20 movies like Cristiano Ronaldo: The World at His Feet, ordered by similarity : The Long Gray Line(1955), Ronaldo(2015), Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny(2016), Diego Maradona(2019), The Hero(2017), The Keeper(2018), Bettie Page Reveals All(2011), Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story(2007), Jane Fonda in Five Acts(2018), Good Vibrations(2012), Strike(2019), The British Guide to Showing Off(2011) ...
Biography
USA
2014
58 Minutes
Julian Bane Johnny Bolton Janet Aguirre Nikita Pankratz
football player director star player engaging academy portugal career soccer life rise
Cristiano Ronaldo: The World at His Feet follows the footballer from his beginnings in Portugal, breakthrough start with Manchester United and current career at Real Madrid.
Biography
USA
1955
138 Minutes
Tyrone Power Maureen O'Hara Robert Francis Donald Crisp Ward Bond Betsy Palmer Philip Carey William Leslie Harry Carey Jr. Patrick Wayne Sean McClory
athletic director wife mentor immigrant soldier dwight d. eisenhower endearing patriotic military academy gym family home west point, n.y. football marriage education military life relationships swimming rise underdog
In 1898, Irish immigrant Martin Maher is hired as a civilian employee at West Point where, during a 50-year career, he rises to the rank of NCO and instructor.
Documentary, Biography
UK|Spain
2015
92 Minutes
celebrity football player soccer player family member amusing charming confident cool inspiring incredible passionate spirited united kingdom spain soccer field mansion big city life story football fame
A close look at the life of Cristiano Ronaldo.
Documentary
USA
2016
90 Minutes
Karen Bernstein Julie Delpy
filmmaker director crafty creative engaging fascinating inspiring quirky united states austin texas hollywood biography life life lessons life story life's work filmmaking film independent filmmaking
A feature documentary on the life and work of filmmaker, Richard Linklater. Produced and Directed by Louis Black (founder of SXSW Festivals and the Austin Chronicle) and Karen Bernstein (... See full summary »
Biography, Documentary
UK
2019
120 Minutes
Diego Armando Maradona
football player illegitimate son documentarian family emotional fascinating hedonistic striking confident buenos aires, argentina naples, italy barcelona, spain redemption football life story addiction fall growing up wretched excess underdog
Constructed from over 500 hours of never-before-seen footage, this documentary centers on the career of celebrated football player Diego Maradona, who played for S.S.C. Napoli in the 1980s.
Drama
USA
2017
96 Minutes
Sam Elliott Laura Prepon Nick Offerman Krysten Ritter Katharine Ross Doug Cox Max Gail Jackie Joyner Patrika Darbo Frank Collison Andy Allo
actor ex-wife star drug dealer daughter comedian brooding emotional engaging moving somber uplifting recording studio house beach field life cycle life imitating art cancer career change
An ailing movie star comes to terms with his past and mortality.
Romance, Biography, Drama
2018
120 Minutes
David Kross Freya Mavor John Henshaw Harry Melling Michael Socha Dave Johns Barbara Young Chloe Harris
soccer player engaging moving powerful soccer field manchester, england soccer biography personal tragedy triumph over adversity underdog 19th century
A young English woman and a soccer-playing German POW overcome prejudice, public hostility and personal tragedy near the end of World War II.
Biography, Documentary
2011
90 Minutes
Bettie Page Hugh Hefner Dita Von Teese Perez Hilton Tricia Helfer Laetitia Casta
model interviewee family member hugh hefner engaging fascinating united states modeling personal life troubled childhood mental illness challenge sexual repression career unhappy marriage sexual awakening sex appeal rise 1950s
The pinup model and cult icon recounts how her free expression overcame government witch-hunts to help launch America's sexual revolution.
Documentary, Biography
2007
82 Minutes
producer director filmmaker actress mime fan amusing endearing movie theater movie set household william castle promotion gimmicks film industry career film history discovery rise 1950s
Documentary, Biography
USA
2018
133 Minutes
actress celebrity tycoon fascinating engaging creative confident cool amusing spirited intense inspiring united states life story life's work fame scandal celebrity discovery transformation
A look at the life, work, activism and controversies of actress and fitness tycoon, Jane Fonda.
