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Home Ground (2018)
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Original name: Heimebane
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Norway
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
When a newly promoted football club lose their trainer just before the start of the league season, a female, Helena Mikkelsen, gets the historic chance to coach the team, even before an ambitious retired professional.
Style:
inspirational, realistic, psychological, captivating, emotional, intense
Audience:
adult
Plot:
football, small town, rivalry, soccer, new job, mother daughter relationship, sexism, contests and competitions, sport team, female empowerment, coaching, chance, competition, leadership, conflict, ambition, resilience, underdog, strategy, realism, soccer coach, family conflict, ethics, religion, equality ...
Time:
contemporary
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Most similar movies to Home Ground
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, emotional, realistic and inspirational films and TV series with plots about ambition, sport team, athlete's life, rivalry, athlete and trainer, determination and competition mostly in Sport, Drama and Comedy genres. Some movies like Home Ground: Ted Lasso (2020), Friday Night Lights (2006), The Academy (2024), The Coach (2018), Mike Bassett: Manager (2005). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Ted Lasso, an American football coach, moves to England when he’s hired to manage a soccer team—despite having no experience. With cynical players and a doubtful town, will he get them to see the Ted Lasso Way?
Style:
feel good, funny, humorous, sitcom, sincere ...
Plot:
soccer, football team, american abroad, soccer coach, football player, professional sports, closeted homosexual, friendship, strong female character, coaching, divorce, career change ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
england, london
Similarity:
83%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
Friday Night Lights is an American drama television series based around a high school football team situated in Texas. The series takes place in the fictional town of Dillon: a small, close-knit community in rural Texas. Particular focus is given to ...
Style:
realistic, sincere, serious, suspenseful, sentimental ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
high school, football, athlete and trainer, american football, sport team, cheerleader, friendship, contests and competitions, coach, small town, teenager, lifestyle ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
texas, hawaii, southern usa, usa
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Spain
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
The Academy is the training center of Apolo FC, one of the best soccer clubs in the world, where boys and girls fight for a shared dream: to succeed in the first team. Adrian, captain of the boys' youth team and son of a former club legend, ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, multicultural
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
football team, football, soccer, ambition, inequality, rivalry, youth, academy, women's football (soccer), athlete and trainer, soccer coach, teamwork ...
Similarity:
38%
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:
37%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Mike Bassett: Manager is a British TV comedy series, which began transmitting from 29 September 2005 on ITV. It is a follow-up to the film Mike Bassett: England Manager, and stars Ricky Tomlinson in the title role, Steve Edge as his assistant, and ...
Style:
humorous, not serious, realistic, mockumentary
Plot:
soccer, football, ambition, rivalry, athlete and trainer, contests and competitions, sport team, underdog, manager, british, satire, team building ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Sport
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
From the classroom to the locker room to the kick-off each week, viewers are transported behind-the-scenes, beyond the field and into the lives of these student athletes as they compete throughout the season. Go deep inside the world of a Division ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, motivational
Plot:
college football, american football, football team, high school football, notre dame cathedral, behind the scenes, sport team, rugby, soccer coach, american football player, athlete and trainer, rugby player ...
Similarity:
34%
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:
33%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 20 min.
TV show
Story:
Kesari Nandan wants to wrestle to fulfill her father Hanumant's dream. But Hanumant believes that girls cannot wrestle. Kesari fakes being a boy to wrestle and starts learning wrestling from Hanumant. When people get to know the truth about ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, emotional, inspirational, realistic ...
Plot:
father daughter relationship, female protagonist, ambition, girl, wrestling, courage, female athlete, determination, women's wrestling, gender roles, resilience, female empowerment ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
32%
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Genre: Drama, Sport, Thriller
Country: Spain
TV show
Story:
The series focuses on businessman Mariano Hidalgo, who takes charge of the management of the modest Club Deportivo Leones. This second division team is in decline and Hidalgo will try to avoid his descent. This challenge serves to bring to light the ...
