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1Up (2022)
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Original name: 1UP
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
After Valerie Lee quits her college esports team, she quickly realizes that her decision comes at the cost of her scholarship. Valerie soon discovers a loophole to save her collegiate future, if she can find a coach and assemble a whole new varsity-caliber team capable of reaching the State Finals.
Style:
inspirational, captivating, entertaining, witty, feel good, funny, light hearted, gaming, teen comedy
Plot:
gamer, female protagonist, sexism, young adult, coming of age, esports, video game, college, competition, fight, youth, rivalry, society, friendship, tournament, underdog, college campus, female empowerment, team building, coach, perseverance, college life, youth culture, strategy, identity ...
Time:
2020s, contemporary
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Most similar movies to 1Up
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out feel good, inspirational, entertaining and captivating films with plots about friendship, rivalry, coming of age, competition, redemption, underdog and ambition mostly in Comedy, Sport and Drama genres. Some movies like 1Up: Championext (2023), Balls Out (2014), Blue Skies Again (1983), Varsity Punks (2017), Good Game: The Beginning (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: Spain
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
The team of "Champions (2018)" abandons basketball to enter by mistake the fascinating world of athletics under the guidance of a novice coach.
Style:
feel good, humorous, funny, satirical, captivating ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
basketball, friendship, esports, underdog, group of friends, humour, sports fan, sport team, friends, satire, friend, male protagonist ...
Place:
spain
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
With marriage, graduation, and the real world looming on the horizon, fifth year senior Caleb Fuller reassembles the ol' team of misfits for one last epic run in Intramural football.
Style:
feel good, captivating, semi serious, entertaining, satirical ...
Plot:
football, american football, tournament, prank, college, college campus, college student, competitor, rivalry, sport team, escapades, satire ...
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A hard-hitting, fast, sure-handed baseball player tries to break into the sport by applying for a spot on a minor-league team. The only problem is that the player is female, which engenders resistance and resentment among many players and officials.
Style:
inspirational, tense, independent film
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
baseball, female protagonist, sexism, discrimination, perseverance, competition, determination, conflict, trailblazer, resistance, coming of age, triumph ...
Time:
year 1983, 80s
Similarity:
93%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When star high school quarterback AJ Montoya breaks his hand his only hope is to team up with his longtime rivals, the cross country team--a group of nerds and misfits with potential for high school glory.
Style:
captivating, dramatic, exciting, funny, entertaining ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
coming of age, football, youth, misfit, punk rock, soccer, school, high school, young man, football player, cross country, teamwork ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
90%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: Turkey
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
New high school grad and avid gamer Cenk is recruited to an intense esports team that trains for a tournament with a life-changing prize.
Style:
entertaining, colorful, captivating, visually appealing
Audience:
teens
Plot:
esports, champion, computer game, game, coach, team, youth, friendship, trophy, competition, computer genius, battles ...
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
After an embarrassing game, Shuko, full of rage, accidentally gives a prodigious kick to a ball that leaves everyone speechless. The coach of the Futsal team looks at her and convinces her to join the team, not only to get him out of his mediocre ...
Style:
motivational
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
soccer, teamwork, women in sport, competition, underdog, school, empowerment, friendship, girl power, inspiration, determination, tournament ...
Similarity:
85%
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: Egypt
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Uprooted from his old life when he transfers schools, a gifted footballer finds a second chance with a local team chasing a coveted championship.
Style:
inspirational, motivational, emotional, realistic
Plot:
second chance, football, underdog, friendship, determination, public school, youth, class differences, competition, coming of age, teamwork, championship ...
Similarity:
84%
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 62 min.
Story:
A group of Skaters band together to save their local Skateshop
Style:
captivating, entertaining, semi serious, feel good, independent film ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
skateboard, youth, youth culture, teamwork, skater, store, skateboarder, save the day, youth gang, ambition, sport team, teenager ...
Similarity:
82%
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Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A debt collector becomes a major sensation when he takes on the rich man's sport of golfing.
Style:
feel good, captivating, humorous, entertaining, light ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
golf, underdog, golfer, athlete's life, lifestyle change, changing lives, humour, debt, class differences, perseverance, ambition, rags to riches ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
81%
Genre: Sport
Country: South Korea
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
In 2003 the year of Aomori Asian Games, Dae-woong, a former ice hockey player receives an offer to be a director of Korean national ice hockey team. Before he enjoys the moment, realizes it is a woman national team with bunch of losers; a figure ...
