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Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story (1985)
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Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story (1985)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: UK, Yugoslavia, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: The true story of the first U.S. men's skiing gold medal winner. Bill Johnson is a cocky young adult who dreams of being on the U.S. Olympic Ski Team as a downhill racer. Trouble with the law and a rebellious attitude almost cost him the 1984 Gold Medal that he won.
Plot: ski, skiing, olympics, winter sports, medal, winter olympics
Time: 80s, year 1984
Place: oregon, former yugoslavia, yugoslavia

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, serious, realistic and uplifting films with plots about olympics, athlete, biopic, athlete's life, ambition, coach and contests and competitions mostly in Drama, Sport and Biography genres. Some movies like Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story: Crazy Canucks (2004), Babe (1975), Eddie the Eagle (2015), Hustle (2004), White Snow (2020). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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JUMP!!:The Heroes Behind the GOLD (2021)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Story about 1998 Nagano Olympic ski jump team competition, where Japan won a gold medal.
Style: entertaining, dramatic, captivating, exciting, suspenseful ...
Plot: olympics, competition, athlete, sporting event, sport team, sports man, winter sports, professional athlete, sport competition, ski, professional sports, team ...
Time: 90s, year 1998
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 5.2
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Crazy Canucks (2004)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Based on the book White Circus by Ken Read, this is the story of the Canadian skiing legends that became the first North Americans to crack the Euro dominated World Cup Circuit in 1975
Style: serious, realistic, uplifting, captivating
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Time: 70s, 20th century, year 1975, year 1974
Place: canada, europe, alps
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Babe (1975)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: This is the life story of Babe Didrikson Zaharias, one of the greatest athletes of the 20th century, from her early Texas tomboy days to her Gold Medal triumphs at the 1932 Olympics, her remarkable career as a champion golfer, her fulfilling ...
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Time: 1930s, year 1932
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A Promise Kept: The Oksana Baiul Story (1994)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: The 16-year-old Ukrainian figure skater (Monica Keena) overcomes personal tragedies to become the 1994 Olympic gold medalist.
Plot: figure skating, skating, winter olympics, athlete, tragedy, death, mother, competition, coach, ballet, success, training ...
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Eddie the Eagle (2015)
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Comedy, Drama, History, Sport
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Inspired by true events, Eddie the Eagle is a feel-good story about Michael "Eddie" Edwards (Taron Egerton), an unlikely but courageous British ski-jumper who never stopped believing in himself - even as an entire nation was counting him ...
Style: inspirational, feel good, motivational, emotional, art house ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, date night, family friendly
Plot: skiing, life, athlete, olympics, following a dream, underdog, winter olympics, determination, biopic, coach, winter, snow ...
Time: 20th century, year 2015, 80s, year 1988, 70s
Place: england, britain, london
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Hustle (2004)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Few figures in professional baseball had a career quite like Pete Rose -- and practically no one who climbed so high fell so hard. Rose made his major-league debut playing second base with the Cincinnati Reds in 1963; nicknamed "Charlie ...
Plot: baseball, athlete, gambler, gambling addiction, scandal, gambling, girl in bra and panties, cleavage
Time: 80s
Place: ohio, cincinnati ohio
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45%
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White Snow (2020)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Russia
Duration: 127 min.
Story: An inspiring biopic about the legendary skier Elena Vyalbe. Born in a small town in the north of Russia, she had the courage and dedication to overcome a slew of obstacles on her way to becoming the very best in her sport. The film captures a ...
Style: thought provoking, captivating, motivational
Plot: skiing, contests and competitions, direction and purpose, rivalry, multiple contestants, rivals, champion, championship, professional rivalry, aspiration, athlete's life, motivation ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: The true story of Olympic gold medalist Gail Devers (Charlayne Woodard) and her fight to combat Graves disease while becoming the fastest female sprinter in the world. From a setback in Seoul that nearly costs her the use of her feet to her ...
Style: independent film, serious, realistic, uplifting
Plot: running, olympics, track and field, radiation, disability, power relations, contests and competitions, athlete's life, athlete and trainer, human spirit, unfulfillment, hopes ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: seoul, barcelona
⇓ similarity ⇓
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The Boys in the Boat (2023)
Genre: Biography, Drama, 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.
Plot: olympics, teenage boy, boy, train, old man, athlete, life, boat, new york times, journey, university, competition ...
Time: 1930s, year 1936, 20th century
Place: berlin germany, new york state, washington state, seattle
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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Leap (2020)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: China
Duration: 135 min.
Story: After 12 years, the Chinese women's volleyball team again reached the Olympic final. The ups and downs of the Chinese women's volleyball team for more than three decades have slowly spread away.
Style: disturbing, captivating, suspenseful, suspense, iconic
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Time: year 1981, year 2016, year 2008, 2000s, 80s ...
Place: china
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Breaking the Surface is about the tough times Greg Louganis had on his way to becoming one of the world's top Olympic divers. Some topics discussed were Greg's childhood problems, his homosexuality, and him contracting the HIV virus.
Style: uplifting, captivating, serious, realistic, sincere ...
Plot: gay, hiv, aids, lgbt, lgbtq, biopic, olympics, olympic athlete, swimming, motivation, glbt, diving ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
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Style: captivating, psychological
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Place: texas
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
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Time: year 1998, 70s, 20th century, year 1972, year 1970 ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: South Korea
Duration: 124 min.
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Style: captivating
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Time: 80s, year 2006, 90s, 20th century, year 1988 ...
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 7.1
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Country: USA
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30%
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30%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Russia
Duration: 133 min.
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 102 min.
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