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A Life for Football (2014)
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Original name: Landauer - Der Präsident
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Sport
Country: Germany
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
The story of former Bayern Munich president Kurt Landauer, a Bavarian jew ousted by the National Socialists and brought to the concentration camp of Dachau, where he survived to come back and start to rebuild his old club after World War II.
Style:
psychological, tense, suspense, thought provoking, captivating
Plot:
football player, soccer, marriage proposal, football team, wartime, biopic, friendship, racial slur, nazi germany, german history, husband wife relationship, little boy, soccer match, loss of family, holocaust survivor, sports history, football, soccer coach, athlete and trainer, sport team, professional sports, playing football, coping, competition, bare chested male ...
Time:
post world war two, year 1943, year 1947, year 1932
Place:
germany, bavaria, munich germany
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Most similar movies to A Life for Football
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, inspirational, realistic and suspense films with plots about football, football player, soccer, football team, sport team, soccer coach and soccer match mostly in Drama, Sport and Biography genres. Some movies like A Life for Football: Der Kaiser (2022), Tigers (2020), The Damned United (2009), Summer of '92 (2015), Baggio: The Divine Ponytail (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Germany
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Biopic charting the career of legendary German footballer Franz Beckenbauer who won the World Cup as a player in 1974, and then as the West German team's coach in 1990. Taking place against the backdrop of the stunning global tournaments, the ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, inspirational, historical drama ...
Plot:
soccer, football, ambition, football team, triumph, biopic, football player, soccer coach, historical figure, life, athlete's life, sport team ...
Time:
80s, 70s, 90s
Place:
germany, west germany
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95%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Sweden, Italy, Denmark
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Super-talented footballing prodigy Martin is bought by top club Inter Milan, aged just 16. It’s the chance of a lifetime – but at what price?
Style:
disturbing, suspense, thought provoking, captivating, sincere ...
Plot:
soccer, football, football player, playing football, football team, depression, professional sports, price of fame, athlete's life, self sacrifice, adulthood, soccer coach ...
Place:
scandinavia, eastern europe, italy, milan italy
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Russia
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
An ordinary working class boy, like all his peers, he played football day and night and dreamed of being a striker. But no matter which team he played for - in the yard, at the factory, or in the army - he was inevitably put in goal. Lanky, with ...
Style:
thought provoking, suspenseful, exciting, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
goalkeeper, football team, football, sport team, skill, football player, triumph, athlete's life, world cup, popularity, professional athlete, obsession ...
Time:
20th century, 21st century
Place:
ussr
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: UK, USA
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, sexy, atmospheric ...
Plot:
soccer, football, discipline, soccer coach, biopic, football team, friendship, football player, ambition, mentor, training, rivalry ...
Time:
70s, year 1974, 20th century, year 2009, 60s
Place:
england, northern england, europe, mallorca, london ...
Similarity:
63%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Argentina
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Story:
This gritty dramatization of the life of Carlos Tevez shows his rise to soccer stardom amid the harrowing conditions in Argentina's Fuerte Apache.
Style:
exciting, inspirational, sentimental, sincere, thought provoking ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
soccer, athlete's life, football player, football, soccer coach, sport team, football team, sporting event, playing football, rise to the top, professional sports, prodigy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
argentina, latin america
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History, Sport
Country: Denmark, UK, Sweden
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The 1992 Danish football team competes for the European Championship.
Style:
sincere, tense, captivating, humorous, feel good ...
Plot:
football, football player, soccer coach, football team, male objectification, soccer, sick child, sport team, cancer patient, tournament, party, drunkenness ...
Time:
year 1990, year 1992, 90s
Place:
denmark
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Italy
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A chronicle biopic of the 22-year career of soccer star Roberto Baggio, including depictions of his difficult debut as a player, his deep rifts with some of his coaches, his triumph over injuries and personal discovery of Buddism.
Style:
thought provoking, captivating
Plot:
football, soccer, athlete and trainer, athlete's life, life, football player, price of fame, rising to stardom, playing football, career change, european, biopic ...
Time:
year 2000, 70s, year 1970, 20th century, 80s ...
Place:
italy
Similarity:
58%
188
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Jada is an upcoming Indian Tamil language sports drama film written and directed by Kumaran on his directorial debut. The film stars Kathir and newcomer Roshini in the lead roles, while Kishore and Yogi Babu play supporting roles.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, motivational, inspirational ...
Plot:
football, ambition, soccer, teamwork, athlete's life, sport team, coping, soccer coach, playing football, football team, football player, resilience ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
58%
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522
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Russia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
By the age of twenty, Eduard Streltsov has everything one can dream of: talent, fame and love. He is the rising star of Soviet football. The whole country, with bated breath, expects victory from the national team at the upcoming World Cup where ...
