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Foxcatcher (2014)
154K
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:
tense, sexy, psychological, bleak, disturbing, stylized, cerebral, depressing, suspense, homoerotic ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
mental illness, murder, homoeroticism, wrestling, olympics, eccentricity, domination, biopic, character study, athlete and trainer, contests and competitions, athlete's life, destructive relationship, power relations, martial arts, loneliness, tragedy, storytelling, brothers, gay, athlete, violence, drug abuse, wrestler, homosexual subtext ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 2014, 2010s, year 1987, year 1988, 21st century ...
Place:
usa, pennsylvania, seoul, phoenix arizona, california
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Most similar movies to Foxcatcher
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, captivating and inspirational films with plots about biopic, ambition, athlete, athlete's life, hopes, dialogue and storytelling mostly in Biography, Drama and Sport genres. Some movies like Foxcatcher: Dark Waters (2019), Dangal (2016), Raging Bull (1980), Unbroken (2014), The Fighter (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
120K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
A corporate defense attorney takes on an environmental lawsuit against the DuPont chemical company that exposes a lengthy history of pollution.
Style:
realistic, factual, serious, thought provoking, sexy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
lawyer, contamination, lawsuit, environmental, corruption, legal investigation, corporate crime, courtroom drama, investigation, environment, price of justice, uncover truth ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 90s, year 2019, year 1999 ...
Place:
columbus ohio, cincinnati ohio, west virginia, ohio, usa
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239K
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, lyrical, atmospheric, intense, captivating ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
small town, wrestler, female empowerment, father daughter relationship, parent child relationship, indians, great ending, olympics, biopic, life philosophy, mentor, determination ...
Time:
2010s, 90s, 2000s
Place:
india, delhi, israel
Similarity:
100%
407K
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:
bloody, breathtaking, depressing, harsh, cerebral ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
boxing, character study, redemption, rise and fall, boxer, violent, bad temper, brutality, mafia, jealousy, dysfunctional family, rage ...
Time:
1950s, 20th century, 1940s, year 1980, 60s ...
Place:
new york, bronx new york city, chicago, italy, florida ...
Similarity:
100%
198K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport, War
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
A chronicle of the life of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner who was taken prisoner by Japanese forces during World War II.
Style:
dramatic, epic, motivational, uplifting, serious ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
world war two, war, survival, soldier, jail, motivation, biopic, prisoners of war, hopes, prison, torture, captivity ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 2014, 2010s, 1930s ...
Place:
japan, pacific ocean, asia, germany, berlin germany ...
Similarity:
100%
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406K
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, realistic, sincere, serious, stylized ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
boxing, boxer, addiction, underdog, biopic, athlete's life, drug abuse, drug addiction, change of luck, white trash, fight, working class ...
Time:
year 2010, 20th century, 2000s, 90s, 80s ...
Place:
boston, massachusetts, america, new jersey, usa ...
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45%
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
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43%
63K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
In 1980, the United States Ice Hockey team's coach, Herb Brooks, put a ragtag squad of college kids up against the legendary juggernaut from the Soviet Union at the Olympic Games. Despite the long odds, Team USA carried the pride of a nation ...
Style:
inspirational, touching, factual, captivating, sincere ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids, family outing, family friendly, teens ...
Plot:
olympics, underdog, ice hockey, hockey, mentor, cold war, human spirit, hopes, coach, sport team, sports man, winter olympics ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 70s, year 2004, year 1980
Place:
usa, minnesota, milwaukee wisconsin, new york, colorado ...
Similarity:
42%
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:
39%
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554K
Genre: 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, exciting, clever, visually stunning ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
racing, race car, car race, racecar driver, formula 1, success, rise to the top, motor sport, car racing, race, world champion, rivalry ...
Time:
70s, year 2013, 2010s, year 1970, year 1976 ...
Place:
europe, britain, vienna, japan, mount fuji ...
Similarity:
39%
149K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A biopic of the writer, Truman Capote and his assignment for The New Yorker to write the non-fiction book, 'In Cold Blood'.
Style:
sexy, captivating, dark, dramatic, talky ...
