20 movies like The Loneliest Runner, ordered by similarity : Lady Bird(2017), Loveling(2018), McFarland, USA(2015), Run the Race(2018), Baxter!(1972), Christmas Angel(2011), American Wrestler: The Wizard(2016), Hoop Dreams(1994), Blinded by the Light(2019), Luna(1979), Thirteen(2003), Koi ... Mil Gaya(2003) ...
Drama
UK
1976
74 Minutes
Lance Kerwin Michael Landon Brian Keith DeAnn Mears Melissa Sue Anderson Randy Faustino Dermott Downs Walker Edmiston Herb Vigran Cliff Pellow Bing Russell
mother runner coach uplifting disturbing gutsy school track house mother/son relationship bed wetting track and field olympics childhood trauma growing up transformation underdog 1970s
Terry is divorced from his German wife and has a Finnish girlfriend Christina. At Thelma's suggestion they join her and Bob on a caravan holiday but due to a mishap the men get separated ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
2017
94 Minutes
Saoirse Ronan Laurie Metcalf Timothée Chalamet Lucas Hedges Tracy Letts Odeya Rush Jake McDorman Beanie Feldstein Lois Smith Stephen McKinley Henderson Jordan Rodrigues
mother daughter teenager high-school student best friend teacher father moving uplifting playful california high school catholic school sacramento, calif. family home university united states prom mother/daughter relationship coming of age
In 2002, an artistically inclined seventeen-year-old girl comes of age in Sacramento, California.
Drama
2018
95 Minutes
Karine Teles Otávio Muller Adriana Esteves Konstantinos Sarris César Troncoso Mateus Solano Camilo Pellegrini Ariclenes Barroso Pablo Riera Lucas Gouvêa
mother father child brother sister teen boy touching emotional amusing charming cheeky moving rio de janeiro house school beach car auditorium leaving home mother/son relationship
On the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, Irene has only a few days to overcome her anxiety about sending her eldest son out into the world on his own.
Biography, Drama
USA
2015
129 Minutes
Kevin Costner Maria Bello Morgan Saylor Michael Aguero Sergio Avelar Hector Duran Rafael Martinez Martha Higareda Johnny Ortiz Carlos Pratts Ramiro Rodriguez
coach student runner teacher principal parent confident cool uplifting tense emotional california high school track gym car house track and field school winning
Jim White moves his family after losing his last job as a football coach, and at his new school he turns seven disappointing students into one of the best cross-country teams in the region.
Drama
USA
2018
101 Minutes
Tanner Stine Kristoffer Polaha Evan Hofer Kelsey Reinhardt Mario Van Peebles Mykelti Williamson Frances Fisher Jake McEntire Caleb Castille Caleb Emery Gianna Simone
football player high-school student brother coach nurse family member heartwarming emotional touching inspiring positive football field high school hospital track house athletic competition football injury love
Against the backdrop of high school football and track, two brothers in a small Southern town face escalating problems with two different world views, straining - but ultimately strengthening - the bonds of brotherhood.
Drama
UK|USA
1972
105 Minutes
child speech therapist divorcée model chef mother sad tender emotional winsome london apartment kitchen office street childhood friendship mother/son relationship loneliness grief
A young American boy unable to overcome a speech defect is disturbed by the constant bickering of his parents, and when they get divorced, he slides into an emotional breakdown.
Other, Drama
Italy
2011
90 Minutes
Timothy Spall Brenda Blethyn Celia Imrie Mel Smith Joseph Phillips Jassa Ahluwalia Elijah Baker Janet Dibley Ellie Greenwood Angus Harrison
boy son mother brother teacher emotional heartwarming mushy tender uplifting england hospital school church street house mother/son relationship dreams angels christmas
The life of medieval author Christine de Pizan (Amanda Sandrelli).
Drama
USA
2016
117 Minutes
Jon Voight William Fichtner Lia Marie Johnson George Kosturos Kevin G. Schmidt Gabriel Basso Shannon Collis Courtney Hope Turner Nicholas Guilak
high-school student wrestler hero school principal team member coach emotional engaging heartwarming inspiring moving touching small town california high school gym school bus wrestling new school new town
In 1980, a teenage boy escapes the unrest in Iran only to face more hostility in America, due to the hostage crisis. Determined to fit in, he joins the school's floundering wrestling team.
Documentary, Drama
USA
1994
174 Minutes
William Gates Arthur Agee Sheila Agee Isiah Thomas Bill Gleason
basketball player teenager mother father coach teacher uplifting powerful gutsy emotional chicago westchester, ill. basketball court family home basketball ambition high school racism class distinctions growing up
A film following the lives of two inner-city Chicago boys who struggle to become college basketball players on the road to going professional.
Drama, Music, Comedy
UK|USA|France
2019
114 Minutes
Viveik Kalra Hayley Atwell Rob Brydon Kulvinder Ghir Nell Williams Aaron Phagura Meera Ganatra Dean-Charles Chapman Sally Phillips
teenager father mother friend love interest teacher powerful uplifting inspiring hilarious cheeky england high school house bedroom new york city bruce springsteen music growing up culture
In England in 1987, a teenager from an Asian family learns to live his life, understand his family and find his own voice through the music of American rock star Bruce Springsteen.