Style:
tense, disturbing, captivating, psychological, intense
Plot:
soccer, football, ambition, football team, businessman, business partner, football player, direction and purpose, sport team, business, ambitious, aspiration ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
spain, europe
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story:
Mr Kimijima's star at the conglomerate is on the rise until he objects to his manager's pet project. Consequently, he is transferred to a manufacturing factory out in the provinces. Moreover, he is given the reins of the company's ...
Style:
captivating, entertaining, psychological, disturbing, inspirational ...
Plot:
ambition, rugby, manager, teamwork, management, sport team, co worker co worker relationship, workplace, professional sports, competitor, determination, resilience ...
Place:
japan
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: South Korea
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A girl baseball player who is about to graduate from high school will try to enter the professional baseball world forbidden to women.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, psychological, inspirational ...
Plot:
baseball, female protagonist, high school sports, ambition, female empowerment, gender roles, determination, underdog, social problems, baseball player, sport team, ambitious woman ...
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Serbia
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
This is a story about Denis Marković, a young talented football player with a problematic temperament, who from an early age, due to his talent, became a target of various interests.
Style:
emotional, intense, realistic, inspirational
Plot:
football, talent, ambition, athlete, soccer, coming of age, competition, urban, self discovery, exploitation, underdog, rivalry ...
Place:
balkan, bosnia herzegovina
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Explore the world of AAU basketball in the nation’s capital, and the players, their families and coaches who walk the fine line between dreams and ambition, and opportunism and corruption.
Style:
thought provoking, psychological, captivating, disturbing, realistic ...
Plot:
basketball, basketball player, athlete's life, professional rivalry, direction and purpose, athlete and trainer, basketball team, sport team, following a dream, family problems, aspiration, lifestyle ...
Place:
usa
Similarity:
31%
152
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: South Korea
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Man-ho is a pacemaker for Korean national marathon team. His purpose is to stay ahead of others until the 30km mark. But he gradually grows a desire to run for the victory.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, inspirational, motivational ...
Plot:
marathon, athlete, ambition, determination, running, perseverance, track and field, runner, direction and purpose, male protagonist, professional sports, athlete's life ...
Place:
korea
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Scottish second division football team Kilnockie is taken over by American Pete Cameron. The new owner puts pressure on manager Gordon McLeod to improve the fortunes of the team, and hires first division player Jackie McQuillan.
Style:
realistic, sentimental, inspirational, captivating, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
soccer, athlete's life, follow your dream, underdog, ambition, lifestyle, friendship, against the odds, football, sport team, athlete and trainer, society ...
Place:
scotland, glasgow scotland, europe
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: Hong Kong
TV show
Story:
Kung Fu Soccer is a Hong Kong television drama series that aired on TVB from December 6, 2004 to January 9, 2005.
Style:
captivating, tense, exciting
Plot:
football team, soccer, football player, martial arts, sport team, contests and competitions, soccer coach, escapades, kung fu master, football, ambition, master warrior ...
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Sport
Country: Mexico
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
A former soccer player who was once the best in the world becomes the new coach of his town's women's soccer team and promises to make them champions in order to avoid going to jail.
Style:
motivational, inspirational, disturbing, entertaining, captivating ...
Plot:
soccer, getting home, competition, female empowerment, redemption, teamwork, second chance, athlete's life, football player, football, soccer coach, lifestyle ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
spain, mexico
Similarity:
31%
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:
30%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
TV show
Story:
This is a story of rivalry and friendship between two young swimmers; a tale of natural talent versus hard work. Talented swimmer Chung is a transfer student. In his new class, 4C, he meets a swim relay team led by Wing. Despite being proficient in ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, inspirational, intense ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
swimming, friendship, rivalry, buddy, swimming pool, competition, teamwork, friends, sport team, ambition, athlete's life, athlete and trainer ...
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Hiromi Oka decides to join the high school tennis club from the moment she saw the star player Reika's (Matsumoto) excellent and smashing play. However, once the tennis lesson began, Hiromi finds herself bored in the succession of simple ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, romantic, tension ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
tennis, rivalry, high school, personal growth, determination, perseverance, friendship, female protagonist, underdog, sport team, tennis player, love interest ...
Place:
japan
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Makoto is a promising oarsman at a University regatta team. One day, he loses his best friend by a tragic accident which he believes and blames himself for the very cause. Although he once leaves the team out of tremendous sense of responsibility, ...
