Movies like Cage

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Cage (1989)
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Cage (1989)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A GI in Vietnam saves his buddy's life, but in the process is shot in the head. The injury results in brain damage to the point where he basically has a child's brain in a (very large) man's body. When they get out of the army the two open up a bar together, but some local gangsters make things tough for them after they refuse to take part in brutal "cage" matches where fighters battle to the point of serious injury and/or death.
Style: independent film, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, cult film
Audience: boys' night
Plot: vietnam war, martial arts, fight, competition, friendship, beefcake, beefcake martial arts, cell, vietnam veteran, cage fighting, heroes, kidnapping, friends, misfit, vengeance, rivalry, mentally challenged, ambition, confined, contests and competitions, buddies, tough heroes, gangster, martial arts tournament, best friend ...
Time: year 1989, 80s, 20th century
Place: usa, vietnam
Keyword: gangsters

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Most similar movies to Cage

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, rough and exciting films with plots about martial arts, rivalry, fight, contests and competitions, tough heroes, heroes and ambition mostly in Action, Drama and Sport genres. Some movies like Cage: The Circuit (2002), Muay Thai Fighter (2007), Confessions of a Pit Fighter (2005), Damage (2009), Never Surrender (2009). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The Circuit (2002)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Years ago, Dirk Longstreet walked away from The Circuit, the merciless underground fight club with no rules, where money changes hands as men are killed. But now gangsters have got his brother, and only one more journey inside the ring will save his ...
Style: realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, underground fighting, tough heroes, haunted by the past, ambition, one man army, rivalry, gangster, athlete's life, vengeance, contests and competitions, daring rescue ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Muay Thai Fighter (2007)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Thailand
Duration: 116 min.
Story: After learning the art of muay thai fighting from skilled masters, small town friends Piak (Akara Amarttayakul) and Phao (Thawatchai Phanpakdee) move their passion to Bangkok, where they become active in underground activities that put what ...
Style: realistic, rough, suspenseful, serious, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial artist, muay thai, martial arts, friendship, gang, gangster, master warrior, one man army, fight, boxing, fighter, violent content ...
Time: 20th century, 70s, 80s, 21st century
Place: asia, thailand
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Confessions of a Pit Fighter (2005)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: "From the day I was born I had to fight to survive. I fought everyone and everything that came in front of me. On the streets, confessions are made in Blood. They say that when you confess your sins, only then can you be redeemed. This is my ...
Style: suspenseful, realistic, rough, serious
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, prison, underground fighting, vigilantism, vengeance, starting over, rivalry, redemption, gangster, ambition, hopes, criminal heroes ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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 7K
Damage (2009)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 102 min.
Story: An ex-con battles it out in the cage to pay for the operation that would save the daughter of his victim. Along the way he finds fatherly love, and friendship, in the most unlikely of places.
Style: exciting, captivating, psychological, tense, cult classic ...
Plot: martial arts, fight, danger, fall in love, rivalry, contests and competitions, ambition, underground tournament, wrestler, violence, love, friendship ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, seattle
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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Never Surrender (2009)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: From the cage to the big screen, the world's greatest Mixed Martial Arts Champions come together for the first time in a major motion picture. When an MMA world champion is lured into the illegal world of underground cage fighting by an elusive ...
Style: serious, realistic, rough, exciting, suspenseful
Plot: underground fighting, martial arts, cage fighting, mixed martial arts, rivalry, athlete's life, contests and competitions, fight, danger, heroes, tough heroes, mentor ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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 371
Cage II (1994)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: After being tricked into thinking his best friend, and caretaker is dead, Vietnam Vet, and mentally disabled person has no other choice but to enter The Arena Of Death!
Style: independent film
Plot: martial arts, intergender wrestling, tournament, bare breasts, beefcake, fistfight, martial arts tournament, female nudity, beefcake martial arts, masseuse, fight club, cage fighting ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
 4.4
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Street Warrior (2008)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: An Iraqi war vet returns home to find that his brother is in a coma from participating in an illegal underground fight club.
Style: serious, tense, exciting, captivating, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, vengeance, gladiator, contests and competitions, vigilantism, rivalry, tough heroes, deathtrap, underground fighting, underground tournament, cage fighting, danger ...
Place: usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
 4.2
 597
Honor (2006)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: In a world where street gangs collide with the law, neighborhood friends, Raymond and Gabriel, must decide which side of the battle to join. This will be the ultimate fight - the one for power, family, and HONOR.
Style: suspense, exciting, captivating, tense, psychological ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: streetfighting, martial arts, gang, urban ghetto life, friendship, uninhibited rivalry, rivalry, organized crime, showdown, gang war, underground tournament, underground fighting ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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Deadly Bet (1992)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Jeff Wincott plays a gambler who puts his life on the line to buy his way out of the clutches of a mobster.
