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Plot Summary:
Kat Baker is an up-and-coming, high-level single skater who is about to turn in her skates after a disastrous fall. When Kat seizes an opportunity to continue her career as a pair skater with a talented bad-boy partner, she risks exposing a fiercely kept secret that could unravel her entire life.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 48 min
Plot tags: inspirational, uplifting, psychological, suspense
Best tv shows and movies like Spinning Out (2020):
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Champions: A Love Story (1979)
Plot Summary:
Two teens become romantically involved as they train for a skating championship.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 204
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, tragic ending
Similar in 76%
The Gem of Life (2008)
Plot Summary:
The Gem of Life was a TVB grand production drama, that broadcast between October 2008 and February 2009. The series was specifically filmed to celebrate TVB's 41st Anniversary. The series was filmed in many locations apart from Hong Kong, including Tibet, Taiwan and France.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 40
Genere: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration:
Plot tags: captivating
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The Novice (2021)
Plot Summary:
A college freshman joins her university's rowing team and undertakes an obsessive physical and psychological journey to make it to the top varsity boat, no matter the cost.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: suspense, romantic, touching, emotional, talky, twisted, queer horror, psychological thriller, queer cinema, psycho film
Similar in 76%
Heels (2021)
Plot Summary:
In a close-knit Georgia community, a family-owned wrestling promotion finds two brothers and rivals war over their late father’s legacy. In the ring, somebody must play the good guy and somebody must play their nemesis, the heel. But in the real world, those characters can be hard to live up to (and just as hard to leave behind).
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, disturbing, exciting
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Ice (2018)
Plot Summary:
Contemporary Russia. Nadya gives up her dream of becoming a champion figure skater when she is hospitalized with an injury. But then she meets Sasha, a hockey player, who decides to teach her to believe in herself and her dream again.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Musical, Romance, Sport
Country: Russia
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: motivational, touching, romantic, sentimental, melancholic, inspirational, realistic, suspenseful, mind bending, feel good
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Ice 2 (2020)
Plot Summary:
What happens in fairy tales after the wedding of the prince and princess? Figure skater Nadia and hockey player Sasha got married and more than anything else they dream of a child. True, the price they will have to pay for this dream will be unimaginably high. After such upheavals, it seems impossible to count on a happy ending. But if you think so, you do not know anything about real tales.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 840
Genere: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Russia
Duration: 132 min
Plot tags: emotional, touching, rough, suspense, realistic
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Zero Chill (2021)
Plot Summary:
Talented teen figure skater Kayla is forced to leave everything behind when her family follows her twin brother, Mac, to a prestigious hockey academy.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 35 min
Plot tags: sincere, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Even Closer: Hautnah (2021)
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 53
Genere: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration:
Plot tags: captivating
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Junior League (2013)
Plot Summary:
In the town of Podolsk, The Bears hockey club hires a new coach, Sergei Makeyev, a former National Hockey League player, who sets out to get the club to the Junior Hockey League and make The Bears a successful team.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 454
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: Russia
Duration: 48 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, touching, exciting, entertaining, light, visually appealing, tense, feel good
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The Flying Scotsman (2006)
Plot Summary:
Based on the incredible true story of amateur cyclist Graeme Obree, who breaks the world one-hour record on a bike he made out of washing machine parts.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: Germany, UK
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: sincere, serious, realistic, captivating, inspirational, extraordinary
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The Name is Legend (2017)
Plot Summary:
Tarik Aksoy who once was a legend in basketball tries to make life work after his wife passing away. His daughters Melis and Zeynep.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 599
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: Turkey
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating
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Miracle Man (2016)
Plot Summary:
Ittaku lives without having a reason. One day, he falls in love with Hana who struggles with her harsh life. Hana's daughter Umi has problems with her ears and eyes. Umi has a hard time dealing with her daily life. Ittaku wants to help Hana and Umi.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 7
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 49 min
Plot tags: sentimental, sincere, touching, suspenseful
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O Rangreza (2017)
Plot Summary:
The story is of stubborn girl, Sassi , who makes her father Khayyam ideal and follows his footsteps and treats her mother Mumtaz "Mammo" exactly like how Khayyam treats her.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 90
Genere: Drama
Country: Pakistan
Duration:
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, suspense, suspenseful
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Go Figure (2005)
Plot Summary:
Katelin Kingsford, an Olympic hopeful figure skater wants to train with a Russian figure skating coach. In order to go to go to the school that Natasha is at, Katelin gets a scholarship playing on the girls hockey team.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, teen, realistic
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Olive Kitteridge (2014)
Plot Summary:
The story focuses on a middle-school math teacher Olive and her relationship with Henry which spans 25 years over the four parts. It is based on Elizabeth Strout’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 239 min
Plot tags: meditative, realistic, atmospheric, sincere, serious, heartbreaking, psychological, depressing, intense, funny
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The Slap (2015)
Plot Summary:
A family drama that explodes from one small incident where a man slaps another couple's misbehaving child. This seemingly minor domestic dispute pulls the family apart, exposes long-held secrets, and ignites a lawsuit that challenges the core values of all who are pulled into it.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, realistic, psychological, captivating
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Walk. Ride. Rodeo. (2019)
Plot Summary:
Tells the incredible true story of Amberley Snyder, a nationally ranked rodeo barrel racer who defies the odds after barely surviving a car accident that leaves her paralyzed from the waist down.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: touching, sincere, exciting, captivating, disturbing
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Brian's Song (2001)
Plot Summary:
The story of professional football players Gale Sayes and Brian Piccolo, and how their friendship on and off the field was affected when Piccolo contracted a fatal disease.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: sentimental, sincere, touching, emotional, serious, realistic, inspirational, uplifting
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Friday Night Lights (2006)
Plot Summary:
Friday Night Lights is an American drama television series based around a high school football team situated in Texas. The series takes place in the fictional town of Dillon: a small, close-knit community in rural Texas. Particular focus is given to team coach Eric Taylor and his family, Tammy and Julie. The show uses this small town backdrop to address many issues facing contemporary American culture, including family values, child development, life lessons, school funding, racism, drugs, abortion and lack of economic opportunities.