Drama
Italy
1979
144 Minutes
Jill Clayburgh Matthew Barry Veronica Lazar Renato Salvatori Fred Gwynne Alida Valli Elisabetta Campeti Roberto Benigni
mother opera singer husband stepfather son lover bleak profound disturbing italy rome apartment opera house suicide family dysfunction incest mother/son relationship drug addiction troubled youth growing up
While touring in Italy, a recently-widowed American opera singer has an incestuous relationship with her 15-year-old son to help him overcome his heroin addiction.
Drama
USA|UK
2003
100 Minutes
Holly Hunter Evan Rachel Wood Nikki Reed Jeremy Sisto Kip Pardue Sarah Clarke D.W. Moffett Vanessa Hudgens Jenicka Carey Ulysses Estrada
teen girl best friend mother foster mother boyfriend brother disturbing raw los angeles family home school troubled youth peer pressure mother/daughter relationship drugs sexual awakening shoplifting growing up transformation temptation
A thirteen-year-old girl's relationship with her mother is put to the test as she discovers drugs, sex, and petty crime in the company of her cool but troubled best friend.
Sci-Fi, Drama
2003
172 Minutes
Hrithik Roshan Preity Zinta Rekha Rajat Bedi Mukesh Rishi Prem Chopra Rakesh Roshan
scientist mother mentally challenged boy alien young woman childhood friend amusing moving touching heartwarming inspiring thrilling india valley village house school basketball court alien landing alien/human relationship
Drama
USA
2016
89 Minutes
Alexi Pappas Alexi Pappas Chase Offerle Rachel Dratch Andy Buckley Rebecca Friday Sasha Spencer Remy Teicher Nick Symmond
athlete coach teammate fan baker confident emotional engaging passionate olympics track house oregon city training work-life balance physical transformation discovery growing up love
A young, talented, and lonely long-distance runner twists her ankle as she prepares for the Olympic Trials and must do something she's never done before: take a day off.
Drama
Pakistan|France|Germany
2003
100 Minutes
Kiron Kher Aamir Malik Arshad Mahmud Salman Shahid Shilpa Shukla Sarfaraz Ansari Shazim Ashraf Navtej Johar Fariha Jabeen Adnan Shah Rehan Sheikh
widow mother son muslim fundamentalist radical dense moving gripping pakistan village islamic fundamentalism mother/son relationship coming of age religion village life politics transformation growing up 1970s
1979. A village in Pakistan. A widow sees her 17 years old son being attracted to Islamist militants. It brings her past back...
Drama
USA
1938
60 Minutes
widow daughter son aunt wealthy woman mother bleak melodramatic inspiring house yard poverty family great depression scandal loneliness mother/son relationship fall love transformation
The town of Colbrook, Massachusetts was founded by the family of the same name, and as such they are its leading family. Widowed Mrs. Reginald Colbrook - Mary - has had to manage the family... See full summary »
Drama
UK
1969
109 Minutes
David Bradley Freddie Fletcher Lynne Perrie Colin Welland Brian Glover Bob Bowes Bernard Atha Joey Kaye
young boy falcon mother brother bleak spirited england city household school childhood abuse blue collar birds falconry coming of age underdog growing up 1960s
A young, English working-class boy spends his free time caring for and training his pet kestrel.
Crime, Drama
France
1959
93 Minutes
Jean-Pierre Léaud Claire Maurier Albert Remy Guy Decomble Patrick Auffray Georges Flamant Yvonne Claudie Robert Beauvais
son mother father friend teacher bleak disheartening france paris apartment school childhood child custody troubled youth rebellion growing up underdog 1950s
A young boy, left without attention, delves into a life of petty crime.
Kids & Family, Drama
1957
83 Minutes
Dorothy McGuire Fess Parker Tommy Kirk Kevin Corcoran Jeff York Beverly Washburn Chuck Connors
boy mother father dog brother endearing heartwarming sad texas ranch household childhood friendship family pets farming bravery growing up discovery sacrifice
A teenage boy (Tommy Kirk) grows to love a stray yellow dog while running his Texas homestead with his father (Fess Parker) away.
Drama
1986
76 Minutes
Emma Coles Kris Bidenko Kris McQuade Stephen Leeder Debra May Peter Hehir Tony Barry Kerry Dwyer Arthur Faynes Kim Antonios Denise Roberts
teen girl friend mother boyfriend father sad profound sydney beach school house friendship mother/daughter relationship adolescence family coming of age divorce growing up transformation 1980s
Two Australian teenage girls (Emma Coles, Kris Bidenko) go from best friends to ex-friends in a year.
Drama
2018
90 Minutes
Anna Maxwell Martin Vicky McClure Daniel Mays David Wilmot Simone Kirby
mother terrorist family victim son gritty powerful tense england city united kingdom terrorism political unrest mother/son relationship mother courage transformation revenge 1990s
Two women living on opposite sides of the Irish Sea are brought together by the Warrington bombing in 1993.