Movies Like October Sky

The Pursuit of Happyness is a 2006 American biographical drama film starring Will Smith as Chris Gardner, a salesman facing homelessness who takes...

The Right Stuff is a 1983 American epic historical drama film depicting the journey of seven pilots striving to become the first American astronauts...

Stand and Deliver is a 1988 American drama film that follows the true story of high school mathematics teacher Jaime Escalante. He uses...

Finding Forrester is a 2000 American drama film directed by Gus Van Sant. The plot follows Jamal Wallace, a talented African American teenager from...

Dead Poets Society is a 1989 American coming-of-age drama film about an English teacher who inspires his students through poetry at a prestigious...

Good Will Hunting is a 1997 American psychological drama film that follows the story of Will Hunting, a janitor at MIT with a genius-level IQ....

A Beautiful Mind is a 2001 biographical film about the Nobel Laureate mathematician John Nash, portrayed by Russell Crowe. Directed by Ron Howard and...

Billy Elliot is a 2000 British coming-of-age comedy-drama film about an 11-year-old working-class boy in County Durham, England who discovers a...

Freedom Writers is a 2007 American drama film based on the book The Freedom Writers Diary. It follows the story of a teacher, Erin Gruwell, who...

The Kings of Summer is a 2013 American independent coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts. The story follows Joe Toy, who,...

Akeelah and the Bee is a 2006 American drama film about an 11-year-old girl, Akeelah Anderson, from south Los Angeles, who embarks on a journey of...

Mr. Holland's Opus is a 1995 American drama film about a musician turned high school music teacher who aspires to compose his magnum opus while...

Hoosiers is a 1986 American sports drama film that follows a failed college coach, Norman Dale, as he attempts to lead a small-town Indiana high...

Flash of Genius is a 2008 American biographical drama film directed by Marc Abraham, based on the true story of Robert Kearns' legal battle against...

The Soloist is a 2009 drama film directed by Joe Wright, starring Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr. The plot is centered around a Los Angeles...