Style: independent film, realistic, serious, exciting, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, gangster, contests and competitions, redemption, ambition, rivalry, obsession, gang, tough heroes, alcohol abuse, gambling, beefcake martial arts ...
Time: 90s
Place: las vegas, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
Circle of Pain (2010)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Following a fighting accident, Dalton Hunt retired from the world of MMA at the top. Unable to outrun his guilt, he lost his family, his title, and his way. But when a crooked promoter lures him back into a fight against the current undefeated ...
Style: exciting, serious, captivating, suspense, tense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: mixed martial arts, martial arts, forced into action, contests and competitions, rivalry, athlete's life, athlete and trainer, ambition, fight, older woman younger man, older woman younger man relationship, friendship ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
 3.9
 371
Brawler (2011)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Sidelined by an injury incurred while protecting his young brother, underground fighter Charlie Fontaine feels blindsided when he discovers his brother having sex on his couch with his new wife, Kat. Fueled by rage, a determined Charlie makes plans ...
Style: exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, martial arts tournament, contests and competitions, rivalry, siblings relations, strong violent content, family relations, athlete's life, underground tournament, mixed martial arts, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, brother vs brother ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new orleans, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
Challenge of the Masters (1976)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 97 min.
Story: The Wong family kung fu school gets smacked around by a rival school. Wong Fei-hong gets fed up with the abuse and goes to learn from his fathers master. After one of the rival schools members kills some of the towns people Wong Fei-hong becomes ...
Style: fast, exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, wong fei hung, kung fu classic, fight, violent content, best friend, hopes, ambition, heroes, rivalry, one man army ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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Unrivaled (2010)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 109 min.
Story: On these streets everyone is fighting for a way out, but after a lifetime of hard knocks, a down-on-his-luck cage fighter gets the opportunity of a lifetime when he is chosen to compete against the MMA world champion during a massive competition. ...
Style: uplifting, exciting, serious, rough, erotic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: mixed martial arts, martial arts, rivalry, ambition, lifestyle, contests and competitions, athlete's life, heroes, underdog, fight, sex scene, competition ...
Time: year 2010, 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Ninja Vengeance (1993)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Traveling from California to Houston, a martial arts expert suffers a motorcycle breakdown in a small Texas town. But his bad luck proves to be a blessing in disguise for the local townspeople when he discovers the corrupt sheriff and his KKK ...
Style: independent film, exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Plot: ninja, revenge, martial arts, sexual content, violent content, nudity, small town, racism, master warrior, vengeance, society, heroes ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: texas, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
One Down, Two to go (1982)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A pair of tough cops go after the mob who jinxed the martial arts tournament and injured their buddy.
Style: psychotronic, grindhouse, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: blaxploitation, martial arts, black, gangster, kung fu, partner, gang, criminal's revenge, contests and competitions, good versus evil, rivalry, society ...
Time: year 1982, 80s, 70s
Place: new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Pushed to the Limit (1992)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Magnificent Mimi is a woman with a destiny and a bright future ahead of her. She is the world's greatest female wrestling champion, she has a loving boyfriend and loyal family members who care and love her. But things take a turn for the worst ...
Style: independent film, exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot: female bodybuilder, wrestling, female fight, martial arts, women's wrestling, competition, fight, kickass, revenge, murder, female wrestler, femme fatale ...
Time: 90s
Place: las vegas
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Harder They Fall (2005)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: 20 year old kickboxers from opposite ends of Miami, one rich one poor, battle for triumph in sport and their own identities in this coming-of-age action/drama.
Style: exciting, serious, realistic, rough
Plot: tough heroes, athlete's life, rivalry, ambition, nothing to lose, social differences, self discovery, martial arts tournament, fight, kickboxing, boxing, martial arts ...
Time: 21st century
Place: miami, florida, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Kill the Shogun (1975)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Action-drama set during the 1904 occupation of Korea (by Japan). An incident is sparked when the Japanese force the Korean soldiers to strip off their uniforms. Two of the Korean soldiers refuse and go on a rampage against the Japanese, forcing them ...
Style: suspenseful, realistic, serious, tense, rough ...
Plot: martial arts, violent content, battles, rivalry, against the odds, confined, heroes, military, heroic mission, vengeance, violence, kung fu master ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: hong kong, china, korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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Final Impact (1992)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: A former kick-boxing world champion discovers a young fighter, and believes together they can win back the world crown.
Style: independent film, exciting, realistic, serious
Plot: martial arts, tough heroes, swimming pool, training, kickboxer, gym, gambling, suspicion of adultery, relationship problems, championship, nightclub, washed up star ...
