20 movies like The Long Gray Line, ordered by similarity : Diego Maradona(2019), Invincible(2006), The Iron Major(1943), Maudie(2016), Knute Rockne, All American(1940), Cinderella Man(2005), Woodlawn(2015), Paterno(2018), Jim Thorpe, All American(1951), Temple Grandin(2010), Your Cheatin' Heart(1964), The Blind Side(2009) ...
Biography
USA
1955
138 Minutes
Tyrone Power Maureen O'Hara Robert Francis Donald Crisp Ward Bond Betsy Palmer Philip Carey William Leslie Harry Carey Jr. Patrick Wayne Sean McClory
athletic director wife mentor immigrant soldier dwight d. eisenhower endearing patriotic military academy gym family home west point, n.y. football marriage education military life relationships swimming rise underdog
In 1898, Irish immigrant Martin Maher is hired as a civilian employee at West Point where, during a 50-year career, he rises to the rank of NCO and instructor.
Biography, Documentary
UK
2019
120 Minutes
Diego Armando Maradona
football player illegitimate son documentarian family emotional fascinating hedonistic striking confident buenos aires, argentina naples, italy barcelona, spain redemption football life story addiction fall growing up wretched excess underdog
Constructed from over 500 hours of never-before-seen footage, this documentary centers on the career of celebrated football player Diego Maradona, who played for S.S.C. Napoli in the 1980s.
Biography, Drama
USA
2006
104 Minutes
Mark Wahlberg Greg Kinnear Elizabeth Banks Kevin Conway Michael Rispoli Kirk Acevedo Dov Davidoff Michael Kelly Sal Darigo Nicoye Banks Turron Kofi Alleyne
bartender coach football player wife friend inspiring heartwarming philadelphia football field training area bar house football teamwork victory failed romance sports underdog rise transformation
Based on the story of Vince Papale, a 30-year-old bartender from South Philadelphia who overcame long odds to play for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles in 1976.
Biography
USA
1943
85 Minutes
Pat O'Brien Ruth Warrick Robert Ryan Leon Ames Russell Wade Bruce Edwards Richard Martin Robert Bice Virginia Brissac Lew Harvey Bud Geary
football coach soldier war hero son wife priest patriotic rousing worcester, mass. college europe battlefield duty world war i football family sports frank cavanaugh quest transformation
Coach Frank Cavanaugh returns to college football after World War I, then gradually goes blind.
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.
Biography
USA
1940
98 Minutes
Pat O'Brien Ronald Reagan Gale Page Donald Crisp Albert Basserman John Litel Henry O'Neill Owen Davis Jr. John Qualen Dorothy Tree Kane Richmond
football player george gipp professor coach wife heartwarming indiana university of notre dame football field hospital classroom locker room football illness teamwork knute rockne sports quest rise 1920s
The story of legendary Notre Dame football player and coach Knute Rockne.
Biography, Drama
USA
2005
144 Minutes
Russell Crowe Renée Zellweger Paul Giamatti Craig Bierko Paddy Considine Bruce McGill Ron Canada David Huband Connor Price Ariel Waller Patrick Louis
boxer manager max baer wife uplifting emotional new jersey new york city boxing ring office family home boxing salvation marriage poverty class distinctions james j. braddock underdog rise transformation
The story of James J. Braddock, a supposedly washed-up boxer who came back to challenge for the heavyweight championship of the world.
Drama, Biography, History
2015
123 Minutes
Sean Astin Nic Bishop Caleb Castille Sherri Shepherd Jon Voight C. Thomas Howell Richard Kohnke Lance E. Nichols Kevin Sizemore
african-american student football player principal family member brooding emotional uplifting birmingham, ala. high school football field house gym office racism teamwork love family trust beliefs
In 1973 Birmingham, Ala., football player Tony Nathan (Caleb Castille) and his teammates at Woodlawn High School utilize a message of hope and love to overcome racial prejudice.
Biography, Drama
2018
105 Minutes
Al Pacino Riley Keough Tess Frazer Annie Parisse Kathy Baker Greg Grunberg Kristen Bush Benjamin Cook
football coach victim sexual predator student colleague pedophile shocking emotional endearing gripping university pennsylvania united states sexual abuse football career protection secret truth rivalry
Biography
USA
1951
107 Minutes
Burt Lancaster Charles Bickford Steve Cochran Phyllis Thaxter Dick Wesson Jack Big Head Suni Warcloud Al Mejia Hubert Jay Kerns Nestor Paiva Jim Moss
athlete coach wife spirited touching pennsylvania boarding school football field aspirations ambition olympic games love sports football underdog rise fall 1930s
The triumph and tragedy of Native American Jim Thorpe, who, after winning both the pentathlon and decathlon in the same Olympics, is stripped of his medals on a technicality.
Drama, Biography
2010
110 Minutes
Claire Danes Catherine O'Hara Julia Ormond David Strathairn Stephanie Faracy Barry Tubb Melissa Farman Michael Crabtree
scientist farmer autistic person mother aunt professor inspiring uplifting emotional powerful colorado campus ranch slaughterhouse arizona family home temple grandin autism animal husbandry family
The scientist (Claire Danes) becomes an advocate for autistics and the humane treatment of livestock.
