Movies like The Program
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The Program (2015)
18K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: UK, USA, France
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
An Irish sports journalist becomes convinced that Lance Armstrong's performances during the Tour de France victories are fueled by banned substances. With this conviction, he starts hunting for evidence that will expose Armstrong.
Style:
inspirational, controversial, serious, psychological, tense, captivating, feel good, breathtaking, social, dramatic ...
Plot:
sport, tour de france, cyclist, journalism, bicycle, race, investigation, doping, suspense, corruption, mentor, police investigation, journalist, disease, suspicion, coach, doctor, lie, swindle, cancer, professional sports, professional athlete, press conference, competitiveness, catastrophe ...
Time:
80s, 70s, 90s, 2000s, year 1999, 1990s
Place:
france, ireland, new jersey
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, inspirational and intense films with plots about runaway, mentor, dialogue, storytelling, redemption, transformation and catastrophe mostly in Drama, Sport and Biography genres. Some movies like The Program: Cobb (1994), Concussion (2015), The Hurricane (1999), The Damned United (2009), Moneyball (2011). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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8K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Al Stump is a famous sports-writer chosen by Ty Cobb to co-write his official, authorized 'autobiography' before his death. Cobb, widely feared and despised, feels misunderstood and wants to set the record straight about 'the greatest ...
Style:
factual, inspirational, intense, serious, rough ...
Plot:
baseball, sport, dark hero, underdog, lone hero, mentor, brutality, adaptation, historical figure, life is a bitch, athlete's life, ghost writer ...
Time:
20th century, 50s, 1940s
Place:
detroit, california, new jersey, georgia, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: UK, Australia, USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A dramatic thriller based on the incredible true David vs. Goliath story of American immigrant Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of CTE, a football-related brain trauma, in a pro player and fought ...
Style:
captivating, inspirational, realistic, thought provoking, compassionate ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
american football, sport, football, sports injury, doctor, professional sports, football player, research, autopsy, brain damage, uncover truth, investigation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
washington d.c., california, usa, pennsylvania, pittsburgh ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
90%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.
Style:
thought provoking, touching, factual, inspirational, motivational ...
Plot:
prison, boxing, racism, courtroom, prison life, legal, court, african american, friendship, fighting the system, justice, injustice ...
Time:
70s, 60s, 80s, 20th century, 1940s ...
Place:
new jersey, africa, canada, toronto ontario canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Taking over Leeds United, Brian Clough's abrasive approach and his clear dislike of the players' dirty style of play make it certain there is going to be friction. Glimpses of his earlier career help explain both his hostility to previous ...
Style:
inspirational, tense, factual, atmospheric, sentimental ...
Plot:
soccer, sport, football, soccer coach, friendship, ambition, mentor, training, rivalry, life philosophy, adaptation, justice ...
Time:
70s, 60s, year 1974, 20th century
Place:
england, yorkshire, northern england, europe, mallorca ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
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433K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
The story of Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball team on a budget, by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players.
Style:
inspirational, captivating, feel good, realistic, thought provoking ...
Plot:
sport, baseball, mathematics, success, rise to the top, underdog, strategy, statistics, business, entrepreneur, obsession, ambition ...
Time:
80s, 70s, 2000s, year 2002, year 1984 ...
Place:
california, usa, san francisco, new jersey, boston ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
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11K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A chronicle of Babe Ruth's phenomenal story--from his hard knock beginnings at a Baltimore orphanage, to his meteoric rise to baseball superstardom and his poignant retirement from the game. His amazing career included seven American League ...
Style:
intense, melancholic, scary, light, inspirational ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
baseball, brutality, redemption, weapons, violence, vengeance, suspense, police investigation, loneliness, life philosophy, lone hero, mentor ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s, 1910s, 1920s, 20th century ...
Place:
new york yankees, boston, california, usa, bronx new york city ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 162 min.
Story:
A star quarterback gets knocked out of the game and an unknown third stringer is called in to replace him. The unknown gives a stunning performance and forces the aging coach to reevaluate his game plans and life. A new co-owner/president adds to ...
Style:
sexy, inspirational, intense, stylized, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
sport, american football, football, underdog, coach, sport team, desire for fame, success, ambition, power relations, athlete's life, blind ambition ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
miami, new jersey, usa, florida
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A biopic of 20-year-old Francis Ouimet who defeated his golfing idol and 1900 US Open Champion, Harry Vardon.
Style:
motivational, inspirational, captivating, sincere, sentimental ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
golf, sport, rags to riches, underdog, working class, athlete's life, prodigy, human spirit, disney, ambition, lifestyle, social differences ...
