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Rad (1986)
8K
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A BMX racer who lives in a small town with his mother and sister is faced with a tough decision, qualify for Helltrack or take his SAT's in order to attend college.
Style:
semi serious, captivating, touching, disturbing, colorful, feel good, eighties, cult film
Audience:
kids
Plot:
bicycle, underdog, teenage protagonist, teenage girl, businessman, single mother, brother sister relationship, newspaper, small town, sabotage, love interest, mother son conflict, bicycle race, cycling, youth, rivalry, contests and competitions, against the odds, bike, athlete and trainer, teenage life, lifestyle, coming of age, buddies, athlete's life ...
Time:
80s
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Most similar movies to Rad
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, feel good and captivating films with plots about ambition, rivalry, underdog, contests and competitions, athlete's life, lifestyle and athlete and trainer mostly in Drama, Sport and Comedy genres. Some movies like Rad: Madison (2001), Breaking Away (1979), All You've Got (2006), The Final Season (2007), Rocky II (1979). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 99 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, anamorphic ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
ship, athlete's life, human spirit, follow your dream, against the odds, lifestyle, rising to stardom, hopes, contests and competitions, ambition, rivalry, unemployment ...
Time:
year 2001, 70s
Place:
usa, indiana, washington state, seattle
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Dave, nineteen, has just graduated high school, with his 3 friends, The comical Cyril, the warm hearted but short-tempered Moocher, and the athletic, spiteful but good-hearted Mike. Now, Dave enjoys racing bikes and hopes to race the Italians one ...
Style:
touching, teen, witty, talky, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
underdog, working class, cycling, childhood, bicycle, coming of age, small town, friendship, bicycle race, teenage life, father son relationship, teenage boy ...
Time:
70s, year 1979, 20th century
Place:
indiana, usa, california, new jersey
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Two Southern California volleyball teams determined to prove their superiority on the court find out that they're not as different as they previously thought after tragedy strikes close to home in director Neema Barnette's affectionate ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, realistic, captivating
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
volleyball, high school, rivalry, teenage life, teenage love, athlete's life, lifestyle, youth, contests and competitions, underdog, high school sports, teenager ...
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
True story of Kent Stock, who in the early 90's, gives up a job and ditches his wedding plans to take over as head coach as the Norway High School baseball team. Kent must win over his players and convince them and himself that he can fill ...
Style:
realistic, sentimental, touching, sincere, historical drama ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
baseball, hopes, high school sports, coach, sport team, small town, ambition, against the odds, one last chance, youth, human spirit, rivalry ...
Time:
year 2007, 90s
Place:
iowa, usa
Similarity:
28%
Movie in collections
247K
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
After Rocky goes the distance with champ Apollo Creed, both try to put the fight behind them and move on. Rocky settles down with Adrian but can't put his life together outside the ring, while Creed seeks a rematch to restore his reputation. ...
Style:
inspirational, saga, sincere, rough, feel good ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, boys' night, manly
Plot:
boxing, boxer, underdog, training, comeback, fight, tough heroes, coma, working class, tough guy, bodybuilding, rocky ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa, north america
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
When Dr. Marcus Sommers realizes that he and his troubled, estranged brother David may be prone a fatal brain disease that runs in their family, he decides to make peace with his sibling, and invites him on a trip to the Rockies. There, the brothers ...
Style:
touching, sentimental, sad, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, girls' night
Plot:
cycling, bicycle, racing, bike, bicycle race, underdog, motivation, interracial, rivalry, bittersweet, mountain, lifestyle ...
Time:
80s, year 1985
Place:
colorado, usa, st. louis missouri
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Based on the incredible true story of amateur cyclist Graeme Obree, who breaks the world one-hour record on a bike he made out of washing machine parts.
Style:
sincere, serious, realistic, captivating, inspirational ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cyclist, bicycle, cycling, human spirit, scotsman, race, underdog, lifestyle, ambition, contests and competitions, hopes, rivalry ...
Time:
year 2006
Place:
scotland
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
In a conservative small town, a young man's wish to coach high school basketball are tweaked by a school board decision that makes him the new coach of the girls' team.
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:
60s, year 2006
Place:
oklahoma, usa
Similarity:
27%
Movie in collections
682K
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
When world heavyweight boxing champion, Apollo Creed wants to give an unknown fighter a shot at the title as a publicity stunt, his handlers choose palooka Rocky Balboa, an uneducated collector for a Philadelphia loan shark. Rocky teams up with ...
Style:
inspirational, uplifting, touching, cult classic, saga ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, kids, family outing, teens
Plot:
boxing, underdog, fight, boxer, self esteem, training, rocky, love story, shyness, tough guy, character study, pride and honor ...
