20 best movies like Home Run (2013)

List of the best movies like Home Run (2013): The Gabby Douglas Story, The Hammer, Hoosiers, Touchback, All Things Fall Apart, To Write Love on Her Arms, Bang the Drum Slowly, McFarland, USA, The Babe, From the Rough.

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Markimdb: 6.9
Genredrama, biography, sport
CountryUSA
Duration01:28

The true story of Gabby Douglas who becomes the first African American to be named Individual All-Around Champion in artistic gymnastics at the Olympic Games.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genredrama, biography, sport
CountryUSA
Duration01:48

A coming of age drama following the life of Matt Hamill, the first deaf wrestler to win a National Collegiate Wrestling Championship.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genredrama, sport
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration01:54

High school basketball is king in small-town Indiana, and the 1954 Hickory Huskers are all hope and no talent. But their new coach -- abrasive, unlikable Norman Dale -- whips the team into shape ... while also inciting controversy.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genrefantasy, drama, family, sport
CountryUSA
Duration01:58

A former high-school football star loses his shot at a college scholarship due to a devastating gridiron injury, but gets a second chance at living his dream.

Markimdb: 5.3
Genredrama, sport
CountryUSA
Duration01:51

50 Cent stars as gifted college running back Deon in this touching drama. Deon's world turns upside down when an unexpected crisis jeopardizes his professional ambitions -- and causes him to look at himself and his life in a new way.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrefantasy, drama, music, biography
CountryUSA
Duration01:42

The story follows 19-year-old Renee who has always loved fairy tales: the idea of a princess, a hero and a happily ever after. But Renee’s life is that of a darker tale: she’s a young woman battling addiction, depression and self-injury. In a creative blend of artistic fantasy balanced with harsh reality, the movie follows Renee on her courageous journey towards recovery.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genredrama, sport
CountryUSA
Duration01:36

The story of a New York pro baseball team and two of its players. Henry Wiggen is the star pitcher and Bruce Pearson is the normal, everyday catcher who is far from the star player on the team and friend to all of his teammates. During the off-season, Bruce learns that he is terminally ill, and Henry, his only true friend, is determined to be the one person there for him during his last season with the club. Throughout the course of the season, Henry and his teammates attempt to deal with Bruce's impending illness, all the while attempting to make his last year a memorable one.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genredrama, biography, sport
CountryUSA
Duration02:50

    A track coach in a small California town transforms a team of athletes into championship contenders.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genredrama, biography, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:55

    A chronicle of Babe Ruth's phenomenal story--from his hard knock beginnings at a Baltimore orphanage, to his meteoric rise to baseball superstardom and his poignant retirement from the game. His amazing career included seven American League pennants, four World Series championships, two tempestuous marriages and a wild lifestyle that earned him numerous suspensions.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genredrama, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:37

    The coach of a women's swim team parlays her success into an opportunity to build her school's men's golf team.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genredrama, family, sport
    CountryUSA

    A broken-down alcoholic prizefighter struggles to keep custody of his adoring son.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genredrama, sport
    CountryAustralia, France, USA
    Duration02:07

    PK, an English orphan terrorized for his family's political beliefs in Africa, turns to his only friend, a kindly world-wise prisoner, Geel Piet. Geel teaches him how to box with the motto “fight with your fists and lead with your heart”. As he grows to manhood, PK uses these words to take on the system and the injustices he sees around him - and finds that one person really can make a difference.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genredrama, sport
    CountryUSA

    A teenager overcomes odds to run a 4-minute mile race.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genredrama, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:40

    Talent can only get you so far. For golfer Luke Chisholm, that turns out to be Utopia, Texas -- where he's left stranded after blowing his pro debut.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genreaction, drama, military, biography, history, sport
    CountryUSA

    Zamperini returns to California where he wound up marrying Cynthia Applewhite while wrestling with untreated PTSD, suffering constant nightmares, angry, bitter and deeply depressed, his wife convinces Zamperini to attend the 1949 Billy Graham Crusade.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:21

    Kate and Charlie like to have a good time. Their marriage thrives on a shared fondness for music, laughter… and getting smashed. When Kate’s partying spirals into hard-core asocial behavior, compromising her job as an elementary schoolteacher, something’s got to give. But change isn’t exactly a cakewalk. Sobriety means she will have to confront the lies she’s been spinning at work, her troubling relationship with her mother, and the nature of her bond with Charlie.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genredrama, family, biography, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:55

    A young coach turns a losing high school football program around to go undefeated for 12 consecutive seasons.