IMDB Rating: 8.7
IMDB Votes: 71000
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min
Plot tags: sincere, realistic, sentimental, serious, suspenseful, mysterious, dramatic, grindhouse, teen, light hearted
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Black Pearl (2017)
Plot Summary:
Hazal, beautiful young girl is engajed with Kenan, handsome young fisherman. The day before their wedding, Hazal is forced to marry Vural, successful businessman who fall in love with her since the first time he saw her working on his birthday party as a waitress. Vurals first wife, Naz, was just alike Hazal, and thats the reason why Vural fell in love with her so much, since Naz died 2 years ago and now he finds a replacement of her in Hazal. The story is telling us about the love story between Kenan who thought Hazal dumped him just for money and higher society life and who became a successful businessman with the aim of avenging them , and Hazal who tries to forget all she has been through and the way Vural stole her dreams and youth, and of course Vural who is still waiting for Hazal to love him as much as she loves Kenan.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Make It or Break It (2009)
Plot Summary:
Set in the world of competitive gymnastics, the series follows a group of teen Olympic hopefuls as they train for their day in the spotlight.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: feel good, serious, captivating, teen, sentimental, realistic
Similar in 79%
Ice Princess (2005)
Plot Summary:
With the help of her coach, her parents, and the boy who drives the Zamboni machine, nothing can stop Casey from realizing her dream to be a champion figure skater.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: romantic, teen, inspirational, sweet, realistic, touching, romantic comedy, feel good, humorous, semi serious
Similar in 83%
One Tree Hill (2003)
Plot Summary:
Set in the fictional small town of Tree Hill, North Carolina, this teen-driven drama tells the story of two half brothers, who share a last name and nothing else. Brooding, blue-collar Lucas is a talented street-side basketball player, but his skills are appreciated only by his friends at the river court. Popular, affluent Nathan basks in the hero-worship of the town, as the star of his high school team. And both boys are the son of former college ball player, Dan Scott, whose long ago choice to abandon Lucas and his mother Karen, will haunt him long into his life with wife Deb, and their son Nathan. Until now, Dan has managed to keep his two sons far from each other. But the past and present collide sharply when Tree Hill's basketball coach recruits Lucas for his team, much to the chagrin of Nathan and Daddy Dan. And the siblings natural rivalry only intensifies when they set their sights on the same girl, Peyton Sawyer. The residue of the past lingers far into the future for the residents of Tree Hill, even as a new generation is rising. Tree Hill follows the lives and loves of these two brothers, their friends and their family as they navigate high school, marriage, and finally... adulthood.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 86000
Genere: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: sincere, serious, realistic, touching, teen, soap opera, feel good, sweet, entertaining, action adventure
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Scenes from a Marriage (2021)
Plot Summary:
A chronicle of the many years of love and turmoil that bind a contemporary American couple, tracking their relationship as it progresses through a number of successive stages: matrimony, infidelity, divorce, and subsequent partnerships.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 296 min
Plot tags: psychological, thought provoking, captivating, disturbing, erotic, heartfelt
Similar in 79%
Believe in Me (2006)
Plot Summary:
In a conservative small town, a young man's wish to coach high school basketball are tweaked by a school board decision that makes him the new coach of the girls' team.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, realistic, inspirational, spiritual
Similar in 78%
Kingdom (2014)
Plot Summary:
A raw family drama set against the world of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) in Venice, California. Alvey Kulina owns Navy St. MMA with the help of his girlfriend Lisa Prince. He is willing to go through extraordinary means to make sure his fighters are taken care of, but all of this responsibility comes at a steep price. He has complicated relationships with both of his sons, Jay and Nate, who are both struggling with their own identities and places within Alvey’s life and gym.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, exciting, captivating, realistic, erotic, dramatic, crime drama, sensual, bleak
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The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold (2006)
Plot Summary:
Two ice skaters develop a love-hate relationship while dreaming of Olympic glory.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, feel good, realistic, teen, romantic, saga, romantic comedy
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The Cutting Edge (1992)
Plot Summary:
Two former Olympians, one a figure skater and the other a hockey player, pin their hopes of one last shot at Olympic glory on one another. That is, of course, if they can keep from killing each other in the process.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: sweet, feel good, light, romantic comedy, teen, humorous, cute, sentimental, touching, romantic
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Bang the Drum Slowly (1973)
Plot Summary:
The story of a New York pro baseball team and two of its players. Henry Wiggen is the star pitcher and Bruce Pearson is the normal, everyday catcher who is far from the star player on the team and friend to all of his teammates. During the off-season, Bruce learns that he is terminally ill, and Henry, his only true friend, is determined to be the one person there for him during his last season with the club. Throughout the course of the season, Henry and his teammates attempt to deal with Bruce's impending illness, all the while attempting to make his last year a memorable one.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, emotional, inspirational, depressing, melancholic, talky, intense, sincere, serious
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Whip It (2009)
Plot Summary:
In Bodeen, Texas, Land Of The Dragon, an indie-rock loving misfit finds a way of dealing with her small-town misery after she discovers a roller derby league in nearby Austin.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 70000
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: feel good, uplifting, teen, cute, light, inspirational, exciting, witty, intense, funny