20 movies like The Winning Team, ordered by similarity : 42(2013), A League of Their Own(1992), The Pride of St. Louis(1952), The Pride of the Yankees(1942), The Stratton Story(1949), The Kid From Left Field(1953), Husband Material(2018), Fear Strikes Out(1957), Maudie(2016), Field of Dreams(1989), Cloud 9(2008), The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg(1999) ...
Biography, Romance, Drama
USA
1952
98 Minutes
Doris Day Ronald Reagan Frank Lovejoy Eve Miller James Millican Russ Tamblyn Gordon Jones Hugh Sanders Frank Ferguson Walter Baldwin
baseball pitcher wife father doctor manager baseball player inspiring gripping uplifting nebraska farm baseball field hospital bar locker room grover cleveland alexander baseball ambition marriage illness
Poor health and alcoholism force Grover Cleveland Alexander out of baseball, but through his wife's faithful efforts, he gets a chance for a comeback and redemption.
Biography, Drama, History
USA
2013
128 Minutes
Chadwick Boseman Harrison Ford Nicole Beharie Christopher Meloni Ryan Merriman Lucas Black Andre Holland Alan Tudyk Hamish Linklater T.R. Knight John C. McGinley
baseball catcher baseball manager critic baseball fan family member baseball player touching uplifting positive tense gripping inspiring brooklyn, n.y. baseball field stadium office bus locker room jackie robinson historical events
In 1947, Jackie Robinson becomes the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era when he was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers and faces considerable racism in the process.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1992
126 Minutes
Tom Hanks Geena Davis Madonna Lori Petty Jon Lovitz David Strathairn Garry Marshall Megan Cavanagh Rosie O'Donnell Renée Coleman Ann Cusack
baseball catcher baseball pitcher baseball player baseball team owner baseball fan coach amusing lighthearted oregon illinois baseball field family home baseball family world war ii women in sports rivalry transformation rise 1940s
Two sisters join the first female professional baseball league and struggle to help it succeed amidst their own growing rivalry.
Biography
USA
1952
93 Minutes
Dan Dailey Joanne Dru Richard Crenna Richard Hylton Hugh Sanders James Brown Leo T. Cleary Kenny Williams John McKee Stuart Randall William Frambes
brother baseball pitcher wife manager baseball fan radio personality endearing inspiring arkansas texas baseball field st. louis chicago radio station baseball male bonding injury marital problems gambling radio
The story of Jerome "Dizzy" Dean, a major-league baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs in the 1930s and 1940s.
Biography
USA
1942
127 Minutes
Gary Cooper Teresa Wright Walter Brennan Dan Duryea Ludwig Stossel Addison Richards Hardie Albright
lou gehrig babe ruth baseball player wife reporter emotional inspiring moving touching new york city baseball field aspirations baseball illness discovery rise love 1940s
The story of the life and career of famed baseball player Lou Gehrig.
Biography
1949
106 Minutes
James Stewart June Allyson Frank Morgan Agnes Moorehead Bill Williams Bruce Cowling Cliff Clark
pitcher wife mother baseball player inspiring touching texas wilderness baseball field chicago disability comeback baseball rise transformation quest underdog 1940s
Inspired by his wife (June Allyson) and son, Chicago White Soxer Monty Stratton (James Stewart) pitches with an artificial leg.
Drama
USA
1953
80 Minutes
Dan Dailey Anne Bancroft Billy Chapin Lloyd Bridges Ray Collins Richard Egan
baseball player baseball manager baseball coach father secretary fiancé endearing baseball field office father/son relationship baseball redemption leadership transformation underdog 1950s
Former ballplayer Larry Cooper secretly and unofficially manages a struggling major league club, the Bisons, through his nine year old son, Christie, who is a bat-boy for the team.
Comedy, Romance, Drama
India
2018
150 Minutes
Tapsee Pannu Abhishek Bachchan Vicky Kaushal Jasmin Bajwa Ashnoor Kaur Abdul Quadir Amin Saurabh Sachdeva
young woman dj bank employee father mother emotional intense melodramatic inspiring heartwarming charming india disco love triangle loveless marriage wedding true love unconditional love forbidden love love
A love triangle between a spirited young woman, her outgoing boyfriend and a fiance who's husband material.
Biography
USA
1957
100 Minutes
Anthony Perkins Karl Malden Norma Moore Adam Williams Perry Wilson Peter Votrian Dennis McMullen Gail Land Brian G. Hutton Bart Burns
father son baseball player reporter psychiatrist doctor tense disturbing emotional engaging dark connecticut baseball field boston father/son relationship emotional abuse baseball mental illness obsession pursuit
True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.
Romance, Biography, Drama, History
Canada|Ireland
2016
115 Minutes
Sally Hawkins Ethan Hawke Kari Matchett Gabrielle Rose Zachary Bennett Billy MacLellan Marthe Bernard David Feehan
artist housekeeper painter fisherman family love interest emotional endearing heartwarming gripping engaging nova scotia farmhouse room rural community illness violence against women independence art abusive relationship
An arthritic Nova Scotia woman works as a housekeeper while she hones her skills as an artist and eventually becomes a beloved figure in the community.
