Breaking the Limits

Breaking the Limits

Directed by Łukasz Palkowski

Produced by Iron Films, Polsat

2017110 min7.6 / 10

A biographical sports drama about personal redemption through athletic discipline, balancing the darkness of addiction against the hope of transformation.

Based on true events. In 1980s Poland, Jerzy Górski is a young man who finds the determination to struggle against his drug addiction through athletic training, with the aim of competing in the US Ironman Triathlon.

Questions people ask

  • Does Breaking the Limits end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Breaking the Limits sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is Breaking the Limits scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Breaking the Limits violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Breaking the Limits easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

78/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity55

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise93

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love90

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Breaking the Limits

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Breaking the Limits

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Breaking the Limits, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Breaking the Limits, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Breaking the Limits, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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