Movies like Why? 1987

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Why? (1987)
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Why? (1987)
Original name: Proč?
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Why? (Czech: Proč?) is a 1987 Czechoslovak drama film directed by Karel Smyczek. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. The film deals with the hooliganism in Czechoslovakia, particularly with the fans of football club Sparta from Prague, whose supporters were the pioneers of the football fan riots in Czechoslovakia, starting with hooligan actions already in the 1960s, like breaking the trains in which they travelled when they went on Sparta's away games. The film deals with one of such episodes
Style: non-linear, crying
Plot: football, renaissance, teenager, train, youth, bullying, juvenile delinquent, beer, destruction, drunkenness, teenage boy, train conductor, vandalism, fan, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, train station, older brother, underage drinking, soccer fan, bad influence, hooliganism, sex on a train, escalation, hooligan, rape ...
Place: eastern europe, prague, prague czechoslovakia

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, crying and captivating films with plots about coach, teenager, family relations, friendship, ambition, football and rivalry mostly in Drama, Sport and Romance genres. Some movies like Why?: The Way Back (2020), Fair Play (2014), Well, Come On, Smile (1985), Shattered Spirits (1986), 1:54 (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The Way Back (2020)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 108 min.
Story: A former basketball all-star, who has lost his wife and family foundation in a struggle with addiction attempts to regain his soul and salvation by becoming the coach of a disparate ethnically mixed high school basketball team at his alma mater.
Style: realistic, touching, inspirational, serious, emotional ...
Audience: teens
Plot: basketball, basketball coach, prodigy, coach, sport team, alcoholism, basketball team, ambition, underdog, beer, youth, lifestyle ...
Time: future, year 1998
Place: usa, los angeles
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95%
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Fair Play (2014)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story: In the 1980s, Anna, a Czech sprinter, starts training for the Olympics. After she collapses during training, she learns she is being given steroids and decides to stop using them until her mother helps the coaches give them to her.
Style: exciting, realistic, serious, touching
Plot: female athlete, athlete's life, ambition, rivalry, family relations, youth, hopes, life is a bitch, contests and competitions, society, parents and children, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time: 80s, year 1983, 20th century, year 1984
Place: czechoslovakia, europe, czech republic
⇓ similarity ⇓
88%
Well, Come On, Smile (1985)
Genre: Drama
Country: Soviet Union, Estonia
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Well, Come On, Smile focuses on a girl who runs from an orphanage. The film presents a sobering depiction of newly built urban environs and addresses formerly taboo problems such as alcoholism.
Audience: teen drama
Plot: bullying, children, alcoholism, traumatic childhood, perestroika, jealousy, suicide attempt, mother son relationship, grief, homesickness, love, vulgar ...
Place: eastern europe, soviet union
⇓ similarity ⇓
84%
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story: A rebellious youth, sentenced to a boy's reformatory for robbing a bakery, rises through the ranks of the institution through his prowess as a long distance runner. During his solitary runs, reveries of his life and times before his ...
Style: political, social, black and white, realistic, serious ...
Plot: prison, kitchen sink realism, runner, running, loser, juvenile delinquent, rebellion, working class, prison life, angry, social realism, coming of age ...
Time: year 1962, 60s, 20th century
Place: london, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
82%
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Shattered Spirits (1986)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Martin Sheen plays an alcoholic father who loses his family.
Style: spiritual, contemplative, realistic, serious, sincere ...
Plot: alcoholic, drinking, recovery, substance abuse, family relations, alcohol abuse, downfall, love and romance, unfulfillment, life is a bitch, family problems, couples ...
Time: 80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
79%
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1:54 (2016)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Tim is a bit of a loner. At school he gravitates towards another shy boy and they become friends. But the verbal and physical bullying by a gang of kids, as well as an aggressive use of social media, unsettle Tim’s new mate and he backs away from ...
Style: serious, realistic, disturbing, suspenseful, psychological ...
Audience: teens
Plot: gay athlete, bullying, gay teenager, high school sports, runner, gay, lgbt, gay slur, high school, gay bashing, lgbtq, friendship between boys ...
Time: year 2016
⇓ similarity ⇓
78%
Football Stories (1997)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Chile
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Three vignettes about the lives of young Chileans and their passions and frustrations over one of the century's most important rituals: football.
Style: anthology, serious, realistic, sincere, touching ...
Audience: kids
Plot: soccer, football, age-gap relationship, ambition, obsession, contests and competitions, underdog, athlete's life, rivalry, friends, sport team, billiards ...
Time: 90s
Place: chile, latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
77%
The Miracle Season (2018)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: After the tragic death of star volleyball player Caroline "Line" Found, a team of dispirited high school girls must band together under the guidance of their tough-love coach in hopes of winning the state championship.
Style: touching, teen, rough, serious, captivating ...