Time:
1910s, 60s, 1930s, 90s, 20th century
Place:
massachusetts, new jersey, boston, scotland, usa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, Germany
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, emotional, factual, uplifting, serious ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
american football, sport, african american, racism, athlete and trainer, football, college, human spirit, friendship, mentor, courage, ambition ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, 60s, 50s
Place:
usa, new york, texas, new jersey, cleveland ohio
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
The film follows the life of famous 1970s runner Steve Prefontaine from his youth days in Oregon to the University of Oregon where he worked with the legendary coach Bill Bowerman, later to Olympics in Munich and his early death at 24 in a car crash.
Style:
inspirational, sincere, factual, feel good, exciting ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
sport, running, olympics, track and field, runner, competition, athlete's life, lifestyle, ambition, rivalry, contests and competitions, hopes ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1971, year 1969, year 1972 ...
Place:
usa, finland, munich germany, helsinki finland, oregon
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A semi-fictional account of life as a professional Football (American-style) player. Loosely based on the Dallas Cowboys team of the early 1970s.
Style:
realistic, clever, sexy, funny, humorous ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
american football, sport, football, drug abuse, addiction, suspense, drugs, corruption, business, adaptation, runaway, gangsters ...
Time:
70s, 80s, 20th century
Place:
texas, new jersey, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
102K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
In 1964, a brash, new pro boxer, fresh from his Olympic gold medal victory, explodes onto the scene: Cassius Clay. Bold and outspoken, he cuts an entirely new image for African Americans in sport with his proud public self-confidence and his ...
Style:
inspirational, uplifting, touching, sincere, thought provoking ...
Plot:
boxing, muslim, african american, racism, sport, civil rights, friendship, fight, rise to the top, human spirit, politics, comeback ...
Time:
70s, 60s, year 1964, year 1974, 20th century
Place:
africa, usa, nigeria
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
145K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
The greatest Olympic Wrestling Champion brother team joins Team Foxcatcher led by multimillionaire sponsor John E. du Pont as they train for the 1988 games in Seoul - a union that leads to unlikely circumstances.
Style:
thought provoking, atmospheric, dark, psychological, stylized ...
Plot:
sport, mental illness, wrestling, murder, eccentricity, ambition, suspense, character study, contests and competitions, athlete and trainer, domination, athlete's life ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1988, year 1987, 21st century
Place:
usa, california, pennsylvania, phoenix arizona, seoul
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Inspired by the true story of Vince Papale, a man with nothing to lose who ignored the staggering odds and made his dream come true. When the coach of Papale's beloved hometown football team hosted an unprecedented open tryout, the public ...
Style:
inspirational, feel good, sentimental, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night, family outing, girls' night, kids
Plot:
underdog, american football, sport, football, teacher, follow your dream, against the odds, determination, team, teamwork, disney, success ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
usa, philadelphia, new jersey
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Paul Snider is a narcissistic, small time hustler who fancies himself a ladies man. His life changes when he meets Dorothy Stratten working behind the counter of a Dairy Queen.
Style:
disturbing, stylized, serious, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
murder, playboy, obsession, crimes of passion, fame, rise and fall, movie business, couple relations, female nudity, true crime, nude model, crumbling marriage ...
Time:
80s, 70s, year 1978
Place:
california, vancouver, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The story of a New York pro baseball team and two of its players. Henry Wiggen is the star pitcher and Bruce Pearson is the normal, everyday catcher who is far from the star player on the team and friend to all of his teammates. During the ...
Style:
touching, emotional, sentimental, inspirational, melancholic ...
Plot:
baseball, sport, friendship, character study, mentor, adaptation, ambition, athlete's life, human spirit, terminal illness, sport team, underdog ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
new york, minnesota, new york yankees, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Pete Bell, a college basketball coach is under a lot of pressure. His team aren't winning and he cannot attract new players. The stars of the future are secretly being paid by boosters. This practice is forbidden in the college game, but Pete ...
Style:
intense, serious, tense, realistic, entertaining ...
Plot:
basketball, sport, suspense, underdog, college, sport team, contests and competitions, workplace situations, against the odds, blind ambition, self discovery, follow your dream ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
california, boston, texas, indiana, chicago illinois
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
98K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
The powerful story of Jackie Robinson, the legendary baseball player who broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier when he joined the roster of the Brooklyn Dodgers. The film follows the innovative Dodgers’ general manager Branch Rickey, the ...
Style:
sentimental, inspirational, emotional, factual, touching ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
racism, baseball, sport, against the odds, rivalry, african american, athlete and trainer, americana, rise to the top, human spirit, hopes, civil rights ...
Time:
1940s, 70s, 1930s, 20th century, year 1948 ...
Place:
boston, new jersey, california, africa, new york ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
156K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Based on a true story, in which Richmond High School head basketball coach Ken Carter made headlines in 1999 for benching his undefeated team due to poor academic results.
Style:
motivational, inspirational, touching, sincere, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, kids, family outing, girls' night ...
