20 movies like Downhill Racer, ordered by similarity : Borg vs. McEnroe(2017), Eddie the Eagle(2016), Gangster(2006), Mary Queen of Scots(2018), Rowing Through(1996), The Guilty(2018), Ford v Ferrari(2019), I, Tonya(2017), Clouds of Sils Maria(2014), Black Swan(2010), The Good Girls(1960), Wajma: An Afghan Love Story(2013) ...
Drama
USA
1969
102 Minutes
Robert Redford Gene Hackman Camilla Sparv Karl Michael Vogler James McMullan Christian Doermer Kathleen Crowley Dabney Coleman Kenneth Kirk Oren Stevens Jerry Dexter
ski coach downhill skier competitor woman gripping tense thrilling ski resort alps olympic games training determination competition rivalry quest 1960s
Quietly cocky Robert Redford joins U.S. ski team as downhill racer and clashes with the team's coach, played by Gene Hackman. Lots of good skiing action leading to an exciting climax.
Drama
Sweden|Denmark|Finland
2017
108 Minutes
Sverrir Gudnason Shia LaBeouf Stellan Skarsgård Tuva Novotny Ian Blackman David Bamber Jane Perry Roy McCrerey Robert Emms Scott Arthur
tennis player rival coach girlfriend emotional gripping intense rousing shocking wimbledon monaco tennis court bar coach tennis training championship coach/athlete relationship perseverance discipline
The story of the 1980 tennis rivalry between the placid Björn Borg and the volatile John McEnroe.
Comedy, Biography, Drama
UK|Germany|USA
2016
105 Minutes
Taron Egerton Hugh Jackman Jo Hartley Tom Costello Jack Costello Mark Benton Edvin Endre Rune Temte Iris Berben Jim Broadbent Christopher Walken
british man ski coach skier snowplow driver trainer olympic athlete charming uplifting emotional london germany ski slopes training area gym calgary, canada skiing training failure hope determination
The story of Eddie Edwards, the notoriously tenacious British underdog ski jumper who charmed the world at the 1988 Winter Olympics.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Romance
India
2006
123 Minutes
Emraan Hashmi Kangana Ranaut Shiney Ahuja Gulshan Grover Hitanshu Lodhia Vicky Ahuja
young man young woman criminal dancer pregnant woman bleak thrilling intense gripping incredible powerful india city house bar seoul love triangle difficult choices difficult decision changed priorities
In Seoul, a gangster's alcoholic moll falls in love with another man.
Biography, Drama, History
UK|USA
2018
124 Minutes
Saoirse Ronan Margot Robbie Jack Lowden Joe Alwyn David Tennant Guy Pearce Gemma Chan Martin Compston Ismael Cruz Cordova Brendan Coyle Ian Hart
queen widow rival husband leader friend tense intense gripping brash uneasy france scotland england castle mansion queen elizabeth i queen mary power royalty
Mary Stuart's (Saoirse Ronan's) attempt to overthrow her cousin Elizabeth I (Margot Robbie), Queen of England, finds her condemned to years of imprisonment before facing execution.
Drama
Canada|Japan
1996
115 Minutes
Colin Ferguson Leslie Hope Helen Shaver Kenneth Welsh Chris Heyerdahl James Hyndman Christopher Jacobs Peter Murnik Andrew Tarbet Claude Genest
athlete coach teammate rival love interest rower uplifting engaging rousing press conference training camp olympic games competition rivalry sacrifice tiff wood politics quest underdog 1980s
This is the world of Tiff Wood, the top international sculler. A Harvard grad who trains under the legendary Harry Parker, Tiff is the odds on favorite to capture the gold medal in the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Denmark
2018
85 Minutes
Jakob Cedergren Jessica Dinnage Omar Shargawi Johan Olsen Jacob Hauberg Lohmann Katinka Evers-Jahnsen Jeanette Lindbæk Larsen Simon Bennebjerg Laura Bro
police officer ex-cop woman kidnapper villain suspect suspenseful thrilling engaging gripping intense emotional denmark police station kidnapping emergencies investigation murder danger fear
A police officer assigned alarm dispatch duty enters a race against time when he answers an emergency call from a kidnapped woman.
Biography, Drama, History
USA
2019
152 Minutes
Matt Damon Christian Bale Jon Bernthal Caitriona Balfe Tracy Letts Josh Lucas Noah Jupe Remo Girone Ray McKinnon JJ Feild Jack McMullen
designer auto builder race car driver rival intense passionate confident creative gripping france america auto race car dealership corporate headquarters desert auto racing design corporate rule rivalry creative process
American car designer Carroll Shelby and driver Ken Miles battle corporate interference and the laws of physics to build a revolutionary race car for Ford in order to defeat Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966.
Biography, Comedy, Drama
USA|UK|Australia|Canada
2017
121 Minutes
Margot Robbie Sebastian Stan Allison Janney Julianne Nicholson Paul Walter Hauser Bobby Cannavale Mckenna Grace Caitlin Carver Bojana Novakovic
figure skater ex-husband competitor friend mother athlete amusing bleak brash intense gutsy unrestrained portland, ore. france norway ice-skating rink press conference police station figure skating ice skating
Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the activity is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes.