Time: 90s
Place: ohio, usa, las vegas
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Shootfighter II (1996)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: In this martial-arts actioner, Miami mobsters find themselves in mortal danger after an angry police chief hires the world's most vicious fighters and uses them to launch a city-wide vendetta
Style: independent film, serious, realistic, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, heroes, female fight, boxer, working undercover, ambition, danger, contests and competitions, law enforcement, master warrior, rivalry, vengeance ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: miami, florida
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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The Local (2008)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A wealthy out-of-towner hires an indigent man to abduct an estranged family member.
Style: serious, realistic, exciting, rough, suspenseful
Audience: boys' night
Plot: redemption, daring rescue, addiction, danger, drug dealing, lone wolves, life is a bitch, rivalry, heroes, city life, fight, violence ...
Time: future
Place: new york, usa
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30%
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Ring of Fire (1991)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: The main character, Johnny Woo, is a Chinese doctor who has given up fighting in the ring. His brother is a teacher in a kick-boxing club. Johnny Woo fall in love with Julie, whose brother is a teacher in a rival kick-boxing club. Tension builds ...
Style: independent film, fast, exciting, realistic, serious ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: martial arts, streetfighting, street fighter, street gang, tough heroes, gang war, illegal fistfight, kickboxing, shakespeare, competition, fight, heroes ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: los angeles, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
 2.9
 718
Death Warrior (2009)
Genre: Action, Drama, Horror
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A gritty MMA fighter is forced into a twisted, underground gambling ring in which he must fight to the death with other MMA fighters in order to save his wife from certain death at the hands of a maniacal crime boss. In a desperate race against ...
Style: exciting, serious, suspenseful, tense, captivating ...
Plot: martial arts, survival, rivalry, contests and competitions, danger, ambition, profanity, violence, mortal combat, fight, murder, mixed martial arts ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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Bare Knuckles (2010)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Women will go to extreme lengths for those they love and single mother Samantha Rogers is no exception. Along with her young daughter, Milla, Sam struggles to make ends meet, taking her licks as a stunt double by day and cocktail waitressing at a ...
Style: realistic, serious, exciting, rough, independent film
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, female boxer, boxing, contests and competitions, single parent, family relations, ambition, female fight, single mother, trophy, love, brutality ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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29%
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Loner (1990)
Genre: Action, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: After his girlfriend is kidnapped by a vicious mobster, Cage rips into action with a vengeance. Retired from kickboxing to pursue dreams of being an entertainer, Cage is forced into a death match with the brutal doctor death. He must win, or he will ...
Style: independent film, realistic, serious, rough
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gangster, martial arts, tough heroes, righting the wronged, athlete's life, rivalry, rescue, ambition, hopes, heroes, vengeance, dishonesty ...
Time: 90s
Place: los angeles
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28%
Fists of Legend (2013)
Genre: Action
Country: South Korea
Duration: 154 min.
Story: On a television show billed as “the greatest fight show on Earth,” eager amateurs with lots to prove boldly step into the ring and expect to leave bloody but victorious. The ratings hungry producers seek out “legendary” but largely forgotten ...
Style: exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, contests and competitions, rivalry, cage fighting, ambition, danger, competition, fight, fight club, mixed martial arts, violent content, friend ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: south korea, korea, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
American Brawler (2013)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A martial arts instructor must enter the world of illegal pit fighting in order to save his family and his dojo.
Style: realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough
Plot: martial arts, rivalry, dishonesty, contests and competitions, ambition, fight, gambling, corruption, underground fighting, violence, battles, wrestler ...
Time: 21st century
Place: san francisco
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
 2.9
 179
Game Over (2005)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: treet fighter Victor Knox (Andre McCoy), just freed from prison, needs money to be re-united with his wife and child. When invited to join an underground fight tournament promising easy cash, he quickly signs up. Under constant surveillance by ...
Style: serious, rough, realistic, independent film, surprise ending
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, tough heroes, rivalry, uninhibited rivalry, moral dilemma, contests and competitions, starting over, chases and races, ex wife, ex convict, corrupt cop, violence ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Kill and Kill Again (1981)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: South Africa, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Dr. Horatio Kane has been kidnapped, and is being forced to create an army of martial artists who will help take over the world. His daughter, Kandy Kane, enlists the help of Steve Chase (and a few of his friends) to rescue her father before ...
Style: independent film, exciting, serious, stylized, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, karate, kidnapping, rape, scientist, billionaire, female martial artist, daring rescue, escapades, confined, chases and races ...
Time: 80s, year 1981
Place: south africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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To Be the Best (1993)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Eric Kulhane, a member of the U.S. Kickboxing Team, lets his quick temper and obsessive love for beautiful Cheryl make him the perfect target for blackmail. In order to stop ruthless gambler from rigging the World Championship and killing Cheryl, ...
Style: independent film, fast, realistic, serious, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, tough heroes, female fight, wedding, kickboxing, kung fu, violent content, vengeance, betrayal, obsession, contests and competitions, ambition ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: las vegas
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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