Fantasy
USA
1989
106 Minutes
Kevin Costner Amy Madigan James Earl Jones Gaby Hoffmann Ray Liotta Timothy Busfield Burt Lancaster Frank Whaley Dwier Brown
farmer baseball player author ghost wife shoeless joe jackson creative heartwarming touching incredible baseball field iowa farm cornfield small town boston father/son relationship magic family baseball
Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella is inspired by a voice he can't ignore to pursue a dream he can hardly believe. Supported by his wife, Ray begins the quest by turning his ordinary cornfield into a place where dreams can come true.
Romance, Drama
Germany
2008
98 Minutes
Ursula Werner Horst Rehberg Horst Westphal Steffi Kühnert
woman man couple lover cheeky confident emotional engaging heartwarming germany home apartment lake love love triangle loveless marriage lovers old age love forbidden love
A romantic drama about a woman who enters into an affair after 30 years of marriage.
Biography, Documentary
USA
1999
89 Minutes
baseball fan baseball player jew friend rival inspiring emotional detroit michigan new york city baseball field baseball fame judaism anti-semitism family hank greenberg discovery rise rivalry
The life and career of Hank Greenberg, the first major Jewish baseball star in the Major Leagues.
Romance, Drama
India
2011
160 Minutes
Ranbir Kapoor Shammi Kapoor Aditi Rao Hydari Piyush Mishra Nargis Fakhri Shikha Jain Jaideep Ahlawat
young woman young man father mother singer love interest gripping intense emotional moving sad india house bungalow valley wedding reception love interest love at first sight friendship relationships
Janardhan Jakhar chases his dreams of becoming a big Rock star, during which he falls in love with Heer.
Drama
USA
1942
80 Minutes
Lloyd Nolan Carole Landis William Frawley Robert Armstrong George Holmes
baseball manager baseball pitcher talent scout sportswriter team owner love interest airy charming brooklyn, n.y. baseball field baseball redemption ambition teamwork pride transformation underdog 1940s
A washed up baseball player (Lloyd Nolan) returns to Brooklyn to manage his old team but ends up clashing with the beautiful new owner (Carole Landis)
Romance, Biography, Drama, History
UK
2017
117 Minutes
Andrew Garfield Claire Foy Tom Hollander Stephen Mangan Hugh Bonneville Dean-Charles Chapman Amit Shah Ben Lloyd-Hughes Emily Bevan Camilla Rutherford Diana Rigg
paraplegic wife brother inventor patient doctor emotional powerful heartwarming moving positive uplifting hospital countryside england kenya airplane tennis court survival paralysis
The inspiring true love story of Robin (Andrew Garfield) and Diana Cavendish (Claire Foy), an adventurous couple who refuse to give up in the face of a devastating disease. Their heartwarming celebration of human possibility marks the directorial debut of Andy Serkis.
Comedy
USA
1935
73 Minutes
Joe E. Brown Olivia de Havilland William Frawley Roscoe Karns Joe King Ruth Donnelly Paul Harvey Eddie Shubert G. Pat Collins Spencer Charters Gene Morgan
pitcher fiancée baseball manager baseball player gambler wife hilarious thrilling chicago baseball field stadium household baseball gambling lying kidnapping engagement love rise transformation
Idiosyncratic new recruit Francis "Ike" Farrell tries to help the Cubs to the pennant with his pitching and hitting.
Romance, Biography, Drama
UK|Japan|USA
2014
123 Minutes
Eddie Redmayne Felicity Jones Emily Watson David Thewlis Charlie Cox Simon McBurney Maxine Peake Charlotte Hope Tom Prior Enzo Cilenti Gruffudd Glyn
student physicist stephen hawking girlfriend doctor genius confident cool intricate touching england cambridge university hospital apartment auditorium car physics time illness love
A look at the relationship between the famous physicist Stephen Hawking and his wife.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Biography, Drama
Ireland|UK
2018
110 Minutes
Gemma Arterton Elizabeth Debicki Isabella Rossellini Rupert Penry-Jones Peter Ferdinando Emerald Fennell Gethin Anthony Rory Fleck-Byrne Karla Crome
writer married woman love interest husband socialite feminist confident emotional engaging gripping intense passionate london home city garden party affair modernity marriage
It's the fascinating true story about the love affair between socialite and popular author Vita Sackville-West and literary icon Virginia Woolf.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1962
83 Minutes
young boy father baseball player little leaguer mickey mantle roger maris amusing crafty playful florida fort lauderdale, fla. baseball field banquet hall training camp lie friendship father/son relationship baseball idolization quest
Young Hutch Lawton brags to his Little League buddies that his dad knows Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris. Forced to "put up or shut up" Hutch goes to spring training camp where he is lectured... See full summary »
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
1966
125 Minutes
Jack Lemmon Walter Matthau Ron Rich Cliff Osmond Judi West Lurene Tuttle Harry Holcombe Les Tremayne Marge Redmond Noam Pitlik Harry Davis
lawyer cameraman doctor athlete ex-wife investigator witty suspenseful cleveland stadium hospital household bar insurance friendly fire parallel universe food industry inventions great depression quest
A crooked lawyer persuades his brother-in-law to feign a serious injury.