becomes an issue when one ...
Style:
uplifting, sentimental, sincere, touching, serious ...
Plot:
racism, friendship, family relations, interracial relations, small town, teenage life, youth, rivalry, society, lifestyle, hopes, ambition ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
australia, south australia
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
romantic, teen, sweet, realistic, touching ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, kids, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
teenager, figure skating, teenage girl, high school, mother daughter relationship, ice skater, happy ending, female protagonist, dancing, coming of age, believe in yourself, athlete's life ...
Time:
2000s, year 2005
Place:
new england, harvard university, new jersey, usa
Similarity:
19%
Movie in collections
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Country: UK
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, realistic, uplifting, touching, exciting
Audience:
teens
Plot:
youth, athlete's life, rise to the top, follow your dream, teenage love, teenage life, love and romance, contests and competitions, society, ambition, hopes, life is a bitch ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Ian Willams -- who was born blind in one eye -- grew up undaunted to become an elite college basketball player. But his dream of winning a national championship and turning pro was sidetracked when a tragic accident left him completely blind. ...
Style:
serious, realistic, touching, independent film
Plot:
blindness, prodigy, against the odds, disability, ambition, dedicated educator, human spirit, follow your dream, athlete and trainer, hopes, youth, athlete's life ...
Time:
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Similarity:
19%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
independent film, realistic, serious, uplifting, emotional ...
Plot:
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Time:
70s, 1950s, year 1975, 50s
Similarity:
19%
809
Genre: Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
romantic, realistic, touching, captivating, inspirational ...
Plot:
contests and competitions, starting over, youth, rivalry, fall in love, high school, athlete and trainer, ambition, lifestyle, athlete's life, ex athlete, coach ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, pennsylvania, philadelphia
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, emotional, romantic, sentimental, sad ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, date night, teens
Plot:
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Time:
70s, 20th century, 60s
Place:
new york, bronx new york city, paris france, boston, massachusetts ...
Similarity:
18%
Movie in collections
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, romantic, emotional, sentimental, sweet ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night, teens, adult
Plot:
love story, love, love and romance, fall in love, true love, rich woman poor man, youth, forbidden love, power of love, love of one's life, young lovers, love triangle ...
Time:
1940s, year 2004, post world war two, year 1941, 50s ...
Place:
north carolina, charleston south carolina, southern usa, iran, usa ...
Similarity:
18%
535
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Australia
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, psychological, touching ...
Plot:
athlete and trainer, sport team, against the odds, human spirit, homecoming, rivalry, contests and competitions, ambition, friendship, hopes, haunted by the past, small town ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Style:
inspirational, melancholic, serious, sentimental, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
high school, coming of age, wrestling, cheerleader, underdog, male nudity, adolescence, weight loss, training, teen angst, high school wrestling, rivalry ...
Time:
80s, year 1985
Place:
washington state, washington d.c., california, new jersey
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
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Style:
romantic, sentimental, inspirational, sad, touching ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
cancer, life & death, love story, love, forbidden love, leukemia, beautiful scenery, doctor, human nature, unfulfillment, parents and children, social differences ...
Time:
year 1991, 90s
Place:
oakland california
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
sentimental, serious, realistic, christian film, motivational ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
blindness, american football, high school football, high school, sport team, student athlete, friendship, self pity, athlete's life, disability, american football player, football ...
Time:
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Place:
kentucky, usa
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Caroline, a young waitress who seems to have bad taste in men, is on her way home one night when thugs attempt to rape her. Adam, the mysterious busboy who works at the same diner, helps fight off the assailants, and she begins a relationship with ...
Style:
romantic, sentimental, feel good, sad, sweet ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, date night, teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
minneapolis minnesota, minnesota, new jersey, san francisco
Similarity:
17%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, emotional, sentimental, romantic, teen ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, date night, teen drama
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
17%
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