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Our 6 Favorite Running Movies​

If you're an athlete looking for inspirational stories or just some relaxing time, look no further. Check out the Six Minute Mile staff favorite movies about running here, in no particular order.

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1. Race

Jesse Owens is one of the greatest track runners in history. This dramatic account details his struggle against discrimination he faces both in Germany and at home.

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2. McFarland, USA

McFarland is a mostly Latino farming town in California. Kevin Costner plays Jim White, a PE teacher and coach, who leads the McFarland underdogs to dominance.

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3. Unbroken

While this is only partly about running, its a great movie.  Louie Zamperini was an Olympic athlete who was captured during WWII and overcomes a great struggle.

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4. Brittany Runs a Marathon

Hilarious, outgoing and always up for a good time, New Yorker Brittany Forgler is everybody’s best friend ― except maybe her own. At 27, her hard-partying ways, chronic underemployment and toxic relationships are catching up with her, but when she stops by a new doctor’s office to try to score some Adderall, she gets slapped with a prescription she never wanted: Get healthy.

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5. Forrest Gump

While this is not exclusively about running, its an inspiring watch. Forrest, played by Tom Hanks, is an unlikely person that lives an extraordinary life. "Run, Forrest, run!"

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6. Nike Breaking2 Documentary

Eliud Kipchoge is the world's fastest marathoner. This documentary is quite interesting and informative, detailing his unofficial marathon record: 2:00:25.

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7. Without Limits

Steve Prefontaine was America's greatest distance runner, breaking every US track record from 2,000-10,000 meters. His story is inspiring despite its tragic end.

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8. Chariots of Fire

This is an acclaimed story of 2 very different athletes that compete in the 1924 Paris Olympics. A faithful Christian and ambitious Jew battle for victory and recognition.

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9. The Jericho Mile

Jesse Owens is one of the greatest track runners in history. This dramatic account details his struggle against discrimination he faces both in Germany and at home.

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10. Marathon Man

Dustin Hoffman plays a graduate student and marathon runner that gets caught up in a government pursuit of a Nazi war criminal and a game of theft, lies, and murder. 

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