Plot:
prison, writers, lgbtq, literature, biopic, murder, moral dilemma, murderer, journalism, investigation, manipulation, eccentricity ...
Time:
60s, 50s, 1950s, 20th century, year 2005 ...
Place:
kansas, new york, new orleans, europe, spain ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Sport
Country: Turkey
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
From defecting to the Olympics, an underdog weightlifter powers through adversity to raise up his community in this biopic of Naim Süleymanoğlu.
Style:
captivating, thought provoking, psychological, inspirational, iconic
Plot:
weightlifting, migration, olympics, real life, assimilation, tournament, athlete, communism, muslim, rivalry, athlete's life, contests and competitions ...
Time:
year 1992, year 1996, 80s, 90s, year 1988
Place:
atlanta georgia, barcelona, athens greece, balkan, bulgaria ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Sport
Country: France, Israel, Bulgaria, UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Victor Perez was a Jewish boxer who became world flyweight champion in 1931 and 1932, but was transported to Auschwitz concentration camp when Paris fell to the Nazi s in 1943. While there he was forced into slave labour and made to participate in ...
Style:
realistic, serious, tense, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
boxing, anti semitism, hopes, holocaust, contests and competitions, ambition, life is a bitch, human spirit, danger, rivalry, society, violence ...
Time:
20th century, 1930s, 1940s
Place:
africa, europe
Similarity:
39%
116K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Through tragedy and triumph, under the shadow of their domineering father and coach, the brothers ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, compassionate, grim, powerful ...
Plot:
wrestling, suicide, death, brother brother relationship, professional wrestling, bare chested male, based on real people, domineering father, male masturbation, wrestler, brothers, biopic ...
Time:
70s, 80s, year 1979, year 1980, year 1983 ...
Place:
texas, mexico, dallas texas
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Film adaptation of street tough Jim Carroll's epistle about his kaleidoscopic free fall into the harrowing world of drug addiction.
Style:
rough, emotional, teen, harsh, serious ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
addiction, heroin, drug abuse, basketball, downfall, drug, teenage life, life is a bitch, drug overdose, teenager, high school, drug addiction ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, near future, 60s, year 1995 ...
Place:
boston, new york, seattle, usa, manhattan new york city ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of Jim and Artie Mitchell, two brothers who entered the porn industry in the early 60's. After creating such legendary porn films as "Behind the Green Door" and "Inside Marily Chambers", they later ...
Style:
sexy, psychological, intense, cynical, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
murder, addiction, drug abuse, porn actor, lust, rags to riches, greed, ambition, filmmaking, rise and fall, life is a bitch, showbiz ...
Time:
70s, 80s, 20th century
Place:
san francisco, bay area, usa
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Sport, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
American chess champion Bobby Fischer prepares for a legendary match-up against Russian Boris Spassky.
Style:
realistic, inspirational, captivating, political, factual ...
Plot:
chess, cold war, biopic, genius, mental illness, politics, destiny, obsession, eccentricity, rivalry, contests and competitions, anti semitism ...
Time:
70s, 1950s, 20th century, year 1951, year 1959 ...
Place:
new york, canada, former yugoslavia, israel, reykjavik iceland ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
This film is based on the actual events that took place in 1971 when Stanford professor Dr. Philip Zimbardo created what became one of the most shocking and famous social experiments of all time.
Style:
disturbing, thought provoking, psychological, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
psychology, prison, social experiment, human experiment, human nature, university, prison life, experiment, teachers and students, prison escape, character study, student ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 2010s
Place:
usa, california
Similarity:
37%
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:
37%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Family, History, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Housewife and mother Penny Chenery agrees to take over her ailing father's Virginia-based Meadow Stables, despite her lack of horse-racing knowledge. Against all odds, Chenery - with the help of veteran trainer Lucien Laurin - manages to ...
Style:
inspirational, sentimental, romantic, touching, tear jerker ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens
Plot:
horse, horse race, racehorse, horse riding, stallion, animal training, jockey, underdog, against the odds, equestrian, animal, rise to the top ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1973
Place:
usa, kentucky, california
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
The inspirational story of World Champion Boxer Vinny Pazienza, who after a near fatal car crash, which left him not knowing if he'd ever walk again, made one of sports most incredible comebacks.
