Movies Like Underdog Kids

If you liked Underdog Kids (2015), a family and action movie directed by Phillip Rhee, 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
No Retreat, No Surrender (1986)
★ 6.3/10Also action
The mob is trying to strongarm local martial arts schools, forcing young Jason Stillwell and his family to move after his father is injured defending their dojo. With his father now rejecting violence, Jason is forced…
2
The Big Brawl (1980)
★ 5.9/10Also action
A young Asian American martial artist is forced to participate in a brutal formal street-fight competition.
3
Here Comes the Boom (2012)
★ 6.2/10Also action
A high school biology teacher moonlights as a mixed-martial arts fighter in an effort to raise money to save the school's music program.
4
Gladiator Underground (2025)
★ 7.7/10Also action
Two 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…
5
Any Which Way You Can (1980)
★ 5.8/10Also action
Philo takes part in a bare knuckle fight – as he does – to make more money than he can earn from his car repair business. He decides to retire, but when the Mafia come along and arrange another fight, he's pushed into…
6
The Paper Tigers (2020)
★ 6.7/10Also action
Three middle aged men polish their martial arts skills to avenge their fallen master.
7
The Sleepover (2020)
★ 6.4/10Also family and action
Two siblings who discover their seemingly normal mom is a former thief in witness protection. Mom is forced to pull one last job, and the kids team up to rescue her over the course of an action-packed night.
8
Best Player (2011)
★ 6.7/10Also family
After his parents decide to move to a retirement home in Florida, professional gamer Quincy “Q” Johnson (Jerry Trainor) must find a way to raise 175,000 dollars to buy his family home. After hearing about a tournament…
9
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (2002)
★ 6.6/10Also action
A movie within a movie, created to spoof the martial arts genre. Writer/director Steve Oedekerk uses contemporary characters and splices them into a 1970s kung-fu film, weaving the new and old together. As the main…
10
A Knight's Tale (2001)
★ 6.9/10Also action
William Thatcher, a knight's peasant apprentice, gets a chance at glory when the knight dies suddenly mid-tournament. Posing as a knight himself, William won't stop until he's crowned tournament champion—assuming…
11
Batman Returns (1992)
★ 7/10Also action
The monstrous Penguin, who dwells in the sewers beneath Gotham, joins up with corrupt mayoral candidate Max Shreck to topple the Batman once and for all. But when Shreck's timid assistant Selina Kyle finds out, and…
12
Rush Hour 2 (2001)
★ 6.8/10Also action
It's vacation time for Carter as he finds himself alongside Lee in Hong Kong wishing for more excitement. While Carter wants to party and meet the ladies, Lee is out to track down a Triad gang lord who may be…
13
Street Fighter (2026)
★ 6.3/10Also action
In 1993, estranged Street Fighters Ryu and Ken Masters are thrown back into combat when the mysterious Chun-Li recruits them for the next World Warrior Tournament: a brutal clash of fists, fate, and fury. But behind…
14
Hot Rod (2007)
★ 6.4/10Also action
For Rod Kimble, performing stunts is a way of life, even though he is rather accident-prone. Poor Rod cannot even get any respect from his stepfather, Frank, who beats him up in weekly sparring matches. When Frank…
15
Candy Cane Lane (2023)
★ 6/10Also family
Determined to win the neighborhood's annual Christmas decorating contest, family man Chris makes a pact with an elf to help him out-do the competition. However, the elf casts a spell bringing the twelve days of…
16
Born to Race (2011)
★ 7/10Also action
Danny Krueger is a rebellious young street racer on a collision course with trouble. After an accident at an illegal race, he's sent to a small town to live with his estranged father, a washed up NASCAR racer. When…
17
Thunderstruck (2012)
★ 6.2/10Also family
After NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an important lesson.
18
How to Rob a Bank (2007)
★ 5.8/10Also action
Caught in the middle of a bank robbery, a slacker and a bank employee become the ones who arbitrate the intense situation.
19
The Naked Gun (2025)
★ 6.3/10Also action
Only one man has the particular set of skills... to lead Police Squad and save the world: Lt. Frank Drebin Jr. Following in his father's footsteps, he must solve a murder case to prevent Police Squad from closure.
20
Batman and Harley Quinn (2017)
★ 6.2/10Also action
Batman and Nightwing are forced to team with the Joker's sometimes-girlfriend Harley Quinn to stop a global threat brought about by Poison Ivy and Jason Woodrue, the Floronic Man.