20 movies like Heart Like a Wheel, ordered by similarity : Invincible(2006), My Left Foot(1989), McFarland, USA(2015), Bleed for This(2016), Bandit Queen(1994), White Boy Rick(2018), Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures(2001), Neerja(2016), Stronger(2017), Straight Outta Compton(2015), Professor Marston & the Wonder Women(2017), Million Dollar Mermaid(1952) ...
Biography
USA
1983
113 Minutes
Bonnie Bedelia Beau Bridges Leo Rossi Hoyt Axton Bill McKinney Anthony Edwards Dean-Paul Martin Paul Bartel Dick Miller Terence Knox
housewife mechanic race car driver uplifting inspiring racetrack upstate new york house garage sexism car racing gender identity sports ambition competition underdog transformation rise 1980s
Shirley Muldowney is determined to be a top-fuel drag racer, although no woman has ever raced them before. Despite the high risks of this kind of racing and the burden it places on her ... See full summary »
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
Ireland|UK
1989
103 Minutes
Daniel Day-Lewis Ray McAnally Brenda Fricker Ruth McCabe Fiona Shaw Eanna Macliam Alison Whelan Declan Croghan Hugh O'Conor Cyril Cusack
bricklayer housewife doctor sibling writer inspiring touching dublin household pub banquet hall street christy brown cerebral palsy illness debauchery rise underdog love transformation
Christy Brown, born with cerebral palsy, learns to paint and write with his only controllable limb - his left foot.
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.
Biography, Drama
USA
2016
116 Minutes
Miles Teller Aaron Eckhart Katey Sagal Ciarán Hinds Ted Levine Jordan Gelber Amanda Clayton Daniel S. Sauli Christine Evangelista Tina Casciani Liz Carey
boxer champion trainer wife family member friend brash intense uplifting rhode island car hospital room gym house boxing ring boxing accident injury determination training
The inspirational story of World Champion Boxer Vinny Pazienza who, after a near fatal car crash which left him not knowing if he'd ever walk again, made one of sport's most incredible comebacks.
Crime, Drama, Biography
India
1994
121 Minutes
Seema Biswas Nirmal Pandey Manoj Bajpayee Rajesh Vivek Govind Namdeo Saurabh Shukla Raghubir Yadav
bandit criminal young girl husband gritty spirited intense india village crime abuse armed conflict class distinctions ambition sexism revenge rise transformation underdog 1980s
The story of the bandit queen Phoolan Devi who was sent to prison in 1983 and got free in 1994.
Crime, Biography, Drama
USA
2018
111 Minutes
Matthew McConaughey Richie Merritt Bel Powley Jennifer Jason Leigh Brian Tyree Henry Rory Cochrane RJ Cyler Jonathan Majors Eddie Marsan Taylour Paige Bruce Dern
father teenager drug dealer gunrunner federal agent informant brash bleak intense unrestrained outlandish fbi headquarters car house detroit warehouse club father/child relationship greed fbi
The story of teenager Richard Wershe Jr., who became an undercover informant for the FBI during the 1980s and was ultimately arrested for drug-trafficking and sentenced to life in prison.
Documentary, Biography
USA
2001
141 Minutes
Paul Mazursky Irene Kane James B. Harris Marie Windsor Richard Schickel Christiane Kubrick
director actor producer film critic daughter wife fascinating amusing inspiring los angeles bronx, n.y. movie set school house stanley kubrick filmmaking rise transformation 1990s
The career and life of Stanley Kubrick is explored through pictures, clips from his films, his old home movies, comments from his colleagues and a narration by Tom Cruise.
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.
Biography, Drama
USA
2017
119 Minutes
Jake Gyllenhaal Tatiana Maslany Miranda Richardson Clancy Brown Lenny Clarke Carlos Sanz Frankie Shaw Danny McCarthy
paraplegic police detective terrorist suspect family member girlfriend emotional inspiring intense rousing boston house hospital police station marathon course rehabilitation terrorism life lessons support group overcoming the odds
Stronger is the inspiring real life story of Jeff Bauman, an ordinary man who captured the hearts of his city and the world to become a symbol of hope after surviving the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.
Biography, Music, Drama
USA
2015
147 Minutes
O'Shea Jackson Jr. Corey Hawkins Jason Mitchell Neil Brown Jr. Aldis Hodge Marlon Yates Jr. R. Marcos Taylor Alexandra Shipp Paul Giamatti Elena Goode Keith Powers
rapper manager fan rival woman gang member brash brooding intense south central house recording studio street car restaurant gangs hip-hop business friendship rivalry
The rap group NWA emerges from the mean streets of Compton in Los Angeles, California, in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes Hip Hop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood.