Time:
70s, year 1976, 20th century, year 1975
Place:
philadelphia, pennsylvania, north america, usa
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Derrick Cabrera, like all skateboarders, dreams of being sponsored one day. He has all the talent in the world to make it happen but some major roadblocks to overcome before he can make the dream a reality.
Style:
captivating, exciting, disturbing, sincere, realistic ...
Plot:
skateboard, rivalry, athlete's life, lifestyle, ambition, teenage life, social misfits, rise to the top, athlete and trainer, obsession, misfit, extreme sports ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
ohio, usa, florida
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Identical twin brothers Lou and Eric plan to compete together in the National Rowing Championships. But when Eric leaves their small town to attend an Ivy League University, the brother's bond is torn apart.
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, exciting, freeze frame ...
Plot:
twins, university, ambition, follow your dream, family relations, contests and competitions, love and romance, lifestyle, youth, rivalry, athlete's life, mistaken identity ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
26%
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.
Style:
captivating, touching, feel good, serious, inspirational ...
Audience:
family outing, boys' night, teens
Plot:
golf, against the odds, human spirit, athlete's life, athlete and trainer, follow your dream, once in a lifetime opportunity, lifestyle, social misfits, ambition, hopes, teacher ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
tennessee, usa
Similarity:
26%
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 ...
Time:
70s
Place:
colorado, los angeles
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A white school teacher takes over a talented, but undisciplined black high school basketball team and turns them into a winning team.
Style:
hood, humorous, realistic, semi serious, captivating ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
basketball, high school, hip hop, underdog, high school sports, urban, black, african american, teacher, ghetto, discrimination, education ...
Time:
year 1996, 90s
Place:
new york, usa, california, new jersey
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Australia
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Steve Lucas is a nineteen year old who is filled with the burning resentment of being forced to live in his brother's shadow. His brother Adam, is burdened by his father's desire for glory, and must win The Coolangatta Gold Tri-Aquathon, ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, independent film, f word
Plot:
swimming, running, motorcycle accident, reflection, swimmer, sibling rivalry, family relations, plantation, underdog, endurance, obsession, training ...
Time:
80s
Place:
australia
Similarity:
25%
160K
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A lifetime of taking shots has ended Rocky's career, and a crooked accountant has left him broke. Inspired by the memory of his trainer, however, Rocky finds glory in training and takes on an up-and-coming boxer.
Style:
inspirational, saga, serious, realistic, action packed ...
Audience:
manly, teens, family outing, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
boxing, boxer, fight, underdog, betrayal, training, father son relationship, boxing trainer, showdown, street fight, gym, fistfight ...
Time:
80s, 90s, 20th century
Place:
philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa, madison square garden manhattan new york city, russia
Similarity:
24%
226K
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Now the world champion, Rocky Balboa is living in luxury and only fighting opponents who pose no threat to him in the ring, until Clubber Lang challenges him to a bout. After taking a pounding from Lang, the humbled champ turns to former bitter ...
Style:
inspirational, captivating, suspenseful, action packed, saga ...
Audience:
family outing, boys' night, teens, manly
Plot:
boxing, boxer, revenge, comeback, training, underdog, friendship between men, celebrity, fight, tough guy, friendship, rivalry ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1981
Place:
philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa, north america, los angeles ...
Similarity:
24%
243K
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
After iron man Drago, a highly intimidating 6-foot-5, 261-pound Soviet athlete, kills Apollo Creed in an exhibition match, Rocky comes to the heart of Russia for 15 pile-driving boxing rounds of revenge.
Style:
inspirational, saga, tense, suspenseful, action packed ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, boys' night, manly
Plot:
boxing, boxer, revenge, training, underdog, cold war, christmas, brutality, vengeance, boxing match, fight, mercilessness ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1985
Place:
philadelphia, soviet union, las vegas, moscow russia, pennsylvania ...
Similarity:
24%
Movie in collections
Genre: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A teenage drifter finds an opportunity to turn his life around when he joins a high-school football program with a hard-nosed coach.
Style:
touching, feel good, serious, realistic, independent film ...
Plot:
american football, high school, small town, teenage life, against the odds, leadership, human spirit, athlete's life, ambition, society, youth, hopes ...
Place:
alabama, usa
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Andy "Brink" Brinker and his in-line skating crew--Peter, Jordy, and Gabriella--who call themselves "Soul-Skaters" (which means they skate for the fun of it, and not for the money), clash with a group of sponsored skaters, Team ...
