20 movies like Without Limits, ordered by similarity : What If(2013), Ocean Waves(1993), Tolkien(2019), Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot(2018), Victoria & Abdul(2017), The Boy Downstairs(2017), Race(2016), Professor Marston & the Wonder Women(2017), Jersey Boys(2014), The Magnificent Yankee(1950), Ali(2001), Welcome to Marwen(2018) ...
Biography
USA
1998
117 Minutes
Billy Crudup Donald Sutherland Monica Potter Jeremy Sisto Matthew Lillard Billy Burke Dean Norris Gabriel Olds Judith Ivey
coach girlfriend friend teammate wife runner moving inspiring college oregon munich steve prefontaine running olympic games friendship defying expectations teaching pursuit discovery love
The life of renowned runner Steve Prefontaine and his relationship with legendary coach Bill Bowerman.
Romance
2013
102 Minutes
Daniel Radcliffe Zoe Kazan Megan Park Adam Driver Mackenzie Davis Jemima Rooper Rafe Spall Meghan Heffern Jonathan Cherry Oona Chaplin
friend best friend love interest medical student boyfriend girlfriend college dropout true love animator amusing endearing heartwarming hilarious lighthearted positive united states apartment city office love
A medical-school dropout (Daniel Radcliffe) tries to hide his attraction to his new friend (Zoe Kazan), a bubbly artist who already has a boyfriend.
Adventure, Anime
1993
72 Minutes
student teacher young girl young boy lover friend amusing charming confident dreamy heartwarming passionate asia japan tokyo osaka, japan school college friendship friends vs girlfriend
The arrival of a pretty transfer student from Tokyo sets in motion a change in the relationship between two best friends.
Biography, Drama, History
USA
2019
112 Minutes
Nicholas Hoult Lily Collins Colm Meaney Derek Jacobi Anthony Boyle Patrick Gibson Tom Glynn-Carney Craig Roberts Harry Gilby Adam Bregman Albie Marber
writer professor soldier child wife friend inspiring confident creative dreamy emotional battlefield england restaurant woods friendship love war storytelling biography
The formative years of the orphaned author J.R.R. Tolkien as he finds friendship, love and artistic inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts at school.
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
UK|USA
2017
110 Minutes
Judi Dench Ali Fazal Michael Gambon Olivia Williams Eddie Izzard Simon Callow Tim Pigott-Smith Adeel Akhtar Fenella Woolgar Julian Wadham Deano Bugatti
clerk queen friend servant emotional inspiring uplifting positive london india palace street car royalty unlikely friendship humanity life lessons adventure discovery love
Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim.
Romance
USA
2017
91 Minutes
Zosia Mamet Matthew Shear Deirdre O'Connell Sarah Ramos Diana Irvine Arliss Howard Deborah Offner David Wohl Jeff Ward Theo Stockman Liz Larsen
writer ex-boyfriend girlfriend friend neighbor love interest amusing quirky emotional charming cool endearing new york city apartment brooklyn cab restaurant central park love friendship
A young woman is forced to reflect on her first relationship when she inadvertently moves into her ex-boyfriend's apartment building.
Biography, Drama, History
2016
134 Minutes
Stephan James Jason Sudeikis Eli Goree Shanice Banton Carice van Houten Jeremy Irons William Hurt Chantel Riley David Kross Jonathan Higgins Barnaby Metschurat
jesse owens runner coach olympic athlete nazi teammate brooding emotional inspiring ohio college track berlin dorm olympics racism nazis olympic games determination courage
Overcoming racism at home and abroad, track and field superstar Jesse Owens (Stephan James) competes for Olympic glory in 1936 Berlin.
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, Musical, Drama
USA
2014
132 Minutes
John Lloyd Young Erich Bergen Michael Lomenda Vincent Piazza Christopher Walken Mike Doyle Renée Marino Erica Piccininni Joey Russo Donnie Kehr Kathrine Narducci
young man singer manager music executive girlfriend wife charming confident cool new jersey street recording studio stage house office music friendship relationships feud business
The story of four young men from the wrong side of the tracks in New Jersey who came together to form the iconic 1960s rock group The Four Seasons.
Biography
USA
1950
89 Minutes
judge wife friend clerk writer inspiring tender fascinating spirited washington, d.c. family home courtroom marriage love grief aging love quest 1920s
Biography of celebrated American jurist Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Biography, Drama, History
2001
158 Minutes
Will Smith Jamie Foxx Jon Voight Mario Van Peebles Ron Silver Jeffrey Wright Mykelti Williamson Jada Pinkett Smith Michael Michele Joe Morton Paul Rodriguez
boxer wife young boy friend lawyer inspiring united states africa boxing ring court household friendship boxing racism politics muhammad ali social change rise rivalry 1970s
Muhammad Ali (Will Smith) battles Sonny Liston, Joe Frazier and George Foreman and raises controversy outside the ring.
