Movies Like Paula & Hortência: The Last Chance
If you liked Paula & Hortência: The Last Chance, a drama movie directed by Georgia Guerra-Peixe, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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Shooting Stars (2023)
★ 7.8/10Also dramaThe inspiring origin story of a basketball superhero, revealing how LeBron James and his childhood friends become the #1 high school team in the country, launching James's breathtaking career as a four-time NBA…
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Rise (2022)
★ 7.6/10Also dramaAfter emigrating to Greece from Nigeria, Vera and Charles Antetokounmpo struggled to survive and provide for their five children, while living under the daily threat of deportation. Desperate to obtain Greek…
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Christy (2025)
★ 7.1/10Also dramaChristy Martin never imagined life beyond her small-town roots in West Virginia—until she discovered a knack for punching people. Fueled by grit, raw determination, and an unshakable desire to win, she charges into the…
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Bruised (2021)
★ 6.8/10Also dramaJackie Justice is a mixed martial arts fighter who leaves the sport in disgrace. Down on her luck and simmering with rage and regret years after the fight, she's coaxed into a brutal underground fight by her manager…
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Unexplainable (2024)
★ 7.8/10Also dramaThe true story of Gabriel Montenegro, an 8-year-old soccer enthusiast diagnosed with a severe illness. His family must rely on faith and strength to overcome the ensuing challenges.
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Air (2023)
★ 7.3/10Also dramaDiscover the game-changing partnership between a then undiscovered Michael Jordan and Nike's fledgling basketball division which revolutionized the world of sports and culture with the Air Jordan brand.
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Gracie (2007)
★ 6.2/10Also dramaA teenager faces an uphill battle when she fights to give women the opportunity to play competitive soccer.
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The Smashing Machine (2025)
★ 6.4/10Also dramaIn the late 1990s, up-and-coming mixed martial artist Mark Kerr aspires to become the greatest fighter in the world. However, he must also battle his opioid dependence and a volatile relationship with his girlfriend…
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Queen of Katwe (2016)
★ 7.2/10Also dramaA young girl overcomes her disadvantaged upbringing in the slums of Uganda to become a Chess master.
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Oslo (2021)
★ 6.6/10Also dramaThe true story of negotiations between implacable enemies — the secret back-channel talks, unlikely friendships and quiet heroics of a small but committed group of Israelis, Palestinians and one Norwegian couple that…
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Amateur (2018)
★ 6.4/10Also drama14-year-old basketball phenom Terron Forte has to navigate the under-the-table world of amateur athletics when he is recruited to an elite NCAA prep school.
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Glory Road (2006)
★ 7.4/10Also dramaIn 1966, Texas Western coach Don Haskins led the first all-black starting line-up for a college basketball team to the NCAA national championship.
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Queen of the Ring (2025)
★ 6.8/10Also dramaIn a time when pro wrestling for women was illegal all over the country, a small town single mother embraces the danger to change culture as she dominates America's most masculine sport to become the first million…
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Pride (2007)
★ 6.7/10Also dramaCoach Jim Ellis shocks the community and changes lives when, aided by a local janitor, 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.
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Giant (2026)
★ 6.9/10Also dramaFollows Prince Naseem Hamed from his humble beginnings on the tough working-class streets of Sheffield and his discovery by Ingle, himself a steel industry worker turned boxing trainer. Their unlikely partnership…
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Foxcatcher (2014)
★ 6.7/10Also dramaThe greatest Olympic Wrestling Champion brother team joins Team Foxcatcher led by multimillionaire sponsor John E. du Pont as they train for the 1988 games in Seoul - a union that leads to unlikely circumstances.
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The Trials of Cate McCall (2013)
★ 6.4/10Also dramaIn 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.
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Blue Chips (1994)
★ 6.1/10Also dramaPete Bell, a college basketball coach is under a lot of pressure. His team isn't winning and he cannot attract new players. The stars of the future are secretly being paid by boosters. This practice is forbidden in the…
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Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius (2004)
★ 5.9/10Also dramaThe story of golf icon and legend, Bobby Jones, who retired from competition at the tender age of 28.
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Coach Carter (2005)
★ 7.6/10Also dramaBased on a true story, in which Richmond High School head basketball coach Ken Carter made headlines in 1999 for benching his undefeated team due to poor academic results.