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True Story, Inspirational Movies!

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Looking for quality screen time? Watch these inspiring movies based on true stories together as a family.

Jim White moves his family after losing his last job as a football coach, and at his new school he turns seven disappointing students into one of the best cross-country teams in the region.

The story of the life and academic career of the pioneer Indian mathematician, Srinivasa Ramanujan, and his friendship with his mentor, Professor G.H. Hardy. In the 1910s, Srinivasa Ramanujan is a man of boundless intelligence that even the abject poverty of his home in Madras, India, cannot crush...

A biopic about Jose Hernandez and his path from a farm worker to becoming an engineer and an astronaut. A tale of perseverance, community and sacrifice to accomplish a seemingly impossible dream.

Inspired by the incredible true story of a hairdresser who single-handedly rallies an entire community to help a widowed father save the life of his critically ill young daughter.

A true Story of American car designer Carroll Shelby and driver Ken Miles battle corporate interference and the laws of physics to build a revolutionary race car for Ford in order to defeat Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966.

Spare Parts is a drama film based on a true story of a group of Latino students who won a robotics competition in 2004. With no experience, 800 bucks, used car parts and a dream, this rag tag team goes up against the country's reigning robotics champions like MIT.

Follows the life of Father Stuart Long, a boxer-turned-priest who inspired countless people during his journey from self-destruction to redemption.

Three female African-American mathematicians play a pivotal role in astronaut John Glenn's launch into orbit. Meanwhile, they also have to deal with racial and gender discrimination at work.

The true story of Rickey Hill, the son of a traveling pastor who overcomes spinal diseases to pursue his dream of playing baseball in the major leagues.

Inspired by true events, a lawyer helps a funeral home owner save his family business from a corporate behemoth, exposing a complex web of race, power, and injustice.

The British military recruits a small group of highly skilled soldiers to strike against German forces behind enemy lines during World War II.

Barely 17 yet, Frank is a skilled forger who has passed as a doctor, lawyer and pilot. FBI agent Carl becomes obsessed with tracking down the con man, who only revels in the pursuit.

The incredible true story of Marie Sklodowska-Curie and her Nobel Prize-winning work that changed the world. Depicts Curie's discoveries, personal relationships, and the impact of radioactivity on the world.

Learn about the female factory workers who contracted radiation poisoning from painting radium dials in the early 20th century. Find out how they fought for justice, how radium was used, and what were the effects of radium exposure.

The Boys in the Boat is a true story based on the struggles and sacrifices made by the University of Washington rowing team to compete at rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics. A 1930s-set story centered on the University of Washington's rowing team, from their Depression-era beginnings.

A dramatization of the life story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the physicist who had a large hand in the development of the atomic bomb, thus helping end World War 2.

Sir Nicholas 'Nicky' Winton, a young London broker who, in the months leading up to World War II, rescued over 600 children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia.

Schindler's List. During WWII, Oskar Schindler at first profited off of the cheap labor of those in the Krakow ghetto but after seeing the brutality of the Nazis, chose to spend his fortune on saving the lives of over a thousand of his Jewish workers.

The Coast Guard makes a daring rescue attempt off the coast of Cape Cod after a pair of oil tankers are destroyed during a blizzard in 1952.

The history of the game-changing partnership between a then undiscovered Michael Jordan and Nike's fledgling basketball division which revolutionized the world of sports and culture with the Air Jordan brand.

During World War II, the English mathematical genius Alan Turing tries to crack the German Enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians while attempting to come to terms with his troubled private life.

A biopic of Temple Grandin, an autistic woman who has become one of the top scientists in the humane livestock handling industry.

She Said. The New York Times journalists Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor publish a report that exposes sexual abuse allegations against powerful Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. The shocking story also serves as a launching pad for the #MeToo movement, shattering decades of silence.

The film is a dramatization of the true story of Erin Brockovich, portrayed by Julia Roberts, who initiated a legal case against the Pacific Gas and Electric Company over its culpability for the Hinkley groundwater contamination incident.

A look at how tennis superstars Venus and Serena Williams became who they are after the coaching from their father Richard.

Acting under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1979.

A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco.

A true story of Chris Gardner, a homeless salesman who becomes a stockbroker. Based on Gardner's memoir, the film depicts his struggles and achievements in 1981 San Francisco.

Keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, Antonina and Jan Zabinski, must save hundreds of people and animals during the Nazi invasion in WWII Poland.

During World War II, sisters Dottie and Kit join the first female professional baseball league and struggle to help it succeed amid their own growing rivalry.

Biography of Ben Carson who grew up to be Dr. Ben Carson, a world famous neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins.

Based on the book "Walt Before Mickey" covers the early years of Walt Disney's career.

True Story, Inspirational Movies!

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