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Stars (2017)
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Original name: Gwiazdy
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Poland
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A story of passion, rivalry, love, and friendship. Jan Banas, acclaimed Silesian football player of the 1960s and 1970s, struggles to makes his dreams come true on and off the field. Stars is the story of a great love between young people torn by passion and ambition.
Style:
serious, captivating, suspense, realistic, semi autobiographical
Plot:
football player, love triangle, friendship, infidelity, money, rise to the top, ambition, dream, football, sex scene, biopic, wedding, party, female nudity, death, male nudity, funeral, sex party, iron curtain, wedding party, celebration, father son reunion, cuckolded husband, unfaithful wife, male friendship ...
Time:
70s, 60s, 1940s, 1960s
Place:
berlin germany, west germany
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Most similar movies to Stars
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, captivating and uplifting films with plots about biopic, ambition, athlete's life, rivalry, rise to the top, contests and competitions and football mostly in Biography, Drama and Sport genres. Some movies like Stars: Breaking the Limits (2017), Best (2000), Phantom Punch (2008), Heleno (2011), Pele: Birth of a Legend (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Poland
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Based on true events. In 1980s Poland, Jerzy Górski is a young man who finds the determination to struggle against his drug addiction through athletic training, with the aim of competing in the US Ironman Triathlon.
Style:
captivating, thought provoking, exciting
Plot:
drug addict, drug, winner, sport competition, competition, training, accident, interrogation, hospital, rise to the top, biopic, bare butt ...
Time:
year 1988, year 1978, year 1984, year 1990
Similarity:
100%
864
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The life story of former Manchester United football legend, George Best.
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, emotional
Plot:
football player, athlete's life, rising to stardom, ambition, rivalry, life is a bitch, sport team, celebrity culture, professional sports, football, football team, biopic ...
Time:
60s, 90s, 70s, 20th century
Place:
ireland, england, europe, northern england, manchester
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26%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
From his discovery by a priest while serving time at the Missouri State Penitentiary to the infamous 'Phantom Punch' by Cassius Clay which effectively ended his career, the movie spans the years from 1950 to Liston's mysterious and ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, rough, serious, sincere ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
boxer, boxing, black american, infidelity, prison, rise and fall, discrimination, racism, prison life, lifestyle, downfall, athlete's life ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, 50s, 1950s, 70s
Place:
usa, missouri
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Brazil
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
José Henrique Fonseca crafts an ambitious and long overdue homage to a central icon in Brazil’s 20th century history. Reminiscent of film noir classics, the biopic tells the glorious and tragic story of the legendary football striker Heleno de ...
Style:
psychological, serious, realistic, stylized, black and white ...
Plot:
athlete's life, soccer, passionate love, lifestyle, rise and fall, womanizer, life is a bitch, rivalry, couples, bad attitude, drug abuse, contests and competitions ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 1950s, 50s
Place:
rio de janeiro, brazil, latin america
Similarity:
25%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
The life story of Brazilian football legend, Pele.
Style:
inspirational, serious, realistic, uplifting, factual ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
following a dream, soccer, athlete's life, rags to riches, football player, rise to the top, contests and competitions, prodigy, rivalry, soccer match, youth, father son relationship ...
Time:
50s, 1940s, 20th century, 1950s
Place:
brazil, latin america, africa, sao paulo brazil
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Italy, Argentina
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Dramatizing of the many shocking highs and lows of Argentine soccer hero Diego Maradona, an extraordinary athlete and arguably the greatest player in the history of the sport.
Style:
serious, sincere, sentimental, realistic, uplifting
Plot:
rise and fall, rise to the top, lifestyle, prodigy, athlete's life, society, rivalry, rising to stardom, hopes, rehabilitation, folk hero, addiction ...
Time:
70s, 60s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
argentina, napoli italy, naples italy
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 184 min.
Story:
The film is based on the life of Indian cricketer and the current captain of the Indian national cricket team, Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, inspirational, feel good ...
