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Slalom (2020)
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
15 year-old Lyz, a high school student in the French Alps, has been accepted to a highly selective ski club whose aim is to train future professional athletes. Taking a chance on his new recruit, Fred, ex-champion turned coach, decides to make Lyz his shining star regardless of her lack of experience. Under his influence, Lyz will have to endure more than the physical and emotional pressure of the training. Will Lyz’s determination help her escape his grip?
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, semi autobiographical
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
teenage girl, skiing, sexual assault, female protagonist, coach, mountain, competition, athlete and trainer, teenager, coping, statutory rape, snow skiing, championship, athlete's life, direction and purpose, ambition, rape, mother daughter relationship, swimming pool, coming of age, menstruation, women, woman, drug use, wolf ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
alps
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Most similar movies to Slalom
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, psychological, disturbing and realistic films with plots about female protagonist, athlete's life, ambition, coming of age, athlete and trainer, coach and teenage girl mostly in Drama, Sport and Biography genres. Some movies like Slalom: Parched (2015), Shanghai Belle (2011), What Will People Say (2017), Tracktown (2016), Lane 4 (2019). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: India, USA, UK
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
In a rural Indian village, four ordinary women begin to throw off the traditions that hold them in servitude in this inspirational drama.
Style:
erotic, psychological, sincere, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
female protagonist, tradition, feminist, countryside, coping, cultural difference, relationship problems, social problems, lifestyle, social relations, culture clash, villager ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Based on her book, this World Premiere film follows Simone Biles through the sacrifices and hard work that led her to win 19 Olympic and World Championship medals.
Style:
semi autobiographical, captivating, disturbing, psychological, teen
Plot:
female athlete, gymnastics, athlete, olympic athlete, female protagonist, athlete's life, rise to the top, aspiration, coping, champion, success, life ...
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100%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
The destinies of five young women from all over the world intertwine in Paris as they embark on a roller-coaster ride of extremes in their search for love, sex and money. Based upon true stories, Shanghai Belle tells the destiny of five young women ...
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, disturbing, psychological, suspense
Plot:
lesbian love, nightclub, women, social problems, prostitution, female protagonist, sex, seduction, forced prostitution, life is a bitch, sexual relations, model ...
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: Norway, Germany, Sweden, France, Denmark
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Sixteen year-old Nisha lives a double life. At home with her family she is the perfect Pakistani daughter, but when out with her friends, she is a normal Norwegian teenager. When her father catches her in bed with her boyfriend, Nisha's two ...
Style:
captivating, sincere, disturbing, intense, thought provoking
Plot:
boyfriend, double life, family values, sexual abuse, women, nordic, forced marriage, nudity, female nudity, human rights, gender equality, coming of age ...
Place:
pakistan
Similarity:
100%
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549
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A bright, talented and lonely long-distance runner twists her ankle as she prepares for the Olympic Trials and must do something she's never done before: take a day off.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, romantic comedy, romantic ...
Plot:
running, coming of age, olympics, athlete's life, ambitious woman, female protagonist, sex scene, mother daughter estrangement, boyfriend, loneliness, crush, trophy ...
Similarity:
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115
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Brazil
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Amanda, an introverted 12 year-old swimming athlete, finds safety in her own world: underneath the water. Lacking attention from her parents, she spends most of the time at the swimming pool, training and trying to succeed in maybe the only thing ...
Style:
captivating, suspense, tense, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot:
swimming, rivalry, swimmer, teenager, introvert, coming of age, contests and competitions, teenage life, athlete's life, teenage girl, direction and purpose, competitor ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Spain, Andorra
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A few months before the ’92 Barcelona Olympic Games, it looks like the Spanish water polo team will hardly make a splash during their home field Olympics. The national team is a battleground under attack on two fronts: the harsh techniques of ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling
Plot:
olympics, athlete, team, coach, competition, athlete and trainer, sport team, olympic athlete, professional sports, coping, championship, swimming ...
Time:
year 1992, 90s
Similarity:
39%
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:
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A female athlete at a small Christian college works hard to overcome long odds in trying to win a national title in the 800 meter run. "The Perfect Race" is a follow up movie to "Remember The Goal".
