Movies like No Pain, No Gain 2004

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No Pain, No Gain (2004)
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No Pain, No Gain (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story: The story of a bodybuilder who longs to be respected for his mind. Mike Zorillo, a small town Ohio champion bodybuilder with a genius IQ, journeys to the Mecca of bodybuilding, Los Angeles, determined to beat his nemesis, Jake Steel, with natural science instead of steroids. Far from home, he's confronted by a gym culture of freaks, juicers and Hollywood wannabes. As he pursues his dream, he's also persecuted by the world's largest sports nutrition company, an entity that's hell-bent on destroying him. Against all odds, the honest and driven bodybuilder resolves to win the prestigious "Mr. West Coast" competition as a way to prove himself and his ideas to the world.
Style: uplifting, feel good, realistic, semi serious, independent film
Audience: boys' night
Plot: bodybuilding, follow your dream, rivalry, ambition, tough heroes, heroes, comeback, redemption, contests and competitions, lifestyle, physical appearance, athlete's life, once promising, wannabe, fitness, drug abuse, hopes, tattoo, white trash, yankee, beefcake, muscleman, tough guy, competition, bare chested male ...
Time: 21st century, contemporary
Place: los angeles, usa, california
Keyword: sport, american, dope

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, humorous, semi serious and feel good films with plots about ambition, hopes, rivalry, contests and competitions, lifestyle, follow your dream and underdog mostly in Comedy, Drama and Sport genres. Some movies like No Pain, No Gain: Queen Sized (2008), Jump (2009), The Man from Left Field (1993), Bleacher Bums (2001), Stay Hungry (1976). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Queen Sized (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: An overweight girl, Maggie Baker, is elected Homecoming queen by the mean girls in the high school.
Style: feel good, uplifting, touching, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, chick flick
Plot: high school, rivalry, society, against the odds, best friend, follow your dream, ambition, lifestyle, hopes, family relations, underdog, prom ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, south carolina
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Jump (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Aspiring dancer Phoenix lives in the countryside with her father, but she's got her eyes set on farther places. Jumping at the chance to move to shiny Shanghai, she makes ends and dreams meet by working as a janitor at an elite dance studio ...
Style: realistic, feel good, semi serious, sincere, humorous
Audience: teens
Plot: follow your dream, ambition, lifestyle, fall in love, love and romance, artists and showbiz, dancer's life, contests and competitions, hip hop, hopes, rivalry, youth ...
Time: 21st century
Place: china, asia
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95%
The Man from Left Field (1993)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: After taking a job managing a little league team, a homeless man inspires the kids to reach for it all and they inspire him to reclaim his life.
Style: semi serious, realistic, uplifting, feel good, emotional ...
Plot: baseball, youth, fall in love, hopes, redemption, contests and competitions, athlete's life, rivalry, single parent, follow your dream, underdog, human spirit ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: florida
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Bleacher Bums (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Adapted from a 1979 stage play written by Chicago's Organic Theater Company, BLEACHER BUMS details the exploits of a group of baseball fans as they sit in the bleachers of Lakeview Park watching a game between the hometown Bruins take on the ...
Style: humorous, semi serious, realistic, feel good, talky ...
Audience: date night, girls' night
Plot: baseball, friends, gambling, lifestyle, against the odds, follow your dream, rivalry, buddies, athlete's life, couple relations, ambition, hopes ...
Place: chicago, usa
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Stay Hungry (1976)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Stay Hungry is a 1976 dramatic comedy film by director Bob Rafelson from a screenplay by Charles Gaines. The story centers on a young Birmingham, Alabama, scion, played by Jeff Bridges, who gets involved in a shady real-estate deal. In order to ...
Style: realistic, feel good, semi serious, humorous, witty ...
Plot: bodybuilding, gym, friendship, contests and competitions, ambition, love and romance, rivalry, society, social differences, fitness, competition, fight ...
Time: 20th century, year 1976, 70s
Place: birmingham alabama, usa, alabama
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Deal (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: As an ex-gambler teaches a hot-shot college kid some things about playing cards, he finds himself pulled into the world series of poker, where his protégé is his toughest competition.
Style: realistic, tense, psychological, semi serious, humorous
Audience: teens
Plot: poker, gambling, competition, human spirit, contests and competitions, lifestyle, follow your dream, friendship, underdog, downfall, casino, father son relationship ...