Style:
realistic, rough, exciting, serious, inspirational ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
boxing, underdog, comeback, boxer, passion, hopes, training, car accident, car rollover, rivalry, adaptation, fight ...
Time:
year 1988
Place:
rhode island, boston, new york, las vegas
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Based on a true story. A young boxer, Emilio, from the wrong side of the tracks with big dreams of winning the Golden Gloves boxing championship, finds himself at a cross roads after being locked up. As he fights his way back into the winning circle ...
Style:
rough, serious, realistic, emotional, tense ...
Plot:
rivalry, athlete's life, one more chance, starting over, ambition, boxing, lifestyle, hopes, contests and competitions, follow your dream, power relations, martial arts ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, florida, miami
Similarity:
36%
74K
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, emotional, uplifting, feel good, tear jerker ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, kids, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
underdog, american football, college, football, american football player, biopic, aspiration, college football, learning disability, college life, motivation, campus ...
Time:
70s, 90s, 20th century, 60s
Place:
boston, indiana, usa, new jersey, texas
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
The movie takes place in the three days leading up to Lennon's murder and is intended to be an exploration of Chapman's psyche, without putting substantial emphasis on the murder. The title "Chapter 27" suggests a continuation of ...
Style:
realistic, serious, psychological, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
murder, losing-it hero, obsession, social misfits, mentally unstable, killer, lifestyle, serial killer, biopic, assassination, alone, rock ...
Time:
80s, year 1980
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
36%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A dramatization of the life of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (Don Cheadle), with a lot of factual based occurrences. A reformed junkie returns from prison to clean up his act and devote the rest of his life to the young kids of Harlem. 1996 ...
Style:
captivating, realistic, serious, sincere, emotional
Plot:
basketball, drug abuse, addiction, drug, african american, black, motivation, african, athlete, heroin, biopic, power relations ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 60s
Place:
harlem, new york, usa, manhattan new york city, africa
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
A track coach in a small California town transforms a team of athletes into championship contenders.
Style:
touching, inspirational, sentimental, emotional, sweet ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, boys' night, kids, girls' night
Plot:
teacher, underdog, mentor, high school, coach, track and field, athlete and trainer, human spirit, football, athlete, dedicated educator, competition ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
california, palo alto california, usa, new jersey, texas
Similarity:
36%
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:
36%
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, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
runner, olympics, track and field, running, death of protagonist, car crash, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, athlete, coach, athlete's life, lifestyle, hopes ...
Time:
year 1998, 70s, 20th century, 60s, year 1970 ...
Place:
munich germany, oregon, usa, finland, helsinki finland
Similarity:
36%
9K
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, intense, serious, rough, realistic ...
Plot:
baseball, brutality, ghost writer, storytelling, biopic, underdog, dark hero, adaptation, lone hero, mentor, historical figure, life is a bitch ...
Time:
20th century, year 1994, 50s, 1940s
Place:
detroit, georgia, usa, california, new jersey
Similarity:
36%
19K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The story of acerbic 1960s comic Lenny Bruce, whose groundbreaking, no-holds-barred style and social commentary was often deemed by the Establisment as too obscene for the public.
Style:
black and white, psychological, atmospheric, clever, realistic ...
Plot:
stand up comedian, drug abuse, judaism, showbiz, addiction, biopic, rise and fall, adult humor, courtroom, drug addiction, civil rights, drug ...
Time:
20th century, 1950s, year 1974, 50s, 70s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
The true story of Gabby Douglas who becomes the first African American to be named Individual All-Around Champion in artistic gymnastics at the Olympic Games.
Style:
realistic, captivating, serious, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
gymnastics, gymnast, athlete and trainer, family relations, contests and competitions, rivalry, follow your dream, athlete's life, siblings relations, supportive parent, prodigy, single parent ...
Time:
20th century, year 2012, year 2011, year 2009, year 2010 ...
Place:
usa, iowa, new york, london
Similarity:
36%
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