20 best movies like Invictus (2009)

List of the best movies like Invictus (2009): The Power of One, My Name Is Khan, Korczak, City of Joy, Selma, Selena, Country of My Skull, The Lady, Hoosiers, The First Grader.

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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: 8
Genredrama
CountryIndia, USA, United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong
Duration02:35

    Rizwan Khan, a Muslim from the Borivali section of Mumbai, has Asperger's syndrome. He marries a Hindu single mother, Mandira, in San Francisco. After 9/11, Rizwan is detained by authorities at LAX who treat him as a terrorist because of his condition and his race.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genredrama, military, biography, history
    CountryPoland, Germany, United Kingdom

    The story of Polish pedagogue Janusz Korczak and his dedication to protecting Jewish orphans during the war.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genredrama
    CountryFrance, United Kingdom
    Duration02:12

    Max Lowe is a Houston surgeon who has grown weary of the bureaucracy of American medicine. When he loses a patient on the operating table, Max impulsively decides to leave America and travel to India in the hope of finding himself. Not long after he arrives in Calcutta, Max is attacked by a group of thugs and left without money or a passport.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genredrama, biography, history
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, France
    Duration02:08

    "Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Civil Rights Act.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genredrama, music, biography
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:07

    In this biographical drama, Selena Quintanilla is born into a musical Mexican-American family in Texas. Her father, Abraham, realizes that his young daughter is talented and begins performing with her at small venues. She finds success and falls for her guitarist, Chris Perez, who draws the ire of her father. Seeking mainstream stardom, Selena begins recording an English-language album which, tragically, she would never complete.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, South Africa
    Duration01:45

    An American reporter and an Afrikaans poet meet and fall in love while covering South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genremelodrama, drama, biography, history
    CountryFrance, United Kingdom, Thailand
    Duration02:12

    The story of Aung San Suu Kyi as she becomes the core of Burma's democracy movement, and her relationship with her husband, writer Michael Aris.

    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: 7.4
    Genremelodrama, drama, biography
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Kenya, France

    The true story of an 84 year-old Kenyan villager and ex Mau Mau freedom fighter who fights for his right to go to school for the first time to get the education he could never afford.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genredrama, biography, history
    CountryGermany
    Duration02:21

    A Jewish woman named Jettel Redlich flees Nazi Germany with her daughter Regina, to join her husband, Walter, on a farm in Kenya. At first, Jettel refuses to adjust to her new circumstances, bringing with her a set of china dishes and an evening gown. While Regina adapts readily to this new world, forming a strong bond with her father's cook, an African named Owuor.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:46

    Author Joel Garcia breaks his neck while hiking, and finds himself in a rehab center with Raymond, an exaggerating ladies man, and Bloss, a racist biker. Considerable tension builds as each character tries to deal with his new found handicap and the problems that go with it, especially Joel, whose lover Anna is having as difficult a time as he is.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genredrama, biography, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:09

      Oversized African-American, Michael Oher, the teen from across the tracks and a broken home, has nowhere to sleep at age 16. Taken in by an affluent Memphis couple, Michael embarks on a remarkable rise to play for the NFL.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genredrama
      CountrySouth Africa

      Frank Rautenbach leads a strong cast as Angus Buchan, a Zambian farmer of Scottish heritage, who leaves his farm in the midst of political unrest and racially charged land reclaims and travels south with his family to start a better life in KwaZulu Natal,South Africa.

      Markimdb: 7.7
      Genredrama, military, history
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany
      Duration01:55

      Two westerners, a priest and a teacher find themselves in the middle of the Rwandan genocide and face a moral dilemna. Do they place themselves in danger and protect the refugees, or escape the country with their lives? Based on a true story.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genredrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:53

      The real-life story of Gisella Perl, a Jewish Hungarian doctor imprisoned in the notorious Auschwitz death camp of World War II.

      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: 6.7
      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
      Genredrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:26

      Aibileen Clark is a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white children and has recently lost her only son; Minny Jackson is an African-American maid who has often offended her employers despite her family's struggles with money and her desperate need for jobs; and Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan is a young white woman who has recently moved back home after graduating college to find out her childhood maid has mysteriously disappeared. These three stories intertwine to explain how life in Jackson, Mississippi revolves around "the help"; yet they are always kept at a certain distance because of racial lines.

