Top Movies & TV Shows Similar to Prefontaine List
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| # | Name | Year | Country | Genres | IMDb Votes | IMDb Rating | Type | Status | CBFC |
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1998 | United States of America | Biography | 7650 | 7.2 | Movie | Released | |
| 2 |
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1981 | United Kingdom | Biography | 66837 | 7.1 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 3 |
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2015 | United States of America | Biography | 43014 | 7.4 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 4 |
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2009 | United States of America | Drama | 364032 | 7.6 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 5 |
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2016 | Canada | Biography | 41732 | 7.1 | Movie | Released | |
| 6 |
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1993 | United States of America | Biography | 69729 | 7.5 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 7 |
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2000 | United States of America | Biography | 234392 | 7.8 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 8 |
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2020 | United States of America | Biography | 156783 | 9.1 | Serie | Ended | TV-MA |
| 9 |
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1993 | United States of America | Adventure | 115125 | 7 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 10 |
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2014 | France | Biography | 62387 | 7.8 | Movie | Released | R |
| 11 |
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2018 | Canada | Action | 79302 | 8 | Serie | Returning Series | TV-14 |
| 12 |
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2017 | United States of America | Biography | 245933 | 7.5 | Movie | Released | R |
| 13 |
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1992 | United States of America | Comedy | 122621 | 7.3 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 14 |
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2011 | United States of America | Drama | 470891 | 7.6 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 15 |
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2010 | United States of America | Drama | 391606 | 7.8 | Movie | Released | |
| 16 |
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2004 | Switzerland | Drama | 727558 | 8.1 | Movie | Released | |
| 17 |
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2014 | United States of America | Drama | 150291 | 7 | Movie | Released | R |
| 18 |
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2006 | United States of America | Drama | 65168 | 7 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 19 |
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2001 | United States of America | Biography | 996118 | 8.2 | Movie | Released | |
| 20 |
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2006 | United States of America | Drama | 568904 | 8 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 21 |
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2000 | United States of America | Drama | 90190 | 7.3 | Movie | Released | |
| 22 |
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2014 | United Kingdom | Biography | 485790 | 7.7 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 23 |
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2021 | Canada | Action | 215125 | 8.7 | Serie | Returning Series | TV-MA |
| 24 |
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2004 | United States of America | Drama | 59594 | 7.5 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 25 |
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2003 | United States of America | Drama | 77223 | 7.3 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 26 |
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2017 | United States of America | Biography | 316915 | 7.5 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 27 |
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2015 | United States of America | Adventure | 936952 | 8 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 28 |
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2010 | United States of America | Drama | 767077 | 7.8 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 29 |
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2010 | United Kingdom | Biography | 711617 | 8 | Movie | Released | |
| 30 |
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2005 | Germany | Drama | 174067 | 7.3 | Movie | Released | |
| 31 |
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2017 | United Kingdom | Biography | 60653 | 6.7 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 32 |
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2007 | United States of America | Comedy | 179021 | 6.3 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 33 |
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2014 | United States of America | Drama | 67921 | 6.8 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 34 |
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1998 | United States of America | Drama | 51957 | 6.9 | Movie | Released | |
| 35 |
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2001 | Germany | Action | 424316 | 6.8 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 36 |
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2006 | United States of America | Drama | 18200 | 6.5 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 37 | 2019 | China | Biography | 89753 | 7.2 | Movie | Released | PG | |
| 38 |
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2016 | Germany | Comedy | 101434 | 7.3 | Movie | Released | |
| 39 |
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2007 | United States of America | Drama | 63349 | 7.5 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 40 |
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2016 | United States of America | Biography | 259836 | 7.8 | Movie | Released | |
| 41 |
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1976 | United States of America | Drama | 636100 | 8.1 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 42 |
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2019 | United Kingdom | Comedy | 27521 | 6.9 | Movie | Released | |
| 43 |
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2015 | United States of America | Comedy | 278841 | 7.1 | Movie | Released |
