Baadasssss! (2003), She Shears (2018), The Five Obstructions (2003), The Tuskegee Airmen (1995), Room (2015), The Miracle Worker (1962), Breaking the Sound Barrier (1952), Marshall (2017) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Breakthrough movies.
Storyline: County Durham, during the endless, violent 1984 strike against the Thatcher closure of British coal mines. Widower Jackie Elliot and his firstborn, fellow miner Tony, take a dim view of 11 year-old second son Billy's poor record in boxing class, which worsens when they discover he sneakily transferred to the neighboring, otherwise girls-only-attended ballet class. Only one schoolmate, closet-gay Michael Caffrey, encourages Billy's desire, aroused by the teacher, who judged him talented enough for private lesson, to train and try out for the world-renowned Royal Ballet audition. Only the prospect of a fancy career unimagined in the pauper quarter may twist pa and big brother's opposition to indispensable support.
Plot Keywords: drama, coming of age, family, dance, inspirational, british, ballet ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Acclaimed UK adventure filmmaker Al Lee tells the story of an incredible day in the life of Jesse Dufton. Jesse was born with 20% central vision. At four years of age he was diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa: a rare genetic disease that breaks down the retinas' cells, and at age 20 he could no longer read. By his 30s Jesse's vision was reduced to just light perception, with around 1 or 2 % field of view. As a lifelong climber, he flies in the face of adversity and with his sight guide and fiancée Molly sets out on a fantastic challenge - attempting to be the first blind person to make a 'non-sight' lead of the iconic Old Man of Hoy sea stack in Scotland.—Jonny Tull
Plot Keywords: adventure, documentary, mountain climbing, extreme sports, inspirational, disability, blindness ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: The story of Baseball Hall-of-Famer Hank Greenberg is told through archival film footage and interviews with Jewish and non-Jewish fans, his former teammates, his friends, and his family. As a great first baseman with the Detroit Tigers, Greenberg endured antisemitism and became a hero and source of inspiration throughout the Jewish community, not incidentally leading the Tigers to Major League dominance in the 1930s.—George S. Davis <mgeorges@prodigy.net>
Plot Keywords: documentary, sports, biography, history, jewish culture, america, athlete ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: An under-fire boxing coach, Prabhu is transferred from Hisar in Haryana to Chennai as his bosses at the Boxing Council do not like his disrespectful rule-breaking unconventional ways. In Chennai, he chances upon the raw fighting talent of Madhi, the sibling of aspiring boxer Lakshmi. He decides to put all his effort to tame Madhie and get her to shine but he is repeatedly put off by her playfulness & distrust.—PipingHotViews
Plot Keywords: boxing, sports, female protagonist, struggle, inspirational, indian cinema, drama ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Oakland A's GM Billy Beane is handicapped with the lowest salary constraint in baseball. If he ever wants to win the World Series, Billy must find a competitive advantage. Billy is about to turn baseball on its ear when he uses statistical data to analyze and place value on the players he picks for the team.
Plot Keywords: sports, true story, management, innovation, strategy, inspirational, workplace ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Marie Heurtin is born both blind and deaf. Sister Marguerette wins her trust and teaches her how to express herself.
Plot Keywords: biography, drama, historical, french film, blindness, education, religion ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In 1946, Jackie Robinson is a Negro League baseball player who never takes racism lying down. Branch Rickey is a Major League team executive with a bold idea. To that end, Rickey recruits Robinson to break the unspoken color line as the first modern African American Major League player. As both anticipate, this proves a major challenge for Robinson and his family as they endure unrelenting racist hostility on and off the field, from player and fan alike. As Jackie struggles against his nature to endure such abuse without complaint, he finds allies and hope where he least expects it.
Plot Keywords: sports, biography, history, race, discrimination, america, civil rights ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: As the Large Hadron Collider is about to be launched for the first time, physicists are on the cusp of the greatest scientific discovery of all time -- or perhaps their greatest failure.