      Markimdb: 5.5
      Genredrama
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, France
      Duration01:27

      Two women get on the highway heading to Santa Fe. Marilyn dreams of winning a contest held by a famous belly dancing company, while her friend, Mona, has a secret: she's a fugitive from justice - accused of her mother-in-law's death.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genremelodrama, drama, military
      CountryUnited Kingdom
      Duration02:26

      Germany, 1944. Leyna, the 15-year old daughter of a white German mother and a black African father, meets Lutz, a compassionate member of the Hitler Youth whose father is a prominent Nazi soldier, and they form an unlikely connection in this quickly changing world.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genremelodrama, drama, biography
      CountryUnited Kingdom
      Duration01:44

      BELLE is inspired by the true story of Dido Elizabeth Belle, the illegitimate mixed race daughter of a Royal Navy Admiral. Raised by her aristocratic great-uncle Lord Mansfield and his wife, Belle's lineage affords her certain privileges, yet the color of her skin prevents her from fully participating in the traditions of her social standing. Left to wonder if she will ever find love, Belle falls for an idealistic young vicar's son bent on change who, with her help, shapes Lord Mansfield's role as Lord Chief Justice to end slavery in England

      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: 7.2
      Genredrama, music, biography
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Republic of Ireland
      Duration01:43

      The story of music legend Terri Hooley, a key figure in Belfast's punk rock scene. Hooley founded the Good Vibrations store from which a record label sprung, representing bands such as The Undertones, Rudi and The Outcasts.

      Markimdb: 5.5
      Genredrama
      CountryFrance, Luxembourg, Belgium
      Duration01:35

      Drawing some intriguing parallels between the work of the prostitute and that of the psychiatrist-both have clients, both charge for sessions, both take on roles that serve the needs, psychological or otherwise, of those they serve, Jeanne Labrune's drama stars Isabelle Huppert and Bouli Lanners as, respectively, Alice, a disaffected call girl and Xavier, a shrink with a crumbling domestic situation.

      Markimdb: 8
      Genredrama, biography, history
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Australia
      Duration01:58

      The King's Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and considered unfit to be king, Bertie engages the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue. Through a set of unexpected techniques, and as a result of an unlikely friendship, Bertie is able to find his voice and boldly lead the country into war.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountryTurkey
      Duration01:58

      Year 1977, a September morning in Ankara... Yilmaz tries to rush his pregnant wife Neriman to the hospital and he crashes into Omer's car. The causes Omer's pregnant wife Inci, who was in the back seat, to have a pre-term labor. The babies are born on the same day. They see each other for the first time... This accident is the threshold of the coincidences that bring Ozgur and Deniz together. They come across each other in Ankara several times during their childhood and youth. Each intersection has a butterfly effect, resulting in drastic changes in their lives. They sometimes cause disasters, sometimes miracles. However, they can never be together. Whatever it is that brings them together, manages to build a transparent wall between them. Until they come across each other again in Istanbul, 25 years later... --Anonymous (imdb)

      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: 7.1
        Genredrama, biography, history
        CountryUnited Kingdom, Australia
        Duration01:45

        The story of Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham, who uncovers one of the most significant social scandals in recent times – the forced migration of children from the United Kingdom. Almost singlehandedly, Margaret reunited thousands of families, brought authorities to account and worldwide attention to an extraordinary miscarriage of justice.

        Markimdb: 6.4
        Genredrama, biography
        CountryUnited Kingdom, France
        Duration01:45

        A look at the life of Margaret Thatcher, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, with a focus on the price she paid for power.

        Markimdb: 6.8
        Genredrama, biography
        CountryUnited Kingdom, Vietnam

        Christina Noble overcomes the harsh difficulties of her childhood in Ireland to discover her destiny on the streets of Saigon. A true story.

        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

        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: 6.7
        Genredrama, biography, history
        CountryUnited Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, France, Belgium, Japan
        Duration01:49

        Jimmy Gralton returns from New York and reopens his beloved community hall, only to meet opposition from the local parish.

        Markimdb: 7.1
        Genredrama
        CountryBulgaria, Sweden

        Two estranged brothers are brought together when they have opposite roles in a racist beating: while Georgi who's recently joined a neo-nazi group participates in the violence, Hristo witnesses and rescues a Turkish family. Only by reuniting will the two brothers be able to assess what they really want from life.

        Markimdb: 7.4
        Genredrama, biography
        CountryKenya, India, USA, Canada, South Africa
        Duration01:50

        A young refugee of the Sudanese Civil War who wins a lottery for relocation to the United States with three other lost boys. Encountering the modern world for the first time, they develop an unlikely friendship with a brash American woman assigned to help them, but the young man struggles to adjust to this new life and his feelings of guilt about the brother he left behind.