Style:
captivating, feel good, semi serious, exciting, epic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
friendship, rivalry, underdog, rise to the top, teenage life, rising to stardom, ambition, betrayal, dishonesty, moral dilemma, hopes, skating ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Scottish second division football team Kilnockie is taken over by American Pete Cameron. The new owner puts pressure on manager Gordon McLeod to improve the fortunes of the team, and hires first division player Jackie McQuillan.
Style:
realistic, sentimental, inspirational, captivating, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
soccer, athlete's life, follow your dream, underdog, ambition, lifestyle, friendship, against the odds, football, sport team, athlete and trainer, society ...
Place:
scotland, glasgow scotland, europe
Similarity:
22%
267
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Set in the world of X-treme snowboarding "White Air" tells the story of Alex Crow, ('Riley Smith' ), a once-promising snowboarder who has lost his edge. To make ends meet he is working in Steve's local garage (Tom Sizemore) ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, exciting, captivating
Plot:
working class, friendship, skiing, against the odds, ambition, athlete's life, athlete and trainer, human spirit, lifestyle, rivalry, contests and competitions, midlife crisis ...
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
When a plane crash claims the lives of members of the Marshall University football team and some of its fans, the team's new coach and his surviving players try to keep the football program alive.
Style:
inspirational, sentimental, touching, sincere, compassionate ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids, family outing, girls' night, adult
Plot:
football, college, american football, football team, cheerleader, athlete, happy ending, survivor, university, friendship, hopes, coach ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 2006
Place:
west virginia, virginia, california, usa, new jersey
Similarity:
22%
Movie in collections
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A losing coach with an underdog football team faces their giants of fear and failure on and off the field to surprising results.
Style:
inspirational, christian film, touching, sentimental, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, chick flick, kids, girls' night
Plot:
christian, religious, faith, football, underdog, american football, football team, high school football, human spirit, athlete and trainer, christianity, ambition ...
Time:
year 2006, 21st century
Place:
georgia, usa, new jersey
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
When a young girl wants to join her high school's hockey team as goalie, she meets with resistence, but also gets support, especially from the star forward of the team.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, touching, feel good, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, family outing
Plot:
hockey, ice hockey, hockey player, underdog, rivalry, ambition, gender, lifestyle, youth, hopes, small town, teenage life ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
21%
7K
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
In this uplifting film based on a true story, coach Jim Ellis (Terrence Howard) shocks the community and changes lives when, aided by a local janitor (Bernie Mac), he sets out to form Philadelphia's first black swim team. But the odds are ...
Style:
inspirational, serious, uplifting, emotional, realistic ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
racism, swimming, life is a bitch, against the odds, teacher, african american, human spirit, rivalry, athlete's life, youth, swimmer, black ...
Time:
70s, year 2007, 20th century, 60s
Place:
philadelphia, africa, usa, new jersey, new orleans
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Rick Penning lives life just like he plays rugby; fast, hard-hitting and intense. When life on the edge lands him in jail, prison ward Marcus Tate offers him a chance to get back in the game by playing for his rival, Highland Rugby. Reluctantly Rick ...
Style:
inspirational, realistic, serious, disturbing, touching ...
Audience:
family outing, manly, teen drama
Plot:
rugby, dedicated educator, juvenile delinquency, coach, father son relationship, athlete and trainer, redemption, human spirit, starting over, ambition, teenage life, motivation ...
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Tom Berenger leads an outstanding cast in this bone-crunching dramatization of legendary college football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant's debut at Texas A&M in the summer of 1954. The often unnerving story finds Bryant ducking the ...
Style:
serious, tense, captivating, realistic, sincere
Plot:
american football, teachers and students, against the odds, hopes, discrimination, contests and competitions, athlete and trainer, athlete's life, ambition, underdog, youth, tough heroes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, alabama, texas
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
A track coach in a small California town transforms a team of athletes into championship contenders.
Style:
touching, inspirational, sentimental, emotional, sweet ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, boys' night, kids, girls' night
Plot:
teacher, underdog, mentor, high school, coach, track and field, athlete and trainer, human spirit, football, athlete, dedicated educator, competition ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
california, palo alto california, usa, new jersey, texas
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
American football coach Chuck Dichter has worked wonders with the Buffalo Bills, and is even confident to crown his career with a Super Bowl victory, but before the play-offs an oyster food-poisoning wipes out his first team for a month. Dan Heller, ...
Style:
humorous, serious, touching, realistic, uplifting
Plot:
american football, underdog, lifestyle, human spirit, ambition, athlete's life, against the odds, hopes, sport team, contests and competitions, athlete and trainer, rivalry ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
20%
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