Biography
USA
1964
100 Minutes
George Hamilton Susan Oliver Red Buttons Arthur O'Connell Shary Marshall Rex Ingram Chris Crosby Rex Holman Hortense Petra Roy Engel Donald Losby
musician boy manager businessman publisher wife moving endearing alabama small town stage hank williams, sr. country music fame alcoholism show business rise transformation underdog fall
The story of the country and western singer Hank Williams.
Drama, Biography
USA
2009
128 Minutes
Sandra Bullock Tim McGraw Quinton Aaron Jae Head Lily Collins Ray McKinnon Kim Dickens Adriane Lenox Kathy Bates Catherine Dyer Andy Stahl
student mother father son daughter coach inspiring uplifting endearing memphis, tenn. football field race relations social standing acceptance poverty football family sports discovery rise
The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All-American football player and first-round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family.
Biography
USA
2014
58 Minutes
Julian Bane Johnny Bolton Janet Aguirre Nikita Pankratz
football player director star player engaging academy portugal career soccer life rise
Cristiano Ronaldo: The World at His Feet follows the footballer from his beginnings in Portugal, breakthrough start with Manchester United and current career at Real Madrid.
Documentary, Drama, Animation, Biography, War
Israel|France|Germany|USA|Finland|Switzerland|Belgium|Australia
2008
90 Minutes
director soldier reporter psychologist creative powerful beirut, lebanon beach israel horrors of war armed conflict military lebanese civil war growing up pursuit transformation 2000s
An Israeli film director interviews fellow veterans of the 1982 invasion of Lebanon to reconstruct his own memories of his term of service in that conflict.
Biography, Drama, History
USA|UK
2012
98 Minutes
Anthony Hopkins Helen Mirren Scarlett Johansson Toni Collette Danny Huston Jessica Biel Michael Stuhlbarg James D'Arcy Michael Wincott Kurtwood Smith Richard Portnow
director wife film studio executive movie producer actress actor crafty gripping cheeky hollywood, calif. movie studio household film set alfred hitchcock filmmaking historical events serial murders husband/wife relationship rise underdog
The relationship between Alfred Hitchcock and his wife Alma Reville during the filming of Psycho (1960) in 1959 is explored.
Biography
1944
154 Minutes
Alexander Knox Charles Coburn Geraldine Fitzgerald Thomas Mitchell Ruth Nelson Cedric Hardwicke Vincent Price William Eythe Mary Anderson Ruth Ford Sidney Blackmer
woodrow wilson politician wife military officer opponent patriotic confident princeton, n.j. washington, d.c. white house politics ambition love marriage world war i rise rivalry 1910s
Woodrow Wilson (Alexander Knox) goes from Princeton to the White House and promotes the League of Nations.
Biography, Drama
USA
1980
125 Minutes
Sissy Spacek Tommy Lee Jones Beverly D'Angelo Levon Helm Phyllis Boyens William Sanderson Robert Elkins Bob Hannah Jennifer Beasley Jessica Beasley
singer husband father musician producer patsy cline emotional endearing butcher's hollow, ky. nashville, tenn. record store stage family home grand ole opry country music show business marriage poverty loretta lynn rise
The life of legendary Loretta Lynn, the dirt poor Appalachian Mountains girl who rose from humble beginnings to become the "Queen of Country Music."
Biography, Drama, History
USA
2015
123 Minutes
Tom Hiddleston Elizabeth Olsen Bradley Whitford David Krumholtz Cherry Jones Maddie Hasson Wes Langlois Wrenn Schmidt
singer country singer singer-songwriter womanizer american musician guitarist love interest wife child boy george girl hank williams jr. disheartening emotional engaging gripping sad united states alabama
The story of the country-western singer Hank Williams, who in his brief life created one of the greatest bodies of work in American music. The film chronicles his rise to fame and its tragic effect on his health and personal life.
Biography
UK
1972
145 Minutes
Simon Ward Anne Bancroft Robert Shaw Peter Cellier Ronald Hines John Mills Pat Heywood Russell Lewis Laurence Naismith William Dexter Basil Dignam
winston churchill wife father prime minister engaging positive england india africa school military war election winston churchill parliament rise growing up transformation 20th century
Complex family relationships, as well as a combat experience, form the personality of the future world-known politician.
War, Biography, Drama
USA|India
2017
108 Minutes
Miles Teller Haley Bennett Joe Cole Amy Schumer Beulah Koale Scott Haze Keisha Castle-Hughes Brad Beyer Omar J. Dorsey Jayson Warner Smith Sean Bridgers
soldier commander wife daughter son bomber emotional chilling moving solemn tense raw iraq truck united states house bar veteran's hospital iraq war post-traumatic stress disorder
A group of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq struggle to integrate back into family and civilian life, while living with the memory of a war that threatens to destroy them long after they've left the battlefield.