Drama
France|Germany|Switzerland
2014
123 Minutes
Juliette Binoche Kristen Stewart Chloë Grace Moretz Lars Eidinger Johnny Flynn Angela Winkler Hanns Zischler Aljoscha Stadelmann Luise Berndt Gilles Tschudi Benoït Peverelli
actress rival producer young woman intense emotional melodramatic suspenseful inspiring switzerland theater stage swiss alps acting fame jealousy youth versus age competition rise fall
A film star comes face-to-face with an uncomfortable reflection of herself while starring in a revival of the play that launched her career.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2010
108 Minutes
Natalie Portman Mila Kunis Vincent Cassel Barbara Hershey Winona Ryder Benjamin Millepied Ksenia Solo Kristina Anapau
ballerina mother director rival young woman ballet instructor eerie shocking suspenseful thrilling intense emotional new york city studio stage dance studio ballet big city ballet competition
A committed dancer struggles to maintain her sanity after winning the lead role in a production of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake".
Drama
France|Italy
1960
105 Minutes
Bernadette Lafont Lucile Saint-Simon Clotilde Joano Stéphane Audran Mario David Jean-Louis Maury Sacha Briquet Dinan
single woman woman saleswoman man love interest lover amusing cheeky engaging dreamy heartwarming lighthearted paris france relationships love work destiny saleswomen love interest
A feud between families in 1870's rural France.
Drama
Afghanistan|France
2013
85 Minutes
Haji Gul Aser Wajma Bahar Mustafa Abdulsatar Brehna Bahar Assib Ibrahim Saleha Ibrahim Tahera Hashemi
afghan woman man love interest student pregnant woman disheartening thrilling tense intense moving melodramatic afghanistan kabul, afghanistan love sex unwanted pregnancy secret love family honor family relationships
It's snowing in Kabul, and gregarious waiter Mustafa charms a pretty student named Wajma. The pair begins a clandestine relationship - they're playful and passionate but ever mindful of the... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
UK
1960
98 Minutes
Stanley Baker John Crawford Donald Pleasence Billie Whitelaw
inspector escaped convict murderer detective gang leader criminal gripping thrilling suspenseful tense intense engaging manchester, england jailbreak on the run mission criminals murder investigation money discovery
In Britain, a Manchester police inspector becomes obsessed with capturing a criminal who escapes from prison.
Biography, Drama, History
USA
2014
114 Minutes
Tobey Maguire Peter Sarsgaard Liev Schreiber Michael Stuhlbarg Lily Rabe Robin Weigert Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick Aiden Lovekamp Conrad Pla Evelyne Brochu Sophie Nélisse
chess player prodigy young man chess grandmaster russian government official brooding gripping gutsy intense tense emotional united states russia beach auditorium chess tournament bulgaria chess competition
Set during the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between two superpowers and his own struggles as he challenges the Soviet Empire.
Crime, Comedy, Drama, Action
India
1975
164 Minutes
Amitabh Bachchan Saira Banu Kimi Katkar Vinod Khanna Sulakshana Pandit Deepa Sahi Shilpa Shirodkar
young man young woman friend best friend father girlfriend amusing gripping thrilling intense emotional moving india city house bungalow restaurant street friendship best friends
Two friends Ajay and Vijay gets separated from each other when they discover secrets about their past in their own ways.
Fantasy, Drama
USA
2019
105 Minutes
Olivia Thirlby Alan Ritchson Megan Fox Jim Gaffigan Maria Dizzia Tito Ortiz David Johansen Patricia Pinto Owen Campbell Kareem Savinon Michael Sirow
invisible woman fighter love interest rival brooding eerie gripping tense city boxing match street invisibility career hope reality determination supernatural love quest rescue
A young woman who has faded to the point of becoming invisible must find her way back with the help of the one man who can see her.
Biography, Drama
India
2016
122 Minutes
Sonam Kapoor Shabana Azmi Yogendra Tikku Shekhar Ravjiani Sadh Orhan Abrar Zahoor
young woman mother father terrorist passenger gripping thrilling intense powerful inspiring india city house airplane bedroom cockpit chasing dreams ambition abusive marriage hijacking
Neerja is the story of the courageous Neerja Bhanot, who sacrificed her life while protecting the lives of 359 passengers on the Pan Am flight 73 in 1986. The flight was hijacked by a terrorist organization.
Drama
South Korea
2018
141 Minutes
Jeong-min Hwang Sung-min Lee Cho Jin-Woong Ju Ji-hoon
spy broker government official wife businessman kim jong-il thrilling gripping intense suspenseful tense engaging north korea south korea espionage government secrets intelligence nuclear weapons korean relations mission
In the mid-1990s, a loyal South Korean secret agent is caught in a political vortex plotted by the ruling classes of North and South Korea.
Action, Crime, Drama
India
2018
138 Minutes
Alia Bhatt Vicky Kaushal Jaideep Ahlawat Amruta Khanvilkar Arif Zakaria Rajit Kapoor Soni Razdan Shishir Sharma Pallavi Batra Ashwath Bhatt
agent beautiful woman father military officer indian fighter thrilling engaging suspenseful gripping intense charming india pakistan secret service fight for justice family traditions marriage military intelligence danger
A Kashmiri woman agrees to marry a Pakistani army officer in order to spy on Pakistan during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971.
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
2016
136 Minutes
Amitabh Bachchan Tapsee Pannu Piyush Mishra Kirti Kulhari Dhritiman Chatterjee Andrea Tariang Angad Bedi
young man young woman lawyer friend gripping intense powerful inspiring house bungalow resort courtroom rape court battles legal case quest pursuit rise fall 2010s