Style:
realistic, serious, uplifting, disturbing, factual ...
Audience:
boys' night, family outing
Plot:
soccer coach, football player, football team, obstacle, unrequited love, human spirit, sport competition, professional sports, male protagonist, ambition, sport team, sports star ...
Place:
ussr
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Russia
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Contemporary Russia. After he flubs a penalty kick, a humiliated national soccer player quits the game. He flees to a small town, where he decides to coach their local team.
Style:
exciting, captivating, emotional, inspirational, psychological ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
coach, football player, soccer coach, football team, playing football, soccer, athlete and trainer, professional sports, athlete, soccer match, sporting event, redemption ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
moscow russia, russia
Similarity:
58%
890
Genre: Drama, History, Sport
Country: Russia
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of the "death match" where the Soviet team "Start" scored its second victory over the German team «Flakelf» on August 9, 1942
Style:
historical drama, suspense, captivating, period piece, bleak ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
football, world war two, soccer match, soccer, football team, sport team, contests and competitions, nazi occupation, professional rivalry, rivals, showdown, football player ...
Time:
year 1942, 1940s
Place:
soviet union, ukraine, ussr
Similarity:
53%
4K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: South Korea, Hungary
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
A top football player Hong-dae gets involved in an assault case and winds up being appointed as the coach for the national football team. This team will compete in the ‘Homeless World Cup’. A documentary producer So-min films their story while ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious ...
Plot:
football team, soccer, football player, soccer coach, football, coach, sport team, athlete and trainer, soccer match, athlete's life, ambition, playing football ...
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
At the iconic Hackney Marshes in East London, Lea Valley Rangers take to the field in a game they must-win against Forest Road Athletic. If they can pull it off, they'll win the league, their first opportunity in living memory.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, tense, inspirational
Plot:
soccer, football, game, passion, ambition, football team, football player, ambitious, soccer match, playing football, determination, realism ...
Similarity:
49%
14K
Genre: Drama, History, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
United is based on the true story of Manchester United's legendary "Busby Babes", the youngest side ever to win the Football League and the 1958 Munich Air Crash that claimed eight of the their number. The film draws on first-hand ...
Style:
sincere, touching, emotional, serious, stylized ...
Plot:
soccer, loss of friend, football, air disaster, sport team, friends, human spirit, athlete and trainer, athlete, historical event, sports history, hospital ...
Time:
1950s, 20th century, year 1958, 50s
Place:
england, europe, munich germany
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama, History, Sport
Country: Russia
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Tells about the events of November 1945 when the first Post War championship of the USSR winners, Dynamo-Moscow, went on the historic tour of Britain. Soviet football players won not only on the football fields of England. They managed to win the ...
Style:
period piece, witty, captivating, exciting, inspirational ...
Plot:
football, football team, russian abroad, post war, professional sports, football player, soccer match, professional athlete, playing football, sport competition, sports fan, sports man ...
Place:
ussr, soviet union, britain, england, london
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Coming-of-age story depicting Zlatan Ibrahimovic's upbringing in a rough Swedish suburb. Born to Balkan immigrants, football was Zlatan's release in a tough environment where his remarkable talent and self-reliance catapulted him against ...
Style:
captivating, thought provoking, disturbing
Plot:
football player, soccer, football, champion, professional sports, athlete's life, direction and purpose, playing football, ambition, historical character, teenager, schoolboy ...
Time:
2000s, year 1992, year 2004, year 1999, 90s
Place:
amsterdam, eastern europe
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Mexico
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A professional coach has under his wing the team that is expected to qualify and play the FIFA U-17 World Cup. A fictionalized drama inspired by the story of Jesús Ramírez, the mexican coach.
Style:
inspirational, captivating, disturbing, motivational, dramatic ...
Plot:
teamwork, football, ambition, football team, soccer, rise and fall, sport team, determination, perseverance, aspiration, athlete's life, football player ...
Place:
mexico
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama
Country: Iceland, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Jack Davis finds himself adrift after his father, the legendary Coach Davis, cuts him from his renowned soccer club, the Carolina Mantis. Estranged from his father, at odds with his brother, Mantis All-Star goalie Sam, and desperate for purpose, ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating
Plot:
soccer, soccer coach, brother brother relationship, father son relationship, soccer match, athlete and trainer, follow your dream, male female relationship, love affair, relationships, family relations, sport team ...
Similarity:
46%
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Chile
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When a young soccer fan and his idol forge an unexpected friendship, the connection teaches them both lessons about life and their love of the game.
Style:
captivating, entertaining, sincere, humorous
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
soccer, football team, football, direction and purpose, athlete and trainer, football player, teenage life, follow your dream, career, sport team, teenager, soccer coach ...