Plot Keywords: documentary, physics, science, experiment, research, scientists, exploration ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Near the turn of the twentieth century, young Harry Vardon becomes a champion golfer but learns that his amazing skill is no match for the class boundaries that exclude him from "gentlemanly" English society. A dozen years later, a young American, Francis Ouimet, fights against the same prejudice, as well as his own father's disdain, for a chance to participate in the U.S. Open against his idol -- Harry Vardon. The struggles of both men for acceptance provides the background for an amazing contest of skills.
Plot Keywords: sports, biography, history, inspirational, usa, true story, competition ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Michael Dorsey is an unemployed actor with an impossible reputation. In order to find work and fund his friend's play he dresses as a woman, Dorothy Michaels, and lands the part in a daytime drama. Dorsey loses himself in this woman role and essentially becomes Dorothy Michaels, captivating women all around the city and inspiring them to break free from the control of men and become more like Dorsey's initial identity. This newfound role, however, lands Dorsey in a hot spot between a female friend/'lover,' a female co-star he falls in love with, that co-star's father who falls in love with him, and a male co-star who yearns for his affection.
Plot Keywords: comedy, romance, drama, actor's life, new york, 1980s, disguise ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Because of scoring exceptionally high on a statewide standardized exam, and being an exceptionally good basketball player, Jamal Wallace is sent to a prestigious prep school in Manhattan. He soon befriends the reclusive writer, William Forrester.
Plot Keywords: drama, coming of age, friendship, literature, writing, mentorship, race ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Jaime Escalante is a mathematics teacher in a school in a Hispanic neighbourhood. Convinced that his students have potential, he adopts unconventional teaching methods help gang members and no-hopers pass the rigorous Advanced Placement exam in calculus.
Plot Keywords: education, mathematics, teacher, inspirational, true story, poverty, challenge ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In Harlem, 1987. Sixteen year old Claireece Jones - who goes by her middle name Precious - is illiterate and overweight. She is pregnant with her second child, both children fathered by her biological father, who has continually raped her since she was a child, but who she doesn't see otherwise. Her infant daughter, Mongo - such named since she has Down Syndrome - lives with Precious' grandmother. Precious lives with her mother Mary, who abuses Precious both physically and emotionally. Mary does nothing but smoke, watch television and collect welfare through fraud (as she doesn't ever look for a job) and believes that education does nothing for Precious, who she would rather also collect welfare if only to bring money into the household. To escape her life, Precious often daydreams of herself in glamorous situations. Because of her current pregnancy, Precious' principal transfers her into an alternative school. In dealing with the school's sympathetic teacher Miss Blu Rain, Precious ...
Plot Keywords: drama, coming of age, social issues, domestic abuse, poverty, race, education ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: This biopic focuses on the relationship of Ernie Davis (1939-1963), a gifted African-American athlete, and his coach from 1958 to 1962 at Syracuse University, Ben Schwartzwalder (1909-1993). Schwartzwalder recruits Davis with the help of All-American running back, Jim Brown. The civil rights movement is gaining steam; Davis experiences prejudice on campus, in town, and on the field, sometimes from teammates. How he handles it and how he challenges Schwartzwalder to stand up for his players provide a counterpoint to several great seasons that lead first to a national championship and then to the Heismann Trophy.
Plot Keywords: sports, biography, inspirational, race, discrimination, american football, athlete ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: After growing up poor and disenfranchised in the countryside, Kim Deuk-gu (Yu Oh-seong) decides to take a chance at becoming a successful boxer. He moves to Seoul, South Korea, trains relentlessly and even ingests an unusual diet that includes ginseng to maximize his potential. During his ascent to the top of the boxing ranks, Kim, who also becomes a populist hero, enters into a relationship with lovely Lee Kyeong-mi (Chae Min-seo). However, their differing personalities create some problems.
Plot Keywords: sports, boxing, inspirational, true story, korean movie, athlete, struggle ...
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