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Jockey (2021)
2K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
An aging jockey is determined to win one last championship, but his dream is complicated when a young rookie shows up claiming to be his son.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, realistic, melancholic, independent film
Plot:
father son relationship, jockey, horse race, racehorse, character study, relationships, competition, ambition, paternity revealed, horse trainer, athlete's life, legacy, bittersweet, identity crisis, rivalry, healing, underdog, small town life, retiring, horse, equestrian
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Most similar movies to Jockey
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychological, melancholic, captivating and realistic films with plots about intimate, character study, bittersweet, relationships, ambition, father son relationship and redemption mostly in Drama, Romance and Sport genres. Some movies like Jockey: Club Land (2001), The Derby Stallion (2005), 50 to 1 (2014), Asur (2020), In the Summers (2024). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
126
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A father and son work together as agents.
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
father son relationship, relationships, problem, relationship problems, family problems, family relations, life is a bitch, father, father and son, nightclub, family drama, nightlife ...
Time:
turn of the century
Place:
new york
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
An alcoholic former horse-trainer perceives in a fifteen-year-old boy a unique gift of horsemanship and makes it possible for the boy to conceive his dream and pursue it.
Style:
realistic, serious, feel good, touching
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
horse trainer, jockey, friendship, contests and competitions, parents and children, teenage love, self discovery, human spirit, teenage life, against the odds, bullying, youth ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A misfit group of New Mexico cowboys find themselves on the journey of a lifetime when they learn their crooked-footed racehorse qualifies to run in the Kentucky Derby. Based on the true story of Mine That Bird, the cowboys must overcome impossible ...
Style:
realistic, touching, captivating, feel good, exciting ...
Plot:
horse, horse race, racehorse, hopes, against the odds, rivalry, ambition, chases and races, contests and competitions, animal training, fish out of water, horse riding ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new mexico, louisville kentucky
Similarity:
73%
2K
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
Kigan, an artist, decides to create the world's largest Durga idol at Deshbandhu Park in South Kolkata. However, the enmity between friends and bruised egos threaten to destroy his mammoth endeavour.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, emotional, intense ...
Plot:
friendship, sculpture, art, friends, lifestyle, relationships, social problems, life, ambition, betrayal, rivalry, jealousy ...
Place:
kolkata, india
Similarity:
65%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
On a journey that spans the formative years of their lives, two sisters navigate their loving but volatile father during their yearly summer visits to his home in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, reflective, realistic ...
Plot:
sisters, grownups, family drama, family conflict, family love, sibling relationship, coming of age, sister, family relations, kids and family, relationships, father daughter relationship ...
Place:
new mexico
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
An NFL journeyman struggles to deal with life's complexities after his professional career is over.
Style:
realistic, sincere, touching, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
nfl, starting over, self discovery, introspection, love affair, hopes, homecoming, unfulfillment, football, male protagonist, father son relationship, financial difficulty ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A drama about how to let go of our emotional "baggage" and start living in the moment.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, realistic, reflective ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
getting home, self discovery, personal growth, relationships, confronting the past, life is a bitch, elderly man, relationship problems, troubled past, slice of life, friendship, healing ...
Place:
california
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Sheldon's cancer has him navigating around his loving, but very dysfunctional family, providing comic relief as he follows his life's passion for photography. Left at the alter, he begins to realize that he's been in love with his ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, emotional, romantic drama ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, cancer, love story, couples, love and romance, relationships, family relations, relationship problems, couple relations, male female relationship, love interest, eccentric family ...
Similarity:
55%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
On the run and bleeding a young man ends up at a pond house where he meets an old man (Tobin Bell) and holds him hostage in his own home. As the days pass and the secrets about their past are revealed, they learn that they might not have been ...
Style:
psychological, emotional, captivating, disturbing, melancholic ...
Plot:
father son relationship, hostage, father, family secret, estranged father, family relations, change of luck, family problems, parents and children, search for father, fatherhood, character study ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Cole Baird has everything—a beautiful wife, successful career, large home, country club membership and expensive toys. Behind the facade, however, is a man trapped by his surroundings and falling ever behind in the pursuit of his life's ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, contemplative, reflective ...