Style:
thrilling, captivating, christian film
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
female protagonist, christian, runner, student athlete, race, faith, track and field, athlete, ambition, ambitious woman, athletics, coping ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium, France, Costa Rica
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Eva a 16-year-old girl lives with her mother, her younger sister and their cat, but wants to move in with her estranged father. Clinging onto him, she tries to balance between the tenderness and sensitivity of teenage life.
Style:
captivating, psychological
Plot:
teenage girl, female protagonist, social problems, teenager, parents and children, family problems, grownups, sex scene, coming of age, 16 year old, singing, police ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: France
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Budapest International Chess Tournament. The most likely winner: Cal Fournier (22), French champion, immature genius, socially awkward, compulsive player. But this time, an unusual 9-years-old Hungarian opponent disrupts this smooth-running routine.
Style:
captivating, realistic, serious, sincere, entertaining
Audience:
teens
Plot:
chess, genius, youth, competition, prodigy, ambition, misfit, rivalry, contests and competitions, coach, bet, sport competition ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hungary, budapest
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Greece, France, Belgium
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Three British teenage girls go on a rites-of-passage holiday—drinking, clubbing and hooking up, in what should be the best summer of their lives.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, erotic
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
teenage girl, partying, hedonism, summer, coming of age, female protagonist, clubbing, loss of virginity, problem, grownups, teenager, drinking alcohol ...
Place:
crete
Similarity:
35%
894
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain, Belgium
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
The Vidal family is spending a summer on Catalonia’s gorgeous Costa Brava with their Alzheimer-affected grandmother Ángela. Overprotected and shy, 14 year-old Nora goes through a difficult time after her parents’ separation, but what looked ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, psychological, disturbing
Plot:
teenage girl, summer, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, changing lives, friends, adolescence, unlikely friendships, grownups, female protagonist, girlfriend, teenage life, summer vacation ...
Place:
spain
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Fifteen-year-old Sarah has returned to Colmar, where she has taken up high-performance figure skating and competition. The rivalry between the girls and the trainer's harsh words put her body to the test on the ice, while her adolescent desires ...
Style:
captivating, entertaining
Plot:
figure skating, sport competition, teenager, teenage girl, competition, skating, coach, athlete's life, contests and competitions, love and romance, romantic relationship, professional rivalry ...
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Nick Newell, a one-armed MMA fighter gets a rare chance to fight for the lightweight championship. He strives to win for himself and all the other people in the world with physical challenges.
Style:
disturbing, tense, captivating, suspense
Plot:
martial arts, physical disability, disability, fight, combat, mixed martial arts, militant, title bout, professional wrestler, ambition, direction and purpose, competitor ...
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34%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Julie, star cyclist, is two races away from winning the World Cup. It is the culmination of years of effort. Julie loves the spotlight. Her entourage too. Encouraged by her coach and doctor, she has been doping since the age of 14. When her doctor ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, psychological, disturbing, semi autobiographical ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
cycling, doping, female protagonist, betrayal, ambition, world cup, athlete's life, ambitious woman, cyclist, direction and purpose, bicycle, career ...
Place:
quebec
Similarity:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Austria
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
thrilling, captivating
Plot:
skiing, winter sports, athlete, winter olympics, biopic, ski, medal, olympics, snow, winter, skier, snow skiing ...
Place:
austria
Similarity:
34%
461
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Ukraine
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
As a result of a terrible car accident, young Ukrainian athlete Oksana Boturchuk suffers several serious injuries, almost losing her eyesight. However, after long rehabilitation and a returning to incredible training, she is able to conquer a gold ...
Style:
realistic, psychological, captivating, thought provoking
Plot:
female athlete, coping, champion, direction and purpose, athlete's life, handicapped, blindness and impaired vision, problem, blind woman, aspiration, athletics, blindness ...
Place:
beijing china
Similarity:
34%
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Brazil, France, Uruguay
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
On the eve of a future-defining championship, promising volleyball player Sofia (17) is faced with an unwanted pregnancy. Seeking an illegal termination, she becomes the target of a fundamentalist group determined to stop her at any cost – but ...
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, captivating, thrilling
Plot:
female nudity, abortion, pregnant girl, unwanted pregnancy, unplanned pregnancy, problem, pregnant woman, pregnancy, female protagonist, athlete's life, social problems, secret ...