Drama, History, Biography
USA
2017
108 Minutes
Luke Evans Rebecca Hall Bella Heathcote Connie Britton Monica Giordano JJ Feild Chris Conroy Oliver Platt Maggie Castle Alexa Havins Sharon Kubo
professor writer inventor lover wife emotional sultry powerful passionate intricate inspiring harvard university massachusetts house stage classroom womanhood comic books threesome marriage
The story of psychologist William Moulton Marston, and his polyamorous relationship with his wife and their mistress who would inspire his creation of the superheroine, Wonder Woman.
Biography
USA
1952
115 Minutes
Esther Williams Victor Mature Walter Pidgeon David Brian Donna Corcoran Jesse White Maria Tallchief Howard Freeman Charles Watts Wilton Graff Frank Ferguson
dancer swimmer annette kellerman father charming gutsy inspiring spirited london australia united states synchronized swimming love triangle moving sexism prejudice sports underdog transformation growing up
Biopic of Australian swimming champ and entertainer Annette Kellerman. After overcoming polio, Kellerman achieves fame and creates a scandal when her one-piece bathing suit is considered indecent.
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.
Biography, Drama
UK|USA
2015
121 Minutes
Michael Fassbender Kate Winslet Seth Rogen Jeff Daniels Michael Stuhlbarg Katherine Waterston John Ortiz Sarah Snook Adam Shapiro Makenzie Moss Ripley Sobo
visionary computer programmer partner ex-girlfriend daughter genius brash brooding confident california office house auditorium stage car computers business ambition reunion success
Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution, to paint a portrait of the man at its epicenter. The story unfolds backstage at three iconic product launches, ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac.
War, Biography, Drama, History
Australia|USA
2016
139 Minutes
Andrew Garfield Sam Worthington Luke Bracey Teresa Palmer Hugo Weaving Rachel Griffiths Vince Vaughn Richard Roxburgh Luke Pegler Richard Pyros Firass Dirani
private conscientious objector soldier commander enemy president confident emotional uplifting tense moving raw okinawa, japan airplane ship bunker white house car conscience world war ii
World War II American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people, and becomes the first man in American history to receive the Medal of Honor without firing a shot.
Biography, Drama
UK|USA
2014
138 Minutes
Chadwick Boseman Nelsan Ellis Dan Aykroyd Viola Davis Lennie James Fred Melamed Craig Robinson Jill Scott Octavia Spencer Josh Hopkins Brandon Smith
james brown singer entertainer musician audience mother brash confident creative jail house stage recording studio car hotel music singing entertainment abandonment prison
A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.
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.
Comedy, Biography, Drama
France|USA
2018
113 Minutes
Joaquin Phoenix Jonah Hill Rooney Mara Jack Black Carrie Brownstein Beth Ditto Kim Gordon Udo Kier
handicapped person alcoholic artist friend girlfriend family member inspiring intense emotional powerful quirky witty portland, ore. house doctor's office ambulance street strip club artistic struggle therapy
On the rocky path to sobriety after a life-changing accident, John Callahan discovers the healing power of art, willing his injured hands into drawing hilarious, often controversial cartoons, which bring him a new lease on life.
Biography, Drama, History
USA
2018
98 Minutes
Samuel Hunt Merritt Patterson Bobby Campo David Sakurai Vincenzo Amato Maddalena Ischiale Gianna Simone Ali Eagle Will Graham Andrew Caldwell Gary Cole
veteran olympic athlete family member survivor wife captor inspiring incredible brutal brash emotional touching track boat olympics prison house hospital olympic games running
The next amazing chapter of Olympian and World War II hero Louis Zamperini's powerful true story of forgiveness, redemption, and amazing grace.
Biography, Drama
2018
101 Minutes
Rachel Weisz Colin Firth David Thewlis Finn Elliot Andrew Buchan Jonathan Bailey Genevieve Gaunt Sebastian Armesto Ken Stott Simon Chandler Adrian Schiller
yacht skipper father adventurer wife contestant gripping engaging emotional heartwarming inspiring lighthearted sea yacht yachting competition following your dreams danger ambition family adventure
Yachtsman Donald Crowhurst creates an outrageous account of his disastrous attempt to win the 1968 Golden Globe Race.