Style:
entertaining, disturbing, captivating, inspirational, comedy drama ...
Plot:
ice hockey, rivalry, athlete's life, skating, sport team, women in sport, underdog, female protagonist, unlikely friendships, women, ambition, ambitious woman ...
Place:
south korea, korea, north korea
Similarity:
81%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Philippines
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Dominic (Ogie Alcasid) and Miguel (Mikey Macapagal Arroyo), the school's most notorious students, are challenged when the school participates in a quiz show to upgrade the image of the school. With the gorgeous Professor Eula Yulo (Rufa Mae ...
Style:
feel good, light, funny, entertaining, captivating ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
quiz, teacher, school, classmate, high school, student, college life, college campus, contest, rivalry, contests and competitions, humour ...
Place:
the philippines
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Final year mechanical engineering students, Romario, Riyas, Yoodas, and Athmaram think their lives are miserable since there is not one single girl in their class. Much to their joy, a girl called Riya joins their class and soon becomes friends with ...
Style:
light hearted, contemplative, psychological, touching, humorous ...
Plot:
friendship, college, youth, coming of age, friend, friends, fall in love, college student, love and romance, twists and turns, rivalry, love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
turkey
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
With baseball being the last thing on these player's minds, and dealing with one of the longest losing streaks in college history, the team of misfits comes to the realization that the school, led by the corrupt and unethical President of the ...
Style:
feel good, not serious, humorous, realistic, light ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
baseball, college, fraternity, mockery, disability, friends, youth, silly humor, disorder, sport team, buddies, college life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
When a rebellious teen embarks on a solo summer journey to connect with her roots, she finds herself in a new world, geared up for the ride of her life, and discovers she had the drive in her all along.
Style:
feel good, exciting, serious, intense, stylized ...
Plot:
car race, chases and races, race car, female protagonist, summer, road trip, self discovery, coming of age, rivalry, competition, contests and competitions, car chase ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
79%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Sport
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Ng Kau Sau was once Queen in badminton, she gave up herself after being expelled from the sport. One day she met a brunch of terrible weirdoes: the Drunken Master who was lying on the ground, one-armed Lam Chiu, visually-impaired Ma Kun, and the ...
Style:
satirical, captivating, entertaining, semi serious, inspirational ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
badminton, female protagonist, martial arts, training, championship, female athlete, competition, redemption, direction and purpose, ambition, athlete and trainer, satire ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
79%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
Prabakaran, an international hockey player who choose to leave the sport picks it up again only to save the ground of a local team.
Style:
thrilling, entertaining, feel good, satirical, captivating ...
Plot:
coach, sports hero, ice hockey, hockey, friendship, teamwork, athlete and trainer, ambitious man, lifestyle, athlete's life, problem, ambition ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
india
Similarity:
79%
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When new students can't get onto their college cheerleading team, they form their own squad and prepare for a cheer off.
Style:
teen, semi serious, realistic, humorous, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, date night, teen drama
Plot:
cheerleading, cheerleader, competition, dancing, teenager, high school, sport team, teenage girl, college, campus, hip hop, dance ...
Time:
2000s, 80s, 21st century
Place:
usa, california, new jersey
Similarity:
78%
16K
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Molly is a high school track coach who knows just as much about football as anyone else on the planet. When a football coach's position becomes vacant, she applies for the job, despite snickers from fellow staff members and her former husband.
Style:
feel good, light, entertaining, realistic, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
american football, football, high school football, high school, coach, rivalry, mother daughter relationship, ex husband ex wife relationship, custody battle, sport team, ambition, athlete and trainer ...
Time:
80s
Place:
chicago, new jersey
Similarity:
77%
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12K
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Eddie is a New York limo driver and a fanatical follower of the New York Knicks professional basketball team. The team is struggling with a mediocre record when, in mid-season, "Wild Bill" Burgess, the new owner, as a public relations ...
Style:
light, inspirational, entertaining, feel good, black comedy ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
basketball, female protagonist, basketball coach, fish out of water, limousine driver, life philosophy, follow your dream, hopes, rivalry, ambition, friendship, against the odds ...
Time:
year 1996, 20th century, 90s
Place:
new york, usa, madison square garden manhattan new york city, new jersey
Similarity:
76%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Three male college students, must do battle against Derek the Unholy, a dark wizard who is determined to hold onto his title as champion of the Larpers.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, feel good, light, lighthearted ...
