Movies Like Bloodsport
If you liked Bloodsport (1988), a action and drama movie directed by Newt Arnold, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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The Quest (1996)
★ 6.2/10Also action and dramaGhang-gheng, the ancient winner-take-all competition in which the deadliest fighters from around the world employ the most spectacular feats of martial arts skills ever displayed in order to win the prized Golden…
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Blood and Bone (2009)
★ 7.4/10Also action and dramaIn Los Angeles, an ex-con takes the underground fighting world by storm in his quest to fulfill a promise to a dead friend.
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Beast (2026)
★ 7.5/10Also action and dramaMMA legend Patton James, now a commercial fisherman, is pulled back into the cage when his brother is in danger. Reuniting with his old coach Sammy, he commits to one final fight in one championship against the brutal…
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Never Back Down (2008)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and actionJake, full of anger after his father's death, is just starting to find a place for himself at his new Orlando high school - until Ryan, head of an underground MMA fight club, picks Jake out as a prime opponent. After…
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Code of Silence (1985)
★ 6/10Also actionA Chicago cop is caught in the middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants to take an irresponsible cop down.
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Life After Fighting (2024)
★ 7/10Also action and dramaRetired martial arts world champion Alex Faulkner has settled into a simple life, when the disappearance of two of his students leads to an unthinkable discovery close to home. Just when all hope of finding the…
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Never Back Down: No Surrender (2016)
★ 7/10Also drama and actionPicking up after the events of Never Back Down 2, former MMA champion Case Walker is on the comeback trail to become champion once again.
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Unleashed (2005)
★ 7/10Also actionRaised as a slave, Danny is used to fighting for his survival. In fact, his "master," Bart, thinks of him as a pet and goes as far as leashing him with a collar so they can make money in fight clubs, where Danny is the…
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The Last Kumite (2024)
★ 6.7/10Also actionWhen shady businessman Ron Hall kidnaps his daughter, retired karate champion Michael Rivers is forced to enter a deadly illegal Kumite tournament in Bulgaria. Enlisting the help of seasoned trainers Master Loren and…
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Lionheart (1990)
★ 6.6/10Also actionLyon Gaultier is a deserter in the Foreign Legion arriving in the USA entirely hard up. He finds his brother between life and death and his sister-in-law without the money needed to heal her husband and to maintain her…
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American Shaolin (1991)
★ 6.9/10Also actionAfter facing brutal humiliation in the ring, a young karateka travels to China in order to study the ancient art of Shaolin Kung Fu, becoming the first American Shaolin.
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Romeo Must Die (2000)
★ 6.3/10Also actionTwo warring gang families (one African-American, the other Chinese) maneuver for bragging rights to the Oakland, California docks. Han Sing and Trish O'Day uncover a trail of deceit that leaves most of the warring…
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No Retreat, No Surrender 2: Raging Thunder (1987)
★ 6/10Also actionIn this sequel, Scott Wylde, an American kickboxer, must go to Cambodia to rescue his Vietnamese girlfriend from Russian and Vietnamese troops.
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Walking Tall (2004)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and actionA former U.S. soldier returns to his hometown to find it overrun by crime and corruption, which prompts him to clean house.
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Kickboxer (1989)
★ 6.8/10Also actionIf your enemy refuses to be humbled... Destroy him. Accompanied by his brother Kurt, American kickboxing champion Eric Sloane, arrives in Thailand to defeat the Eastern warriors at their own sport. His opponent…
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Angel Town (1990)
★ 6.6/10Also actionA graduate student and martial-arts expert rents a room in a house owned by a single mother who lives there with her son. A local street gang is trying to recruit the son, but the new tenant tries to help the boy's…
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Hard Target (1993)
★ 6.5/10Also actionWhen a woman's father goes missing, she enlists a local to aid in her search. The pair soon discover that her father has died at the hands of a wealthy sportsman who hunts homeless men as a form of recreation.
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Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms (2021)
★ 7.6/10Also actionWhen Shao Kahn's Outworld barbarians terrorize Earthrealm, Lord Raiden is determined to put an end to the carnage once and for all. This leaves one option: a final Mortal Kombat tournament for the future of Earthrealm…
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Never Back Down: Revolt (2021)
★ 6.3/10Also actionAn amateur fighter is lured by a trafficking syndicate specializing in elite underground fighting where her brutal captor forces her to fight or face certain death.
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Female Fight Squad (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also actionA former fighter reluctantly returns to the life she abandoned in order to help her sister survive the sadistic world of illegal fighting and the maniac who runs it.