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Movies Like The Mighty Macs

If you liked The Mighty Macs (2011), a drama movie directed by Tim Chambers, 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.

  1. 1The Way Back

    The Way Back (2020)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama

    A former basketball all-star, who has lost his wife and family foundation in a struggle with addiction, attempts to regain his soul and salvation by becoming the coach of a disparate ethnically mixed high school…

  2. 2Glory Road

    Glory Road (2006)

    ★ 7.4/10Also drama

    In 1966, Texas Western coach Don Haskins led the first all-black starting line-up for a college basketball team to the NCAA national championship.

  3. 3Fatima

    Fatima (2020)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama

    In 1917, outside the parish of Fátima, Portugal, a 10-year-old girl and her two younger cousins witness multiple visitations of the Virgin Mary, who tells them that only prayer and suffering will bring an end to World…

  4. 4Hoosiers

    Hoosiers (1986)

    ★ 7/10Also drama

    Failed college coach Norman Dale gets a chance at redemption when he is hired to coach a high school basketball team in a tiny Indiana town. After a teacher persuades star player Jimmy Chitwood to quit and focus on his…

  5. 5We Are Marshall

    We Are Marshall (2006)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama

    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.

  6. 6The Blind Side

    The Blind Side (2009)

    ★ 7.7/10Also drama

    The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All American football player and first round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family.

  7. 7Coach Carter

    Coach Carter (2005)

    ★ 7.6/10Also drama

    Based 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.

  8. 8Blue Chips

    Blue Chips (1994)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama

    Pete 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…

  9. 9Invincible

    Invincible (2006)

    ★ 7/10Also drama

    Inspired by the true story of Vince Papale, a man with nothing to lose who ignored the staggering odds and made his dream come true. When the coach of Papale's beloved hometown football team hosted an unprecedented…

  10. 10Nowhere to Be Found

    Nowhere to Be Found (2019)

    ★ 7.5/10Also drama

    A mother's worst nightmare comes true when her teenage daughter goes missing.

  11. 11Remember the Titans

    Remember the Titans (2000)

    ★ 7.7/10Also drama

    After leading his football team to 15 winning seasons, coach Bill Yoast is demoted and replaced by Herman Boone – tough, opinionated and as different from the beloved Yoast as he could be. The two men learn to overcome…

  12. 12Overcomer

    Overcomer (2019)

    ★ 7.7/10Also drama

    After reluctantly agreeing to coach cross-country, high school basketball Coach John Harrison helps the least likely runner attempt the impossible in the biggest race of the year.

  13. 13Radio

    Radio (2003)

    ★ 7.4/10Also drama

    In the racially divided town of Anderson, South Carolina in 1976, football coach Harold Jones spots a mentally disabled African-American young man nicknamed Radio near his practice field and is inspired to befriend…

  14. 14McFarland, USA

    McFarland, USA (2015)

    ★ 7.5/10Also drama

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

  15. 15Won't Back Down

    Won't Back Down (2012)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama

    Jamie Fitzpatrick and Nona Alberts are two women from opposites sides of the social and economic track, but they have one thing in common: a mission to fix their community's broken school and ensure a bright future for…

  16. 16Queen of Katwe

    Queen of Katwe (2016)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama

    A young girl overcomes her disadvantaged upbringing in the slums of Uganda to become a Chess master.

  17. 17Pride

    Pride (2007)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama

    Coach 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.

  18. 18Woodlawn

    Woodlawn (2015)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama

    Love and unity in a school torn by racism and hate in the 1970s. A gifted high school football player must learn to embrace his talent and his faith as he battles racial tensions on and off the field.

  19. 19Rise

    Rise (2022)

    ★ 7.6/10Also drama

    After 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…

  20. 20The Express

    The Express (2008)

    ★ 7.1/10Also drama

    Follow the inspirational life of college football hero Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy.

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