    Markimdb: 4.7
    Genredrama, biography, sport
    CountryUSA

    A combination "before the rage" and "after the rage" of world middleweight boxing champion Jake LaMotta's tumultuous life and times.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genreaction, drama, family, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:26

    Unable to cope with his military father's sudden death in combat, quick-tempered teen, Conor, starts getting into serious trouble. During an intense lacrosse camp, his father's old friend challenges Conor to get his life on track and become a man.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genredrama, music, sport
    CountryUSA

    The heartbreaking but hopeful tale of Danny Kenny and Peggy Nash, two sweethearts who meet and struggle through their impoverished lives in New York City. When Peggy, hoping for something better in life for both of them, breaks off her engagement to Danny, he sets out to be a championship boxer, while she becomes a dancer paired with a sleazy partner. Will tragedy reunite the former lovers?

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genredrama, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:02

    A young man finds solace with a young woman, his mother, and a high-school football coach who recruits him to quarterback a six-man team.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:52

    An alcoholic falls in love with and gets married to a young woman, whom he systematically addicts to booze so they can share his "passion" together.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genredrama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:29

    In order to be reinstated to the bar and recover custody of her daughter, a hotshot lawyer, now in recovery and on probation, must take on the appeal of a woman wrongfully convicted of murder.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genredrama, biography, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:52

    Up-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man ("Champ") only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect Champ's story and escape the shadow of his father's success becomes a personal journey as the ambitious reporter reexamines his own life and his relationship with his family.

    Markimdb: 8.1
    Genredrama, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:20

    The youngest son of an alcoholic former boxer returns home, where he's trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament - a path that puts the fighter on a collision course with his estranged, older brother, an ex-marine with a tragic past.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genredrama, history, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:59

    In a last-ditch effort to save his career, sports agent JB Bernstein (Jon Hamm) dreams up a wild game plan to find Major League Baseball’s next great pitcher from a pool of cricket players in India. He soon discovers two young men who can throw a fastball but know nothing about the game of baseball. Or America. It’s an incredible and touching journey that will change them all — especially JB, who learns valuable lessons about teamwork, commitment and family.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genredrama, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration03:03

    The dramatic and inspirational story of a young pitcher who becomes the first woman to play Major League Baseball.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genredrama, sport
    CountryGermany, USA
    Duration01:44

    In this uplifting film based on a true story, coach Jim Ellis (Terrence Howard) shocks the community and changes lives when, aided by a local janitor (Bernie Mac), he sets out to form Philadelphia's first black swim team. But the odds are against them as they battle rigid rules, racism and more.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genredrama, family, sport
    CountryUSA

    When a high school football star is suddenly stricken with irreversible total blindness, he must decide whether to live a safe handicapped life or bravely return to the life he once knew and the sport he still loves.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genredrama, biography, history, sport
    CountryTaiwan

    A Taiwanese high school baseball team travels to Japan in 1931 to compete in a national tournament.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, family, sport
    CountryUSA, India
    Duration02:33

    A poor New York resident, who is of Indian origin, dreams of becoming a fast car race driver. He endeavors, and his efforts are rewarded when he selected by a little-known group called 'RACING SADDLES'. He joins them and soon becomes their ace race driver. This man, whose name is Rajveer, then meets with a rich American woman, also of Indian origin, whose name is Radhika. Both fall in love with each other. They cannot get married, because Radhika's family hates Rajveer mainly because he is very poor. But Radhika is very stubborn, so she marries him. She loses all her rights to her family's wealth. They get married and become parents of two children. They also become very rich. Then Rajveer has an accident which changes their lives forever. They get into debt and stand to lose everything. Will Radhika be forced to return back to her family?

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA

    After serving time in prison, former drug addict Sherry Swanson returns home to reclaim her young daughter from family members who have been raising the child. Sherry's family, especially her sister-in-law, doubt Sherry's ability to be a good mother, and Sherry finds her resolve to stay clean slowly weakening.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genredrama, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:11

    When a plane crash claims the lives of members of the Marshall University football team and some of its fans, the team's new coach and his surviving players try to keep the football program alive.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genredrama, family, biography, history, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:56

      Housewife and mother Penny Chenery agrees to take over her ailing father's Virginia-based Meadow Stables, despite her lack of horse-racing knowledge. Against all odds, Chenery - with the help of veteran trainer Lucien Laurin - manages to navigate the male-dominated business, ultimately fostering the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genredrama
      CountryUSA

