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The Fire Inside (2024)
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Claressa Shields, a high school junior from Flint, Michigan, aided by her tough-love coach, Jason Crutchfield, pushes past all limitations to become the first American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing. But even at the pinnacle of success, Claressa has to reckon with the fact that not all dreams are created equal, and the real fight has only just begun.
Plot:
boxing, teenage girl, child abuse, olympic athlete, female boxing, biopic, teenager, martial arts, boxer, life, gold, coach, career, african american, journey, olympics, competition, professional, teenage pregnancy, young girl, tournament, female protagonist, athlete, arena, black ...
Time:
2010s, year 2012, 21st century
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, inspirational, realistic and psychological films with plots about athlete, based on real people, olympics, biopic, life, athlete's life and journey mostly in Biography, Drama and Sport genres. Some movies like The Fire Inside: Young Woman and the Sea (2024), Gold (2024), 3 Heroines (2016), Gholamreza Takhti (2019), Zero to Hero (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA, Hungary, Italy, UK, France
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
This is the extraordinary true story of Trudy Ederle, the first woman to successfully swim the English Channel. Through the steadfast support of her older sister and supportive trainers, she overcame adversity and the animosity of a patriarchal ...
Style:
motivational, powerful, inspirational
Plot:
sister, swimming, skinny dipping, competition, male nudity, based on real people, swimmer, women in sport, biopic, pride, wedding, new york yankees ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century, year 1914
Place:
english channel, new jersey, paris france, england, coney island brooklyn new york city ...
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100%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Cheah Liek Hou is a prodigious badminton player but discovers that he is afflicted with brachial plexus paralysis. Undeterred by this setback, he joins the ranks of disabled badminton players. When the Paralympic Games announce the inclusion of ...
Plot:
coach, athlete, medal, disability, badminton, olympics, olympic athlete, biopic, death of father, young boy, teenager, motorcycle ...
Time:
year 1992, 2020s, 20th century, 90s, year 1996 ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Three Indonesian women break records by becoming the first of their nation to medal in archery at the Seoul Olympics in the summer of 1988.
Style:
indonesian
Plot:
olympics, archery, based on real people, target, woman, girl, training, coach, winning, father, love, journey ...
Time:
year 1988, 80s
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30%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Iran
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The story of life of Gholam Reza Takhti from his childhood till adulthood, his matches and finally his death.
Plot:
athlete, child, olympics, tournament, chief, silver, competition, wrestling, childhood, life, coach, based on real people ...
Time:
60s, 1930s, 1950s, year 1939, year 1956 ...
Place:
iran
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Biopic tribute to So Wa Wai, Hong Kong's first Paralympic athlete to win gold. Even if you start at a disadvantage, you can still be first across the finish line.
Style:
iconic
Plot:
athlete, athletics, disability, biopic, mother, strong female lead, journey, silver, gold, heroes, career, medal ...
Time:
year 2012, 90s, year 1996, year 2008, year 2000 ...
Place:
atlanta georgia, london, sydney australia, beijing china
Similarity:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Fueled by an impoverished childhood, George Foreman channeled his anger into becoming an Olympic Gold medalist and World Heavyweight Champion, followed by a near-death experience that took him from the boxing ring to the pulpit. But when he sees his ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, inspirational
Plot:
boxing, boxer, boxing match, boxing champion, olympics, preacher, boxing trainer, champion, title bout, prizefighter, athlete's life, middle aged ...
Time:
70s, 60s, 80s, year 1968, year 1967
Place:
texas
Similarity:
27%
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 ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
In the fall of 1950, Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton forever changed the game of basketball when he entered the NBA. The story of the first African American to land a contract to play in the NBA.
Style:
harsh, exciting, captivating, dramatic, sincere ...
Plot:
basketball, african american, basketball player, african american protagonist, professional sports, african american man, game, sports man, professional athlete, black, basketball coach, based on real people ...
Time:
50s, 1950s, year 1950
Similarity:
24%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
From war-torn Syria to the 2016 Rio Olympics, two young sisters embark on a risky voyage, putting their hearts and their swimming skills to heroic use.
Style:
inspirational, touching, heartfelt, beautiful, extraordinary
Plot:
boat, biopic, swimming, survival, hardcore, olympics, motivation, journey, boy, career, city, swimmer ...
Time:
2010s, year 2015, year 2016, year 2011
Place:
syria, berlin germany
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: South Korea
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A look at the Korean women's handball team and their journey to the 2004 Summer Olympics. Their path was far from flowery, and they must overcome many obstacles before they can head over to compete.
