Determination Movies

A legendary trainer comes out of retirement to help an underdog boxer fight his way to a better life.

A short film about what it’s like to work in an emergency department at a large hospital in Stockholm.

Infatuated with the hottest girl in school, fifth-grader Cameron Sawyer puts everything on the line – including his mullet – to win the...

Roman Catholic priest Anders has begun to doubt his role as a clergyman due to past misfortunes and experiences when the phone at the parish hall...

The story of how Clara Barton helped found the American Red Cross.

Janie lives to dance and will dance anywhere, even stripping in a burlesque house. Tod Newton, the rich playboy, discovers her there and helps her...

Sister Marina, a very unorthodox nun, is sent during the summer of 1994 to El Parral, a boarding school for boys threatened to be closed soon. Even...

A debutante, a serviceman's bride and a girl from a military family join the Women's Army Corps.

Spirited, determined 12-year-old Jacob embarks on a search for missing dog Buster, encountering wacky townsfolk along the way. A frenetic, fun and...

Disowned by her Romani community for having a child out of wedlock, a former boxing prodigy returns to the ring to build a new life for her children.

Emmett Smith, a competitive runner and high school track coach at Cortez High School in Phoenix, Arizona, is left without a sense of balance after a...

A moving biographical story about two-time Paralympic champion Rihards Snikus. The film traces his journey to the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris and...

A boy builds a coffin for his terminally ill grandmother, while raising money to buy a wheelchair for his sister.

When Bert Adams brings his boss, Mr. Mason, home for dinner, he and his wife Carrie hope Mason will take the opportunity to announce that Bert will...

Becoming a mountaineer and climbing Everest in exactly one year? That’s the dream of Inoxtag, a 21-year-old very rich YouTuber who...

John Baker emerges as a fine runner while in High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and then continues setting records at the University of New...

In 2015, Jon Rudnitsky landed his dream job as a cast member of Saturday Night Live. One season later, he was fired. Over the next decade, he toured...

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a series of vignettes illustrate some ways that mothers-in-law irritate, and/or cause problems for, their...

The dream of an old man to go to the sea depends on Mr. K's opinion.

Full of determination and uncertainty, Nutmeg pursues her daydream to escape a dull reality with a Walkman and her case of few sentimental belongings.