Similarity:
46%
947
Genre: Drama, History, Sport, War
Country: Croatia, USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Inspired by true events from the spring of 1944 when the Nazis organized a football match between a team of camp inmates and an elite Nazi team on Adolf Hitler's birthday. A match the prisoners are determined to win, no matter what happens.
Style:
tense, suspense, historical drama
Plot:
world war two, football, soccer, sport team, football team, soccer match, prisoner of war camp, prisoners of war, nazi, military, football player, teamwork ...
Time:
1940s, year 1944
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Sport
Country: Germany
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Two brothers start a sportswear company in the 1920s, hoping to make the best shoes in the world. Their relationship deteriorates until they become bitter rivals.
Style:
captivating, thought provoking
Plot:
rise to the top, brother brother relationship, businessman, world war two, family relations, friendship, society, disagreement, startup, business, entrepreneur, monkey ...
Time:
20th century, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s ...
Place:
germany
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Freddie Steinmark, an underdog on the gridiron, faces the toughest challenge of his life after leading his team to a championship season.
Style:
exciting, tense, suspense, touching, suspenseful ...
Audience:
family outing, chick flick
Plot:
american football, football team, football, bare chested male, coach, championship, american football player, boyfriend, underdog, father son relationship, male nudity, college football ...
Time:
60s
Place:
texas, austin texas, denver colorado
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Iceland
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Every year, on a large island just outside of Iceland, there is a huge football tournament for kids. Ten-year-old Jón and his team go to compete, but he will have to grow up faster than expected, both on and off the pitch.
Style:
satirical, disturbing, captivating
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
soccer, friendship, football team, playing football, sport team, athlete's life, soccer match, football player, high school football, competitor, teenage life, athlete and trainer ...
Similarity:
43%
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188
Genre: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Sri Lanka
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Goal is the story of bunch of ordinary village children who challenge the impossible with the help of a teacher who refuses to see them fail.
Style:
sinhala, suspense, contemplative, unusual plot structure, captivating ...
Plot:
football player, children, football team, soccer, football, teacher, soccer match, soccer coach, teenager, school, friends, friendship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
sri lanka
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Advocates to end homelessness, organize an annual tournament for Homeless people to compete in a series of football matches known as The Homeless World Cup.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, sincere, inspirational
Plot:
football player, football team, football, soccer match, homelessness, world cup, soccer coach, homeless, homeless man, contest, team, professional sports ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
europe, london, south africa, rome italy, asia ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Spain
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Diego has just been voted best young player in Europe and at the age of 20 he is on his way to making his team, Atlético de Madrid, champions of La Liga. But his impulsive and conflictive character makes the club, fed up with his excesses, hire ...
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, realistic, inspirational ...
Plot:
soccer, football, life, changing lives, athlete's life, athlete and trainer, soccer coach, problem, sports man, playing football, football player, lifestyle change ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
madrid
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama, History, Sport
Country: Turkey
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
The days when Istanbul was occupied as a result of the Armistice of Mudros after the First World War and the Fenerbahce football team won the "Harington Cup".
Style:
captivating, psychological, inspirational, patriotic, emotional ...
Plot:
soccer, football, football team, victory, occupation, turkish history, football player, sports man, identity, courage, post war, triumph ...
Time:
year 1919, 1920s, 1910s
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey, ottoman empire
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama, History, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Based on a true story, this film tells the tale of the 1950 US soccer team who, against all odds, beat England 1 - 0 in the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Although no US team has yet won a World Cup title, this story is about the family traditions ...
Style:
serious, realistic, exciting, sentimental, independent film
Audience:
kids
Plot:
soccer, interracial friendship, sport team, underdog, football, human spirit, against the odds, contests and competitions, rivalry, hopes, friendship, soccer match ...
Time:
year 2005, 50s, 20th century, 1950s, year 1950
Place:
brazil, missouri, usa, washington d.c., rio de janeiro ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
The triumphant underdog story of the University of Washington men's rowing team, who stunned the world by winning gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
Style:
captivating, historical drama
Plot:
olympics, lake, competition, athletic training, team, boat, flashback, based on real people, race, racing, tournament, crew ...
Time:
1930s, year 1936, 20th century
Place:
berlin germany, new york state, washington state, seattle
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Germany, USA, UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
In the third installment of the football drama trilogy Goal!, Kuno Becker returns as Mexican footballer Santiago Muñez, who, along with his best friends and England national team players Charlie Braithwaite (Leo Gregory) and Liam Adams (JJ Feild), ...
Style:
realistic, serious, sentimental
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
soccer, sport team, football player, soccer match, wedding ceremony, athlete's life, friends, contests and competitions, love and romance, lifestyle, buddies, rivalry ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany
Similarity:
37%
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