Movies like Landspeed
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Landspeed (2002)
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Two teams are in a heated race for the money and the honor that comes with breaking the land speed world record.
Style:
semi serious, captivating, realistic, suspenseful, tension, suspense
Plot:
rivalry, obsessive quest, car chase, family relations, family life, chases and races, escapades, danger, contests and competitions, risk, competition, racing, teamwork, engineering, obsession, technology, perseverance, prize money, trial, desert, isolation, strategy, underdog, innovation, celebration ...
Time:
contemporary
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Most similar movies to Landspeed
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, captivating, semi serious and serious films with plots about rivalry, ambition, contests and competitions, underdog, athlete's life, hopes and family relations mostly in Drama, Sport and Action genres. Some movies like Landspeed: 3 Weeks to Daytona (2011), All You've Got (2006), Speed (1983), Price of Glory (2000), To The Fore (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A stock car racer hopes his luck will turn around when he gets a chance to elevate his driving career. Can he pull off the ultimate comeback?
Style:
emotional, serious, realistic, exciting, inspirational ...
Plot:
hopes, rivalry, auto racing, follow your dream, ambition, one last chance, contests and competitions, chases and races, family relations, dream, comeback, underdog ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Two Southern California volleyball teams determined to prove their superiority on the court find out that they're not as different as they previously thought after tragedy strikes close to home in director Neema Barnette's affectionate ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, realistic, captivating
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
volleyball, high school, rivalry, teenage life, teenage love, athlete's life, lifestyle, youth, contests and competitions, underdog, high school sports, teenager ...
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92%
73
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Film, based on Valeriy Musakhanov's novel about auto-racing, drivers and automobiles.
Style:
tension, inspirational, dramatic, period piece
Plot:
motor sport, speed, race car, auto racing, competition, driver, engineering, male protagonist, perseverance, innovation, ambition, rivalry ...
Time:
80s
Place:
soviet union, ussr
Similarity:
87%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
An ex-boxer, living with the knowledge that his fight career was cut short by a crooked manager, channels his bitter disappointment in a single-minded quest for boxing championships for his three sons. We see them in pee-wee Silver Glove matches ...
Style:
realistic, sincere, serious, tense
Plot:
boxing, athlete's life, human spirit, follow your dream, ambition, lifestyle, ego clash, tough heroes, obsession, contests and competitions, athlete and trainer, rivalry ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
75%
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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:
67%
153
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Eiichi wanted to become a top shogi player and attended a shogi player training center run by the Japan Shogi Association. At the training center, he could not beat Riku, who is extremely talented in the game, and Eiichi eventually gave up on ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, intellectual, reflective ...
Plot:
artificial intelligence, rivalry, ambition, computer program, dream, follow your dream, mind power, advanced technology, technology, competitor, determination, dedication ...
Place:
japan
Similarity:
66%
267
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Set in the world of X-treme snowboarding "White Air" tells the story of Alex Crow, ('Riley Smith' ), a once-promising snowboarder who has lost his edge. To make ends meet he is working in Steve's local garage (Tom Sizemore) ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, exciting, captivating
Plot:
working class, friendship, skiing, against the odds, ambition, athlete's life, athlete and trainer, human spirit, lifestyle, rivalry, contests and competitions, midlife crisis ...
Similarity:
63%
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:
59%
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Derrick Cabrera, like all skateboarders, dreams of being sponsored one day. He has all the talent in the world to make it happen but some major roadblocks to overcome before he can make the dream a reality.
Style:
captivating, exciting, disturbing, sincere, realistic ...
Plot:
skateboard, rivalry, athlete's life, lifestyle, ambition, teenage life, social misfits, rise to the top, athlete and trainer, obsession, misfit, extreme sports ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
ohio, usa, florida
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Lex 'El Animal' Vargas is a promising Portorican boxer in Queens, but lacks ambition to aim for the big career. That changes after his brother Paulie is accidentally shot dead by a teenager in an amateur hold-up on their late dad's ...
Style:
realistic, serious, sincere, suspense
Plot:
athlete's life, human spirit, lifestyle, social differences, against the odds, tough heroes, boxing, follow your dream, ambition, athlete and trainer, contests and competitions, rivalry ...
Similarity:
57%
1K
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
In search of a lifeline for his struggling off road racing team, a man takes on a young car thief looking for a second chance, but as their worlds collide, they must struggle to forge a successful alliance.
Style:
inspirational, suspense, thought provoking, captivating
Plot:
car race, car, racing, rise to the top, talented, ambition, courage, career, contests and competitions, teamwork, friendship, success ...
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Three pro surfers - gifted Shane, once-great Mickey and rising young star Keoni travel to Madagascar, Bali and Hawaii in search for the ultimate wave.
Style:
semi serious, captivating, disturbing, sincere, humorous
Plot:
surfing, travel, friendship, surfer, surf, danger, love and romance, escapades, rivalry, young lovers, extreme sport, friends ...
Time:
year 1998
Place:
latin america, hawaii, usa, mexico
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Steve is a talented gymnast who has given up competition and is working at his father's bike shop. Julie is the new girl at his old gym, who has moved to town to train with their powerful coach. Inspired by Julie, Steve resumes training. While ...
Style:
independent film, captivating, semi serious, realistic, touching ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
gymnastics, gymnast, olympics, teenager, family relations, parents and children, family life, workplace romance, athlete's life, couple relations, contests and competitions, youth ...
Time:
80s, year 1984
Similarity:
50%
18K
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
This is all about chasing your dreams, no matter what the obstacles. The story involves a young deaf and dumb boy who is crazy about cricket.
Style:
realistic, inspirational, captivating, semi serious, light ...
Plot:
cricket, disability, lifestyle, prodigy, ambition, follow your dream, human spirit, against the odds, obsession, rise to the top, rivalry, hopes ...