      A young drug-addled writer approaching the bottom of his descent submits to two months of agonizing detox at a treatment center in Minnesota.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genredrama, sport
      CountryUSA, Dominican Republic

      Follows the story of Miguel Santos, a. k. a. Sugar (Algenis Perez Soto), a Dominican pitcher from San Pedro de Macorís, struggling to make it to the big leagues and pull himself and his family out of poverty. Playing professionally at a baseball academy in the Dominican Republic, Miguel finally gets his break at age 19 when he advances to the United States' minor league system; but when his play on the mound falters, he begins to question the single-mindedness of his life's ambition.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genremelodrama, drama, sport
      CountryUSA, Canada
      Duration01:35

      Alexis Winston is a young girl who dreams of becoming a champion figure skater. While practicing, Alexis suffers a terrible accident that takes her sight and threatens to destroy her dreams. In the midst of feeling sorry for herself she falls in love with a handsome young man named Nick who (with help from her family) helps her to realize that she can still fulfill her dreams.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genredrama, sport
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:01

      The more you love, the harder you fight.The world looks at Billy Flynn and sees a has-been who seemingly never was, an ex-boxing champion slammed to the mat years ago by booze and gambling. But Billy's son TJ sees what the world doesn't. He knows his flawed but loving father is, was and always will be The Champ.

      Markimdb: 7.9
      Genredrama, sport
      CountryUSA, France
      Duration01:45

        Aging wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson is long past his prime but still ready and rarin' to go on the pro-wrestling circuit. After a particularly brutal beating, however, Randy hangs up his tights, pursues a serious relationship with a long-in-the-tooth stripper, and tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter. But he can't resist the lure of the ring and readies himself for a comeback.

        Markimdb: 5.9
        Genredrama, family
        CountryUSA

        After the unexpected death of their daughter, a couple work to build a state of the art children's hospital where families are welcomed into the healing process.

        Markimdb: 7
        Genrecomedy, drama, family
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:57

        Teenager Homer Macauley stays at home in small-town Ithaca to support his family while his older brother Marcus prepares to go to war.

        Markimdb: 7.6
        Genrecomedy, drama
        CountryNorway, France, Sweden, Denmark, USA
        Duration01:35

        One day in the life of Anders, a young recovering drug addict, who takes a brief leave from his treatment center to interview for a job and catch up with old friends in Oslo.

        Markimdb: 8.3
        Genredrama
        CountryUSA

        After 19 years on Death Row for the rape and murder of his teenage girlfriend, Daniel Holden is going home. His conviction has been vacated due to new DNA evidence. Now he has to return to a world he no longer knows and his reentry into the outside world may be as unforgiving as prison. Daniel is haunted by the past, dogged by the present, and uncertain of the future. As he struggles to adapt to his new life, his homecoming reignites the fears of a small town and threatens to shatter his family’s fragile peace. Daniel’s alleged crime divided a community. Will his freedom tear it in half?

        Markimdb: 6.9
        Genredrama, biography, sport
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:49

        High school football coach, Harold Jones befriends Radio, a mentally-challenged man who becomes a student at T.L. Hanna High School in Anderson, South Carolina. Their friendship extends over several decades, where Radio transforms from a shy, tormented man into an inspiration to his community.

        Markimdb: 7
        Genredrama, biography, sport
        CountryAustralia, USA
        Duration01:54

        A young man aspiring for recognition of his talents battles against his estranged father's sentiment towards him as the father deals with his own demons.

        Markimdb: 7.3
        Genredrama, sport
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:40

        Two men, working as professional boxers, come to blows when their careers each begin to take opposite momentum.

        Markimdb: 7.3
        Genredrama, biography, sport
        CountryUSA, Germany
        Duration02:10

        Based on the incredible true story, The Express follows the inspirational life of college football hero Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy.

        Markimdb: 7.6
        Genredrama, biography, sport
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:06

          The story of Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball team on a budget, by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players.

          Markimdb: 6.8
          Genredrama, sport
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:51

          Slowed by age and failing eyesight, crack baseball scout Gus Lobel takes his grown daughter along as he checks out the final prospect of his career. Along the way, the two renew their bond, and she catches the eye of a young player-turned-scout.

          Markimdb: 7.7
          Genremelodrama, drama, military, history, sport
          CountryMacedonia, Czech Republic, USA
          Duration01:53

          Spitz is the German-Jewish coach of the football team Macedonia during World War II. Under his leadership, the team fights to become the champion of Bulgaria's National Football League




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