20 movies like This Sporting Life, ordered by similarity : October Sky(1999), Pride(2014), The Molly Maguires(1970), North Country(2005), Honeydripper(2007), Violent Saturday(1955), Black Fury(1935), Brassed Off(1996), Invictus(2009), Wildrose(1984), The Proud Valley(1940), Times Square Lady(1935) ...
7.6/10
Drama
UK
1963
134 Minutes
coal miner landlady team owner athlete brash uneasy wild yorkshire coal mine stadium club rugby rags to riches rise underdog 1950s
Despite success on the field, a rising rugby star senses the emerging emptiness of his life as his inner angst begins to materialize through aggression and brutality, so he attempts to woo his landlady in hopes of finding reason to live.
7.8/10
Drama
USA
1999
108 Minutes
Jake Gyllenhaal Chris Cooper Laura Dern Chris Owen William Lee Scott Chad Lindberg Natalie Canerday Scott Miles Randy Stripling Chris Ellis O. Winston Link
coal miner student teacher scientist uplifting tense creative west virginia coal mine space travel father/son relationship ambition small-town life dreams underdog transformation rise 1950s
The true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father's wishes.
7.8/10
Drama, Gay & Lesbian, Comedy
UK|France|USA
2014
119 Minutes
Bill Nighy Imelda Staunton Dominic West Paddy Considine George MacKay Joseph Gilgun Andrew Scott Ben Schnetzer Chris Overton Faye Marsay Freddie Fox
coal miner activist gay man lesbian politician police officer brash confident cool london office coal mine street apartment police station mining gay rights activism politics trust
U.K. gay activists work to help miners during their lengthy strike of the National Union of Mineworkers in the summer of 1984.
5.2/10
Drama, History
Italy|Spain
1970
124 Minutes
Sean Connery Richard Harris Samantha Eggar Frank Finlay Anthony Zerbe Bethel Leslie Art Lund Anthony Costello Philip Bourneuf Brendan Dillon Frances Heflin
miner owner undercover cop chief gripping coal mine sabotage revenge undercover operations rise revenge 1870s
This is the tale of twins; one a sheriff, the other a ruthless outlaw and rapist.
7.3/10
Drama
USA
2005
126 Minutes
Charlize Theron Frances McDormand Sean Bean Jeremy Renner Michelle Monaghan Woody Harrelson Richard Jenkins Sissy Spacek Rusty Schwimmer Jillian Armenante Thomas Curtis
miner boss josey aimes daughter son lawyer gripping powerful mining town minnesota courtroom mine sexual harassment lawsuit gender bias women's rights rise underdog 1980s
A fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the United States, Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines, where a woman who endured a range of abuse while working as a miner filed and won the landmark 1984 lawsuit.
6.6/10
Drama
USA
2007
123 Minutes
Danny Glover LisaGay Hamilton Yaya DaCosta Charles S. Dutton Vondie Curtis-Hall Gary Clark Jr. Stacy Keach Ruben Santiago-Hudson
club owner pianist guitarist singer landlord frenetic amusing alabama club train station field technology music industry debt changing times underdog rise 1950s
1950. Rural Alabama. Cotton harvest. It's a make-or-break weekend for the Honeydripper Lounge and its owner, piano player Tyrone "Pine Top" Purvis. Deep in debt to the liquor man, the ... See full summary »
6.9/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1955
91 Minutes
Victor Mature Richard Egan Stephen McNally Virginia Leith Tommy Noonan Lee Marvin Margaret Hayes J. Carrol Naish Sylvia Sidney Ernest Borgnine Dorothy Patrick
criminal father son husband wife farmer dark emotional small town mine bank household farm arizona bank heist voyeurism father/son relationship infidelity hostage situation violence
Three men case a small town very carefully, with plans to rob the bank on the upcoming Saturday, which turns violent and deadly.
6.5/10
Drama
USA
1935
95 Minutes
Paul Muni Karen Morley William Gargan Barton MacLane John Qualen J. Carrol Naish Vince Barnett Henry O'Neill Tully Marshall Mae Marsh Sara Haden
miner best friend union boss scab thug melodramatic rousing fiery pennsylvania mine labor strike worker's rights friendship courage immigration rivalry quest revenge rise 1930s
An immigrant coal miner finds himself in the middle of a bitter labor dispute between the workers and the mine owners.
7.1/10
Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
1996
109 Minutes
Pete Postlethwaite Tara Fitzgerald Ewan McGregor Jim Carter Philip Jackson Peter Martin Stephen Tompkinson Sue Johnston Mary Healey Lill Roughley Melanie Hill
miner musician conductor government official amusing emotional raw tender grimley, england coal mine village london music business competition love investigation quest underdog love
The coal mine in a northern English village may be closing, which would also mean the end of the miners' brass band.
7.3/10
Biography, Drama
USA
2009
134 Minutes
Morgan Freeman Matt Damon Tony Kgoroge Patrick Mofokeng Matt Stern Julian Lewis Jones Adjoa Andoh Marguerite Wheatley Leleti Khumalo Patrick Lyster Penny Downie
nelson mandela athlete politician rival francois pienaar intense inspiring south africa stadium apartheid race relations politics rugby unification competition underdog rivalry 1990s
Nelson Mandela, in his first term as President of South Africa, initiates a unique venture to unite the Apartheid-torn land: enlist the national rugby team on a mission to win the 1995 Rugby World Cup.