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, realistic, intense ...
Plot:
ambition, rivalry, olympics, athlete and trainer, competitor, professional sports, problem, sport team, athlete's life, team, teamwork, university ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
japan
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 491 min.
TV show
Story:
Playmakers is an American television series that aired on ESPN from August 26, 2003 to November 11, 2003. It depicted the lives of the Cougars, a fictional professional football team in an unidentified city. The show starred Omar Gooding, Marcello ...
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, rough
Plot:
american football, closeted homosexual, deal, gay athlete, athlete's life, against the odds, lifestyle, ambition, tough heroes, contests and competitions, athlete and trainer, ego clash ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Sport
Country: India
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
Follow Indian Premier League champions Mumbai Indians through the 2018 season in this series featuring insider insights and intense cricket action.
Style:
semi serious, captivating, entertaining, tension, intense ...
Plot:
cricket, teamwork, ambition, rivalry, sport team, athlete and trainer, sporting event, athlete's life, competitor, contest, ambitious, professional sports ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
india, mumbai india
Similarity:
30%
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751
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
One football match on a dirt pitch near Rome becomes a day of reckoning as a young player, his coach and their team's owner wrestle internal demons.
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, psychological, tension ...
Plot:
football, ambition, football team, soccer match, championship, redemption, soccer, athlete's life, intrigue, changing lives, soccer coach, sport team ...
Place:
rome italy
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story:
A volleyball coach and his players aim for success during which they develop stronger bond and friendship for each other as well as teamwork. This youthful story shows sportsmanship and heart thumping romance.
Style:
captivating, entertaining, semi serious, heartfelt, inspirational ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
volleyball, high school life, high school, teamwork, underdog, coach, ambition, athlete and trainer, sport team, professional rivalry, team, love affair ...
Place:
korea
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Russia
TV show
Story:
Figure skater Katya suffers because of her father, who is a real domestic tyrant. After his unexpected death, she comes to Moscow to train with a tough coach and take part in the World Championships. She may have the opportunity to get a grant and ...
Style:
realistic, disturbing, emotional, intense, tension ...
Plot:
figure skating, athlete and trainer, robot, society, tyrant, abusive father, career, destiny, father daughter relationship, coach, personal trainer, following a dream ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
moscow russia
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Canada, France
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Lance et Compte is a series of Quebec téléromans revolving around a Quebec City ice hockey team. The series aired from 1986 to 1989 on the Radio-Canada network, and revival series on TQS in 2001 and on TVA from 2004 to the present.
The first ...
Style:
period piece
Audience:
adult
Plot:
ice hockey, professional athlete, competition, rivalry, ambition, friendship, family conflict, behind the scenes, celebrity, training, coaching, comeback ...
Place:
quebec
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Sport
Country: Sweden
TV show
Story:
Lea is an ambitious boxer with a dubious past who wants to do everything she can to become world champion. When an inspector suspects her of cheating, she must decide whether she is willing to risk everything for her dream.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, intense, emotional ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
boxing, dark past, female protagonist, female boxer, boxing training, choice, ambition, determination, athlete and trainer, boxing trainer, professional sports, tragic past ...
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Australia, Japan
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Inspired by true events, the story begins with Japanese rugby officials dwelling on a humiliating anniversary, a 145-17 defeat by the New Zealand All Blacks in the 1995 World Cup. Officials question their decision to appoint Eddie Jones, to coach ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, inspirational, motivational, emotional ...
Plot:
rugby, coaching, world championship wrestling, sport team, direction and purpose, athlete's life, rugby player, championship, ambition, athlete and trainer, competitor, determination ...
Place:
japan, brighton, new zealand, england
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Ganbatte Ikimasshoi was a Japanese television drama for NTV about a girl who wants to start an all-girl rowing team. To do so she needs to find at least four other members. She is met with many challenges during each episode, e.g., finding enough ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, motivational, inspirational ...
Plot:
perseverance, determination, teamwork, direction and purpose, sport team, teenage life, athlete's life, ambition, schoolgirl, high school life, teenage girl, ambitious woman ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
29%
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