Movies Like Lucha: Fight, Wrestle, Struggle

If you liked Lucha: Fight, Wrestle, Struggle (2017), a movie directed by Eddie Rubio, 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
Lion Fist (2026)
★ 7.2/10
Martial arts fighter Joe goes to prison for four years and takes his wife's blame for a drug bust. After his release, he learns that his son needs expensive surgery because of a life-threatening tumor. Joe's only…
2
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.
3
First Match (2018)
★ 6.4/10
Hardened by years in foster care, a teenage girl from Brooklyn’s Brownsville neighborhood decides that wrestling boys is the only way back to her estranged father.
4
Never Back Down (2008)
★ 6.8/10
Jake, full of anger after his father's death, is just starting to find a place for himself at his new Orlando high school - until Ryan, head of an underground MMA fight club, picks Jake out as a prime opponent. After…
5
Beyond the Mat (1999)
★ 7.3/10
A heartfelt documentary focusing on the day-to-day lives of professional wrestlers, some on the rise, some on the wane, and others fighting for their lives.
6
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…
7
No manches, Frida (2016)
★ 7.7/10
After being released from prison, Zequi, a bank robber, sets out to recover money buried by his accomplice; but is horrified to learn that a high school gymnasium is now over the site where the loot is hidden.
8
Embattled (2020)
★ 6.7/10
The eldest son of a ruthlessly tough MMA champion must fight his way out of the abusive cycle his father has continued.
9
In Hell (2003)
★ 6.7/10
A man must survive a prison where hardened criminals battle to the death for the warden's entertainment.
10
South Central (1992)
★ 6.7/10
During a 10-year sentence for murdering the leader of a rival South Central Los Angeles gang, Bobby Johnson finds religion and rehabilitation with the help of Muslim inmate Ali. Upon his release, Bobby returns home to…
11
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…
12
Street (2015)
★ 6.5/10
Remo 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…
13
The Karate Kid Part III (1989)
★ 5.9/10
Despondent over the closing of his karate school, Cobra Kai teacher John Kreese joins a ruthless businessman and martial artist to get revenge on Daniel and Mr. Miyagi.
14
The Wrestler (2008)
★ 7.5/10
Aging wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson is long past his prime but still ready and rarin' to go on the pro-wrestling circuit. After a particularly brutal beating, however, Randy hangs up his tights, pursues a serious…
15
The Karate Kid (1984)
★ 7.2/10
New 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…
16
The Wrath of Becky (2023)
★ 6.4/10
Two years after she escaped a violent attack on her family, 16-year-old Becky attempts to rebuild her life in the care of an older woman -- a kindred spirit named Elena. However, when a violent group known as the Noble…
17
Creed (2015)
★ 7.4/10
The 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.
18
Out of the Furnace (2013)
★ 6.6/10
Two brothers live in the economically-depressed Rust Belt, when a cruel twist of fate lands one in prison. His brother is then lured into one of the most violent crime rings in the Northeast.
19
Step Brothers (2008)
★ 6.6/10
Brennan Huff and Dale Doback might be grown men. But that doesn't stop them from living at home and turning into jealous, competitive stepbrothers when their single parents marry. Brennan's constant competition with…
20
The Resurrection of Jake The Snake (2015)
★ 7.5/10
A fallen professional wrestling superstar battles his past demons in a struggle to reclaim his life and the family that has given up on him.