Top 10 awesome movies like October Sky that you will enjoy watching

You just finished watching October Sky 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 Joe Johnston, Jake Gyllenhaal and Chris Cooper . Here goes the list -

Miracles from Heaven

Heaven Is for Real

Soul Surfer

Searching for Bobby Fischer

This Boy's Life

Men of Honor

Gods and Monsters

Secretariat

Marie

Flash of Genius

Miracles from Heaven
MIRACLES FROM HEAVEN is based on the incredible true story of the Beam family. When Christy (Jennifer Garner) discovers her 10-year-old daughter Anna (Kylie Rogers) has a rare, incurable ...
This movie, created by Patricia Riggen, Jennifer Garner and Kylie Rogers, scores 7.1 on IMDb.
Genres - Family | Biography | Drama

You can watch this on Directv.
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Heaven Is for Real
A small-town father must find the courage and conviction to share his son's extraordinary, life-changing experience with the world.
This movie, created by Randall Wallace, Greg Kinnear and Kelly Reilly, scores 5.8 on IMDb.
Genres - Family | Biography | Drama

You can watch this on Directv and Fubotv.
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Soul Surfer
Teenage surfer Bethany Hamilton overcomes the odds and her own fears of returning to the water after losing her left arm in a shark attack.
This movie, created by Sean McNamara, AnnaSophia Robb and Helen Hunt, scores 7.0 on IMDb.
Genres - Family | Biography | Drama

You can watch this on Hulu and Netflix.
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Searching for Bobby Fischer
A prepubescent chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.
This movie, created by Steven Zaillian, Max Pomeranc and Joe Mantegna, scores 7.4 on IMDb.
Genres - Biography | Drama

You can watch this on Amazon Prime Video, Netflix and Cbs.
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This Boy's Life
The story about the relationship between a rebellious 1950s teenager and his abusive stepfather, based on the memoirs of writer and literature Professor Tobias Wolff.
This movie, created by Michael Caton-Jones, Robert De Niro and Ellen Barkin, scores 7.3 on IMDb.
Genres - Biography | Drama

You can watch this on Directv, Redbox, Youtube, Fandangonow, Microsoft Store, Amazon Video, Vudu, Google Play Movies and Apple Itunes.
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Men of Honor
The story of Carl Brashear, the first African-American U.S. Navy Diver, and the man who trained him.
This movie, created by George Tillman Jr., Robert De Niro and Cuba Gooding Jr., scores 7.2 on IMDb.
Genres - Biography | Drama

You can watch this on Amazon Prime Video.

Gods and Monsters
The last days of Frankenstein (1931) Director James Whale are explored.
This movie, created by Bill Condon, Ian McKellen and Brendan Fraser, scores 7.4 on IMDb.
Genres - Biography | Drama

You can watch this on Directv, Hbo Now Amazon Channel and Hbo Now.
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Secretariat
Penny Chenery Tweedy and colleagues guide her long-shot but precocious stallion to set, in 1973, the unbeaten record for winning the Triple Crown.
This movie, created by Randall Wallace, Diane Lane and John Malkovich, scores 7.2 on IMDb.
Genres - Family | Biography | Drama

You can watch this on Disney Plus.
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Marie
A woman is determined to reveal the truth about an insidious political corruption. In doing so she risks her safety, career and reputation but will not stop asking questions until the truth is known.
This movie, created by Roger Donaldson, Sissy Spacek and Jeff Daniels, scores 6.7 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama | Biography
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Flash of Genius
Robert Kearns takes on the Detroit automakers who he claims stole his idea for the intermittent windshield wiper.
This movie, created by Marc Abraham, Greg Kinnear and Tim Eddis, scores 7.0 on IMDb.
Genres - Biography | Drama

You can watch this on Fandangonow, Youtube, Redbox, Directv, Apple Itunes, Google Play Movies, Microsoft Store, Vudu and Amazon Video.
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