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Side Games (2018)
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Original name: Todo por el Juego
Genre: Drama, Sport, Thriller
Country: Spain
TV show
Story:
The series focuses on businessman Mariano Hidalgo, who takes charge of the management of the modest Club Deportivo Leones. This second division team is in decline and Hidalgo will try to avoid his descent. This challenge serves to bring to light the idiosyncrasy of an industry of which the public only knows its surface. You will have a very complete vision about the football business, which will be exposed throughout the series.
Style:
tense, psychological, captivating, disturbing, intense
Plot:
soccer, football, ambition, football team, businessman, business, football player, direction and purpose, problem, aspiration, sport team, soccer coach, ambitious, business partner, realism, corruption, moral ambiguity, fan culture, behind the scenes, betrayal, rivalry, loyalty, greed, economist, celebrity culture ...
Time:
2010s, contemporary
Place:
spain, europe
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Most similar movies to Side Games
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, psychological, tense and disturbing films and TV series with plots about ambition, football, soccer, athlete's life, sport team, rivalry and athlete and trainer mostly in Drama, Sport and Thriller genres. Some movies like Side Games: Inside Edge (2017), 21 Thunder (2017), The Academy (2024), The Fix (2017), Home Ground (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Inside Edge is the story of the Mumbai Mavericks, a T20 cricket franchise playing in the PowerPlay League. Set in a landscape of conflicting interests, where selfishness is almost a virtue, where sex, money, and power are mere means to an end, ...
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
cricket, scandal, ambition, manipulation, money, game, intrigue, business, sport team, problem, greed, businessman ...
Place:
mumbai india
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 44 min.
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Story:
The story of the Montreal Thunder U21 (under-21) team, following the team's star players on and off the field. A story of love, crime, race, sex and athletic glory, at its core the series is about how a group of players and coaches unite as ...
Style:
sexy, captivating, disturbing, psychological
Plot:
soccer, football team, ambitious, direction and purpose, athlete's life, football player, ambition, grownups, desire for fame, follow your dream, relationships, athlete and trainer ...
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Spain
Duration: 50 min.
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Story:
The Academy is the training center of Apolo FC, one of the best soccer clubs in the world, where boys and girls fight for a shared dream: to succeed in the first team. Adrian, captain of the boys' youth team and son of a former club legend, ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, multicultural
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
football team, football, soccer, ambition, inequality, rivalry, youth, academy, women's football (soccer), athlete and trainer, soccer coach, teamwork ...
Similarity:
94%
124
Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands
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Story:
Lured by a world where money buys everything, a star footballer falls into the world of corruption and match fixing.
Style:
disturbing, suspense, captivating, psychological, crime drama ...
Plot:
soccer, football, fixed match, football team, athlete's life, football player, corruption, money, lifestyle change, conspiracy, soccer match, criminal underworld ...
Place:
russia, italy
Similarity:
93%
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Norway
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
When a newly promoted football club lose their trainer just before the start of the league season, a female, Helena Mikkelsen, gets the historic chance to coach the team, even before an ambitious retired professional.
Style:
inspirational, realistic, captivating, psychological, emotional ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
football, small town, rivalry, soccer, new job, mother daughter relationship, sexism, contests and competitions, female empowerment, coaching, sport team, chance ...
Similarity:
87%
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: Hong Kong
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Story:
Kung Fu Soccer is a Hong Kong television drama series that aired on TVB from December 6, 2004 to January 9, 2005.
Style:
captivating, tense, exciting
Plot:
football team, soccer, football player, martial arts, sport team, contests and competitions, soccer coach, escapades, kung fu master, football, ambition, master warrior ...
Similarity:
85%
676
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A determined woman works to rid an Argentine soccer club of the violent crime and corruption surrounding its intense fanbase.
Style:
tense, political, crime drama, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
soccer, violence, female protagonist, corruption, football, football team, mafia, gang, rivalry, determination, teamwork, ambition ...
Place:
argentina, buenos aires argentina
Similarity:
84%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
At the iconic Hackney Marshes in East London, Lea Valley Rangers take to the field in a game they must-win against Forest Road Athletic. If they can pull it off, they'll win the league, their first opportunity in living memory.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, tense, inspirational
Plot:
soccer, football, game, passion, ambition, football team, football player, ambitious, soccer match, playing football, determination, realism ...
Similarity:
83%
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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:
82%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Colombia
Duration: 77 min.