Plot:
basketball, sport, high school, teacher, teachers and students, athlete and trainer, underdog, teenager, life philosophy, athlete's life, human spirit, dedicated educator ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
california, new jersey, texas, usa, sacramento california ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
374K
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
The Fighter, is a drama about boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded in life after nearly being ...
Style:
inspirational, sincere, realistic, serious, uplifting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
boxing, sport, addiction, boxer, athlete's life, underdog, fight, drugs, drug abuse, arrest, white trash, drug addiction ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 80s, year 1993
Place:
massachusetts, boston, new jersey, usa, atlantic city new jersey ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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Films like Remember the Titans
11K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
In 2009, Iranian Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari was covering Iran's volatile elections for Newsweek. One of the few reporters living in the country with access to US media, he made an appearance on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, in a taped ...
Style:
suspenseful, brutal, surreal, dark, tense ...
Plot:
prison, journalism, reporter, torture, adaptation, investigation, suspense, brutality, captivity, macabre, twists and turns, false accusation ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
iran, middle east
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
In a last-ditch effort to save his career, sports agent JB Bernstein (Jon Hamm) dreams up a wild game plan to find Major League Baseball’s next great pitcher from a pool of cricket players in India. He soon discovers two young men who can throw a ...
Style:
inspirational, feel good, touching, sentimental, dramatic ...
Audience:
girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
sport, baseball, underdog, disney, culture clash, rags to riches, athlete's life, fish out of water, against the odds, ambition, rivalry, contests and competitions ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, california, usa, boston, new jersey
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
65K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Rudy grew up in a steel mill town where most people ended up working, but wanted to play football at Notre Dame instead. There were only a couple of problems. His grades were a little low, his athletic skills were poor, and he was only half the size ...
Style:
inspirational, feel good, emotional, uplifting, touching ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, kids, girls' night
Plot:
american football, sport, underdog, college, motivation, aspiration, ambition, american football player, mentor, high school, football, youth ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 60s
Place:
indiana, boston, new jersey, texas, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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359K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
When Jake LaMotta steps into a boxing ring and obliterates his opponent, he's a prizefighter. But when he treats his family and friends the same way, he's a ticking time bomb, ready to go off at any moment. Though LaMotta wants his ...
Style:
stylized, atmospheric, bloody, breathtaking, harsh ...
Plot:
character study, boxing, violent, sport, rise and fall, bad temper, tragedy, redemption, jealousy, gangsters, paranoia, fight ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, 50s, 1940s, year 1956 ...
Place:
new york, bronx new york city, italy, detroit, miami ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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, sexy, sad, thought provoking ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens
Plot:
bicycle, sport, underdog, riding a bicycle, bicycle race, adaptation, twists and turns, nude, sacrifice, honest, mars, lone hero ...
Time:
80s
Place:
colorado, usa, st. louis missouri
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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195K
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: India, USA
Duration: 161 min.
Story:
Dangal is an extraordinary true story based on the life of Mahavir Singh and his two daughters, Geeta and Babita Phogat. The film traces the inspirational journey of a father who trains his daughters to become world class wrestlers.
Style:
inspirational, intense, lyrical, atmospheric, feel good ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
sport, wrestler, female empowerment, small town, father daughter relationship, parent child relationship, olympics, indians, mentor, life philosophy, women, autobiography ...
Time:
90s, 2000s
Place:
india, israel
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
It's the true-life story of legendary track star Steve Prefontaine, the exciting and sometimes controversial "James Dean of Track," whose spirit captured the heart of the nation! Cocky, charismatic, and tough, "Pre" was a ...
Style:
talky, factual, intense, serious, rough ...
Plot:
sport, runner, olympics, underdog, justice, contests and competitions, human spirit, athlete's life, american football, lifestyle, hopes, running ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1969, 60s, year 1960 ...
Place:
usa, seattle, boston, montreal, munich germany ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
24K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A David and Goliath law drama about a drug-addicted lawyer who takes on a health supply corporation while battling his own personal demons.
Style:
thought provoking, suspenseful, realistic, serious, psychological ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
addiction, drug abuse, lawyer, drugs, lawsuit, aids, courtroom drama, law firm, life & death, twists and turns, suspense, courtroom ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1995, year 1999, year 1998
Place:
washington d.c., usa, houston texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
487K
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A biographical drama centered on the rivalry between Formula 1 drivers James Hunt and Niki Lauda during the 1976 Formula One motor-racing season.
Style:
inspirational, realistic, tense, exciting, atmospheric ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
car race, sport, rivalry, racecar driver, rise to the top, race, formula 1, race car, world champion, motor sport, car racing, success ...
Time:
70s, year 1986, year 1975, year 1970, year 1976 ...
Place:
europe, sao paulo brazil, mount fuji, japan, vienna ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A prepubescent chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.
Style:
inspirational, uplifting, intellectual, touching, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
chess, child prodigy, prodigy, children, mentor, genius, tournament, teacher, sport, coming of age, childhood, obsession ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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