Movies like The Champ
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The Champ (1979)
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
The more you love, the harder you fight.The world looks at Billy Flynn and sees a has-been who seemingly never was, an ex-boxing champion slammed to the mat years ago by booze and gambling. But Billy's son TJ sees what the world doesn't. He knows his flawed but loving father is, was and always will be The Champ.
Style:
sentimental, sad, emotional, sexy, clever, unusual plot structure, humorous, bad ending, stylized, intense ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
boxing, fight, coming of age, boy, gambling, death, father son relationship, father, sport, redemption, underdog, bittersweet, boxer, horse, love, catastrophe, teenager, martial arts, twists and turns, revenge, doctors, natural disaster, relationships, youth, blonde ...
Time:
70s, 80s, 20th century
Place:
usa, florida, ireland, miami
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Most similar movies to The Champ
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out feel good, realistic, inspirational and serious films with plots about mentor, redemption, dialogue, storytelling, sport, destiny and culture clash mostly in Drama, Sport and Biography genres. Some movies like The Champ: Rocky (1976), Cinderella Man (2005), Girlfight (2000), American Flyers (1985), Gladiator (1992). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
When world heavyweight boxing champion, Apollo Creed wants to give an unknown fighter a shot at the title as a publicity stunt, his handlers choose palooka Rocky Balboa, an uneducated collector for a Philadelphia loan shark. Rocky teams up with ...
Style:
inspirational, uplifting, touching, motivational, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids, manly, family outing, teens
Plot:
boxing, fight, underdog, self esteem, character study, sport, training, boxer, love story, violence, fistfight, fight scenes ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1975
Place:
philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa
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100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
The true story of boxer, Jim Braddock who, in the 1920’s after his retirement, has a surprise comeback in order to get him and his family out of a socially poor state.
Style:
touching, inspirational, emotional, motivational, sentimental ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, manly
Plot:
boxing, sport, human spirit, underdog, great depression, athlete's life, poverty, fight, boxer, depression, financial problem, family bonds ...
Time:
1930s, 1920s, 20th century, year 1935
Place:
new jersey, netherlands, usa, madison square garden manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city ...
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100%
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Diana Guzman begins to train as a boxer and achieves impressive success, blazing new trails for female boxers, all while keeping it a secret from her father.
Style:
uplifting, captivating, touching, realistic, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, date night, girls' night
Plot:
boxing, female boxer, athlete's life, ambition, follow your dream, contests and competitions, athlete and trainer, graphic violence, sport, mentor, bullying, lifestyle ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new jersey, new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
When Dr. Marcus Sommers realizes that he and his troubled, estranged brother David may be prone a fatal brain disease that runs in their family, he decides to make peace with his sibling, and invites him on a trip to the Rockies. There, the brothers ...
Style:
touching, sentimental, sexy, sad, thought provoking ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens
Plot:
bicycle, sport, underdog, riding a bicycle, bicycle race, adaptation, twists and turns, nude, sacrifice, honest, mars, lone hero ...
Time:
80s
Place:
colorado, usa, st. louis missouri
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A story of two teenagers trapped in the world of illegal underground boxing. One is fighting to save his fathers life and using the money pay off gambling debts accumulated by his father. The second is fighting for the money to get out of the ...
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, harsh, unusual plot structure ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
boxing, sport, underdog, friendship, ambition, contests and competitions, human spirit, rivalry, hopes, urban ghetto life, against the odds, athlete and trainer ...
Time:
90s
Place:
chicago illinois, british columbia, california, cuba, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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Creed similar movies
142K
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A lifetime of taking shots has ended Rocky's career, and a crooked accountant has left him broke. Inspired by the memory of his trainer, however, Rocky finds glory in training and takes on an up-and-coming boxer.
Style:
inspirational, realistic, serious, sexy, unusual plot structure ...
Audience:
manly, girls' night, teens, family outing, boys' night
Plot:
boxing, sport, fight, boxer, underdog, betrayal, coach, champion, training, fight scenes, heroes, gym ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 90s
Place:
philadelphia, pennsylvania, russia, usa, madison square garden manhattan new york city
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45%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Chuck Murdock, a 12-year-old boy from Montana and son of a military jet pilot, becomes anxious after seeing a Minuteman missile on a school field trip. He protests the existence of nuclear weapons by refusing to play baseball, which results in the ...
Style:
sentimental, inspirational, melancholic, serious, uplifting ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
friendship, transformation, nuclear war, kids and family, sport, anti war, politics, athlete's life, sport team, hopes, ambition, fighting the system ...
Time:
80s
Place:
usa, new jersey, montana, boston, san francisco ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
217K
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
After Rocky goes the distance with champ Apollo Creed, both try to put the fight behind them and move on. Rocky settles down with Adrian but can't put his life together outside the ring, while Creed seeks a rematch to restore his reputation. ...
Style:
inspirational, feel good, sincere, rough, captivating ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, family outing, teens
Plot:
boxing, sport, fight, underdog, boxer, heroes, brutality, violence, training, world champion, championship, comeback ...
