20 movies like Borg vs. McEnroe, ordered by similarity : Rowing Through(1996), Cagefighter(2020), Mary Queen of Scots(2018), Battle of the Sexes(2017), Friday Night Lights(2004), Woodpeckers(2017), Pride(2007), Cool Runnings(1993), Tunes of Glory(1960), Personal Best(1982), Remember the Titans(2000), Love on Ice(2017) ...
Drama
Sweden|Denmark|Finland
2017
108 Minutes
Sverrir Gudnason Shia LaBeouf Stellan Skarsgård Tuva Novotny Ian Blackman David Bamber Jane Perry Roy McCrerey Robert Emms Scott Arthur
tennis player rival coach girlfriend emotional gripping intense rousing shocking wimbledon monaco tennis court bar coach tennis training championship coach/athlete relationship perseverance discipline
The story of the 1980 tennis rivalry between the placid Björn Borg and the volatile John McEnroe.
Drama
Canada|Japan
1996
115 Minutes
Colin Ferguson Leslie Hope Helen Shaver Kenneth Welsh Chris Heyerdahl James Hyndman Christopher Jacobs Peter Murnik Andrew Tarbet Claude Genest
athlete coach teammate rival love interest rower uplifting engaging rousing press conference training camp olympic games competition rivalry sacrifice tiff wood politics quest underdog 1980s
This is the world of Tiff Wood, the top international sculler. A Harvard grad who trains under the legendary Harry Parker, Tiff is the odds on favorite to capture the gold medal in the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
Action, Drama
UK
2020
98 Minutes
Chuck Liddell Dean Ambrose Jay Reso Alex Montagnani Luke Rockhold Gina Gershon Elijah Baker Kwame Augustine Linden Clark
cage fighter wrestler athlete coach mentor promoter intense thrilling passionate fiery gripping cage auditorium wrestling ring fighting professional wrestling legends coach/athlete relationship promotion adventure
Reiss is the greatest champion to ever fight in a LEGENDS cage. But when promoter Max Black pits him against wrestling superstar Randy Stone, Reiss finds himself in the toughest fight of his life.
Biography, Drama, History
UK|USA
2018
124 Minutes
Saoirse Ronan Margot Robbie Jack Lowden Joe Alwyn David Tennant Guy Pearce Gemma Chan Martin Compston Ismael Cruz Cordova Brendan Coyle Ian Hart
queen widow rival husband leader friend tense intense gripping brash uneasy france scotland england castle mansion queen elizabeth i queen mary power royalty
Mary Stuart's (Saoirse Ronan's) attempt to overthrow her cousin Elizabeth I (Margot Robbie), Queen of England, finds her condemned to years of imprisonment before facing execution.
Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
2017
121 Minutes
Jonathan Dayton Emma Stone Steve Carell Andrea Riseborough Natalie Morales Sarah Silverman Bill Pullman Alan Cumming Elisabeth Shue Eric Christian Olsen Fred Armisen
billie jean king tennis player journalist family member husband friend brooding emotional inspiring press conference tennis court locker room gym apartment house tennis gender bias gender equality sexual identity stress
The true story of the 1973 tennis match between World number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs.
Drama
Germany|USA
2004
117 Minutes
Billy Bob Thornton Derek Luke Jay Hernandez Lucas Black Garrett Hedlund Tim McGraw Connie Britton Lee Thompson Young Lee Jackson Grover Coulson Connie Cooper
coach football player townsperson girlfriend quarterback high-school student emotional winsome rousing football field locker room classroom texas football small-town life high school redemption ambition pride sports
Based on H.G. Bissinger's book, which profiled the economically depressed town of Odessa, Texas and their heroic high school football team, The Permian High Panthers.
Drama
2017
106 Minutes
Jean Jean Ramón Emilio Candelario Judith Rodriguez Jose Cruz Manuel Raposo Karina Valdez Aleja Johnson Carlota Carretero Keunis Álvarez Orestes Amador
prison guard prisoner prisoners messenger gangsters love interest romantic interest romantic rival rival dark disturbing emotional engaging gripping intense moving passionate powerful raw tense
Incarcerated in the Dominican Republic, an inmate uses sign language to communicate with his imprisoned girlfriend at an adjacent institution.
Drama
2007
104 Minutes
Terrence Howard Bernie Mac Kevin Phillips Evan Ross Nate Parker Brandon Fobbs Alphonso McAuley Kimberly Elise Gary Anthony Sturgis Regine Nehy Tom Arnold
coach janitor swimmer city official teenager rival inspiring emotional tense philadelphia swimming pool inner city racism swimming showdown championship demolition quest underdog rivalry
In the 1970s an aficionado (Terrence Howard) and a janitor (Bernie Mac) renovate an abandoned pool and establish a swim team in one of Philadelphia's roughest neighborhoods.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1993
97 Minutes
Leon Doug E. Doug Malik Yoba John Candy Rawle D. Lewis Raymond J. Barry Larry Gilman Peter Outerbridge Paul Coeur
athlete coach rival reporter inspiring amusing uplifting jamaica hotel calgary bobsledding olympic games underdog rivalry 1980s
When a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a dishonored coach to start the first Jamaican Bobsled Team.
