Movies Similar to Racing for Paralympic Gold

No limitations(2024)

"Sin Límites" offers an in-depth look into the lives of two remarkable para-athletes: Leticia Ochoa and Luis Alberto Zepeda. Leticia, an Olympic para-athlete, and Luis, a quadruple medalist, share their personal stories, giving viewers a glimpse into their daily routines, struggles, and successes. Through their candid testimonies, the film explores the myriad challenges they have faced and how these experiences have shaped their journeys.

Murderball(2005)

Quadriplegics, who play full-contact rugby in wheelchairs, overcome unimaginable obstacles to compete in the Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece.

Paris 2024 Paralympic Opening Ceremony(2024)

For the first time in the history of the Games, the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games will take place - just a few weeks apart - outside the stadium, in the heart of Paris. On 28 August 2024, the bottom of the Champs-Elysées and Place de la Concorde will be transformed into the impressive backdrop for a ceremony that will feature a parade of 4,400 athletes from approximately 184 Paralympic delegations from around the world.

Paris 2024 Paralympic Closing Ceremony(2024)

On Sunday 8 September at Stade de France, the Closing Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games officially drew 11 days of competition to a close. Called Paris est une fête, the ceremony, directed by Thomas Jolly and designed by Romain Pissenem, paid tribute to the 4,400 athletes who took part. But the ceremony also highlighted the history of electronic music and of Paris as a city of celebration and culture.

The Road to OVC Champions

"The Road to OVC Champions" takes you inside the 2023-24 season of Morehead State Men's Basketball. This student-produced documentary offers an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the team's relentless pursuit of the Ohio Valley Conference title.

À corps perdus(2024)

We Could Be Heroes(2018)

Moroccan paralympic gold medalist Azzedine Nouiri is no longer looking for the longest throw, but to overthrow the system that keeps athletes with different abilities marginalized as destitute second-class citizens.

Rising Phoenix(2020)

Elite athletes and insiders reflect on the Paralympic Games and examine how they impact a global understanding of disability, diversity and excellence.

Ice Gold: A Journey from Worst to First(2026)

The true story of the underdog 2002 U.S. Paralympic Sled Hockey team that went from dead last to Gold Medal champions.

Hold On, Until the End(2026)

Claire Ghiringhelli, a Swiss Paralympic athlete, faces sacrifices and challenges in pursuit of her dream to represent Switzerland in rowing at the Paris 2024 Paralympics. The documentary captures her dedication, physical and mental struggles, and the determination that drives her to overcome every obstacle on the path to the most significant achievement of her career.

The Armstrong Lie(2013)

In 2009, Alex Gibney was hired to make a film about Lance Armstrong's comeback to cycling. The project was shelved when the doping scandal erupted, and re-opened after Armstrong's confession. The Armstrong Lie picks up in 2013 and presents a riveting, insider's view of the unraveling of one of the most extraordinary stories in the history of sports. As Lance Armstrong says himself, "I didn't live a lot of lies, but I lived one big one."

WATERSHED(2024)

WATERSHED chronicles the story of Mallory Weggemann, who was paralyzed at the age of 18 and found refuge in the pool as a swimmer. Having won five Paralympic medals, Weggemann is now not only looking to reclaim her spot on the podium, but she’s trying to become a mother as well. In WATERSHED, which was self-documented by Weggemann and her husband Jay Snyder, Weggemann trains for the Tokyo Paralympics during COVID-19 and battles an additional injury to her arm, putting her career in question. Against the backdrop of these crossroads, the couple bravely share their struggles with infertility, the importance of IVF, and their journey to start a family. In this deeply personal and inspiring film, Weggemann reminds us that trauma and tragedy not only change how we are perceived by society, but how we perceive ourselves. And that if we’re brave enough, we too can write our own ending.

My Way to Olympia(2013)

The film director Niko von Glasow undertakes a journey to athletes, who compete at the Paralympic Games in London 2012. He himself is a short-armed avowed hater of sport who cannot understand how anyone could take on such an odeal voluntarily. Even more since everyday life for people with a disability is most often challenging enough. He meets U.S.archer Matt Stutzman, Norwegian table tennis player Aida Dahlen, German swimmer Christiane Reppe, Greek boccia player Greg Polychronidis and a Sitting Volleyball team. Niko neither spares the athletes nor himself asking questions about life, sport and fears. With an ever growing appreciation for sport Niko attends the Paralympic Games and travels back to the ancient city of Olympia, where everything began and where boccia playing is prohibited.

Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics Opening Ceremony(2022)

The Opening Ceremony of the XIII Paralympic Winter Games, held in Beijing, China at 4 March 2022.

Open Brain, dans le cerveau des athlètes(2025)

In recent years, the brain has become the new playground for top-level athletes and their trainers. At a time of standardized physical training, the brain has become the new frontier of effort and performance. Taming and taming it is a priority today for anyone who wants to become and remain the number 1 athlete. The documentary film "Open Brain - In the Brains of Athletes" takes us to the very limits of the human brain, as seen through the eyes of some of the world's finest athletes. These include basketball player Rudy Gobert, Formula 1 driver Charles Leclerc, surfer Justine Dupont and footballer Pierre Emerick Aubameyang.

Rider's voice(2025)

A moving biographical story about two-time Paralympic champion Rihards Snikus. The film traces his journey to the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris and highlights significant turning points in the athlete's life.

Our Limits(2021)

As an athlete with an impairment drives his 7-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son to run one of their first triathlon races, he recalls the most difficult challenge he ever faced: an Ironman; one of the most strenuous physical and mental races involving 3.8 km of swimming, 180 km of biking and a run of 42 km, in a single day. The movie explores how children perceive this crazy idea.

Deep(2025)

DEEP brings the inspiring story of Australian twenty one-year-old swimmer, Chloe Osborn, and her journey to the Paralympics to the surface.

Dictionnaire amoureux du Tour de France(2025)

Combining the author's poetic voice with those of Bernard Hinault, Antoine de Caunes, and Daniel Mangeas, the film offers a passionate journey into the heart of the history and imagination of the Tour. It captures the spirit of the great epics, the Anquetil-Poulidor duel, Yvette Horner's accordion, the popular fervor, but also the physical and spectacular reality of the dangers of racing. Women's cycling plays an important role thanks to the testimony of Cédrine Kerbaol. The contemporary scene is represented by cyclist Guillaume Martin.

Faire des vagues(2016)