Movies Like Inside the Ropes: The Rise of the Attitude Era with Jim Cornette & Jim Ross

If you liked Inside the Ropes: The Rise of the Attitude Era with Jim Cornette & Jim Ross (2016), a movie, 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.

1
You Cannot Kill David Arquette (2020)
★ 6.7/10
Following his infamous championship as part of a marketing stunt for the film Ready to Rumble, David Arquette is widely known as the most hated man in pro-wrestling worldwide. Nearly 20 years after he "won" the initial…
2
Vision Quest (1985)
★ 6.4/10
A high school wrestler in Spokane, Washington has trouble focusing on his training regimen when a beautiful young drifter takes up temporary residence at his home.
3
Foxcatcher (2014)
★ 6.7/10
The greatest Olympic Wrestling Champion brother team joins Team Foxcatcher led by multimillionaire sponsor John E. du Pont as they train for the 1988 games in Seoul - a union that leads to unlikely circumstances.
4
Operation Crossbow (1965)
★ 6.7/10
Allied agents infiltrate the Nazi rocket complex at Peenemunde in order to obtain their secrets and sabotage the plant. The film alternates between German developments of the V-1 missile and V-2 rocket (with a German…
5
Andre the Giant (2018)
★ 7.3/10
An ambitious and wide-ranging documentary exploring Andre’s upbringing in France, his celebrated career in WWE, and his forays in the entertainment world.
6
The Roast of Tom Brady (2024)
★ 6.7/10
Offensive lines. Full-contact comedy. Kevin Hart hosts this all-star roast of NFL legend Tom Brady.
7
Blue Moon (2025)
★ 6.7/10
On the evening of March 31, 1943, legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart confronts his shattered self-confidence in Sardi’s bar as his former collaborator, Richard Rodgers, celebrates the opening night of his ground-breaking…
8
Rock Star (2001)
★ 6.7/10
A wannabe rock star who fronts a Pennsylvania-based tribute band is devastated when his bandmates kick him out of the group he founded. Things begin to look up for Izzy when he is asked to join Steel Dragon, the heavy…
9
My Dinner with Andre (1981)
★ 7.5/10
Wally, a struggling playwright and actor, reluctantly agrees to catch up with his old friend Andre, a theater director who disappeared several years prior in order to travel the world. Meeting at a posh Manhattan…
10
American Wrestler: The Wizard (2017)
★ 7.2/10
In 1980, a teenage boy escapes the unrest in Iran only to face more hostility in America, due to the hostage crisis. Determined to fit in, he joins the school's floundering wrestling team.
11
In Good Company (2004)
★ 6.1/10
Dan Foreman is a seasoned advertisement sales executive at a high-ranking publication when a corporate takeover results in him being placed under naive supervisor Carter Duryea, who is half his age. Matters are made…
12
The Late Shift (1996)
★ 6.4/10
David Letterman vies with Jay Leno and his manager to succeed Johnny Carson, retiring from "The Tonight Show."
13
Love & Sex (2000)
★ 6.2/10
When her rather explicit copy is rejected, magazine journalist Kate is asked by her editor to come up with an article on loving relationships instead, and to do so by the end of the day. This gets Kate thinking back…
14
Major Payne (1995)
★ 6.5/10
Major Benson Winifred Payne is being discharged from the Marines. Payne is a killin' machine, but the wars of the world are no longer fought on the battlefield. A career Marine, he has no idea what to do as a civilian…
15
Queen of the Ring (2025)
★ 6.8/10
In a time when pro wrestling for women was illegal all over the country, a small town single mother embraces the danger to change culture as she dominates America's most masculine sport to become the first million…
16
Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber (2015)
★ 6.8/10
Several roasters, and the master himself Kevin Hart, make fun of Justin Bieber.
17
Hands of Stone (2016)
★ 6.6/10
The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.
18
Beatles '64 (2024)
★ 6.6/10
Featuring never-before-seen footage of the band and the legions of young fans who helped fuel their ascendance, follow McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Starr as they land in New York City in February 1964…
19
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert (1992)
★ 8.4/10
A live concert in tribute to Freddie Mercury, former lead singer of Queen. Mercury died of AIDS and so some of the proceeds of this concert went to AIDS research. Features performers such as Metallica, Def Leppard…
20
Chuck (2017)
★ 6.3/10
A drama inspired by the life of heavyweight boxer Chuck Wepner.