Time:
70s, 80s, 20th century
Place:
philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Up-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man ("Champ") only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect Champ's story and escape the shadow of his ...
Style:
sincere, touching, uplifting, serious, inspirational ...
Plot:
sport, boxing, journalism, african american, ex athlete, lifestyle, athlete's life, human spirit, newspaper, introspection, parents and children, change of luck ...
Time:
50s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
colorado, los angeles, usa, detroit, las vegas ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
11K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A chronicle of Babe Ruth's phenomenal story--from his hard knock beginnings at a Baltimore orphanage, to his meteoric rise to baseball superstardom and his poignant retirement from the game. His amazing career included seven American League ...
Style:
intense, melancholic, scary, light, inspirational ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
baseball, brutality, redemption, weapons, violence, vengeance, suspense, police investigation, loneliness, life philosophy, lone hero, mentor ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s, 1910s, 1920s, 20th century ...
Place:
new york yankees, boston, california, usa, bronx new york city ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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Films like Rocky
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A white school teacher takes over a talented, but undisciplined black high school basketball team and turns them into a winning team.
Style:
humorous, clever, funny, bad ending, unusual plot structure ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
basketball, sport, high school, hip hop, gangsters, underdog, african american, nude, computer game, farce, sexualized violence, life & death ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, california, new jersey, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Now the world champion, Rocky Balboa is living in luxury and only fighting opponents who pose no threat to him in the ring, until Clubber Lang challenges him to a bout. After taking a pounding from Lang, the humbled champ turns to former bitter ...
Style:
inspirational, captivating, suspenseful, feel good, entertaining ...
Audience:
manly, family outing, boys' night, teens
Plot:
boxing, sport, boxer, comeback, martial arts, fame, training, coach, defeat, victory, world champion, athlete's life ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1981
Place:
philadelphia, pennsylvania, los angeles, russia, new york ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A young girl is on top of the world until a tragic accident dashes her hopes and dreams of becoming a world-class figure skater. Only with the help of those who love her can she prove to the world -- and herself -- that she still has the potential ...
Style:
touching, emotional, sentimental, sexy, light ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids, girls' night
Plot:
figure skating, sport, blindness, women, love story, disability, ice skater, blind character, tragedy, blind man, small town, happy ending ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
iowa, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The story of a New York pro baseball team and two of its players. Henry Wiggen is the star pitcher and Bruce Pearson is the normal, everyday catcher who is far from the star player on the team and friend to all of his teammates. During the ...
Style:
touching, emotional, sentimental, inspirational, melancholic ...
Plot:
baseball, sport, friendship, character study, mentor, adaptation, ambition, athlete's life, human spirit, terminal illness, sport team, underdog ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
new york, minnesota, new york yankees, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Australia, France, USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
PK, an English orphan terrorized for his family's political beliefs in Africa, turns to his only friend, a kindly world-wise prisoner, Geel Piet. Geel teaches him how to box with the motto “fight with your fists and lead with your heart”. ...
Style:
emotional, touching, intense, inspirational, uplifting ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
boxing, bullying, friendship, youth, racism, world war two, discrimination, injustice, orphan, hopes, society, life is a bitch ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Place:
africa, south africa, johannesburg south africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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212K
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
After iron man Drago, a highly intimidating 6-foot-5, 261-pound Soviet athlete, kills Apollo Creed in an exhibition match, Rocky comes to the heart of Russia for 15 pile-driving boxing rounds of revenge.
Style:
inspirational, feel good, tense, suspenseful, entertaining ...
Audience:
manly, teens, boys' night, family outing
Plot:
boxing, sport, vengeance, underdog, boxer, christmas, training, guilty pleasure, victory, machismo, martial arts, cold weather ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1985
Place:
las vegas, philadelphia, pennsylvania, ussr, moscow russia ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
When he loses a highly publicized virtual boxing match to ex-champ Rocky Balboa, reigning heavyweight titleholder, Mason Dixon retaliates by challenging Rocky to a nationally televised, 10-round exhibition bout. To the surprise of his son and ...
Style:
inspirational, sincere, touching, melancholic, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, manly, family outing
Plot:
boxing, sport, father son relationship, athlete's life, fight, comeback, boxer, training, aging, life philosophy, life, human spirit ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa, las vegas
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
In this uplifting film based on a true story, coach Jim Ellis (Terrence Howard) shocks the community and changes lives when, aided by a local janitor (Bernie Mac), he sets out to form Philadelphia's first black swim team. But the odds are ...
Style:
inspirational, serious, uplifting, emotional, realistic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
racism, sport, swimming, ambition, life is a bitch, against the odds, african american, teacher, rivalry, human spirit, athlete's life, youth ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 60s
Place:
africa, new jersey, new orleans, philadelphia, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Sylvester Stallone stars as hard-luck big-rig trucker Lincoln Hawk and takes us under the glaring Las Vegas lights for all the boisterous action of the World Armwrestling Championship. Relying on wits and willpower, Hawk tries to rebuild his life ...