TV show
Story:
A story, between reality and fiction, that recreates everything Carlos 'El Pibe' Valderrama (Edgar Vittorino), Freddy Rincón (Antonio Jiménez), José René Higuita (Jhon Alex Castillo) and Faustino Hernán Asprilla (Omar Murillo) had to ...
Style:
disturbing, thought provoking, psychological, captivating
Plot:
ambition, soccer, football, athlete's life, direction and purpose, lifestyle, football player, desire for fame, professional sports, soccer coach, athlete and trainer, aspiration ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
colombia, south america
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Explore the world of AAU basketball in the nation’s capital, and the players, their families and coaches who walk the fine line between dreams and ambition, and opportunism and corruption.
Style:
thought provoking, psychological, captivating, disturbing, realistic ...
Plot:
basketball, basketball player, athlete's life, professional rivalry, direction and purpose, athlete and trainer, basketball team, sport team, following a dream, family problems, aspiration, lifestyle ...
Place:
usa
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Drama, Sport, Thriller
Country: Italy, Germany
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Story:
Teenage obsessions clash with the brutal pressures of competitive training, when a team of young gymnasts compete in an elite tournament. Friendships are tested, rivalries flare, and some will do anything to win.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, emotional, intense ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
gymnastics, adolescence, gymnast, snow, team, sport team, athlete's life, professional rivalry, professional sports, competitor, women, athlete and trainer ...
Similarity:
79%
Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
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Story:
The 2008 financial crisis swept the whole world. Ambitious businessman Leo Ho Tin-sang seizes the opportunity to take over the corporation of Hong Kong's wealthiest man, Fong Chung-yam, but is blocked by businessman Cheuk Kai-tong. Leo holds a ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, family saga, suspenseful ...
Plot:
financial crisis, ambition, businessman, revenge, power struggle, business rivalry, problem, ambitious, crisis, greed, betrayal, scheming ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
79%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Spain
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Diego has just been voted best young player in Europe and at the age of 20 he is on his way to making his team, Atlético de Madrid, champions of La Liga. But his impulsive and conflictive character makes the club, fed up with his excesses, hire ...
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, realistic, inspirational ...
Plot:
soccer, football, life, changing lives, athlete's life, athlete and trainer, soccer coach, problem, sports man, playing football, football player, lifestyle change ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
madrid
Similarity:
78%
23
Genre: Sport
Country: India, UK
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Two brothers fight the odds to make their fathers dream come true and they lose much more in the bargain. The film is on street soccer where every kid dreams to be a Messi and to live the dream they are willing to go beyond the distance.
Style:
captivating, psychological, disturbing
Plot:
soccer, soccer fan, direction and purpose, teenage life, rivalry, follow your dream, athlete and trainer, dream, aspiration, athlete's life, teenager, ambition ...
Similarity:
78%
349
Genre: Drama, Sport, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Starting over at a new high school is a challenge for former soccer team captain Cameron, especially when faced with a new coach who has a deadly vendetta and refuses to play by the rules.
Style:
captivating, thrilling
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
football team, soccer, competitor, athlete and trainer, athlete's life, women's football (soccer), soccer coach, sport team, problem, female protagonist, football player, playing football ...
Similarity:
77%
188
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Jada is an upcoming Indian Tamil language sports drama film written and directed by Kumaran on his directorial debut. The film stars Kathir and newcomer Roshini in the lead roles, while Kishore and Yogi Babu play supporting roles.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, motivational, inspirational ...
Plot:
football, ambition, soccer, teamwork, athlete's life, sport team, coping, soccer coach, playing football, football team, football player, resilience ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
77%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story:
A story of young people who make their start in the Dongdaemun market and try to succeed as world-class designers.
Style:
tense, psychological, disturbing, captivating
Plot:
ambition, fashion, fashion designer, businessman, love triangle, design, problem, life is a bitch, fashion industry, business, haute couture, fashion model ...
Place:
seoul
Similarity:
77%
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97
Genre: Drama
Country: South Africa
TV show
Story:
'The business end' of soccer as seen through the eyes of a fierce, mercurial football agent, wrestling with a fatal secret he buried six years ago, on the brink of breaking big or losing everything.
Style:
captivating, dramatic, exciting, serious, intense ...