Style:
captivating
Plot:
handball, female athlete, coach, team, female protagonist, sport team, athlete and trainer, athlete's life, direction and purpose, aspiration, friendship, friends ...
Time:
2000s, year 2004
Similarity:
23%
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:
23%
3K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
The story of Mike Tyson. From his early days as a 12 year old amateur with a powerful punch, to the undisputed title of "Heavyweight Champion of the World", and ultimately to his conviction for rape. The story of his turbulent life moves ...
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, sincere
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
boxer, boxing, rags to riches, athlete's life, biopic, african american, professional sports, strength, muscleman, bare chested male, world champion, professional athlete ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
23%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Pakistan
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
This film covers the story of this Legend's journey from homeless child in the streets of Layari,Karachi to become Olympian for his country PAKISTAN.
Style:
inspirational, realistic, emotional, dramatic, historical drama
Plot:
boxing, olympics, biopic, perseverance, determination, ambition, courage, poverty, sports history, urban, legacy, working class ...
Time:
80s, year 1988
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Story about 1998 Nagano Olympic ski jump team competition, where Japan won a gold medal.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, entertaining, dramatic, serious ...
Plot:
athlete, olympics, competition, sporting event, professional athlete, team, winter sports, sports man, professional sports, sport competition, ski, sport team ...
Time:
year 1998, 90s
Similarity:
23%
343
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
This is the life story of Babe Didrikson Zaharias, one of the greatest athletes of the 20th century, from her early Texas tomboy days to her Gold Medal triumphs at the 1932 Olympics, her remarkable career as a champion golfer, her fulfilling ...
Style:
motivational, emotional, period drama
Plot:
golf, olympics, biopic, sexism, track and field, female athlete, cancer, determination, perseverance, inspiration, competition, female empowerment ...
Time:
1930s, year 1932
Place:
texas
Similarity:
23%
9K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, Greece
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
After emigrating to Greece from Nigeria, Vera and Charles Antetokounmpo struggled to survive and provide for their five children, while living under the daily threat of deportation. Desperate to obtain Greek citizenship but undermined by a system ...
Style:
captivating, realistic, disturbing, psychological, feel good
Audience:
kids
Plot:
basketball, basketball player, biopic, career, basketball team, professional, champion, professional sports, athlete's life, immigrant, sport team, direction and purpose ...
Time:
year 2007, year 2004, 90s, 2000s, 2010s ...
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Panama, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.
Style:
realistic, captivating, period piece, exciting, tense ...
Plot:
boxing, boxer, boxing match, sex scene, bare breasts, fight, rags to riches, contests and competitions, athlete's life, athlete and trainer, ambition, martial arts ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1980, year 2016, 70s ...
Place:
panama
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Set in 1965, Pep is living in relative obscurity in his hometown of Hartford. Amidst personal troubles, and with the need to earn, Pep, at the age of 42, makes a stunning return to the ring
Style:
thrilling, captivating, realistic, psychological, emotional ...
Plot:
boxing, biopic, boxer, based on real people, comeback, character study, social problems, family relations, life is a bitch, family problems, marital problem, athlete's life ...
Time:
60s, year 1964, 20th century
Place:
connecticut
Similarity:
22%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: South Korea
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A rousing tale of the Korean athletes who ran the 1947 Boston International Marathon, the first international marathon held since World War II.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, period piece, road movie ...
Plot:
athlete, marathon, running, problem, sport competition, runner, track and field, competition, ambition, professional rivalry, japanese occupation of korea, based on real people ...
Time:
1940s, year 1936, 1930s, 20th century, year 1947
Place:
korea
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
The inspirational story of World Champion Boxer Vinny Pazienza, who after a near fatal car crash, which left him not knowing if he'd ever walk again, made one of sports most incredible comebacks.
Style:
realistic, rough, exciting, serious, inspirational ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
boxing, underdog, comeback, boxer, passion, hopes, training, car accident, car rollover, rivalry, adaptation, fight ...
Time:
year 1988
Place:
rhode island, boston, new york, las vegas
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Sport
Country: Turkey
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
From defecting to the Olympics, an underdog weightlifter powers through adversity to raise up his community in this biopic of Naim Süleymanoğlu.
Style:
captivating, thought provoking, psychological, inspirational, iconic
Plot:
weightlifting, migration, olympics, real life, assimilation, tournament, athlete, communism, muslim, rivalry, athlete's life, contests and competitions ...