Plot:
social problems, relationships, problem, male female relationship, love affair, relationship problems, life is a bitch, self discovery, family problems, marital problem, introspection, male protagonist ...
Place:
washington d.c., maryland
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
When Jane fails her final college class, she returns home to her parent's lake house where she comes to terms with the confusing trauma that derailed her senior year.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, reflective, emotional ...
Plot:
female protagonist, lake, trauma, getting home, life is a bitch, character study, coming of age, self discovery, healing, mental health, intimate, acceptance ...
Place:
michigan
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A father-son camping expedition runs aground on misfortune and family secrets.
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, melancholic, reflective
Plot:
father son relationship, family drama, life is a bitch, confronting the past, troubled past, family problems, father and son, father, family relations, tragic past, relationships, bittersweet ...
Similarity:
48%
198
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
The story of a man suffering from mental illness who attempts to rebuild his life.
Style:
realistic, uplifting, sincere, independent film, psychological ...
Plot:
mental illness, redemption, parents and children, starting over, hopes, family relations, friendship, empathy, realism, character study, isolation, independence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
Gu Wentong, a middle-aged food critic, is drifting through the local eateries of vibrant Beijing with his younger photographer colleague Oyang. A divorcé with a 6-year-old daughter and estranged from his father for decades, he is looking for a new ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, reflective, realistic ...
Plot:
father son relationship, estrangement, father, family relations, search for father, family drama, father son reunion, absent father, relationships, estranged father, relationship problems, family reunited ...
Place:
china
Similarity:
46%
137
Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
When an accident temporarily robs her of her voice, Diva J flees to a small deserted village to heal both her mental and physical wounds. Her life changes when she meets and falls in love with the blind Hu Ming, who inspires her to make a comeback. ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, emotional, melancholic
Plot:
dream, singing, comeback, problem, male female relationship, relationships, life is a bitch, relationship problems, glory, female rivalry, pop star, showbiz ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
45%
104
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A young man, Ben Freidman (Scott Wilson) raised by wealthy adoptive Jewish parents in Beverly Hills, decides that he is ready to finally meet his biological parents. He faces disappointment upon learning of the death of his biological mother. His ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, dramatic, melancholic ...
Plot:
parent child relationship, identity, relationships, family relations, foster home, foster child, family problems, life is a bitch, father son relationship, mother son relationship, family life, kids and family ...
Place:
beverly hills
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Five friends get together for a holiday dinner two years after the friend that linked them all passed away. They discover he has left behind his journal, which challenges all their relationships over the course of one evening.
Style:
psychological, christmas special, thrilling, captivating, emotional ...
Plot:
christmas, friendship, grief, christmas dinner, problem, xmas, friends, christmas spirit, reunited friends, christmas season, dinner, group of friends ...
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
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Story:
Nash Brooks, son of an NBA legend, moves to an elite LA high school. The court isn't the only competition he faces.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, fast paced
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
basketball, father son relationship, competition, high school, relationships, problem, family relations, social problems, schoolboy, teenager, athlete and trainer, teenage protagonist ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
44%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
What was once a superlative varsity baseball coach is now a jaded middle-aged man. He and a former student meet and the older man discovers that his now married pupil is afflicted with terminal cancer. Full of regrets of how he once treated the ...
Style:
emotional, psychological, thrilling, captivating, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
baseball, terminal illness, cancer, japanese man, redemption, mortality, bittersweet, fighting illness, guilty conscience, athlete's life, athlete and trainer, problem ...
Similarity:
44%
2K
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
A poignant tale of Kalyanam, a young Koothu artist, struggles to uphold his father’s legacy in traditional folk art amidst rivals suppressions , torn between his love, mothers wishes, societal expectations, and self-doubt in his quest to lead his ...
Style:
poignant, emotional, realistic, melancholic, inspirational
Plot:
legacy, rivalry, identity, father son relationship, self doubt, village life, dance, resistance, ambition, small town, competition, community ...