Drama
UK
1960
106 Minutes
Alec Guinness John Mills Susannah York Dennis Price John Fraser Allan Cuthbertson Kay Walsh Gordon Jackson Duncan Macrae Keith Faulkner Peter McEnery
commanding officer officer soldier rival daughter girlfriend gripping emotional tense scotland barracks battalion class conflict military authority suicide rivalry forbidden love 1940s
After World War II, a Highland Regiment's acting Commanding Officer, who rose from the ranks, is replaced by a peace-time Oxford-educated Commanding Officer, leading to a dramatic conflict between the two.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
1982
124 Minutes
Mariel Hemingway Patrice Donnelly Scott Glenn Kenny Moore Jim Moody Kari Gosswiller Jodi Anderson Maren Seidler Martha Watson Emily Dole Pam Spencer
athlete mentor coach love interest friend engaging emotional amusing california track training olympic games lesbianism women in sports love triangle growing up love rivalry 1970s
The intertwined lives and loves of three highly-ranked athletes striving for the national team; Chris bounces between the beds of male coach Terry and her female friend, competitor, and role model Tory.
Drama
USA
2000
113 Minutes
Denzel Washington Will Patton Donald Faison Wood Harris Ryan Hurst Kate Bosworth Ethan Suplee Nicole Parker Kip Pardue Craig Kirkwood Burgess Jenkins
coach football player racist homophobe student friend inspiring emotional gutsy virginia high school football field racism ambition football training prejudice teamwork sports discovery
The true story of a newly appointed African-American coach and his high school team on their first season as a racially integrated unit.
Drama, Romance
USA
2017
84 Minutes
Julie Marie Berman Andrew W. Walker Linda Kash Ana Golja Gail O'Grady Neil Crone Ipsita Paul Laura Miyata Kate Drummond Jim Watson Nneka Elliott
ice skater figure skater coach boy rival emotional melodramatic inspiring heartwarming powerful positive ice skating rink ice skating competition challenge career first love love rise fall
The story of David Huggins, an unassuming 72 year-old who claims to have had a lifetime of encounters with otherworldly beings - including an inter-species romance with an E.T. woman (with ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
Ireland|UK|USA
2018
120 Minutes
Olivia Colman Rachel Weisz Emma Stone Nicholas Hoult Joe Alwyn James Smith Mark Gatiss Jenny Rainsford Liam Fleming Carolyn Saint-Pé John Locke
queen friend servant amusing spirited melodramatic emotional uneasy tense mansion england castle parlor dining room royalty royal life leadership rivalry quantrill's raiders rise
In early 18th century England, a frail Queen Anne occupies the throne and her close friend, Lady Sarah, governs the country in her stead. When a new servant, Abigail, arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah.
Drama
USA
1951
79 Minutes
Claire Trevor Sally Forrest Carleton G. Young Robert Clarke Kenneth Patterson Marcella Cisney Joseph Kearns William Hudson
teen girl love interest mother father tennis player melodramatic tense spirited santa monica, calif. country club new york city tennis court wimbledon mother/daughter relationship tennis deception new love ambition manipulation growing up
Tennis prodigy Florence Farley is torn between romance and her mother's ambitions.
Biography, Drama, History
USA
2019
152 Minutes
Matt Damon Christian Bale Jon Bernthal Caitriona Balfe Tracy Letts Josh Lucas Noah Jupe Remo Girone Ray McKinnon JJ Feild Jack McMullen
designer auto builder race car driver rival intense passionate confident creative gripping france america auto race car dealership corporate headquarters desert auto racing design corporate rule rivalry creative process
American car designer Carroll Shelby and driver Ken Miles battle corporate interference and the laws of physics to build a revolutionary race car for Ford in order to defeat Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966.
Biography, Drama, History
USA|Russia|UK
2019
101 Minutes
Benedict Cumberbatch Michael Shannon Nicholas Hoult Katherine Waterston Tuppence Middleton Tom Holland Matthew Macfadyen Conor MacNeill Tom Fisher
thomas edison inventor millionaire rival businessman scientist tense gripping creative passionate new york city house laboratory field street wall street electricity inventions power rivalry
The dramatic story of the cutthroat race between electricity titans Thomas A. Edison and George Westinghouse to determine whose electrical system would power the modern world.
Drama, History
UK|Spain|Switzerland
1972
160 Minutes
Charlton Heston Hildegard Neil Eric Porter John Castle Fernando Rey Juan Luis Galiardo
queen egyptian lover rival roman seducer brooding emotional gripping intense moving powerful egypt kingdom chamber desert love sacrifice rivalry power
After the murder of her lover Caesar, Egypt's queen Cleopatra needs a new ally. She seduces his probable successor Mark Antony. This develops into real love and slowly leads to a war with the other possible successor: Octavius.
Drama
UK|Spain|Germany|France
2017
113 Minutes
Emily Mortimer Bill Nighy Patricia Clarkson Hunter Tremayne Honor Kneafsey James Lance Jorge Suquet Frances Barber
widow store owner friend girl wealthy woman amusing cheeky emotional tense england bookstore house park mansion party rivalry relationships book small business grief
England 1959. In a small East Anglian town, Florence Green decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop.
Drama
USA
2019
115 Minutes
Alex Kendrick Shari Rigby Aryn Wright-Thompson Priscilla C. Shirer Cameron Arnett Ben Davies Jack Sterner Kendrick Cross Holly A. Morris Denise Armstrong Elizabeth Becka
basketball coach teammate runner friend emotional passionate uplifting positive town basketball court plant track coach/athlete relationship business racing faith prayer training discovery pursuit
A high-school basketball coach volunteers to coach a troubled teen in long-distance running.
Drama
USA
2018
99 Minutes
Helen Hunt William Hurt Erin Moriarty Danika Yarosh Tiera Skovbye Jason Gray-Stanford Burkely Duffield Jillian Fargey Rebecca Staab Nesta Cooper Natalie Sharp
volleyball player coach teammate high-school student engaging inspiring moving passionate rousing high school court small town iowa volleyball accident death banding together championship winning love
After the tragic death of star volleyball player Caroline "Line" Found, a team of dispirited high school girls must band together under the guidance of their tough-love coach in hopes of winning the state championship.