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
During their last year at an Ivy League college in 1999, a group of friends and crew teammates' lives are changed forever when an army vet takes over as coach of their dysfunctional rowing team.
Style:
inspirational, disturbing, captivating, tense
Plot:
coach, direction and purpose, unconventional method, athlete and trainer, sport team, friends, school, competitor, team, athlete's life, ambition, army ...
Time:
year 1999
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Belgium, Sweden
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
As the star player at an elite tennis academy, Julie’s life revolves around the game she loves. When her coach falls under investigation and is suddenly suspended, all of the club’s players are encouraged to speak up. But Julie decides to keep ...
Style:
tense, intense, suspense, realistic, ambiguous ending ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
tennis, investigation, female protagonist, moral dilemma, silence, secrets, scandal, peer pressure, trust, competition, athlete, loyalty ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
europe
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
An ambitious young skier, determined to break all existing records, is contemptuous of the teamwork advocated by the US coach when they go to Europe for the Olympics.
Style:
independent film, contemplative, realistic, serious, witty ...
Plot:
skiing, olympics, snow, winter olympics, winter, ambition, snow skiing, arrogance, small town, father son relationship, christmas, american abroad ...
Time:
year 1969, 60s
Place:
oregon, colorado, switzerland, zurich switzerland, alps ...
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Hungary
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Having suffered as a boy under a brutal Communist-era coach, champion Hungarian gymnast Miklos moves to Canada years later in search of a new start - only to find himself unwittingly perpetuating the very same cycle of abuse among his own pupils.
Style:
serious, realistic, uplifting, captivating, thought provoking ...
Plot:
gymnastics, athlete's life, self discovery, human spirit, haunted by the past, ambition, athlete and trainer, lifestyle, traumatic childhood, olympics, teacher, journey ...
Time:
80s, 2000s
Place:
hungary, canada, eastern europe, europe
Similarity:
33%
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: South Korea
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Joon-ho, a 11-year-old swimmer who hopes to become an Olympic medalist, has a problem; he always records 4th place at all the swimming contests that he participates in. His mom who is more enthusiastic than himself in winning is frustrated. Hearing ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, suspense, dramatic ...
Plot:
bullying, swimming, swimmer, coach, violence, abuse, professional sports, athlete's life, athlete and trainer, insult, professional athlete, humiliation ...
Similarity:
33%
903
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Sweden
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Mila and Kia, a pair of teenage best friends and aspiring football professionals. When the girls get a new demanding football coach Lollo, they slowly start to drift apart.
Style:
dramatic, exciting, captivating, serious, touching
Plot:
football player, football, life, friendship, soccer, dream, coach, soccer coach, girlfriend, female athlete, female friendship, friendship between girls ...
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Belgium, France, Switzerland, Germany
Story:
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Style:
intense, suspenseful
Plot:
track and field, doping, moral dilemma, addiction, athletics, female protagonist, ambition, obsession, running, realism, self destructing, romantic relationship ...
Time:
90s
Place:
france
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Hong Kong, China, Taiwan
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
In the world of professional cycling, where teamwork demands individual sacrifice, the three leading sprinters of Team Radiant must confront their own egos and aspirations as the competition becomes increasingly tough. Arrogant cyclist Ming cares ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, suspense, emotional ...
Plot:
cycling, ambition, competition, rivalry, cyclist, professional rivalry, professional sports, competitor, championship, contest, direction and purpose, teamwork ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
asia, taiwan, china, korea
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
A true story of the unrelenting endurance and perseverance of a group of passionate teenage girls, in a film that firmly grasps audiences and tugs at the heartstrings with an emotionally charged story of tug-of-war, “Step Back to Glory”, stands ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, emotional
Plot:
friendship, teenage girl, teamwork, girl, determination, resilience, perseverance, female protagonist, school, teenage protagonist, teenage life, sport team ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
taiwan, taipei
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
While young and in her prime, Nadia decides to retire from pro swimming after the Olympic Games; to escape a rigid life of sacrifice. After her very last race, Nadia drifts into nights of excess punctuated by episodes of self-doubt. But even this ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, art house, melancholic, existential ...
Plot:
introspection, self discovery, female protagonist, swimmer, olympic athlete, self doubt, identity crisis, character study, athlete's life, life is a bitch, moral dilemma, professional sports ...
Place:
canada
Similarity:
32%
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:
32%
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