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10 Best Movies Like 21 Down

If you loved 21 Down, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Marvellous

Marvellous

2014★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 21 Down for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Dramatisation of the true story of the life of Neil "Nello" Baldwin. Born with a mild learning disability but without the burden of social embarrassment & how his inexhaustibl...

#2
Where Hope Grows

Where Hope Grows

2014★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 21 Down for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Calvin Campbell is a former professional baseball player sent to an early retirement due to his panic attacks at the plate. Even though he had all the talent for the big leagues, h...

#3
The Blind Side

The Blind Side

2009★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 21 Down for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All American football player and first round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family....

#4
Radio

Radio

2003★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 21 Down for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In the racially divided town of Anderson, South Carolina in 1976, football coach Harold Jones spots a mentally disabled African-American young man nicknamed Radio near his practice...

#5
The Express

The Express

2008★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 21 Down for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Follow the inspirational life of college football hero Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy....

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Rudy

Rudy

1993★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 21 Down for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

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 lit...

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