Style:
inspirational, intense, serious, sexy, campy ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, teens, girls' night
Plot:
father son relationship, arm wrestling, truck driver, underdog, truck, sport, athlete's life, redemption, road trip, on the road, custody, fight ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
las vegas, usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Gabriel Caine has just been released from prison when he sets up a bet with a business man. The business man owns most of a boxing-mad town called Diggstown. The bet is that Gabe can find a boxer that will knock out 10 Diggstown men, in a boxing ...
Style:
witty, humorous, sexy, feel good, visually appealing ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
boxing, sport, gambling, twists and turns, culture clash, technology, snake, fight, con artists, lone hero, love story, apocalypse ...
Time:
90s
Place:
california, georgia, southern usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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Southpaw similar movies
65K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Rudy grew up in a steel mill town where most people ended up working, but wanted to play football at Notre Dame instead. There were only a couple of problems. His grades were a little low, his athletic skills were poor, and he was only half the size ...
Style:
inspirational, feel good, emotional, uplifting, touching ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, kids, girls' night
Plot:
american football, sport, underdog, college, motivation, aspiration, ambition, american football player, mentor, high school, football, youth ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 60s
Place:
indiana, boston, new jersey, texas, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A fictional story inspired by North America's most famous female boxing promoter, Jackie Kallen. Her struggle to survive and succeed in a male dominated sport.
Style:
inspirational, intense, sincere, serious, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
boxing, sport, cheerleading, women, fight scenes, rags to riches, athlete's life, ambition, athlete and trainer, rivalry, contests and competitions, lifestyle ...
Time:
year 1972, 70s
Place:
new jersey, usa, detroit, los angeles, michigan ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
48K
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
High school basketball is king in small-town Indiana, and the 1954 Hickory Huskers are all hope and no talent. But their new coach -- abrasive, unlikable Norman Dale -- whips the team into shape ... while also inciting controversy.
Style:
inspirational, realistic, emotional, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, kids, boys' night
Plot:
basketball, high school, small town, sport, underdog, high school basketball, alcoholic, father son relationship, championship, basketball coach, athlete and trainer, redemption ...
Time:
50s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
indiana, usa, california, texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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Genre: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Ben Crane believes that a severely injured racehorse deserves another chance. He and his daughter Cale adopt the horse (in fact is a mare)and save it of being sacrificed by the owner.
Style:
inspirational, emotional, touching, sentimental, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, chick flick, girls' night, teens
Plot:
horse, horse race, sport, family relations, redemption, animal training, children, honest, secrets, betrayal, racehorse, hopes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
kentucky, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
102K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
In 1964, a brash, new pro boxer, fresh from his Olympic gold medal victory, explodes onto the scene: Cassius Clay. Bold and outspoken, he cuts an entirely new image for African Americans in sport with his proud public self-confidence and his ...
Style:
inspirational, uplifting, touching, sincere, thought provoking ...
Plot:
boxing, muslim, african american, racism, sport, civil rights, friendship, fight, rise to the top, human spirit, politics, comeback ...
Time:
70s, 60s, year 1964, year 1974, 20th century
Place:
africa, usa, nigeria
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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The Karate Kid similar movies
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Joe Slovak is a brilliant first-year med student whose casual, nonconforming approach to life gets tested when he enrolls in Gross Anatomy, the toughest course in med school.
Style:
talky, clever, humorous, sexy, light ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, date night
Plot:
college, teenager, medical, school, medical school, nude, transformation, love story, writers, violence, fight scenes, doctors ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new jersey, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
287K
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
inspirational, brutal, emotional, touching, reflective ...
Audience:
family outing, boys' night, teens
Plot:
boxing, underdog, sport, fight, boxer, mentor, athlete and trainer, training, coach, legacy, boxing match, courage ...
Time:
year 1998, 2010s, 90s, year 2015, 21st century
Place:
philadelphia, usa, pennsylvania, mexico, los angeles ...
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39%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
When a plane crash claims the lives of members of the Marshall University football team and some of its fans, the team's new coach and his surviving players try to keep the football program alive.
Style:
emotional, sentimental, inspirational, touching, compassionate ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids, family outing, girls' night
Plot:
sport, football, college, american football, air disaster, coach, football team, survivor, university, friendship, small town, teacher ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
usa, new jersey, california, west virginia, virginia
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Two aging fighters in LA, friends, get a call from a Vegas promoter because his undercard fighters for a Mike Tyson bout that night are suddenly unavailable. He wants them to box each other. They agree as long as the winner gets a shot at the ...
Style:
road movie, humorous, inspirational, intense, melancholic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
boxing, sport, friendship, suspense, unlikely friendships, contests and competitions, underdog, hopes, athlete's life, ambition, fight, road trip ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles, usa, las vegas, new jersey
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Inspired by the true story of Vince Papale, a man with nothing to lose who ignored the staggering odds and made his dream come true. When the coach of Papale's beloved hometown football team hosted an unprecedented open tryout, the public ...
Style:
inspirational, feel good, sentimental, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night, family outing, girls' night, kids
Plot:
underdog, american football, sport, football, teacher, follow your dream, against the odds, determination, team, teamwork, disney, success ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
usa, philadelphia, new jersey
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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