Movies Like At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal (2019)

At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal is a 2019 documentary film from Erin Lee Carr with a MovieMagicScore of 7.2/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty and The Gabby Douglas Story.

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Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty

1938

Part two of Leni Riefenstahl's monumental examination of the 1938 Olympic Games, the cameras leave the main stadium and venture into the many halls and fields deployed for such sports as fencing, polo, cycling, and the modern pentathlon, which was won by American Glenn Morris.

6.7

MagicScore

The Gabby Douglas Story

2014

The true story of Gabby Douglas who becomes the first African American to be named Individual All-Around Champion in artistic gymnastics at the Olympic Games.

7.3

MagicScore

Thelma & Louise

1991

Taking a break from their dreary lives, close friends Thelma and Louise embark on a short weekend trip that ends in unforeseen incriminating circumstances. As fugitives, both women rediscover the strength of their bond and their newfound resilience.

7.6

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She Said

2022

New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor break one of the most important stories in a generation — a story that helped launch the #MeToo movement and shattered decades of silence around the subject of sexual assault in Hollywood.

7.2

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Init!ation

2021

During a Whiton University's pledge week, the carefree partying turns deadly when brutal murders start befalling the students, sending Ellery into a race against time to uncover the truth behind the school's dark secrets and the horrifying meaning of a recurring symbol: a single exclamation mark.

5.1

MagicScore

Pocket Hercules: Naim Suleymanoglu

2019

From defecting to the Olympics, an underdog weightlifter powers through adversity to raise up his community in this biopic of Naim Süleymanoğlu.

7.7

MagicScore

Athlete A

2020

Follow the Indianapolis Star reporters that broke the story about USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar's abuse and hear from gymnasts.

7.5

MagicScore

Full Out

2015

Based on the true life story of California gymnast Ariana Berlin. As she zoned in on her Olympic goals, 14 year old Ariana Berlin's life took a sharp turn when she was involved in a debilitating car accident. Gaining her confidence and movement back through learning hip hop dance, she unexpectedly found herself called back to the gymnastics world thanks to world renowned UCLA Coach Valorie Kondos Field. With Val's help, Ariana was eventually able to secure a spot on the UCLA gymnastics team and win an NCAA championship, a lifelong goal that she had always dreamed of. This is a wonderfully inspiring story of persistence, confidence, and the heart and courage to make a somewhat impossible comeback in life.

7.2

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Olga

2021

2013. Exiled in Switzerland, Olga, a talented and passionate 15-year-old Ukrainian gymnast, is trying to secure a place in the National Sports Centre. But the Euromaidan revolt erupts in Kyiv, and suddenly her loved ones are involved. While the girl is adapting to her new country and preparing for the European Championships, the Ukrainian revolution makes its way into her life, and nothing will ever be the same again.

7.0

MagicScore

#10

An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars

2012

A young girl struggles to maintain her school grades while competing as a gymnast.

6.9

MagicScore

#11

Stick It

2006

Haley is a naturally gifted athlete but, with her social behavior, the teen seems intent on squandering her abilities. After a final brush with the law, a judge sentences her to an elite gymnastics academy run by a legendary, hard-nosed coach. Once there, Haley's rebellious attitude wins her both friends and enemies.

6.8

MagicScore

#12

Raising the Bar

2017

16-year-old Kelly quits an elite gymnastics program and moves to Australia. To help out a new friend and show up an old rival she re-enters competitive gymnastics, she'll have to find a way to move forward while making amends with her past.

6.4

MagicScore

#13

The Dream Team

2012

The world had rarely seen a frenzy as the one the Dream Team created when it arrived in Barcelona, Spain, in July 1992. The Dream Team featured 11 future Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame players and three future Hall of Famers on the coaching staff, including head coach Chuck Daly.

7.8

MagicScore

#14

Tokyo Olympiad

1965

This impressionistic portrait of the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics pays as much attention to the crowds and workers as it does to the actual competitive events. Highlights include an epic pole-vaulting match between West Germany and America, and the final marathon race through Tokyo's streets. Two athletes are highlighted: Ethiopian marathon runner Abebe Bikila, who receives his second gold medal, and runner Ahamed Isa from Chad, representing a country younger than he is.

7.8

MagicScore

#15

Icarus

2017

While investigating the furtive world of illegal doping in sports, director Bryan Fogel connects with renegade Russian scientist Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov—a pillar of his country’s “anti-doping” program. Over dozens of Skype calls, urine samples, and badly administered hormone injections, Fogel and Rodchenkov grow closer despite shocking allegations that place Rodchenkov at the center of Russia’s state-sponsored Olympic doping program.

7.7

MagicScore

#16

The Other Dream Team

2012

The incredible story of the 1992 Lithuanian basketball team, whose athletes struggled under Soviet rule, became symbols of Lithuania's independence movement, and – with help from the Grateful Dead – triumphed at the Barcelona Olympics.

7.2

MagicScore

#17

Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations

1938

Starting with a long and lyrical overture, evoking the origins of the Olympic Games in ancient Greece, Riefenstahl covers twenty-one athletic events in the first half of this two-part love letter to the human body and spirit, culminating with the marathon, where Jesse Owens became the first track and field athlete to win four gold medals in a single Olympics.

6.8

MagicScore

#18

DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story

2004

When megalomaniacal White Goodman, the owner of a trendy, high-end fitness center, makes a move to take over the struggling local gym run by happy-go-lucky Pete La Fleur, there's only one way for La Fleur to fight back: dodgeball. Aided by a dodgeball guru and Goodman's attorney, La Fleur and his rag-tag team of underdogs launch a knock-down, drag-out battle in which the winner takes all.

6.4

MagicScore

#19

Scooby-Doo! Spooky Games

2012

Shaggy is selected to participate in the World Invitational Games in London, England.

8.4

MagicScore

#20

I, Tonya

2017

Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the sport is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes.

7.5

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal?

The top films similar to At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal by MovieMagicScore are Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty (6.7), The Gabby Douglas Story (7.3), Thelma & Louise (7.6). Each shares documentary themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal worth watching?

At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.2/10 from 65 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal?

At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal (2019) is a documentary film directed by Erin Lee Carr, starring Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman.

Where can I find more recommendations like At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal?

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