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Shota came to Tokyo to become an actor but has a side hustle in petty crime. On a trip back to his hometown in Wakayama he meets Takara, who is being assaulted by her father just sprung from prison. Soon they pair up and hit the road to escape.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, captivating, thrilling, emotional ...
Plot:
retirement home, problem, relationships, male female relationship, love story, life is a bitch, actor's life, love interest, actor, couple relations, love affair, escape ...
Similarity:
41%
88
Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium, France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Ethan, 20, becomes an apprentice jockey in a racing stable. He discovers a talent, a passion, and begins to dream of a better future. But among the jockeys, places are hard to come by and competition is fierce. Out of a hundred lads, only one will ...
Style:
inspirational, emotional, tense
Plot:
horse race, jockey, coming of age, determination, personal growth, youth, passion, perseverance, ambition, competition, underdog, sacrifice ...
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
An estranged father and son spend the day ambling around a cemetery, wandering the wilderness, searching for family, and stumbling through disharmony and heartache.
Style:
melancholic, atmospheric, dramatic, serious, harsh ...
Plot:
father son relationship, son, father, father and son, cemetery, character study, estrangement, family drama, family relations, alienation, parents and children, estranged son ...
Similarity:
39%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Cliff Raines is an up-and-coming actor who struggles with living a lonely life in Los Angeles. In his time between roles, he finds comfort in alcohol and his new found relationship with a young woman with similar baggage to his.
Style:
independent film, melancholic, realistic, existential
Plot:
character study, isolation, loneliness, intimate, slice of life, alcoholism, showbiz, self destructing, identity crisis, bittersweet, urban, personal growth ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Two strangers - Ruth, a burn unit nurse and Conrad, a shipyard worker - cross paths over a strange weekend in Seattle.
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, emotional, independent film ...
Plot:
dreaming, nurse, problem, bonding, character study, redemption, empathy, heroism, intimate, blue collar, slice of life, second chance ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: South Korea
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Grand Prix" covers the world of horse racing, centered around the romance between a male horse jockey and a female horse jockey. Seo Joo-Hee (Kim Tae-Hee) is an ambitious equestrian who loses her beloved horse in a racing accident and also ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, romantic drama, emotional ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
horse race, jockey, equestrian, female protagonist, woman riding a horse, girl horse relationship, horse, comeback, problem, athlete's life, athlete and trainer, coping ...
Time:
year 2010
Place:
jeju island, south korea
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A story about a young jockey dreaming of a sports career. These dreams culminate in the most important event in Poland — The Great Warsaw Race. Krzysiek enters the horse-racing world with the naivety of a novice and enthusiast. Only after some ...
Style:
emotional, inspirational, tense, melancholic, ambiguous ending ...
Plot:
corruption, horse race, jockey, coming of age, sacrifice, moral dilemma, ambition, moral corruption, character study, underdog, betrayal, idealism ...
Place:
poland, warsaw poland
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Dylan Derringer, a lonely dentist in Florida, is confronted by a figure from the past bringing news that sends him on an eventful and ultimately life-altering journey of discovery.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, poignant, emotional ...
Plot:
self discovery, loneliness, character study, personal growth, relationships, haunted by the past, changing lives, relationship problems, lifestyle, male female relationship, lifestyle change, husband wife relationship ...
Place:
florida
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Three beautiful aspiring actresses embark on a mission to break into the competitive Los Angeles acting scene only to discover the road leading to stardom comes at a price.
Style:
psychological, captivating, sincere, touching, emotional ...
Plot:
longing, hollywood, ambition, showbiz, price of fame, actress, female friendship, down on your luck, rising to stardom, glory, life is a bitch, mishap ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
An abused, former orphan living in San Francisco returns to New York to reconnect with the love of his life and understand how his past has shaped his future. It's a semi-autobiographical work based on the book of the same name originally ...
Style:
emotional, psychological, realistic, independent film, semi autobiographical ...
Plot:
character study, trauma, foster home, male protagonist, lost love, introspection, identity, literary, memory, urban, intimate, self discovery ...
Place:
new york, san francisco
Similarity:
36%
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