Movies Like Winning: The Malcolm Blight Story

If you liked Winning: The Malcolm Blight Story (1999), a movie, 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
Ride Like a Girl (2019)
★ 7.3/10
The story of Michelle Payne, the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup.
2
Secretariat (2010)
★ 7.4/10
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…
3
We Are Marshall (2006)
★ 6.9/10
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.
4
Radio (2003)
★ 7.4/10
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…
5
Seabiscuit (2003)
★ 7.1/10
True story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation.
6
Next Goal Wins (2023)
★ 6.4/10
Dutch coach Thomas Rongen attempts the nearly impossible task of turning the American Samoa soccer team from perennial losers into winners.
7
Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In (2021)
★ 7.5/10
A look at the life and legend of Sir Alex Ferguson, from his working-class roots in Glasgow through to his career as one of the greatest football managers of all time. While recovering from a traumatic brain…
8
Escape to Victory (1981)
★ 6.9/10
A group of POWs in a German prison camp during World War II play the German National Soccer Team in this powerful film depicting the role of prisoners during wartime.
9
Frozen in Love (2018)
★ 6.3/10
When struggling bookstore owner Mary and the bad boy of professional hockey, Adam, are teamed together to help facilitate an image makeover for the other, they soon realize that opposites attract and they find…
10
Black Beauty (2020)
★ 8/10
Born free in the American West, Black Beauty is a horse rounded up and brought to Birtwick Stables, where she meets spirited teenager Jo Green. The two forge a bond that carries Beauty through the different chapters…
11
Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
★ 7.3/10
Author P.L. Travers looks back on her childhood while reluctantly meeting with Walt Disney, who seeks to adapt her Mary Poppins books for the big screen.
12
The Mighty Ducks (1992)
★ 6.6/10
After reckless young lawyer Gordon Bombay gets arrested for drunk driving, he must coach a kids hockey team for his community service. Gordon has experience on the ice, but isn't eager to return to hockey, a point hit…
13
Flipped (2010)
★ 8/10
When Juli meets Bryce in the second grade, she knows it's true love. After spending six years trying to convince Bryce the same, she's ready to give up - until he starts to reconsider.
14
McFarland, USA (2015)
★ 7.5/10
A track coach in a small California town transforms a team of athletes into championship contenders.
15
Patton (1970)
★ 7.4/10
"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with Patton's career in North Africa and progresses through the invasion of Germany and the fall of the Third…
16
When the Game Stands Tall (2014)
★ 6.7/10
A young coach turns a losing high school football program around to go undefeated for 12 consecutive seasons.
17
Honkytonk Man (1982)
★ 6.3/10
During the Great Depression, a young boy leaves his family's Oklahoma farm to travel with his country musician uncle who is trying out for the Grand Ole Opry.
18
What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
★ 7.7/10
Gilbert Grape is a small-town young man with a lot of responsibility. Chief among his concerns are his mother, who is so overweight that she can't leave the house, and his mentally impaired younger brother, Arnie, who…
19
Waiting for Anya (2020)
★ 6.3/10
During the harrows of WWII, Jo, a young shepherd along with the help of the widow Horcada, helps to smuggle Jewish children across the border from southern France into Spain.
20
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023)
★ 7.3/10
A rich man learns about a guru who can see without using his eyes. He sets out to master the skill in order to cheat at gambling.