20 movies like The Gabby Douglas Story, ordered by similarity : The Dark Horse(2014), The British Guide to Showing Off(2011), Perfect 10(2019), The Fits(2015), Battle of the Year(2013), The Mercy(2018), Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge and Me(2016), Yves Saint Laurent(2014), ABCD 2(2015), Unbroken: Path to Redemption(2018), Bill Cunningham New York(2010), Fighting With My Family(2019) ...
Drama, Biography
USA
2014
90 Minutes
Regina King S. Epatha Merkerson Imani Hakim Sydney Mikayla Gabby Douglas Brian Tee David Haydn-Jones Dean Armstrong
gymnast fascinating olympics competition biography olympics rise 2010s
The Great Alone is a feature length independent documentary film that tells the inspiring comeback story of Iditarod Champion Lance Mackey.
Biography, Drama
New Zealand
2014
124 Minutes
Cliff Curtis James Rolleston Kirk Torrance Xavier Horan Miriama McDowell Wayne Hapi James Napier Robertson Te Ahorangi Retimana-Martin Sia Trokenheim
maori chess grandmaster chess player teenager intense emotional inspiring heartwarming melodramatic auckland, new zealand psychiatrist's office hospital chess competition training new life motivation psychiatry rise fall
A brilliant but troubled New Zealand chess champion finds purpose by teaching underprivileged children about the rules of chess and life.
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 »
Drama
UK
2019
84 Minutes
Frankie Box Alfie Deegan Sharlene Whyte William Ash Nicola Wright Jenna Goodwin Billy Mogford Emily Gibson Leia Desseaux Mitchell Murphy Annie Grainger
gymnast half brother father teen girl emotional gutsy powerful touching inspiring heartwarming family home gym brighton, england living space united kingdom home gymnastics family relationships crime life story
An aspiring teenager gymnast's world is turned upside down with the arrival of the half-brother she never knew she had.
Drama
USA
2015
72 Minutes
Royalty Hightower Makyla Burnam Inayah Rodgers Alexis Neblett Da'Sean Minor Antonio A.B. Grant Jr. Lauren Gibson
young girl dancer boxer dancing girl engaging gripping striking gym united states community center boxing ring sports dance competition growing up mother/daughter relationship growing up rise 2010s
A comedy concert film that captures the on-stage performance and inspirational success story of Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias.
Drama
USA
2013
109 Minutes
Josh Holloway Laz Alonso Josh Peck Caity Lotz Chris Brown Flipz Jon Do-Knock Cruz Anis Cheufra Jesse "Casper" Brown Kid David Sawandi Wilson
dancer break dancer b-boy teammate coach mogul emotional intense inspiring los angeles street competition hall gym dance hip-hop hip-hop dancing competition break dancing winning rise
Battle of the Year attracts all the best teams from around the world, but the Americans haven't won in fifteen years. Dante enlists Blake to assemble a team of the best dancers and bring the Trophy back to America where it started.
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.
Drama, Biography, Music
Argentina
2016
83 Minutes
Rhyon Nicole Brown Curtis Hamilton Jamie Kennedy R. Marcos Taylor Kedrick Brown Hank Brock Deric Augustine Donna Biscoe Vonii Bristow
musician singer celebrity emotional engaging fascinating united states rhythm and blues fame record deal music biography transformation growing up rise 1980s
After devoting his life to publish philosophy, history and psychoanalysis, the editor Mario Zavadikner, discontented with the social and intellectual reality, decides to shoot himself at ... See full summary »
Gay & Lesbian, Biography, Drama, History
France|Belgium
2014
105 Minutes
Pierre Niney Guillaume Gallienne Charlotte Le Bon Laura Smet Marie de Villepin Nikolai Kinski Ruben Alves Astrid Whettnall Marianne Basler Adeline D'Hermy Xavier Lafitte
gay man fashion designer lover business partner charming fascinating paris france fashion show morocco biography career relationships fashion design rise love 1960s
A look at the life of French designer Yves Saint-Laurent from the beginning of his career in 1958 when he met his lover and business partner, Pierre Bergé.