Audience: family outing, chick flick, teen drama
Plot: volleyball, teenage girl, friend, high school, female athlete, friendship, teenager, mother daughter relationship, dancing, gymnasium, party, unhappiness ...
Time: year 2011, year 2014
Place: iowa
⇓ similarity ⇓
76%
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Hoosiers (1986)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 114 min.
Story: High school basketball is king in small-town Indiana, and the 1954 Hickory Huskers are all hope and no talent. But their new coach -- abrasive, unlikable Norman Dale -- whips the team into shape ... while also inciting controversy.
Style: inspirational, realistic, exciting, sincere, captivating ...
Audience: teens, kids, boys' night, adult
Plot: basketball, high school, small town, underdog, alcoholic, high school basketball, father son relationship, championship, basketball coach, coach, athlete and trainer, redemption ...
Time: 1950s, 20th century, year 1986, 50s
Place: indiana, usa, indianapolis indiana
⇓ similarity ⇓
74%
All the Right Moves (1983)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Sensitive study of a headstrong high school football star who dreams of getting out of his small Western Pennsylvania steel town with a football scholarship. His equally ambitious coach aims at a college position, resulting in a clash which could ...
Style: realistic, talky, melancholic, sincere, sentimental ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: american football, high school, friendship, football, college, coach, small town, father son relationship, coming of age, student athlete, high school football, cheerleader ...
Time: 80s, year 1983
Place: pennsylvania, pittsburgh, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
74%
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Whip It (2009)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: In Bodeen, Texas, Land Of The Dragon, an indie-rock loving misfit finds a way of dealing with her small-town misery after she discovers a roller derby league in nearby Austin.
Style: feel good, uplifting, teen, cute, light ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, date night, teen drama
Plot: coming of age, adolescence, contests and competitions, strong female lead, teenager, small town, teenage girl, female athlete, roller derby, relationships, high school, feminism ...
Time: 2000s, y2k, year 2009, 21st century
Place: usa, austin texas, detroit, texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
69%
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Catching Faith (2015)
Genre: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: From the outside, Alexa has the perfect life. Her son is the high school football star, daughter a straight A student and her husband is CFO of a booming start-up company. The sudden death ...
Style: christian film, light, feel good, captivating, uplifting ...
Audience: family outing, family friendly, teens, teen drama
Plot: high school student, american football, christian, faith, football, religion, high school athlete, high school football, christianity, belief in god, high school, mockery ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa, america, wisconsin
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
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Term of Trial (1962)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 130 min.
Story: Weir, an alcoholic schoolteacher, whose criminal record for refusing to fight during the Second World War has prevented him from progressing further in his teaching career, is looked upon with disdain by his headmaster, his pupils and even his wife. ...
Style: crying, detective
Plot: lawyer, traumatic childhood, first love, drug addiction, teenage crush, teacher, unrequited love, bad mother, photography, tram, conscientious objector, defense attorney ...
Place: paris france, england, northern england, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
My Brother's Keeper (2004)
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, lifestyle, love and romance, youth, athlete's life, contests and competitions, rivalry, mistaken identity ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
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The Coach (2018)
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: uplifting, exciting, captivating, motivational
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: football player, soccer coach, coach, football, football team, athlete and trainer, playing football, professional sports, soccer match, athlete, sporting event, athlete's life ...
Time: 21st century
Place: moscow russia, russia
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
66/67: Fairplay Is Over (2009)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Sport
Country: Germany
Duration: 115 min.
Story: No overview found.
Style: masterpiece
Plot: hooligan, soccer, childhood friend, police officer, arrested development, soccer match, breakup, rejecting a marriage proposal, gay friend, brother sister relationship, burglary, fistfight ...
Place: berlin germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
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Forever (2023)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Sweden
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Mila and Kia, a pair of teenage best friends and aspiring football professionals. When the girls get a new demanding football coach Lollo, they slowly start to drift apart.
Style: touching, dramatic, serious, captivating, exciting
Plot: coach, dream, football, soccer, friendship, life, football player, soccer coach, adolescent girl, athlete and trainer, friends, female friendship ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
 6.2
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Gracie (2007)
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, touching, emotional, sentimental, serious ...
Audience: teens, kids
Plot: soccer, female athlete, human spirit, family problems, follow your dream, death in the family, athlete's life, football, family in crisis, cheerleader, society, ambition ...
Time: year 2007, 70s, 20th century, year 1978
Place: new jersey, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
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 3K
Indian Horse (2017)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Saul is a great native hockey player who overcomes racism in the 1970s then ultimately becomes tempted by alcoholism.
Style: disturbing, captivating, psychological, social, retro ...
Plot: racism, indigenous people, racial prejudice, hockey, social problems, athlete's life, society, social relations, family problems, social misfits, religion, american indian ...
Time: 70s, year 1979, year 1959, year 1968, year 2008
Place: toronto ontario canada, canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
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Open Future (1983)
Genre: Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 118 min.