        Markimdb: 7.5
        Genredrama, music
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:45

        Henry struggles to bond with his estranged son, Gabriel, who suffers from a brain tumor that prevents him from forming new memories. With Gabriel unable to shed the beliefs and interests that caused their physical and emotional distance, Henry must learn to embrace his son's choices and try to connect with him through music.

        Markimdb: 8.3
        Genredrama, biography
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:47

        A biopic of Temple Grandin, an autistic woman who has become one of top scientists in humane livestock handling.

        Markimdb: 6.8
        Genredrama, music
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:04

        Story of a schoolteacher's struggle to teach violin to inner-city Harlem kids.

        Markimdb: 7.7
        Genremelodrama, drama, military, music, history
        CountryFrance, Germany, United Kingdom, Belgium, Romania
        Duration01:51

        In 1914, World War I, the bloodiest war ever at that time in human history, was well under way. However on Christmas Eve, numerous sections of the Western Front called an informal, and unauthorized, truce where the various front-line soldiers of the conflict peacefully met each other in No Man's Land to share a precious pause in the carnage with a fleeting brotherhood.

        Markimdb: 7.7
        Genredrama
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:54

        A young Anatolian Greek, entrusted with his family's fortune, loses it en route to Istanbul and dreams of going to America

        Markimdb: 7.4
        Genredrama
        CountryUnited Kingdom

        Maggie has had four children, by four different fathers, removed by social services because of a previous violent relationship. When she meets Jorge, a gentle Latin American refugee, she gradually sees her chance for happiness, but her history still haunts her.

        Markimdb: 7.1
        Genredrama, adventure, military, biography, history
        CountryUSA, United Kingdom
        Duration02:16

        Austrian mountaineer, Heinrich Harrer journeys to the Himalayas without his family to head an expedition in 1939. But when World War II breaks out, the arrogant Harrer falls into Allied forces' hands as a prisoner of war. He escapes with a fellow detainee and makes his way to Llaso, Tibet, where he meets the 14-year-old Dalai Lama, whose friendship ultimately transforms his outlook on life.

        Markimdb: 7.9
        Genredrama, family
        CountryUSA, Hong Kong, Canada
        Duration02:15

        The story of August Pullman – a boy with facial differences – who enters fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.

        Markimdb: 5.3
        Genredrama, biography, sport
        CountryCanada
        Duration01:40

        Ned Hanlan was Canada's most successful sculling champion at the turn of the 20th century. This dramatization of his life begins in his youth, when the wild young man is informally adopted by a gambler who promotes Ned on the sculling circuit, betting on the boy's rowing skills solely to make money off him. Later, a ruthless businessman named Knox takes over Ned's career, but when Ned realizes how dishonest Knox is, he finds another manager. Walter is an inventor and the first honest man Ned has dealt with in his career and, under Walter's guidance, Ned rises to great success in the sculling world.

        Markimdb: 7.8
        Genredrama, biography
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:01

        A high school student falls asleep while sitting in class. When he wakes up, all time is frozen, except for him.

        Markimdb: 7.7
        Genremelodrama, drama, biography
        CountryUnited Kingdom, Japan, USA
        Duration02:03

          The Theory of Everything is the extraordinary story of one of the world’s greatest living minds, the renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, who falls deeply in love with fellow Cambridge student Jane Wilde.

          Markimdb: 6.8
          Genredrama, adventure, history
          CountryUSA

          Several Black men take a cross-country bus trip to attend the Million Man March in Washington, DC in 1995. On the bus are an eclectic set of characters including a laid-off aircraft worker, a man whose at-risk son is handcuffed to him, a black Republican, a former gangsta, a Hollywood actor, a cop who is of mixed racial background, and a white bus driver. All make the trek discussing issues surrounding the march, including manhood, religion, politics, and race.

          Markimdb: 7.2
          Genremelodrama, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:59

          James, a new speech teacher at a school for the deaf, falls for Sarah, a pupil who decided to stay on at the school rather than venture into the big bad world. She shuns him at first, refusing to read his lips and only using signs.

          Markimdb: 6.6
          Genredrama, family
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:39

          Thanks to a strict Muslim upbringing that largely shielded him from the outside world, Tariq's first year of college proves transformative. That is, until the 9/11 terrorist attacks invite growing suspicion and distrust from his angry classmates.




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