Plot:
soccer, agent, sports agent, love, dancing, flashback, football, professional sports, ex athlete, ex football player, secret past, past life ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
africa
Similarity:
77%
751
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
One football match on a dirt pitch near Rome becomes a day of reckoning as a young player, his coach and their team's owner wrestle internal demons.
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, psychological, tension ...
Plot:
football, ambition, football team, soccer match, championship, redemption, soccer, athlete's life, intrigue, changing lives, soccer coach, sport team ...
Place:
rome italy
Similarity:
76%
Genre: Sport
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
From the classroom to the locker room to the kick-off each week, viewers are transported behind-the-scenes, beyond the field and into the lives of these student athletes as they compete throughout the season. Go deep inside the world of a Division ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, motivational
Plot:
college football, american football, football team, high school football, notre dame cathedral, behind the scenes, sport team, rugby, soccer coach, american football player, athlete and trainer, rugby player ...
Similarity:
76%
355
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
TV show
Story:
A young journalist is forced into a life of crime to save his father and family in this series based on the novel by Miguel Sáez Carral.
Style:
tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot:
friendship, getting home, father son relationship, working class, family drama, society, father son reunion, social relations, friends, reunited friends, family reunited, social problems ...
Place:
madrid
Similarity:
76%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
The day before Almedal Week begins, Minister of Business Affairs David Ehrling receives a call from Prime Minister Elvira Kropp. She explains that she intends to resign and that in connection with a press conference she wants to "point ...
Style:
suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, psychological, political ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
ambition, politics, political intrigue, power struggle, power politics, political activism, political unrest, political leader, political campaign, intrigue, political candidate, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
76%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, Argentina
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
An ambitious soccer referee ends up handling a crucial match between two small Sardinian teams
Style:
disturbing, captivating, tension, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
soccer, referee, football, football team, corruption, sport team, judge, athlete's life, football player, injustice, rivalry, playing football ...
Place:
sardinia
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Thailand
Duration: 80 min.
TV show
Story:
Karnkaew, a girl studying in the province Bangkok. She can upgrade herself to a higher class when she gets an income as a courtesan. Her best friend is Chala, an unambitious girl who works as waitress to paid her credit fee. Karnkaew goes out with ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, captivating, tense, romantic
Plot:
female protagonist, poverty, country girl, obsession, desire, ambition, class conflict, urban, social climbing, materialism, prostitution, social problems ...
Place:
bangkok thailand, thailand
Similarity:
75%
150
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story:
A business drama about mergers and acquisitions between companies. When Kim Do Hyun passes the bar exam at the top of his class, he's offered a dream job as top aide to Yoo In Hye, daughter to one of the richest and most powerful men in South ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, dorama, suspense, disturbing ...
Plot:
greed, business, money, corporate greed, power struggle, ambition, relationship problems, relationships, male female relationship, escapades, money problems, lawyer ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
south korea, seoul, korea
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Argentina
TV show
Story:
This gritty dramatization of the life of Carlos Tevez shows his rise to soccer stardom amid the harrowing conditions in Argentina's Fuerte Apache.
Style:
exciting, inspirational, sentimental, sincere, thought provoking ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
soccer, athlete's life, football player, football, soccer coach, sport team, football team, sporting event, playing football, rise to the top, professional sports, prodigy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
argentina, latin america
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Iceland
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Every year, on a large island just outside of Iceland, there is a huge football tournament for kids. Ten-year-old Jón and his team go to compete, but he will have to grow up faster than expected, both on and off the pitch.
Style:
satirical, disturbing, captivating
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
soccer, friendship, football team, playing football, sport team, athlete's life, soccer match, football player, high school football, competitor, teenage life, athlete and trainer ...
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Russia
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Contemporary Russia. After he flubs a penalty kick, a humiliated national soccer player quits the game. He flees to a small town, where he decides to coach their local team.
Style:
exciting, captivating, emotional, inspirational, psychological ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
coach, football player, soccer coach, football team, playing football, soccer, athlete and trainer, professional sports, athlete, soccer match, sporting event, redemption ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
moscow russia, russia
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain, USA
TV show
Story:
Alejandro Montecristo is a mysterious figure who bursts into the public eye and raises concerns amongst the world’s elite because the origin of his fortune and his past are unknown.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, captivating, thrilling, tense ...
Plot:
female nudity, money, secrets, social problems, problem, business and finance, puzzle, secret, advanced technology, technology, riddles and clues, big business ...
Similarity:
74%
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