Biography
UK|Ireland
2012
103 Minutes
Dylan Moran Glenn Leyburn Jodie Whittaker Andrew Simpson Adrian Dunbar Richard Dormer Demetri Goritsas Niall Wright Ryan McParland Killian Scott Mark Ryder
store owner impresario leader engaging record store mission life band bridge rise 1970s
A chronicle of Terri Hooley's life, a record-store owner instrumental in developing Belfast's punk-rock scene.
Animation, Comedy, Adventure
2019
100 Minutes
mole soccer player miner engaging rousing hometown mine soccer field soccer game animation soccer underdog rise 2010s
A young mole must try to achieve his dream of becoming a footballer to save his hometown gold mine from a greedy super villain.
Documentary, Comedy, Biography, Drama
UK
2011
98 Minutes
beauty pageant contestants pageant queen interviewee artist master of ceremonies judge fascinating engaging inspiring amusing campy confident england alternative lifestyles beauty pageant footage interview misfits fashion discovery
British artist and living legend Andrew Logan, loved the world over by celebrities and misfits alike, takes us under his glittering wing and inside his outrageous, anarchic and spectacular ... See full summary »
Biography, Drama
UK
2009
97 Minutes
Michael Sheen Timothy Spall Jim Broadbent Stephen Graham Joe Dempsie Colm Meaney Martin Compston Maurice Roeves Elizabeth Carling Brian McCardie Peter McDonald
manager replacement business partner football player uplifting emotional charming amusing england soccer field locker room office beach sports managing teamwork brian clough leadership rise rivalry
The story of the controversial Brian Clough's 44-day reign as the coach of the English football club Leeds United.
Biography
1976
106 Minutes
Glenda Jackson Daniel Massey Yvonne Mitchell Douglas Wilmer David Langton Simon Williams John Castle
actress artist nobleman director lover actor engaging outlandish hedonistic france theater audition sarah bernhardt acting love interest theater show business career rise transformation
French actress Sarah Bernhardt (Glenda Jackson) carries on a personal life offstage as flamboyantly as she acts onstage.
Biography
USA
1940
98 Minutes
Pat O'Brien Ronald Reagan Gale Page Donald Crisp Albert Basserman John Litel Henry O'Neill Owen Davis Jr. John Qualen Dorothy Tree Kane Richmond
football player george gipp professor coach wife heartwarming indiana university of notre dame football field hospital classroom locker room football illness teamwork knute rockne sports quest rise 1920s
The story of legendary Notre Dame football player and coach Knute Rockne.
Biography, Music, Drama, History
USA
2016
96 Minutes
Don Cheadle Ewan McGregor Emayatzy Corinealdi LaKeith Stanfield Michael Stuhlbarg Austin Lyon Morgan Wolk Christina Karis
musician trumpeter journalist lover manager girlfriend muse ex-wife amusing cheeky fascinating gritty hilarious melodramatic new york new york city life life story life's work music
An exploration of the life and music of Miles Davis.
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, Drama
2018
105 Minutes
Al Pacino Riley Keough Tess Frazer Annie Parisse Kathy Baker Greg Grunberg Kristen Bush Benjamin Cook
football coach victim sexual predator student colleague pedophile shocking emotional endearing gripping university pennsylvania united states sexual abuse football career protection secret truth rivalry
Biography, Drama
Ireland|UK|USA
2013
116 Minutes
André Benjamin Hayley Atwell Imogen Poots Ruth Negga Adrian Lester Andrew Buckley Oliver Bennett Tom Dunlea Clare-Hope Ashitey Jade Yourell Lauterio Zamparelli
jimi hendrix american musician engaging london well talent change career rise
A drama based on Jimi Hendrix's life as he left New York City for London, where his career took off.
Biography
USA
1983
122 Minutes
Mary Steenburgen Rip Torn Alfre Woodard Peter Coyote Dana Hill Joanna Miles Iake Eissinmann Cary Guffey Toni Hudson Jay O. Sanders John Hammond
writer husband love interest father daughter maid calm engaging moving florida backwoods small town writing small-town life friendship father/daughter relationship animals rise transformation love
In 1930's Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings moves to Florida's backwaters to write in peace. She feels bothered by affectionate men, editor and confused neighbors, but soon she connects and writes The Yearling, a classic of American literature.