Movies Like Iron Man

If you liked Iron Man (1951), a drama movie directed by Joseph Pevney, 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
The Set-Up (1949)
★ 7.4/10Also drama
Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.
2
Fast Girls (2012)
★ 6/10Also drama
A street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete.
3
Plunder Road (1957)
★ 6.9/10Also drama
A spectacular heist starts to unravel as the crooks take it on the lam.
4
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius (2004)
★ 5.9/10Also drama
The story of golf icon and legend, Bobby Jones, who retired from competition at the tender age of 28.
5
Force of Evil (1950)
★ 6.7/10Also drama
Lawyer Joe Morse wants to consolidate all the small-time numbers racket operators into one big powerful operation. But his elder brother Leo is one of these small-time operators who wants to stay that way, preferring…
6
Blue Chips (1994)
★ 6.1/10Also drama
Pete Bell, a college basketball coach is under a lot of pressure. His team isn't winning and he cannot attract new players. The stars of the future are secretly being paid by boosters. This practice is forbidden in the…
7
Queen of the Ring (2025)
★ 6.8/10Also drama
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…
8
Kid Galahad (1962)
★ 6.2/10Also drama
After completing military service, Walter Gulick takes a job as a sparring partner at a gym, the owner of which sees potential in Walter as a professional fighter—and takes him under his wing.
9
The Big Knife (1955)
★ 6/10Also drama
Movie star Charlie Castle draws the ire of Hollywood producer Stanley Hoff when he refuses to sign a new seven-year contract. Castle is sick of the low quality of the studio's films and wants to start a new life. While…
10
Champion (1949)
★ 6.7/10Also drama
An unscrupulous boxer fights his way to the top, but eventually alienates all of the people who helped him on the way up.
11
Framed (1947)
★ 6.5/10Also drama
Truck driver Mike Lambert is a down-and-out mining engineer searching for a job. When his rig breaks down in a small town, he happens upon a venomous seductress. When her boyfriend robs a bank, they intend to frame…
12
Body and Soul (1947)
★ 6.7/10Also drama
Charley Davis, against the wishes of his mother, becomes a boxer. As he becomes more successful the fighter becomes surrounded by shady characters, including an unethical promoter named Roberts, who tempt the man with…
13
The Locket (1946)
★ 6.3/10Also drama
A dark personal secret drives a young woman to use every man she encounters.
14
Johnny O'Clock (1947)
★ 6.3/10Also drama
When an employee at an illegal gambling den dies suspiciously, her sister, Nancy, looks into the situation and falls for Johnny O'Clock, a suave partner in the underground casino. Selfish and non-committal by nature…
15
A Kiss Before Dying (1956)
★ 6.3/10Also drama
A college student tries to get rich quick by wooing two wealthy sisters.
16
While the City Sleeps (1956)
★ 6.9/10Also drama
Newspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed "The Lipstick Killer".
17
5 Against the House (1955)
★ 5.9/10Also drama
Former war-time Army buddies now students in college decide to rip off a Reno casino.
18
Waiting for Anya (2020)
★ 6.3/10Also drama
During the harrows of WWII, Jo, a young shepherd along with the help of the widow Horcada, helps to smuggle Jewish children across the border from southern France into Spain.
19
The Damned Don't Cry (1950)
★ 7/10Also drama
Fed up with her small-town marriage, a woman goes after the big time and gets mixed up with the mob.
20
Sleep, My Love (1948)
★ 6.3/10Also drama
A woman wakes up in the middle of the night on board a train, but she can't remember how she got there. Danger and suspense ensue.