Time: year 2008
Place: las vegas, texas, usa
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Calvin Marshall (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A college student is determined to become a Major League Baseball star, but finds his true calling instead.
Style: semi serious, touching, feel good, humorous, sentimental ...
Audience: date night, teens
Plot: baseball, coming of age, college, ambition, follow your dream, self discovery, underdog, youth, athlete's life, hopes, love and romance, adolescence vs adulthood ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Gym Teacher: The Movie (2008)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Dave Stweie was America's hope for the gold in the 1988 Seoul Games.... until he ran face first into the vault. After Suffering humiliation on a global scale, Dave eventually faded into obscurity and became a gym teacher. A gym teacher with the ...
Style: semi serious, realistic, touching, feel good, humorous
Audience: teens
Plot: gym teacher, youth, ambition, sports injury, lifestyle, redemption, athlete's life, contests and competitions, hopes, rivalry, school, family life ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Preaching to the Choir (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Estranged since the death of their parents years ago, twin brothers, Teshawn and Wesley Tucker, have taken radically different paths in life. Wes (Darien Sills-Evans) has become a minister in a Harlem gospel church while Te (Billoah Greene) ...
Style: uplifting, realistic, semi serious, humorous, feel good
Plot: preacher, lifestyle, follow your dream, redemption, family relations, estrangement, family problems, ego clash, drug dealing, musician's life, on the run, rivalry ...
Time: year 2005, 21st century
Place: usa, new york, harlem
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Soccer Days (2003)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 113 min.
Story: A comedic romp that celebrates the power of friendship to turn your life around, Dias de Futbol introduces us to Antonio, an ex-convict and amateur shrink who convinces his pals that the best way to overcome their midlife crises and lack of success ...
Style: semi serious, feel good, humorous, realistic
Plot: football, soccer, friendship, marriage, starting over, follow your dream, ambition, athlete's life, contests and competitions, introspection, lifestyle, rivalry ...
Place: spain, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
The Breakdance Kid (2004)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: In 1984, loser pizza guy Whitey Johnson is run over by a semi truck on live television, making him a local hero. The world watches as Whitey vows to not only walk again but to win his town's breakdance competition. Whitey struggles to conquer ...
Style: touching, semi serious, humorous, feel good, realistic ...
Audience: date night, teens
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Time: 80s
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60%
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Trust Me (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Trust Me follows flailing Hollywood agent Howard, who seemingly strikes gold after signing the next big child star. What results is an unexpected ride through the nasty inner workings of Hollywood, as Howard desperately tries to make it in an ...
Style: humorous, cynical, semi serious, realistic, independent film ...
Plot: starlet, showbiz, desire for fame, ambition, lifestyle, prodigy, intrigue, artists and showbiz, youth, rivalry, celebrity culture, dishonesty ...
Time: 21st century
Place: los angeles, usa
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58%
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2 Jacks (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Jack Hussar is a legendary Hollywood director, whose persona commands respect and adoration from his fans. Can his son, Jack Jr. maintain his legacy?
Style: humorous, light, captivating, feel good, independent film ...
Plot: artists and showbiz, family relations, parents and children, follow your dream, ambition, hollywood, nightlife, hopes, filmmaking, love and romance, fall in love, gambling ...
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Place: usa, california, los angeles
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Kart Racer (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Germany, Canada, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: 14-year-old Watts Davies is estranged from his dad, a former International Karting Federation (IKF) champion. Watts's resolve to race in the upcoming IKF Regional Championships rekindles their relationship as they pursue the dream together.
Style: touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic
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Duration: 118 min.
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Style: humorous, feel good, semi serious, realistic, black comedy ...
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52%
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Duration: 84 min.
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Style: realistic, semi serious, humorous, captivating
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
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Bad Parents (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
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Duration: 100 min.
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Style: humorous, light, captivating, entertaining, feel good ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 106 min.
Story: When a salon refuses to hire her because of her plump figure, irrepressible hair stylist Kathi plots revenge by opening her own beauty parlor next door. But when she faces a cash-flow problem, Kathi resorts to some creative means of raising capital.
Style: humorous, semi serious, feel good, light, captivating ...
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Time: 21st century
Place: germany, europe
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46%
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Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
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Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
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46%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
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45%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 114 min.
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Style: realistic, captivating, exciting, psychological, inspirational ...
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37%
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