Movies Like The All-American Boy
If you liked The All-American Boy (1973), a drama movie directed by Charles Eastman, 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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Raging Bull (1980)
★ 7.9/10Also dramaThe life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.
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Million Dollar Baby (2004)
★ 8/10Also dramaDespondent over a painful estrangement from his daughter, trainer Frankie Dunn isn't prepared for boxer Maggie Fitzgerald to enter his life. But Maggie's determined to go pro and to convince Dunn and his cohort to help…
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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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Southpaw (2015)
★ 7.4/10Also dramaBilly "The Great" Hope, the reigning junior middleweight boxing champion, has an impressive career, a loving wife and daughter, and a lavish lifestyle. However, when tragedy strikes, Billy hits rock bottom, losing his…
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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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Jawbone (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also dramaA former youth boxing champion, Jimmy McCabe is a man in search of hope but looking in all the wrong places. When he hits rock bottom he turns to his childhood boxing club and the only family he has left: gym owner…
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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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The Champ (1979)
★ 7/10Also dramaBilly used to be a great boxer, but he's settled into a hardscrabble life that revolves around drinking, training horses, and the one bright spot in his existence — his young son, T.J. Although Billy has had custody of…
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The Cut (2025)
★ 5.9/10Also dramaA retired boxer intends to return to the ring for one last shot at the title, but first he must make the weight. Holed up in a room in Las Vegas with an unscrupulous trainer, he embarks on an intensive and illegal…
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Girlfight (2000)
★ 6.5/10Also dramaDiana Guzman, a troubled Brooklyn teenager, decides to channel her aggression by training to become a boxer, all while keeping it a secret from her father.
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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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Christy (2025)
★ 7.1/10Also dramaChristy Martin never imagined life beyond her small-town roots in West Virginia—until she discovered a knack for punching people. Fueled by grit, raw determination, and an unshakable desire to win, she charges into the…
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The Fighter (2010)
★ 7.4/10Also dramaBoxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded in life after nearly being KO'd by drugs…
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Whip It (2009)
★ 6.7/10Also dramaIn Bodeen, Texas, an indie-rock loving misfit finds a way of dealing with her small-town misery after she discovers a roller derby league in nearby Austin.
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Rebuilding (2025)
★ 6.5/10Also dramaAfter wildfires take his ranch, a cowboy named Dusty winds up in a FEMA camp, finding community with others who lost homes, including his daughter and ex-wife.
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Rocky IV (1985)
★ 7.1/10Also dramaRocky Balboa holds the world heavyweight championship, but a new challenger has stepped forward: Drago, a six-foot-four, 261-pound fighter who has the backing of the Soviet Union. This time, Rocky's training regimen…
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Journeyman (2018)
★ 6.6/10Also dramaA boxer suffers a serious head injury during a fight, and must deal with the consequences.
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The Karate Kid (1984)
★ 7.2/10Also dramaNew Jersey teen Daniel LaRusso moves to Los Angeles with his mother, and soon strikes up a relationship with Ali. He quickly finds himself the target of bullying by a group of thugs, led by Ali's ex-boyfriend Johnny…
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Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
★ 7.2/10Also dramaThe story of boxer Rocky Graziano's rise from juvenile delinquent to world champ.
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Ali (2001)
★ 6.7/10Also dramaIn 1964, a brash, new pro boxer, fresh from his Olympic gold medal victory, explodes onto the scene: Cassius Clay. Bold and outspoken, he cuts an entirely new image for African Americans in sport with his proud public…