Comedy, Fantasy, Biography, Drama
Japan|USA
2018
116 Minutes
Steve Carell Leslie Mann Diane Kruger Janelle Monáe Eiza González Merritt Wever Gwendoline Christie Leslie Zemeckis Neil Jackson Matt O'Leary Falk Hentschel
photographer nazi victim doll love interest friend amusing endearing emotional quirky touching house courtroom art gallery bar yard doctor's office survival friendship art imitating life
A victim of a brutal attack finds a unique and beautiful therapeutic outlet to help him through his recovery process.
Romance
USA
1940
84 Minutes
Bing Crosby Bob Hope Dorothy Lamour Charles Coburn Judith Barrett Anthony Quinn Jerry Colonna Johnny Arthur Pierre Watkin Steve Pendleton Miles Mander
sailor best friend love interest wife ex-boyfriend father lighthearted charming ship family home singapore love triangle marriage running away father/son relationship friendship travel love quest pursuit
Two playboys try to forget previous romances in Singapore - until they meet a beautiful dancer.
Biography
India
2017
100 Minutes
Rahul Bose Dhritiman Chatterjee Arif Zakaria John Kottoly Heeba Shah Aditi Inamdar Keshav Deepak Gyanendra Tripathi Manoj Kumar Ramesh Birajdar
young girl rock climber friend inspiring emotional melodramatic rousing moving intense india mountain mount everest talent training mountain climbing trust ambition adventure discovery underdog
An Adivasi 13-year-old from Telangana becomes the youngest girl in history to climb Mount Everest.
Biography, Drama
USA
2015
118 Minutes
Aaron Eckhart Finn Wittrock Robin Tunney Sarah Bolger Michael Reilly Burke Rett Terrell Juston Street
football coach football player college student college president teammate family member confident gripping emotional texas football field dorm locker room classroom college campus football college determination challenge teamwork
Freddie Steinmark, an underdog on the gridiron, faces the toughest challenge of his life after leading his team to a championship season.
Biography
1996
119 Minutes
Matthew Broderick Patricia Arquette Peter Riegert Dori Brenner Peter Michael Goetz Zeljko Ivanek James LeGros Jeffrey Force
physicist sick wife husband mother father moving tender passionate new mexico princeton, n.j. college mit love science tuberculosis nuclear weapons husband/wife relationship love discovery 1940s
Physicist Richard Feynman (Matthew Broderick) falls in love with a schoolmate (Patricia Arquette) and works on the Manhattan Project.
Biography, Drama
USA
1980
128 Minutes
Robert De Niro Cathy Moriarty Joe Pesci Frank Vincent Nicholas Colasanto Theresa Saldana Frank Adonis Mario Gallo Frank Topham Lori Anne Flax Joseph Bono
boxer love interest wife young girl competitor friend dark gritty boxing ring prison new york city miami household jealousy boxing self-destruction redemption emotional abuse paranoia fall
The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.
Biography, Drama
USA
2004
126 Minutes
Jim Caviezel Claire Forlani Jeremy Northam Malcolm McDowell Connie Ray Brett Rice Dan Albright Paul Freeman Hilton McCrae Aidan Quinn Devon Gearhart
golfer wife friend emotional inspiring georgia golf course scotland golf competition work-life balance husband/wife relationship retirement bobby jones discovery rivalry love underdog 1930s
Jim Caviezel stars as golf legend Bobby Jones, the icon who retired from competition at the tender age of 28.
Comedy, Biography, Drama
USA
1994
124 Minutes
Johnny Depp Martin Landau Sarah Jessica Parker Patricia Arquette Jeffrey Jones G.D. Spradlin Vincent D'Onofrio Lisa Marie Bill Murray Mike Starr Max Casella
filmmaker actor girlfriend actress orson welles quirky creative moving hollywood, calif. film set ed wood show business aspirations filmmaking friendship underdog quest love 1950s
Ambitious but troubled movie director Edward D. Wood Jr. tries his best to fulfill his dreams, despite his lack of talent.
Musical, Biography, Gay & Lesbian, Drama
UK|USA|Canada
2019
121 Minutes
Taron Egerton Jamie Bell Richard Madden Gemma Jones Bryce Dallas Howard Steven Mackintosh Stephen Graham Tate Donovan Charlie Rowe Matthew Illesley Kit Connor
musician singer-songwriter superstar band manager friend wild creative tense inspiring stage backstage england house stardom fame wealth music relationships rise adventure
A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John's breakthrough years.