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Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds (2025)

The elite pilots of the Air Force Thunderbirds display exceptional skill, trust and courage during a high-stakes training season.

Directed byMatt Wilcox

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    The Deepest Breath

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    2023 · 108 min · Documentary

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    Bonded by their love of freediving, a record-setting champion and a heroic safety diver try to make history with a remarkable feat, ready to risk it all.

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    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • shared themes: extreme sports and sports documentary
    • a closely matched era
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    Spielberg

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    2017 · 147 min · Documentary

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    A documentary on the life and career of one of the most influential film directors of all time, Steven Spielberg.

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    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
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    Road

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    2014 · 102 min · Documentary

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    Brothers addicted to speed at any price. Documentary following the motorcycle road racing careers, and fate, of the Dunlop family.

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    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
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    Shark Whisperer

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    2025 · 90 min · Documentary

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    Marine conservationist and social media activist Ocean Ramsey fearlessly swims with sharks in this documentary about her risky mission to protect them.

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    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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    Mountain

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    2017 · 73 min · Documentary

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    An epic cinematic and musical collaboration between SHERPA filmmaker Jennifer Peedom and the Australian Chamber Orchestra, that explores humankind's fascination with high places.

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    • shared themes: extreme sports and sports documentary
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    Diego Maradona

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    2019 · 130 min · Documentary

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    Constructed from over 500 hours of never-before-seen footage, this documentary centers on the personal life and career of the controversial football player Diego Maradona who played for SSC Napoli and Argentina in the 1980s.

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    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
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    Mayday

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    2026 · 111 min · Action · Comedy

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    When a U.S. Navy pilot on a top-secret mission during the Cold War gets trapped behind enemy lines, his only chance at survival is to form an alliance with an eccentric ex-KGB agent.

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    • strong recommendation signals
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    The Art of Flight

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    2011 · 80 min · Adventure · Documentary

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    Iconic snowboarder Travis Rice and friends redefine what is possible in the mountains. Experience the highs, as new tricks are landed and new zones opened, alongside the lows, where avalanches, accidents, and wrong-turns strike.

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • substantial genre overlap
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    Champs

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    2015 · 86 min · Documentary

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    A documentary about the sport of boxing, as seen through the eyes of champions Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield and Bernard Hopkins.

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    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
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