Movies and TvShows featuring "inspiring-story" theme.
In 1981, in San Francisco, the smart salesman and family man Chris Gardner invests the family savings in Osteo National bone-density scanners, an apparatus twice as expensive as an x-ray machine but with a slightly clearer image. This white elephant financially breaks the family, bringing troubles to his relationship with his wife Linda, who leaves him and moves to New York where she has taken a job in a pizza parlor. Their son Christopher stays with Chris because he and his wife both know that he will be able to take better care of him. Without any money or a wife, but committed to his son, Chris sees a chance to fight for a stockbroker internship position at Dean Witter, offering a more promising career at the end of a six-month unpaid training period. During that period, Chris goes through a lot of hardship personally and professionally. When he thinks he is stable, he finds that he has lost $600 when the government takes the last bit of money in his bank account for taxes. He is rendered homeless because he can't pay his rent. He is forced at one point to stay in a bathroom at a train station, and must scramble from work every day to the Glide Memorial United Methodist Church, which offers shelter to the homeless. He must leave work early every day so that he is there by 5:00 in the evening along with his son so that he may be assured of a place to sleep. He is seen carrying his suitcase to work because he doesn't have a home. At work, there are nineteen other candidates for the one position. One day, he is called into an office and in it were the heads of Dean Witter. Chris thinks that he is about to be told the job will not be his as he says that he wore a shirt and tie for his final day. Then they tell him that he has been an excellent trainee and that tomorrow he will have to wear his shirt and tie again as it will be his first day as a broker. Chris struggles to hold back tears. Outside he begins to cry as the busy people of San Francisco walk past him. He rushes to his son's daycare, hugging him and knowing that after everything him and his son had been through things would be all right. The final scene shows Chris walking with his son down a street. His son is telling him a joke, when a wealthy business man in a suit walks past. Chris looks back as the man continues on. The man in the suit is none other than the real Chris Gardner.
Space Brothers follows the journey of two brothers, Mutta and Hibito, who have always dreamed of becoming astronauts. Mutta, the older brother, lost his job and is feeling lost in life when he receives an unexpected opportunity to join the astronaut training program. With support from his family and friends, Mutta embarks on a challenging and inspiring journey to fulfill his childhood dream.
Wu-Tang: An American Saga traces the formation of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan in the gritty streets of New York City in the early 1990s. The series depicts the struggles and triumphs of the group's individual members as they navigate the challenges of their personal lives while working towards a shared dream of hip-hop stardom. With a combination of brotherhood, music, and ambition, they rise above adversities to become one of the most influential rap groups in history.
Set in the 1930s-1960s, "Something the Lord Made" follows the story of Dr. Vivien Thomas, an African-American lab technician who worked alongside Dr. Alfred Blalock at Johns Hopkins University. Together, they develop groundbreaking surgical techniques that revolutionize the field of cardiac surgery. The movie explores their struggles against racial prejudice and their friendship as they overcome societal barriers to save countless lives.
In the 1930s, a group of orphaned boys at a Texas orphanage form a football team and are coached by a math teacher. They face numerous challenges including the Great Depression, abusive caretakers, and injuries, but with determination and teamwork, they become unlikely champions.
Radio is a heartwarming film based on the true story of James Robert Kennedy, a mentally disabled man who becomes an integral part of a high school football team in South Carolina. Despite facing discrimination and prejudice, Radio wins the hearts of the players and the community as he learns the game of football and inspires his team to greatness.
Four elderly best friends prepare for the Super Bowl, smuggling their friend out of a retirement home. They face challenges and scams but ultimately make it to the game and meet Tom Brady.
After a suicide attempt, a former high school football star travels back in time to change the course of his life, including winning the state championship and reclaiming his high school sweetheart.
Finding Vivian Maier is a documentary film that tells the story of Vivian Maier, a nanny and secret street photographer whose work remains undiscovered until after her death. The film explores the life and work of this enigmatic artist, revealing a complex woman with a hidden talent for capturing exceptional candid photographs of life in Chicago and beyond.
Sergio is a biographical drama that tells the inspiring story of Brazilian diplomat Sergio Vieira de Mello, who dedicated his life to making a difference in conflict zones around the world. The movie follows Sergio as he navigates dangerous assignments and works towards peace in places like East Timor, Cambodia, and Baghdad, Iraq. Despite facing numerous challenges, Sergio remains an inspirational leader who fights for human rights and international relations.
Manny is a sports documentary that tells the inspiring story of Manny Pacquiao, a Filipino professional boxer. The film follows his journey from poverty to becoming a successful boxer and world champion. It also showcases his political career and highlights his impact and influence in the boxing world.
Father Edward J. Flanagan is a familiar name to many Americans, often for the Oscar-winning 1938 film starring Spencer Tracy about Flanagan’s groundbreaking child welfare organization. But the story extends far beyond that, to a man whose name and legacy are still well-known as far as Germany and Japan. Flanagan gained influence and admiration over the course of his life from Presidents, CEOs, celebrities and more, but none mattered more to him than that of the children for whom he tirelessly worked. A sobering reminder of this was during WWII, as Flanagan saw droves of former Boys Town citizens go off to war. In fact, so many former Boys Town boys named Flanagan as their next of kin that the American War Dads Association named him as America’s No. 1 War Dad.
Jericho Rosales portrays Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao as he struggles out of poverty to become a champion and national hero. Yet when the pressures of his sport, his personal life and the high expectations of his countrymen take their toll, he falls from grace. With the help of his wife (Bea Alonzo), will he be able to rise once more to be worthy of being called "the People's Champion"?
Sergio is a biographical documentary film that portrays the inspiring story of Brazilian diplomat Sergio Vieira de Mello. It showcases his one last assignment in a conflict zone, where he serves as a peace mission leader and advocates for human rights. The plot takes a dramatic turn when a deadly terror attack occurs, putting his life in danger.
Pawa Meri (Powerful Women) is a six-part documentary series portraying the lives of six Papua New Guinean women who have each achieved extraordinary things in life. The women come from diverse backgrounds and represent a variety of themes relevant to development in PNG.
A documentary film about the life and career of Teddy Pendergrass, showcasing his rise to fame as a soul singer and the tragic car accident that left him paralyzed. The film explores his journey to overcome adversity and continue to make music.
Faced with a traumatic injury that leaves you permanently disabled, how would you reinvent yourself? Trevor Kennison's life was forever altered by a broken back - for worse and for better, in equal measures.
The origin stories of 10 athletes, entertainers, and musicians. Each episode centers around a visit to the celebrity’s hometown, touring important locations central to their upbringing. A supporting cast of family members, coaches, teachers, mentors and friends are interviewed, sharing rarely heard anecdotes and insights into the star’s “becoming” story.
Once a poster boy for poor health, Ethan Payne (aka Behzinga) has turned his life around. His biggest challenge yet, the London Marathon, has been cancelled- so what will he do next?
From the makers of legendary CZECH DREAM, a hilarious documentary about a hoax hypermarket, comes CZECH PEACE, a new playfully explosive flm about the mayor of a small Czech village and his attempts to foil the American plan to build its 762nd military base right on his doorstep. The players in this story are everyone from villagers to George W. Bush, Condoleezza Rice, Barack Obama, peace activists and lobbyists representing American arms manufacturers. Can the Mayor of Trokavec (population 80) take the US on? CZECH PEACE shows the workings of geopolitics and the way they affect the little people. The personal clashes with the impersonal, the specifc with the universal, and an individual with the so-called great history.