Movies Like Samoa Joe: A Championship Legacy

If you liked Samoa Joe: A Championship Legacy (2013), a movie, 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
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…
2
WWE WrestleMania XL Saturday (2024)
★ 7.5/10
The Undisputed WWE Universal Championship will be on the line when Roman Reigns defends his title against the winner of the 2024 Royal Rumble, Cody Rhodes. The Scottish Warrior Drew McIntyre will finally get his chance…
3
First They Killed My Father (2017)
★ 7.4/10
A 5-year-old girl embarks on a harrowing quest for survival amid the sudden rise and terrifying reign of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia.
4
WWE WrestleMania XL Sunday (2024)
★ 8.2/10
The Undisputed WWE Universal Championship will be on the line when Roman Reigns defends his title against the winner of the 2024 Royal Rumble, Cody Rhodes. The Scottish Warrior Drew McIntyre will finally get his chance…
5
Papillon (1973)
★ 7.8/10
A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.
6
WWE Crown Jewel 2022 (2022)
★ 7.5/10
The 2022 Crown Jewel was a professional wrestling pay-per-view and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It was the fourth annual Crown Jewel and took place on November 5, 2022, at Mrsool Park in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia as…
7
Sophie's Choice (1982)
★ 7.3/10
Stingo, a young writer, moves to Brooklyn in 1947 to begin work on his first novel. As he becomes friendly with Sophie and her lover Nathan, he learns that she is a Holocaust survivor. Flashbacks reveal her harrowing…
8
A Most Violent Year (2014)
★ 6.6/10
A thriller set in New York City during the winter of 1981, statistically one of the most violent years in the city's history, and centered on the lives of an immigrant and his family trying to expand their business and…
9
WWE Hell in a Cell 2020 (2020)
★ 8.1/10
This hellish structure will see three different championships on the line inside its solid steel walls as Sasha Banks takes on Bayley for the SmackDown Women's Championship, Drew McIntyre fighting for his WWE…
10
Uprising (2001)
★ 6.6/10
In the Warsaw ghetto in 1943, Jews rise against the Nazis.
11
WWE Royal Rumble 2020 (2020)
★ 8.1/10
The Road to WrestleMania begins with Royal Rumble. Thirty men and 30 women compete in the Men’s and Women’s Royal Rumble Matches. Universal Champion “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt defends his title against Daniel Bryan, Asuka…
12
Superman Returns (2006)
★ 5.8/10
Superman returns to discover his 5-year absence has allowed Lex Luthor to walk free, and that those he was closest to felt abandoned and have moved on. Luthor plots his ultimate revenge that could see millions killed…
13
Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off (2022)
★ 7.7/10
A wide-ranging, definitive look at Hawk’s life and iconic career, and his relationship with the sport with which he’s been synonymous for decades, featuring unprecedented access, never-before-seen footage, and…
14
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.
15
WWE WrestleMania XXX (2014)
★ 7.9/10
WrestleMania XXX was the 30th annual WrestleMania professional wrestling PPV event produced by WWE to be held, on April 6, 2014, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The event was the first…
16
All Eyez on Me (2017)
★ 6.7/10
All Eyez on Me chronicles the life and legacy of Tupac Shakur, including his rise to superstardom as a hip-hop artist, actor, poet and activist, as well as his imprisonment and prolific, controversial time at Death Row…
17
The Way Back (2010)
★ 7/10
A small band of multicultural convicts stages a daring escape from a WWII-era Siberian gulag, and embarks on a treacherous journey across five countries in a desperate race for freedom and survival.
18
WWE WrestleMania 29 (2013)
★ 7.5/10
At the Show of Shows, John Cena has a chance to rewrite history when he challenges The Rock for the WWE Championship. A brash, remorseless CM Punk seeks the ultimate claim to immortality by attempting to do what no one…
19
Creed II (2018)
★ 7/10
Between 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.
20
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
★ 7.5/10
When the sinister Sith unveil a thousand-year-old plot to rule the galaxy, the Republic crumbles and from its ashes rises the evil Galactic Empire. Jedi hero Anakin Skywalker must choose a side.