Plot:
cricket, rags to riches, biopic, rise to the top, athlete's life, ambition, sport team, rising to stardom, rivalry, contests and competitions, captain, patriot ...
Time:
2000s, year 2011, 21st century
Place:
india
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The life and times of Tommy Cooper
Style:
stylized, captivating, serious, realistic, period piece ...
Plot:
infidelity, love triangle, biopic, ambition, performer's life, couple relations, artists and showbiz, workplace romance, couples, alcohol abuse, magician, british ...
Time:
70s, 80s, 60s, 20th century
Place:
england
Similarity:
23%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Italy, Romania
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
The life of Primo Carnera a.k.a. "Ambling Alp", Italian professional boxer and the World Heavyweight Champion from June 1933 to June 1934, but also accused by some of having ties to the mob.
Style:
touching, serious, emotional, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
boxer, hopes, boxing, athlete's life, follow your dream, against the odds, ambition, rise to the top, contests and competitions, prodigy, underdog, biopic ...
Time:
1930s, 21st century
Place:
italy, new york, europe
Similarity:
23%
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
Plot:
skiing, ambition, rivalry, contests and competitions, underdog, olympics, ski, biopic, bare chested male, athlete, coach, sport competition ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1975, year 1974
Place:
canada, europe, alps
Similarity:
22%
239
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
As one of the rising talents of amateur boxing, Howard Winstone, a young Welsh boy from Merthyr Tydfil, was fast making a name for himself with his knock out right hand. A long professional fighting career surely beckoned? Then disaster strikes. An ...
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, uplifting
Plot:
human spirit, rise to the top, against the odds, ambition, athlete's life, boxing, lifestyle, hopes, rivalry, disability, contests and competitions, violent content ...
Time:
50s, 60s, 20th century
Place:
europe, england
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
In the wake of a car crash that killed his brother, football player Jon Abbate leads his school's struggling team to its most successful season ever.
Style:
realistic, serious, emotional, touching, sad ...
Plot:
american football, car accident, coach, family in crisis, athlete's life, ambition, football, social relations, contests and competitions, lifestyle, american football player, christian ...
Time:
year 2006, 21st century
Place:
north carolina, usa
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Germany, USA
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, factual, serious, realistic, sincere ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly
Plot:
american football, african american, athlete and trainer, college, racism, biopic, friendship, courage, mentor, ambition, success, against the odds ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, 1950s, year 2008, 60s ...
Place:
new york, usa, cleveland ohio, new jersey, texas
Similarity:
21%
8K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Set in communist Poland of the 80s the movie depicts early career of cardio surgeon Zbigniew Religa.
Style:
sexy, captivating, serious, realistic, tense
Plot:
surgeon, heart, politics, doctors and patients, ambition, rise to the top, power relations, state affairs, doctor, hospital, nurse, patient ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1987, year 1985
Place:
poland
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Panama, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.
Style:
realistic, captivating, period piece, exciting, tense ...
Plot:
boxing, boxer, boxing match, sex scene, bare breasts, fight, rags to riches, contests and competitions, athlete's life, athlete and trainer, ambition, martial arts ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1980, year 2016, 70s ...
Place:
panama
Similarity:
21%
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:
20%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A cinematic portrait of the famous fight promoter and boxing manager.
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic
Plot:
boxing, boxer, biopic, entrepreneur, gangster, urban ghetto, power relations, athlete and trainer, hopes, rise and fall, life is a bitch, rise to the top ...
Time:
80s, 70s, 20th century, 60s
Place:
africa
Similarity:
20%
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:
20%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Maybe the best thing to come out of Scandinavia during the hippie years was, in fact, the story of a radical libertarian and a hedonist capitalist. Their friendship, forged by being outsiders in a conformist country, took them through years of ...
