Top 10 awesome movies like Chasing Mavericks that you will enjoy watching
You just finished watching Chasing Mavericks and you can't get over how good this movie was. Now you want to watch more of such masterpieces. We have curated a list of similar movies which are created by the likes of Michael Apted, Gerard Butler and Jonny Weston . Here goes the list -
- Queen of Katwe
- The Program
- Swimming Upstream
- The Hurricane
- The Express
- The Rocket
- The Damned United
- McFarland, USA
- The World's Fastest Indian
- Radio
Queen of Katwe
A Ugandan girl sees her world rapidly change after being introduced to the game of chess.
This movie, created by Mira Nair, Madina Nalwanga and David Oyelowo, scores 7.4 on IMDb.
Genres - Sport | Biography | Drama
You can watch this on Disney Plus.
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An Irish sports journalist becomes convinced that Lance Armstrong's performances during the Tour de France victories are fueled by banned substances. With this conviction, he starts hunting for evidence that will expose Armstrong.
This movie, created by Stephen Frears, Ben Foster and Chris ODowd, scores 6.5 on IMDb.
Genres - Sport | Biography | Drama
You can watch this on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla and Tubi Tv.
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The inspirational life story of Australian swimmer Tony Fingleton.
This movie, created by Russell Mulcahy, Geoffrey Rush and Judy Davis, scores 7.1 on IMDb.
Genres - Sport | Biography | Drama
You can watch this on Amazon Prime Video, Tubi Tv and Hoopla.
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The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.
This movie, created by Norman Jewison, Denzel Washington and Vicellous Shannon, scores 7.6 on IMDb.
Genres - Sport | Biography | Drama
You can watch this on Hbo Now, Directv and Hbo Now Amazon Channel.
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A drama based on the life of college football hero Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy.
This movie, created by Gary Fleder, Rob Brown and Dennis Quaid, scores 7.3 on IMDb.
Genres - Sport | Biography | Drama
You can watch this on Showtime, Showtime Amazon Channel, Directv and Fubotv.
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A story about Quebec's most famous hockey player, Maurice "The Rocket" Richard, focusing on the struggles of a French Canadian in the National Hockey League dominated by Anglophones.
This movie, created by Charles Binamé, Roy Dupuis and Stephen McHattie, scores 7.6 on IMDb.
Genres - Sport | Biography | Drama
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The story of the controversial Brian Clough's 44-day reign as the coach of the English football club Leeds United.
This movie, created by Tom Hooper, Colm Meaney and Henry Goodman, scores 7.5 on IMDb.
Genres - Sport | Biography | Drama
You can watch this on Amazon Prime Video.
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Jim White moves his family after losing his last job as a football coach. He sees that some of the students are worth starting a cross-country team and turns seven students with no hope into one of the best cross-country teams.
This movie, created by Niki Caro, Kevin Costner and Ramiro Rodriguez, scores 7.4 on IMDb.
Genres - Sport | Biography | Drama
You can watch this on Youtube, Microsoft Store, Amc On Demand, Directv, Amazon Video, Vudu and Google Play Movies.
Watch TrailerThe World's Fastest Indian
The story of New Zealander Burt Munro, who spent years rebuilding a 1920 Indian motorcycle, which helped him set the land speed world record at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats in 1967.
This movie, created by Roger Donaldson, Anthony Hopkins and Iain Rea, scores 7.8 on IMDb.
Genres - Sport | Biography | Drama
You can watch this on Hoopla and Tubi Tv.
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The story of a high school coach and the developmentally challenged man who he took under his wing.
This movie, created by Michael Tollin, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Ed Harris, scores 6.9 on IMDb.
Genres - Sport | Biography | Drama
You can watch this on Directv, Fubotv and Hoopla.
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