If You Liked Chariots of Fire, Watch These Next
Finished Chariots of Fire (1981) and want more of the same? These 20 movies are what its fans watched next, ranked by how often people who liked it also liked these. Like Chariots of Fire, most of them are drama, history.
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20 titles · updated 2nd October 2026
1.The Boys in the Boat(2023)
7.2DramaHistoryAlso drama and history
The triumphant underdog story of the University of Washington men's rowing team, who stunned the world by competing at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
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2.Eddie the Eagle(2016)
7.2DramaHistoryAdventureAlso drama and history
The feel-good story of Michael 'Eddie' Edwards, an unlikely but courageous British ski-jumper who never stopped believing in himself—even as an entire nation was counting him out. With the help of a rebellious and charismatic coach, Eddie takes on the establishment and wins the hearts of sports fans around the world…
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4.Seabiscuit(2003)
7.1DramaHistoryAlso drama and history
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.
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6.Cabrini(2024)
7.7HistoryDramaAlso history and drama
Italian immigrant Francesca Cabrini arrives in 1889 New York City and is greeted by disease, crime, and impoverished children. Cabrini sets off on a daring mission to convince the hostile mayor to secure housing and healthcare for society's most vulnerable. With broken English and poor health, Cabrini uses her…
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7.Young Woman and the Sea(2024)
7.8HistoryDramaAlso history and drama
This is the extraordinary true story of Trudy Ederle, the first woman to successfully swim the English Channel. Through the steadfast support of her older sister and supportive trainers, she overcame adversity and the animosity of a patriarchal society to rise through the ranks of the Olympic swimming team and…
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8.The Eyes of Tammy Faye(2021)
6.4DramaHistoryAlso drama and history
From the 1960s to the 1980s, evangelist Jim Baker and his ambitious wife, Tammy Faye, rose from humble beginnings to build an empire based on big-time evangelical Christianity--only for the couple to fall from grace because of some all-too-human sins.
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9.The Girl Who Believes in Miracles(2021)
7.4FamilyDramaAlso drama
When Sara hears a preacher say faith can move mountains, she starts praying. Suddenly people in her town are mysteriously healed! But fame soon takes its toll – can Sara’s family save her before it’s too late?
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11.Rudy(1993)
7.3DramaHistoryAlso drama and history
Rudy grew up in a steel mill town where most people ended up working, but wanted to play football at Notre Dame instead. There were only a couple of problems. His grades were a little low, his athletic skills were poor, and he was only half the size of the other players. But he had the drive and the spirit of 5…
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14.God's Not Dead(2014)
6.0DramaAlso drama
After he refuses to disavow his faith, a devout Christian student must prove the existence of God or else his college philosophy professor will fail him.
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15.Journey to Bethlehem(2023)
7.7FamilyDramaAlso drama
A young woman carrying an unimaginable responsibility. A young man torn between love and honor. A jealous king who will stop at nothing to keep his crown.
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16.We Are Marshall(2006)
6.9DramaHistoryAlso drama and history
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.
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17.Fast Girls(2012)
6.0DramaAlso drama
A street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete.
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18.Darkest Hour(2017)
7.4DramaHistoryAlso drama and history
In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.
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19.The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind(2019)
7.9DramaHistoryAlso drama and history
Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine.
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20.The Boy in the Woods(2023)
6.9DramaWarHistoryAlso drama and history
The remarkable true-life survival story of a Jewish boy hiding and being hunted in the forests of Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe, based on Maxwell Smart's memoir.
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