Movies Like The Arena
If you liked The Arena (2001), a action movie directed by Timur Bekmambetov, 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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Gladiator (2000)
★ 8.2/10Also actionAfter the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his devious son takes power and demotes Maximus, one of Rome's most capable generals who Marcus preferred. Eventually, Maximus is forced to become a gladiator and battle to…
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Gladiator II (2024)
★ 6.6/10Also actionYears after witnessing the death of the revered hero Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum after his home is conquered by the tyrannical Emperors who now lead Rome with an iron…
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Falcon Rising (2014)
★ 6.3/10Also actionChapman is an ex-marine in Brazil's slums, battling the yakuza outfit who attacked his sister and left her for dead.
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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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Boudica (2023)
★ 5.8/10Also actionInspired by events in A.D. 60, Boudica follows the eponymous Celtic warrior who rules the Iceni people alongside her husband Prasutagus. When he dies at the hands of Roman soldiers, Boudica’s kingdom is left without a…
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Gladiator Underground (2025)
★ 7.7/10Also actionTwo brothers compete in the world's deadliest underground fighting tournament, where they must decide whether to play by the rules or to cast their honor aside and team up to bring down the dark syndicate running the…
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Conan the Destroyer (1984)
★ 6.1/10Also actionConan is commissioned by the evil queen Taramis to safely escort a teen princess and her powerful bodyguard to a far away castle to retrieve the magic Horn of Dagoth. Unknown to Conan, the queen plans to sacrifice the…
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Street (2015)
★ 6.5/10Also actionRemo Street is a young fighter who comes from a world where nothing is easy, so when he is faced with the opportunity to train with a world class coach, he has to choose between the long hard road to honor and glory…
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Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist The Movie (2014)
★ 7.2/10Also actionIf one man changes his path, will he be able to change his destiny...or will he only delay the inevitable? Ryu and Ken are two traditional warriors who find themselves isolated in some corner of Japan to carry out…
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Interceptor (2022)
★ 6/10Also actionA U.S. Army Captain uses her years of tactical training to save humanity from sixteen nuclear missiles launched at the U.S. as a violent attack threatens her remote missile interceptor station.
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Dragonheart: Vengeance (2021)
★ 6.8/10Also actionLukas, a young farmer whose family is killed by savage raiders in the countryside, sets out on an epic quest for revenge, forming an unlikely trio with a majestic dragon and a swashbuckling, sword-fighting mercenary…
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The Marine 3: Homefront (2013)
★ 6.1/10Also actionA Marine must do whatever it takes to save his kidnapped sister and stop a terrorist attack masterminded by a radical militia group.
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Seized (2020)
★ 6.7/10Also actionHiding out with his son Taylor on the Mexican coast, Nero hopes to put his violent Special Forces career behind him. But after Nero’s home is attacked and Taylor is abducted, the mysterious Mzamo orders Nero to…
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Conan the Barbarian (1982)
★ 6.8/10Also actionA horde of rampaging warriors massacre the parents of young Conan and enslave the young child for years on The Wheel of Pain. As the sole survivor of the childhood massacre, Conan is released from slavery and taught…
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Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers - To Live and Die in Starlight (2002)
★ 6/10Also actionAfter being punished for retreat from combat, Ranger David Martel is given command of the Liandra, a haunted 20-year old Minbari fighting ship. He's escorting ambassadors to a secret archaeological site, the oldest…
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
★ 6.2/10Also actionThe surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again as the journey of Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron continues. With the power and knowledge of generations behind them, the final battle begins.
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Jack Hunter and the Star of Heaven (2009)
★ 6.4/10Also actionJack Hunter pursues his arch nemesis Littman across ancient Europe, intent on thwarting his attempt to salvage a deadly artefact.
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Halo: Nightfall (2014)
★ 6.8/10Also actionSet between the events of Halo 4 and Halo 5: Guardians… Halo: Nightfall tells the dramatic story of legendary man hunter and Naval Intelligence Officer Jameson Locke and his team as they are caught in a horrific…
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Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
★ 7.3/10Also actionWhen Alita awakens with no memory of who she is in a future world she does not recognize, she is taken in by Ido, a compassionate doctor who realizes that somewhere in this abandoned cyborg shell is the heart and soul…
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Welcome to Sudden Death (2020)
★ 6.1/10Also actionJesse Freeman is a former special forces officer and explosives expert now working a regular job as a security guard in a state-of-the-art basketball arena. Trouble erupts when a tech-savvy cadre of terrorists kidnap…