Plot:
rivalry, roommate, friends, youth, university, college, win over, college life, teachers and students, battles, role playing, irreverent ...
Time:
middle ages, 21st century
Place:
canada, north america
Similarity:
76%
149
Genre: Comedy
Country: South Africa
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The Unitas u/21 rugby team hero, Wimpie Koekemoer, is offered a contract to play rugby in England. Katrien rehearses a play with autistic children, while doing everything in her power to keep Wimpie in the country. Fanie is struggling to get used to ...
Style:
humorous, captivating, light, entertaining, semi serious ...
Plot:
rugby, high school, nerd, college campus, domineering mother, teenage life, teenage love, college, university, athlete, friendship, teamwork ...
Place:
south africa, africa
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A tough lady trucker trains her girly best friend to compete in the National Ladies Arm Wrestling Championship.
Style:
entertaining, captivating, semi serious, satirical, feel good
Plot:
female protagonist, rivalry, trucker, competition, self confidence, female friendship, female empowerment, strong female lead, road trip, champion, satire, athlete's life ...
Place:
oklahoma city
Similarity:
74%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Former golf pro directed to serve community service by teaching teenagers to play golf. A kind of "Bad News Bears" meets golf.
Style:
feel good, captivating, semi serious, entertaining, comedy drama ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly
Plot:
golf, community service, youth, teenager, team, teamwork, ambition, golfer, athlete's life, sport team, mentor protege relationship, coach ...
Similarity:
74%
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143
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When one of the foosball team members is injured, a 14-year-old girl takes the champion's place.
Style:
feel good, inspirational, period piece, independent film, lighthearted
Audience:
family friendly, teen drama
Plot:
competition, tournament, championship, perseverance, coming of age, teenager, rivalry, friendship, teamwork, aspiration, body swapping, outsider ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
72%
511
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
On a mission to save his Inglewood community center, Avery Watts enlists a talented basketball player, Shelby, to help him win the grand prize in a street ball tournament. Together, Avery and Shelby challenge local politicians, gangs and their own ...
Style:
uplifting, sincere, feel good, inspirational, captivating ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
believe in yourself, love story, contests and competitions, independence, athlete and trainer, hopes, strongman, life philosophy, name calling, friendship, determination, change of luck ...
Similarity:
72%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
The story of a forty-something rapper considered a boy by his parents and a grandfather by his classmates. They send him to the university to change and he changes everyone else. This is Matusalen's history.
Style:
satirical, captivating, entertaining, feel good, emotional ...
Plot:
generation gap, changing lives, coping, rap, rapper, satire, comedian, personal growth, midlife crisis, identity, self discovery, self esteem ...
Similarity:
72%
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Billy Hoyle and Sidney Deane are an unlikely pair of basketball hustlers. They team up to con their way across the courts of Los Angeles, playing a game that's fast dangerous - and funny.
Style:
entertaining, intense, buddy comedy, talky, funny ...
Plot:
basketball, friendship, buddy, female nudity, buddies, hip hop, black, ghetto, contests and competitions, ambition, rivalry, underdog ...
Time:
90s, year 1992, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, usa, california, venice beach california, new jersey
Similarity:
72%
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Dumped for not knowing how to swim, Little Fish sets out to learn swimming with help from some friends.
Style:
lighthearted, feel good, entertaining, captivating, semi serious ...
Plot:
swimming, teamwork, sport team, satire, rivalry, rivals, athlete and trainer, competitor, contest, athlete's life, coping, determination ...
Similarity:
72%
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
When the Texas Southern Armadillos football team is disqualified for cheating and poor grades, the University is forced to pick from a team that actually goes to school. Will they even win a single game?
Style:
entertaining, light, inspirational, feel good, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, manly, kids, boys' night
Plot:
american football, underdog, football team, college, sport team, football, coach, college dean, teacher student relationship, professor, college football, happy ending ...
Time:
90s, year 1991, 80s
Place:
texas, usa, austin texas, new jersey, california ...
Similarity:
71%
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A comedy centered on a has-been coach who is given a shot at redemption when he's asked to run his local high school's girls basketball team
Style:
humorous, sincere, inspirational, captivating, light ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
basketball, high school, contests and competitions, ex athlete, misfit, youth, sport team, teenage life, hopes, ambition, friends, teenager ...
Time:
year 2009, 21st century
Place:
indiana, usa
Similarity:
71%
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