Movies Like Rocky
If you liked Rocky (1976), a drama movie directed by John G. Avildsen, 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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Rocky Balboa (2006)
★ 6.9/10Also dramaWhen he loses a highly publicized virtual boxing match to ex-champ Rocky Balboa, reigning heavyweight titleholder Mason Dixon retaliates by challenging the Italian Stallion to a 10-round exhibition bout. To the…
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Creed (2015)
★ 7.4/10Also dramaThe former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed.
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Rocky III (1982)
★ 6.9/10Also dramaFollowing Rocky Balboa's intense battle with his most powerful adversary yet – the ferocious Clubber Lang – Rocky joins forces with former rival Apollo Creed in an effort to get back his fighting spirit.
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Rocky II (1979)
★ 7.3/10Also dramaAfter Rocky goes the distance with champ Apollo Creed, both try to put the fight behind them and move on. Rocky settles down with Adrian but can't put his life together outside the ring, while Creed seeks a rematch to…
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Fat City (1972)
★ 7.1/10Also dramaThe story of two men, a veteran boxer who is down and out, and a young man who is just starting his life and boxing career. Their fighting careers cross paths as their lives and fortunes head in opposite directions.
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Creed III (2023)
★ 7.1/10Also dramaAfter dominating the boxing world, Adonis Creed has thrived in his career and family life. When a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy, Damian Anderson, resurfaces after serving a long sentence in prison, he is…
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Resurrecting the Champ (2007)
★ 6.3/10Also dramaUp-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man ("Champ") only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect Champ's story and escape the…
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Big George Foreman (2023)
★ 7.6/10Also dramaFueled by an impoverished childhood, George Foreman channeled his anger into becoming an Olympic Gold medalist and World Heavyweight Champion, followed by a near-death experience that took him from the boxing ring to…
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Paradise Alley (1978)
★ 5.9/10Also dramaThree Italian-American brothers, living in the slums of 1940's New York City, try to help each other with one's wrestling career using one brother's promotional skills and another brother's con-artist tactics to thwart…
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Creed II (2018)
★ 7/10Also dramaBetween personal obligations and training for his next big fight against an opponent with ties to his family's past, Adonis Creed is up against the challenge of his life.
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The Hurricane (1999)
★ 7.4/10Also dramaThe story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.
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The Last Rodeo (2025)
★ 7.5/10Also dramaA retired rodeo legend risks it all to save his grandson. Facing his own painful past and the fears of his family, he enters a high-stakes bullriding competition as the oldest contestant ever. Along the way, he…
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Shirley (2024)
★ 6.6/10Also dramaShirley Chisholm makes a trailblazing run for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination after becoming the first Black woman elected to Congress.
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F.I.S.T. (1978)
★ 6.5/10Also dramaJohnny Kovak joins the Teamsters trade-union in a local chapter in the 1930s and works his way up in the organization. As he climbs higher and higher his methods become more ruthless and finally senator Madison starts…
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Fast Girls (2012)
★ 6/10Also dramaA street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete.
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Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
★ 7.1/10Also dramaA seven-year-old chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.
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The Power of One (1992)
★ 7.4/10Also dramaPK, an English orphan terrorized for his family's political beliefs in Africa, turns to his only friend, a kindly world-wise prisoner, Geel Piet. Geel teaches him how to box with the motto “fight with your fists and…
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Gigi & Nate (2022)
★ 7.7/10Also dramaA young man with a bright future suffers a near-fatal accident and recreates his new life with the help of an unlikely animal friend.
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The Fire Inside (2024)
★ 7.3/10Also dramaClaressa Shields, a high school junior from Flint, Michigan, aided by her tough-love coach, Jason Crutchfield, pushes past all limitations to become the first American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing. But…
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My All American (2015)
★ 7/10Also dramaFreddie Steinmark, an underdog on the gridiron, faces the toughest challenge of his life after leading his team to a championship season.