Musical, Drama
2015
152 Minutes
Prabhu Deva Varun Dhawan Shraddha Kapoor Sushant Pujari Tisca Chopra Lauren Gottlieb Allu Arjun Raghav Juyal Dharmesh Yelande Salman Yusuff Khan
young man young woman friend dancer mentor confident fascinating intense passionate powerful moving india mumbai, india house street stage friendship dance dancing competition fighting
Childhood friends Suresh and Vinnie want to become successful dancers. To fulfill their dreams, they form a dance group with their friends and compete in a hip-hop contest in Las Vegas.
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.
Documentary, Biography, Drama, History
USA
2010
84 Minutes
Bill Cunningham Editta Sherman Patrick McDonald Carmen Dell'Orefice Anna Wintour Iris Apfel
photographer colleague friend editor brash cheery confident creative new york city newsroom street runway fashion clothing industry journalism bill cunningham photography career discovery rise
A profile of the noted and extraordinarily cheerful veteran New York City fashion photographer.
Comedy, Biography, Drama
UK|USA|Mexico
2019
107 Minutes
Florence Pugh Lena Headey Nick Frost Jack Lowden Vince Vaughn Mohammad Amiri Hannah Rae Julia Davis Stephen Merchant Ellie Gonsalves Aqueela Zoll
wrestler family member brother sister rookie heartwarming amusing tense emotional auditorium wrestling ring locker room beach airport wrestling career following your dreams rise adventure sacrifice
A former wrestler and his family make a living performing at small venues around the country while his kids dream of joining World Wrestling Entertainment.
History, Biography, Drama
Italy|France
2008
110 Minutes
Toni Servillo Anna Bonaiuto Piera Degli Esposti Paolo Graziosi Giulio Bosetti Flavio Bucci Carlo Buccirosso Giorgio Colangeli Alberto Cracco Lorenzo Gioielli Gianfelice Imparato
politician president cardinal giulio andreotti fascinating quirky engaging rome italy post-war italy trials corruption mafia mystery rise fall rivalry 2000s
The story of Italian politician Giulio Andreotti, who has served as Prime Minister of Italy seven times since the restoration of democracy in 1946.
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, 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.
Romance, Drama, History, Biography, Music
Canada|UK
2015
97 Minutes
Ethan Hawke Carmen Ejogo Callum Keith Rennie Tony Nappo Janet-Laine Green Dan Lett Kedar Brown Kevin Hanchard Stephen McHattie
musician jazz musician trumpeter love interest moving emotional engaging charming brooding united states music jazz music business comeback romance biography rise 1960s
A re-imagining of jazz legend Chet Baker's musical comeback in the late '60s.
Anime, Biography, Drama, History
Japan|France|USA
2013
126 Minutes
pilot designer engineer dreamy spectacular profound striking uplifting heartwarming japan town biography world war ii airplanes great depression japanese history love work adventure love
A look at the life of Jiro Horikoshi, the man who designed Japanese fighter planes during World War II.
Documentary, Biography, Drama, Crime
USA|UK
2011
85 Minutes
Tim Lewis Leslie James Pickering Jake Ferguson Lauren Regan
environmentalist protester radical activist politician blue-collar worker powerful profound fascinating oregon forest prison environmentalism capitalism deforestation daniel mcgowan terrorism political activism quest sacrifice
A rare behind-the-curtain look at the Earth Liberation Front, the radical environmental group that the FBI calls America's 'number one domestic terrorist threat.'
Biography, Drama, History
UK|USA|France|Hungary|Netherlands
2018
111 Minutes
Keira Knightley Dominic West Denise Gough Fiona Shaw Eleanor Tomlinson Robert Pugh Ray Panthaki Julian Wadham
ghostwriter writer gripping fascinating paris rural community ghost writing gender equality success underdog rise 1890s
Colette is pushed by her husband to write novels under his name. Upon their success, she fights to make her talents known, challenging gender norms.
Biography, Drama, History
USA|Germany
2004
166 Minutes
Leonardo DiCaprio Cate Blanchett Kate Beckinsale John C. Reilly Alec Baldwin Alan Alda Ian Holm Danny Huston Gwen Stefani Jude Law Adam Scott
howard hughes katharine hepburn ava gardner entrepreneur actor pilot striking fascinating thrilling airplane hangar hollywood, calif. howard hughes love obsessive-compulsive disorder aviation filmmaking ambition fall rise love
A biopic depicting the early years of legendary Director and aviator Howard Hughes' career from the late 1920s to the mid 1940s.