Story: A 16 year old boy growing up in the 60's, experimenting with life, sex, drugs and alcohol.
Style: freeze frame
Plot: lgbt, woods, bare butt, bare chested male, nudity, male pubic hair, photography, drug, cycling, striptease, anti conformist, passive aggressive woman ...
Time: 60s
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
Any Given Sunday (1999)
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: inspirational, intense, stylized, realistic, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night, manly, adult
Plot: american football, football, underdog, coach, sport team, nudity, desire for fame, success, ambition, fame, business, entrepreneur ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: boston, usa, florida, los angeles, dallas texas ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
Sticks & Stones (1996)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: For three high school friends, growing up takes a dangerous turn when the local bully targets them with his aggression. With no one to turn to but each other, they muster the courage to take a shot at settling the score.
Style: independent film, serious, realistic, touching, sentimental
Audience: pre-teens, teens, family outing, kids, teen drama
Plot: family relations, youth, bully, outcast, humiliation, bullying, family life, sport team, power relations, disorder, friends, athlete's life ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
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55%
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Varsity Blues (1999)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: In small-town Texas, high school football is a religion, 17-year-old schoolboys carry the hopes of an entire community onto the gridiron every Friday night. When star quarterback Lance Harbor suffers an injury, the Coyotes are forced to regroup ...
Style: teen sex comedy, entertaining, inspirational, sincere, semi serious ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: football, american football, coming of age, small town, cheerleader, teenager, high school, stripper, mentor, stereotypes, rivalry, ambition ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: texas, austin texas, midwest, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
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We Are Marshall (2006)
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: sentimental, inspirational, touching, compassionate, sincere ...
Audience: boys' night, kids, family outing, adult
Plot: football, college, american football, coach, football team, survivor, university, friendship, underdog, small town, teacher, happy ending ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, year 2006
Place: usa, west virginia, virginia, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
Green Street Hooligans (2005)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Sport, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: After being wrongfully expelled from Harvard University, American Matt Buckner flees to his sister's home in England. Once there, he is befriended by her charming and dangerous brother-in-law, Pete Dunham, and introduced to the underworld of ...
Style: serious, disturbing, factual, intense, bleak ...
Audience: boys' night, teen drama, adult
Plot: soccer, gang, hooliganism, friendship, self discovery, hooligan, subculture, friends, buddies, football, skinhead, bar fight ...
Time: year 2005, 21st century
Place: england, britain, europe, london, harvard university
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
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Believe (2013)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A young, gifted soccer player who gets into trouble for a petty crime is brought to the attention of former Manchester United coach Matt Busby, who comes out of retirement to help the boy and his teammates.
Style: realistic, uplifting, captivating, inspirational, serious ...
Plot: boy, sport team, contests and competitions, hopes, follow your dream, rivalry, human spirit, ambition, orphan, athlete and trainer, coming of age, football ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, year 1984
Place: england
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
 6.7
 66K
Goal! (2005)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Like millions of kids around the world, Santiago harbors the dream of being a professional footballer...However, living in the Barrios section of Los Angeles, he thinks it is only that--a dream. Until one day an extraordinary turn of events has him ...
Style: inspirational, harsh, serious, captivating, sentimental ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, boys' night
Plot: soccer, football, coach, sport team, athlete's life, ambition, follow your dream, human spirit, lifestyle, dream come true, against the odds, rivalry ...
Time: year 2005, 90s, 20th century
Place: los angeles, england, europe, london, mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
 7.2
 2K
Hothead (1979)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: France
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Delightful French comedy about a talented soccer player whose foul temper causes him to be cut from the team, lose his job and even be banned from his favorite bar.
Style: semi serious, realistic, biting, humorous
Plot: football, soccer, female nudity, parents, prison, bus, false accusation, small town, male nudity, male pubic hair, soccer coach, prisoner ...
Time: 70s
Place: france
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
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 30K
Waves (2019)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 135 min.
Story: The epic emotional journey of a suburban African-American family — led by a well-intentioned but domineering father — as they navigate love, forgiveness and coming together in the aftermath of a loss.
Style: social, psychological, sad, touching, suspense ...
Audience: teen drama
Plot: african american, father son relationship, stepmother stepson relationship, teenage pregnancy, coming of age, teenager, father daughter relationship, black, blaxploitation, teen romance, family relations, love ...
Time: 2010s, year 2019
Place: florida, missouri
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
 8.0
 918
Hillsborough (1996)
Genre: Drama, History, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Drama based on the real life events of April 1989, when ninety-six Liverpool supporters were crushed to death during an F.A. Cup Semi-Final match against Nottingham Forest at Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough Stadium. This movie follows three ...
Style: sad
Plot: football, hooligan, british police, dying young, disaster, soccer fan, soccer match, inquest, tabloid journalism, grieving father, grieving mother, police corruption ...
Place: liverpool
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
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