Style:
captivating, realistic, semi serious, humorous, offbeat
Plot:
womanizer, friendship, fighting the system, rebelliousness, workplace, society, odd couple, sexual relations, biopic, erection, male pubic hair, male nudity ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
europe, denmark
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Biography, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The untold story of how Southern California drag racers, Don "The Snake" Prudhomme and Tom "The Mongoose" McEwen combined with corporate giants to change the face of sports and ultimately became the most famous rivalry in racing ...
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, independent film
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
relationship vs career, ambition, friendship, desire for fame, rising to stardom, family relations, chases and races, danger, ego clash, contests and competitions, auto racing, racing ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 163 min.
Story:
They were more than Washington wives. They were part of an American dream known as Camelot. With strength and cunning they upheld their public image by concealing their private truths. Jackie, Ethel and Joan had little choice. They were Kennedy ...
Style:
realistic, serious, sincere, political, bleak ...
Plot:
kennedy family, politics, introspection, rise to the top, ambition, state affairs, society, head of state, crumbling marriage, family life, family tradition, relationship vs career ...
Time:
70s, 60s, 80s
Place:
cuba, usa, texas
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Follow the launch of Lamborghini’s career as a manufacturer of tractors, a creator of military vehicles during World War II, and the designer of Lamborghini cars, which he launched in 1963 as the high-end sports car company Automobili Lamborghini.
Style:
dramatic, captivating, thought provoking, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
entrepreneur, biopic, luxury car, based on real people, life, car, success, rise to the top, follow your dream, rivalry, life philosophy, founder ...
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A combination "before the rage" and "after the rage" of world middleweight boxing champion Jake LaMotta's tumultuous life and times.
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, captivating
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
boxer, athlete's life, rise and fall, follow your dream, boxing, tough heroes, family relations, youth, hopes, parents and children, fight, competition ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, 50s, 1940s, 1930s
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
19%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Australia
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
In the 70s two brothers battle killer waves, conservative society and ruthless bikers to kick-start the modern surf industry.
Style:
realistic, captivating, serious, tense, twisted ...
Plot:
surfing, brother brother relationship, friendship, surf, family business, family relations, surfer, biker, rivalry, society, bare chested male, drowning ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
australia
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Based on a true story of a sport star Bobrov, who happened to become befriended by Vasili, the son of Stalin.
Style:
historical drama, period piece, serious, bleak
Plot:
biopic, stalinism, nepotism, hockey, josef stalin, military, friendship, political intrigue, rise and fall, ambition, olympics, cold war era ...
Time:
1940s, 1950s, 60s
Place:
soviet union, moscow russia, russia
Similarity:
19%
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:
19%
3K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
The story of Mike Tyson. From his early days as a 12 year old amateur with a powerful punch, to the undisputed title of "Heavyweight Champion of the World", and ultimately to his conviction for rape. The story of his turbulent life moves ...
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, sincere
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
boxer, boxing, rags to riches, athlete's life, biopic, african american, professional sports, strength, muscleman, bare chested male, world champion, professional athlete ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Brazil
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Independent feature film based on the biography of a Brazilian judo with a great victory that went beyond the mats and medals.
Style:
emotional, touching, captivating, dramatic, intense ...
Plot:
judo, ambition, love affair, rise to the top, couples, hopes, athlete's life, couple relations, dysfunctional family, love and romance, parents and children, biopic ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
brazil
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
Based on the real-life relationship between teammates Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers and the bond established when Piccolo discovers that he is dying.
Style:
tear jerker, sad, non fiction, bad ending, depressing ...
Plot:
american football, friendship, football, nfl, friendship between men, cancer, bromance, friends, biopic, athlete, racism, american football player ...
Time:
20th century, year 1965, 60s
Place:
chicago, usa
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A star athlete on the verge of turning pro must decide which dream to pursue while he battles his own body.
Style:
realistic, psychological, serious, touching, independent film
Plot:
infidelity, rise to the top, ambition, athlete's life, relationship vs career, love affair, couples, hopes, life is a bitch, doctors and patients, rivalry, fall in love ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
19%
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