Time:
year 1992, year 1996, 80s, 90s, year 1988
Place:
atlanta georgia, barcelona, athens greece, balkan, bulgaria ...
Similarity:
21%
44K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Canada, Germany, France, UK, USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Based on the incredible true story of Jesse Owens, the legendary athletic superstar whose quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf ...
Style:
factual, political, feel good, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
racism, track and field, olympics, african american, nazi, racial discrimination, athlete, racial segregation, nazi germany, politics, biopic, world war two ...
Time:
year 1936, 1930s, year 1933, 20th century
Place:
berlin germany, germany, ohio, usa, cleveland ohio
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
The 16-year-old Ukrainian figure skater (Monica Keena) overcomes personal tragedies to become the 1994 Olympic gold medalist.
Style:
inspirational, motivational, emotional, intense, dramatic ...
Plot:
figure skating, olympics, competition, female athlete, biopic, resilience, perseverance, underdog, coming of age, skating, winter olympics, sacrifice ...
Time:
90s
Place:
ukraine, eastern europe
Similarity:
20%
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110K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
In 1964, a brash, new pro boxer, fresh from his Olympic gold medal victory, explodes onto the scene: Cassius Clay. Bold and outspoken, he cuts an entirely new image for African Americans in sport with his proud public self-confidence and his ...
Style:
sincere, thought provoking, uplifting, touching, motivational ...
Plot:
boxing, muslim, african american, racism, civil rights, biopic, friendship, black history, roman empire, boxer, politics, islam ...
Time:
70s, year 2001, 60s, year 1964, year 1974 ...
Place:
africa, nigeria, usa, louisville kentucky
Similarity:
20%
2K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: China
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
After 12 years, the Chinese women's volleyball team again reached the Olympic final. The ups and downs of the Chinese women's volleyball team for more than three decades have slowly spread away.
Style:
disturbing, captivating, suspenseful, suspense, period piece ...
Plot:
volleyball, team, friendship, motivation, athlete and trainer, athlete's life, friendship between girls, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, champion, olympics, spirit, coach ...
Time:
20th century, year 2016, year 1981, year 2008, 2010s ...
Place:
china
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
The film follows the life of famous 1970s runner Steve Prefontaine from his youth days in Oregon to the University of Oregon where he worked with the legendary coach Bill Bowerman, later to Olympics in Munich and his early death at 24 in a car crash.
Style:
inspirational, sincere, factual, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
runner, olympics, track and field, running, death of protagonist, car crash, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, athlete, coach, athlete's life, lifestyle, hopes ...
Time:
year 1998, 70s, 20th century, 60s, year 1970 ...
Place:
munich germany, oregon, usa, finland, helsinki finland
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
The triumphant underdog story of the University of Washington men's rowing team, who stunned the world by winning gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
Style:
captivating, historical drama
Plot:
olympics, lake, competition, athletic training, team, boat, flashback, based on real people, race, racing, tournament, crew ...
Time:
1930s, year 1936, 20th century
Place:
berlin germany, new york state, washington state, seattle
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
A fast-break series chronicling the professional and personal lives of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, one of sports’ most revered and dominant dynasties — a team that defined an era, both on and off the court.
Style:
captivating, psychological, dark comedy, black comedy
Plot:
basketball, basketball player, basketball team, tournament, professional, career, trophy, coach, winning, athlete's life, sport team, male nudity ...
Time:
80s, 90s, year 1980, year 1991
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
20%
7K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A drama inspired by the life of heavyweight boxer Chuck Wepner.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, thought provoking, f word
Plot:
boxing, boxer, husband wife relationship, waitress, boxing match, rising to stardom, historical figure, changing lives, historical character, athlete's life, fight, boxing champion ...
Time:
70s, 60s, year 1975, year 1974, year 1954
Place:
new jersey
Similarity:
19%
44K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Athlete Diana Nyad sets out at 60 to achieve a nearly impossible lifelong dream: to swim from Cuba to Florida across more than 100 miles of open ocean.
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, inspirational, absurd ...
Plot:
swimming, lesbian, life, based on real people, career, marathon, female athlete, water, athlete's life, athlete, professional athlete, pedophile ...
Time:
2010s, year 1989, year 2012, year 2010, year 1964 ...
Place:
cuba, key west florida, havana cuba, florida, los angeles ...
Similarity:
19%
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