Time:
y2k, 21st century
Place:
asia, india
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Henry and Fay's son Ned sets out to find and kill his father for destroying his mother's life. But his aims are frustrated by the troublesome Susan, whose connection to Henry predates even his arrival in the lives of the Grim family.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, clever, erotic, captivating ...
Plot:
vengeance, rivalry, murder, escapades, obsessive quest, chases and races, parents and children, search for father, coming of age, religion, father, art ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A Biographical story of Dale Earnhardt, Sr. The movie starts with his young life and growing up with his father, Ralph, who raced for a living, but initially wanted more for his son. When Dale quits high school to start driving full time, his ...
Style:
realistic, serious, sincere, sentimental
Plot:
rivalry, rising to stardom, lifestyle, auto racing, family relations, parents and children, family life, contests and competitions, hopes, racing, nascar, car ...
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Story:
After suffering a career ending knee injury, pro-baseball superstar Jimmy Easton (Dave Stone) returns to a place he has not been in a very long time....home. Here, Jimmy confronts dark memories from a tragic past as he tries to make peace with a ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, captivating, christian film, uplifting
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
baseball, college, follow your dream, rivalry, ambition, youth, contests and competitions, hopes, athlete's life, haunted by the past, sport team, underdog ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A drama directed by Timothy Bond.
Style:
dramatic, emotional, action drama, suspense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
danger, wildlife, helicopter, father son relationship, conservation, animal rights, family drama, environmentalism, protection, rescue, safari, youth ...
Time:
90s
Place:
africa
Similarity:
45%
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 176 min.
Story:
Grand Prix driver Pete Aron is fired by his team after a crash at Monaco that injures his teammate, Scott Stoddard. While Stoddard struggles to recover, Aron begins to drive for another team, and starts dating Stoddard's wife.
Style:
cynical, retro, technicolor, dramatic, serious ...
Plot:
formula 1, car race, racing, motor sport, auto racing, car, race car, car racing, car chase, motor racing, race, rivalry ...
Time:
60s, year 1966, 20th century
Place:
europe, netherlands, london, monaco, france ...
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A second-string pro golfer desprate for his shot at success tours the country.
Style:
road movie, melancholic, period piece, realistic, semi serious ...
Plot:
golf, underdog, ambition, realism, competition, character study, perseverance, tournament, bittersweet, loneliness, training, coming of age ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
An early departure from director David Cronenberg's canon of visceral horror, 1979's Fast Company profiles one of his personal passions, racecars, in a gritty melodrama that also features exciting racetrack footage. Veteran toughguy ...
Style:
cult classic, serious, realistic, independent film
Plot:
racing, drag racing, auto racing, car chase, classic car, underground, road trip, motor racing, revenge, motor sport, rivalry, chase ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
44%
434
Genre: Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Racing is in Alex Johnstone's (Mircea Monroe) blood. It was her father s life and it ultimately caused his death so her uncle Bill (Dwier Brown), who runs the local speedway, is determined not to lose his niece the way he lost his brother. But ...
Style:
semi serious, feel good, realistic, humorous
Plot:
car chase, family relations, family life, lifestyle, ambition, athlete's life, family business, teenage life, against the odds, athlete and trainer, underdog, youth ...
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
"A Season on the Brink: A Year with Bob Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers" is based on the best-selling book by John Feinstein. The movie chronicles Indiana's 1985-86 season, when Knight granted Feinstein unprecedented access to the ...
Style:
uplifting, realistic, serious, captivating
Plot:
basketball, athlete's life, rivalry, sport team, contests and competitions, athlete and trainer, lifestyle, underdog, hopes, athlete, basketball coach, power relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
indiana
Similarity:
42%
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A backwoods bootlegger decides to put the driving skills he developed evading the law to good use. He becomes a race car driver, and eventually, one of the fastest drivers in history.
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, sincere, fast
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
car race, racing, fast car, race car, auto racing, redneck, motor racing, car, hotshot hero, athlete's life, rise to the top, rivalry ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
usa, southern usa, north carolina
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
A Philadelphia garbageman is discovered by the Philadelphia Eagles and signed by them to become a kicker.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, feel good, humorous
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
american football, power relations, family relations, sport team, ambition, contests and competitions, underdog, hopes, rivalry, lifestyle, athlete's life, athlete and trainer ...
Time:
90s
Place:
philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa
Similarity:
41%
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:
41%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: China
TV show
Story:
Chen Mo Bai regarded racing as a lifelong dream since he was a child and longed to one day represent China in the "Super Formula" arena. But in the eyes of Chen Mo Bai's family, this was an unsafe and unreliable joke until he met Shen ...
Style:
captivating, inspirational, tense
Plot:
racing, race car, rivalry, car racing, engineer, motor sport, formula 1, car race, race, auto racing, speed, determination ...
Place:
china
Similarity:
40%
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:
39%
576
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: South Korea
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Joong-Ang High School was once renowned for its high ranked basketball team, but as the years pass and victories grow fewer, the school's social worker Kang Yang-hyun who was a former minor league baseball player, becomes the head coach. Left ...
Style:
realistic, inspirational, captivating, entertaining, motivational ...
Plot:
basketball, high school sports, rivalry, teamwork, underdog, high school, high school basketball, ambition, athlete and trainer, basketball player, basketball team, competitor ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
busan
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The early years of a television sports powerhouse are chronicled as ABC becomes a player in the NFL coverage by putting their full resources into a major showcase. Executive Roone Arledge (John Heard) recruits former Dallas Cowboys quarterback ...
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating
Plot:
american football, ambition, rise to the top, introspection, contests and competitions, rivalry, celebrity culture, athlete's life, hopes, showbiz, gambling, american football player ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
38%
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