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Plot Summary:
The life story of Terry Evanshen, a Canadian Football League star who fell into a coma after a fatal car accident. When he wakes up, he has no recollection of his family or anything else in his life.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 373
Genere: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
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Starfish (2016)
Plot Summary:
Based on the real story of Tom and Nicola Ray from Rutland. Their perfect life is totally ruined in a single moment after Tom had developed sepsis. While her husband was in coma, Nicola gave birth to their second child on the other side of the same hospital. Within a matter of days, sepsis would rob Tom of both his arms and legs, and left his face severely disfigured. As an ordinary man, Tom never put himself at risk — he just woke up two months later in a nightmare, a face-off quadruple amputee... This incredible story of survival shows what can be overcome when love is unconditional.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 709
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: inspirational, touching, children's story
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A Child's Wish (1997)
Plot Summary:
A family discovers their youngest daughter has cancer. But the real struggle has yet to start.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 329
Genere: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
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Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher (1989)
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Narcissistic Saskatchewan Tory politician Colin Thatcher is engaged in a bitter divorce from his wife Jo-Ann. When a series of court rulings over the divorce go against him, Thatcher decides a more drastic solution is needed - murder! A series of attempts on Jo-Ann's life follow, most of which don't succeed. Finally one does, and the arrogant Thatcher believes he is above the law and immune to prosecution. But his arrogance proves to be his undoing, as Crown Counsel Serge Kujawa builds a case against this psychopathic monster for 1st-degree murder - charging that Thatcher hired someone to kill his wife. The true story of one of the most disturbing stories of murder-for-hire in Canada. - IMDb.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 151
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 156 min
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After Thomas (2006)
Plot Summary:
Television film adaptation of the true story ("A Friend Like Henry" by Nuala Gardner) of a young autistic boy and his extraordinary friendship with his dog, Thomas.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 647
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: captivating, motivational, entertaining
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Marinette (2023)
Plot Summary:
Based on the biography Ne jamais rien lâcher, the script traces the career of Marinette Pichon over three decades. Born in 1975, she was the pioneer of French women's football and one of the greatest stars of that sport in the world. A prodigy discovered at the age of five, she went on to become the first French player to make a career in the United States (men/women combined) and the record holder for the number of goals and selections for the French team (men/women combined). From her childhood, ravaged by an alcoholic and violent father, to the American dream (she was crowned best player and best scorer in the prestigious US league in 2002 and 2003 and "Most Valuable Player" in 2003), via her career with the French team, Marinette paints the portrait of a kid from a working-class background who was not destined for such an extraordinary career path.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 202
Genere: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: France
Duration: 95 min
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Stars (2017)
Plot Summary:
A story of passion, rivalry, love, and friendship. Jan Banas, acclaimed Silesian football player of the 1960s and 1970s, struggles to makes his dreams come true on and off the field. Stars is the story of a great love between young people torn by passion and ambition.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 342
Genere: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Poland
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: serious, captivating, suspense, realistic, semi autobiographical
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Dawn! (1979)
Plot Summary:
Dawn! is a 1979 Australian sports biopic about the three-time Olympic gold medallist swimmer Dawn Fraser.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 68
Genere: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Australia
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: independent film
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The Ghosts of Dickens' Past (1998)
Plot Summary:
In the 19th century, young Charles Dickens is a promising young writer who is obsessed with material success in his career. His misguided priorities are soon challenged when he encounters a mysterious little girl. That girl takes Dickens on a strange and moving journey in which he is shown the future he could have if he doesn't change his ways and, more importantly, he is shown a better purpose for his writing as a way of speaking for the oppressed who need his help. It is these events and lessons that would inspire Dickens to write an extraordinary Christmas tale that would become his greatest work, A Christmas Carol.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 119
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Barnum (1986)
Plot Summary:
The amazing biography of legendary circus impresario and unparalleled showman, P.T. Barnum.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 230
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags:
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Gross Misconduct: The Life of Brian Spencer (1993)
Plot Summary:
A look into the life of troubled former hockey player Brian Spencer, who got into problems both on the ice and off because of his temper. The film also has a close focus on Spencer's father, and shows how he influenced Brian's life both before and after his death.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 288
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: erotic
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The Sheldon Kennedy Story (1999)
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Alberta (Canada) rural farm-boy Sheldon Kennedy feels abused by dad when punished for poor performances compared to big brother Troy. being recruited for professional ice-hockey at age 14 seems an ideal way out, straight to a party animal's good life. Yet after a Vegas marriage with Jana and hearing she's pregnant, Sheldon breaks down and tells her what's eating at him for years: coach Graham James, whoa arranged for him to be transferred each time James was, sexually abused Sheldon, who fears to be laughed away as a queer and loose his only career avenue if he goes public.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 129
Genere: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration:
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Babs (2017)
Plot Summary:
This is the story of Dame Barbara Windsor, the Cockney kid with a dazzling smile and talent to match. Preparing to perform in the theatre one cold evening in 1993, the cheeky, chirpy blonde Babs recounts the people and events that have shaped her life and career over fifty years from 1943 to 1993. She contemplates her lonely childhood and WWII evacuation, her decision to go from Barbara Ann Deeks to Barbara Windsor - inspired by the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, her complicated relationship with her father, her doomed marriage to Ronnie Knight, capturing the attention of Joan Littlewood and becoming the blonde bombshell in the Carry On films. Babs, ever the consummate professional, never lets her fans down whatever her personal anguish and steps on the stage to rapturous applause.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 649
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, exciting, tense, touching, captivating
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Crazy Canucks (2004)
Plot Summary:
Based on the book White Circus by Ken Read, this is the story of the Canadian skiing legends that became the first North Americans to crack the Euro dominated World Cup Circuit in 1975.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 133
