Most Similar Movies to On the Ropes (1999)
If you are looking for movies like On the Ropes (1999), you might like movies tagged with keyword : documentary, boxing, sports, training, inspirational, true story, teenagers, poverty, struggle, dreams, social issues, urban life, competition, coming of age, challenges, perseverance, hope, adversity, street culture, survival .
Hoop Dreams (1994), Undefeated (2011), The Hip Hop Project (2006), A Northern Soul (2018), Changing the Game (2019), Circo (2010), We Are Together (2006) ... Let's take a look at the following list...
Hoop Dreams (1994)
A film following the lives of two inner-city Chicago boys who struggle to become college basketball players on the road to going professional.
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Undefeated (2011)
Chronicles three underprivileged students from inner-city Memphis and their volunteer coach who tries to help them beat the odds on and off the field.
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The Hip Hop Project (2006)
The Hip Hop Project is the dynamic and inspirational story of a group of New York City teenagers who transform their life stories into powerful works of art, using hip hop as a vehicle for self-development and personal discovery. The film traces the evolution of this award-winning outreach program developed by Kazi, a formerly homeless teenager turned youth mentor. Af...Read all
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A Northern Soul (2018)
A documentary following a resident of Hull as he attempts to make a positive impact on his community by travelling with a hip-hop tour bus.
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Changing the Game (2019)
Journeying into the lives of three high school athletes, Sarah, Andraya, and Mack, at different stages of their athletic seasons, personal lives, and their unique paths as transgender teens.
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Circo (2010)
The Mexican owners of a traveling circus struggle to keep going in the face of dwindling audiences, mounting debt and family conflicts.
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We Are Together (2006)
This U.K.-produced HBO documentary covers the spread of AIDS in South Africa, focusing on an orphanage called Agape, founded by one "Grandma" Zodwa Mqadi. The story centers on the local children's choir as they rehearse for a trip to England, and follows the Moya family as they struggle with the disease, which has plagued the region. Notable names such as Lorraine Bracco, Alicia Keys, Paul Simon and Kanye West appear as themselves to help carry the narrative along.
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Boxing Gym (2010)
Explores the world of a boxing gym in Austin, Texas, dwelling on the discipline of training as people from all walks of life aspire to reach their personal best.
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Mad Hot Ballroom (2005)
The students of several New York City elementary schools learn ballroom dancing and compete in a city wide dance competition.
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East of Havana (2006)
East of Havana is a blunt, unflinching close-up on the lives of three young rappers compelled to address their generation's future from the confines of a Cuban ghetto. Soandry, Magyori, and Mikki are the defacto leaders of Cuba's rebellious underground hip hop movement. Possessing the undeniable talent and charisma of pop icons, these fearless performers push self-exp...Read all
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The Devil's Miner (2005)
Filmmakers Kief Davidson and Richard Ladkani profile Basilio, a 14-year-old Bolivian who supports his family by working in a silver mine. Like his fellow workers, the boy looks to Satan for protection from the daily hazards he encounters in the bowels of the Earth.
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Off and Running (2009)
Avery Klein-Cloud, a teenage African-American girl, lives in Brooklyn with her Caucasian Jewish lesbian mothers and two brothers who are also of other races. When Avery decides to contact her birth mother, this triggers a major identity crisis.
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Emmanuel's Gift (2005)
This documentary tells the story of 27-year-old Ghanaian Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah, born with a deformed leg. The disabled are often disdained or even murdered at birth in Africa, but Emmanuel is determined to be a part of society. After receiving a bicycle, thanks to a grant for handicapped athletes, Emmanuel rides across Ghana, challenging stereotypes in the process. Emmanuel travels to America to receive a prosthetic leg and spreads awareness of human rights for the disabled everywhere he goes.
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Small Wonders (1995)
Filmmaker Allan Miller profiles Roberta Guaspari-Tzavaras, who teaches children at the East Harlem Violin Program.
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Makala (2017)
Trials tribulation dreams and aspirations of a young farmer earning a living making and selling charcoal in Congo.
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The Boy Who Plays on the Buddhas of Bamiyan (2004)
In 2001, the Taliban government of Afghanistan destroyed the Buddhas of Bamiyan, the world's tallest stone sculptures. By the summer of 2002, after the fall of the Taliban, more than 250 Afghans, most of them Hazara refugees, were living in caves beside the rubble. This film, organized chronologically over four seasons, follows a refugee family living there, including...Read all
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The Eagle Huntress (2016)
Thirteen-year-old Aisholpan trains to become the first female in twelve generations of her nomad family to become an eagle huntress.
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McFarland, USA (2015)
Jim White moves his family after losing his last job as a football coach. He sees that some of the students are worth starting a cross-country team and turns seven students with no hope into one of the best cross-country teams.
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