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Movies that feel likeSully (2016)

On 15 January 2009, the world witnessed the 'Miracle on the Hudson' when Captain 'Sully' Sullenberger glided his disabled plane onto the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 souls aboard. However, even as Sully was being heralded by the public and the media for his unprecedented feat of aviation skill, an investigation was unfolding that threatened to destroy his reputation and career.

If you loved Sully, the closest films we have are Invictus (2009), Labyrinth of Lies (2014) and Richard Jewell (2019). All three share Sully's contemplative and epic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Borg vs McEnroe (2017).

🍅 85% Rotten Tomatoes★ 7.4 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Clint Eastwoodcontemplativeepic
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Invictus
2009 · dir. Clint Eastwood
🍅 76%★ 7.3drama · history

Eastwood again honoring quiet, decent leadership under enormous pressure

The difference: A nation's healing through rugby — inspiration over investigation

Newly elected President Nelson Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies South Africa's rugby union team as they make their historic run to the 1995 Rugby World Cup Championship match.

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Labyrinth of Lies
2014 · dir. Giulio Ricciarelli
🍅 83%★ 7.3drama · history

A dogged inquiry that cares about truth more than spectacle

The difference: Subtitled postwar Germany, and the crimes are monstrous, not miraculous

A young prosecutor in postwar West Germany investigates a massive conspiracy to cover up the Nazi pasts of prominent public figures.

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Richard Jewell
2019 · dir. Clint Eastwood
🍅 77%★ 7.5drama · history · crime

Another real hero whose reward is suspicion instead of gratitude

The difference: Angrier film — the institutions here are outright villains

Richard Jewell thinks quick, works fast, and saves hundreds, perhaps thousands, of lives after a domestic terrorist plants several pipe bombs and they explode during a concert, only to be falsely suspected of the crime by sloppy FBI work and sensational media coverage.

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The Walk
2015 · dir. Robert Zemeckis
🍅 83%★ 7.3history · drama · adventure

One impossible feat above New York, told with awe for the doer

The difference: A caper's playfulness replaces Eastwood's sober calm

The story of French high-wire artist Philippe Petit's attempt to cross the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in 1974.

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Steve Jobs
2015 · dir. Danny Boyle
🍅 85%★ 7.2drama · history

A driven professional dissected under pressure, act by act

The difference: All talk — verbal fireworks instead of quiet competence

Set backstage at three iconic product launches and ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac, Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution to paint an intimate portrait of the brilliant man at its epicenter.

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Darkest Hour
2017 · dir. Joe Wright
🍅 84%★ 7.4drama · historyRent or buy

One leader's judgment questioned at the moment it matters most

The difference: Grand wartime theater, far from Sully's modest scale

In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.

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The Founder
2016 · dir. John Lee Hancock
🍅 80%★ 7.2drama · historyNetflix

A plainspoken true story about what success actually costs

The difference: Its hero curdles — ambition here is the opposite of humble

The true story of how Ray Kroc, a salesman from Illinois, met Mac and Dick McDonald, who were running a burger operation in 1950s Southern California. Kroc was impressed by the brothers’ speedy system of making the food and saw franchise potential. He maneuvered himself into a position to be able to pull the company from the brothers and create a billion-dollar empire.

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The Post
2017 · dir. Steven Spielberg
🍅 88%★ 7.2drama · historyMax

Professionals staking their careers on doing the right thing

The difference: An institutional newspaper drama with no single feat at its core

A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country's first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between journalist and government. Inspired by true events.

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Borg vs McEnroe
2017 · dir. Janus Metz
🍅 84%★ 6.9drama · historyNetflixParamount+

One thread runs through both: a true story

The Swedish Björn Borg and the American John McEnroe, the best tennis players in the world, maintain a legendary duel during the 1980 Wimbledon tournament.

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The Two Popes
2019 · dir. Fernando Meirelles
🍅 89%★ 7.6drama · historyNetflix

Both are built on the same subject: a true story

Frustrated with the direction of the church, Cardinal Bergoglio requests permission to retire in 2012 from Pope Benedict. Instead, facing scandal and self-doubt, the introspective Pope Benedict summons his harshest critic and future successor to Rome to reveal a secret that would shake the foundations of the Catholic Church.

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Lincoln
2012 · dir. Steven Spielberg
🍅 90%★ 7.3history · drama

The same mix in both: stillness, then scale

The revealing story of the 16th US President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will change the fate of generations to come.

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Air
2023 · dir. Ben Affleck
🍅 93%★ 7.4drama · historyPrime Video

An underdog true story where conviction beats the odds

The difference: Boardroom stakes — careers on the line, never lives

Discover 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.

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