Genere: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, uplifting, captivating
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A Life for Football (2014)
Plot Summary:
The story of former Bayern Munich president Kurt Landauer, a Bavarian jew ousted by the National Socialists and brought to the concentration camp of Dachau, where he survived to come back and start to rebuild his old club after World War II.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 228
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, Sport
Country: Germany
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, tense, suspense, thought provoking, captivating
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Chuck (2016)
Plot Summary:
A drama inspired by the life of heavyweight boxer Chuck Wepner.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: thought provoking, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Looking for Alexander (2004)
Plot Summary:
Disturbing and violent memories haunt a man after he emerges from a lengthy coma.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 778
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: psychological, atmospheric, captivating, suspenseful, mind bending, clever, serious, realistic, stylized
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Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story (1981)
Plot Summary:
The life and death of the "Playboy" centerfold model/actress Dorothy Stratten.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 667
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
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Waking Up Wally: The Walter Gretzky Story (2005)
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As a coach and mentor, Walter Gretzky was instrumental in nurturing the talent of his son, hockey great Wayne Gretzky. So it came as an ironic tragedy when in 1991, just days after his 53rd birthday, Walter suffered a debilitating stroke that left him with no memory of his son's hockey career or his own role in Wayne's achievements.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 145
Genere: Biography, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: touching, sentimental, serious, captivating, realistic, crying
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Swimming Upstream (2003)
Plot Summary:
A young man aspiring for recognition of his talents battles against his estranged father's sentiment towards him as the father deals with his own demons.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: uplifting, sentimental, sincere, touching, serious, realistic, crying
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Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn (1989)
Plot Summary:
The supposed story of superstar Marilyn Monroe's death...as told by a "friend" of hers. Watch flashbacks from "Goodbye Norma Jean" as it leads up to the night when Marilyn Monroe died.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 78
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, independent film, cult film
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Maradona, the Hand of God (2007)
Plot Summary:
Dramatizing of the many shocking highs and lows of Argentine soccer hero Diego Maradona, an extraordinary athlete and arguably the greatest player in the history of the sport.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 723
Genere: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Italy, Argentina
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: realistic, uplifting, sentimental, sincere, serious
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Phantom Punch (2008)
Plot Summary:
From his discovery by a priest while serving time at the Missouri State Penitentiary to the infamous 'Phantom Punch' by Cassius Clay which effectively ended his career, the movie spans the years from 1950 to Liston's mysterious and untimely death in 1971.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 837
Genere: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: rough, captivating, realistic, sincere, serious, emotional, gloomy
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The Terry Fox Story (1983)
Plot Summary:
The true story about the Canadian cancer amputee hero who decided to run across Canada on only one leg to raise money for cancer research.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 707
Genere: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: sad, sentimental, sincere, uplifting, touching, feel good, serious, captivating, emotional, realistic
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Heart Like a Wheel (1983)
Plot Summary:
Shirley Muldowney is determined to be a top-fuel drag racer, although no woman has ever raced them before. Despite the high risks of this kind of racing and the burden it places on her family life, she perseveres in her dream.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: inspirational, uplifting, touching, serious, realistic
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To Olivia (2021)
Plot Summary:
In 1962, Patricia Neal and Roald Dahl retreat to the English countryside to bring up their young family. The seemingly unlikely pair find their relationship put to the test by a tragic loss.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: psychological, suspense, disturbing, depressing
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The Gabby Douglas Story (2014)
Plot Summary:
The true story of Gabby Douglas who becomes the first African American to be named Individual All-Around Champion in artistic gymnastics at the Olympic Games.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: captivating, realistic, serious, disturbing, suspenseful, inspirational, crying
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The Rocket (2005)
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In the late 1930s, a young machinist named Maurice Richard distinguished himself as a ice hockey player of preternatural talent. Although that was enough to get him into the Montreal Canadiens, his frequent injuries cost him the confidence of his team and the fans. In the face of these doubts, Richard eventually shows the kind of aggressive and skillful play that would make him one of the greatest players of all time as "The Rocket." However for all his success, Richard and his fellow French Canadians face constant discrimination in a league dominated by the English speaking. Although a man of few words, Richard begins to speak his own mind about the injustice which creates a organizational conflict that would culminate in his infamous 1955 season suspension that sparks an ethnic riot in protest. In the face of these challenges, Richard must decide who exactly is he playing for.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: serious, sincere, touching, realistic, sentimental, uplifting, hot
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A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story (1989)
Plot Summary:
The story of Mary Thomas, the mother of basketball star Isiah Thomas, and how she fought to keep her family together and her sons out of trouble despite the surroundings of poverty, drugs, crime and violence of their ghetto neighborhood.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 118
Genere: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: uplifting, touching, serious, realistic
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Radio (2003)
Plot Summary:
High school football coach, Harold Jones befriends Radio, a mentally-challenged man who becomes a student at T.L. Hanna High School in Anderson, South Carolina. Their friendship extends over several decades, where Radio transforms from a shy, tormented man into an inspiration to his community.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 43000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: feel good, inspirational, sentimental, touching, emotional, sweet, factual, compassionate, uplifting, serious
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Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend (2022)
Plot Summary:
Follow the launch of Lamborghini’s career as a manufacturer of tractors, a creator of military vehicles during World War II, and the designer of Lamborghini cars, which he launched in 1963 as the high-end sports car company Automobili Lamborghini.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 97 min
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