6.7/10
Drama
USA
1984
95 Minutes
Lisa Eichhorn Tom Bower James Cada Cinda Jackson Dan Nemanick Bill Schoppert
machinist miner husband colleague coworker boss melodramatic raw tense minnesota mine bedroom house sexual harassment divorce spousal abuse working woman marriage women's rights escape
Shedding her abusive husband, June starts life anew by taking a job as a heavy-machinery operator in an otherwise all-male Minnesota iron mine.
6.7/10
Drama
UK
1940
77 Minutes
Paul Robeson Edward Chapman Simon Lack Rachel Thomas Edward Rigby Clifford Evans Allan Jeayes George Merritt Edward Lexy Noel Howlett
african-american miner singer choir director charming endearing heartwarming patriotic wales mine working class class struggle mining race relations choir sacrifice underdog 1940s
In a Welsh coal mining valley, a young man with a beautiful singing voice is called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice when a pit disaster threatens.
6.1/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1935
69 Minutes
Robert Taylor Virginia Bruce Helen Twelvetrees Isabel Jewell Nat Pendleton Pinky Tomlin Henry Kolker Raymond Hatton Jack LaRue Robert Elliott Fred Kohler
daughter attorney love interest gangster host nightclub employee emotional suspenseful intricate new york city hockey rink dog track nightclub street inheritance con game deception greed organized crime corruption
Toni Bradley comes to New York City, from a small town in Iowa, to take over her late father's estate and sporting business, which is primarily gambling on sports events, with a lot of the ... See full summary »
8.0/10
Drama, History, Biography, Music, Gay & Lesbian
UK|USA
2018
135 Minutes
Rami Malek Lucy Boynton Gwilym Lee Ben Hardy Joseph Mazzello Aidan Gillen Tom Hollander Allen Leech Mike Myers Aaron McCusker Dermot Murphy
musician band frontman band member band manager singer gay man brash wild unrestrained sultry tense creative stage backstage hotel stadium family home mansion stardom freddie mercury
The story of the legendary British rock band Queen and lead singer Freddie Mercury, leading up to their famous performance at Live Aid (1985).
7.1/10
Biography, Drama
Brazil|France
2002
105 Minutes
Lázaro Ramos Marcélia Cartaxo Flávio Bauraqui Renata Sorrah Fellipe Marques Emiliano Queiroz Giovana Barbosa Ricardo Blat
transvestite prostitute performer hustler club owner unrestrained inspiring thrilling rio de janeiro nightclub cabaret integration race relations social change performance cross-dressing love rise transformation underdog
Loose portrait of João Francisco dos Santos, also known as Madame Satã, a sometime chef, transvestite, lover, father, hero and convict from Rio de Janeiro.
5.9/10
Drama
USA
1954
83 Minutes
fiancée doctor socialite nurse brother miner melodramatic somber pittsburgh doctor's office house coal mine coal mining difficult decision wealth class distinctions engagement love triangle love growing up
A doctor returning from the Korean War to his hometown in Pennsylvania must choose what next to do with his life
8.1/10
Drama
USA
1967
129 Minutes
Paul Newman George Kennedy J.D. Cannon Lou Antonio Robert Drivas Strother Martin Jo Van Fleet Wayne Rogers Anthony Zerbe Ralph Waite Harry Dean Stanton
prisoner warden guard police officer mother brash cool moving bleak amusing gritty florida prison farm hideout country road church cell prison rebellion escape
A laid back Southern man is sentenced to two years in a rural prison, but refuses to conform.
7.1/10
Drama
USA
1948
90 Minutes
young man schoolteacher bully father sheriff deaf mute dark uneasy sad melodramatic small town virginia carnival wilderness family history accidental murder self-defense guilt outsider's life small-town life
Danny is despised by his schoolmates because his father was accused of killing another man and sentenced to death.
Crime, Drama
1954
95 Minutes
Jean Gabin René Dary Jeanne Moreau Dora Doll Paul Frankeur Denise Clair Lino Ventura
gangster best friend mistress rival barmaid nightclub owner somber engaging tense france apartment bank nightclub bedroom theft betrayal kidnapping retirement friendship one last job
An aging racketeer (Jean Gabin) must surrender his gold in order to save his kidnapped friend (René Dary).
Drama
1986
130 Minutes
Dexter Gordon François Cluzet Gabrielle Haker Sandra Reaves-Phillips Lonette McKee Christine Pascal Herbie Hancock Martin Scorsese Philippe Noiret Alain Sarde Palle Mikkelborg
saxophonist musician fan daughter uplifting dark emotional inspiring new york city paris bar jazz club addiction alcoholism jazz friendship aging music transformation fall
A jazz saxophonist (Dexter Gordon) from New York has a friend (François Cluzet) on the Left Bank of 1959 Paris.
7.0/10
Drama
Italy|USA
1954
128 Minutes
Humphrey Bogart Ava Gardner Edmond O'Brien Marius Goring Rossano Brazzi Valentina Cortesa Elizabeth Sellars Warren Stevens
dancer director producer tycoon press agent count sad passionate french riviera london spain hollywood, calif. cemetery nightclub stardom filmmaking rags to riches exploitation loss of innocence deception
This is the life of a Hollywood movie star named Maria, as told by writer/director Harry et al, from being discovered in Madrid, Spain, until her funeral in Italy.
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