Movies and TV shows like Kingdom 2014

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Kingdom (2014)
 8.5
 20K
Kingdom (2014)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: A raw family drama set against the world of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) in Venice, California. Alvey Kulina owns Navy St. MMA with the help of his girlfriend Lisa Prince. He is willing to go through extraordinary means to make sure his fighters are taken care of, but all of this responsibility comes at a steep price. He has complicated relationships with both of his sons, Jay and Nate, who are both struggling with their own identities and places within Alvey’s life and gym.
Style: rough, serious, exciting, captivating, realistic, erotic, dramatic, crime drama, sensual, bleak
Audience: boys' night
Plot: athlete's life, mixed martial arts, ex convict, brother brother relationship, martial arts, gym, drug addiction, father son relationship, competition, sibling relationship, family problems, training, drug abuse, gay, parents and children, rivalry, ambition, contests and competitions, brutality, friends, estrangement, blind ambition, lgbt, villain, lgbtq ...
Time: 21st century, contemporary
Place: usa, los angeles, california, venice california
Keyword: sport

Most similar movies to Kingdom

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, captivating and exciting films and TV series with plots about rivalry, ambition, contests and competitions, athlete's life, martial arts, family relations and fight mostly in Drama, Sport and Action genres. Some movies like Kingdom: Warrior (2011), Ray Donovan (2013), Blue (2012), Southpaw (2015), Cobra Kai (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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 8.1
 495K
Warrior (2011)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story: The youngest son of an alcoholic former boxer returns home, where he's trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament - a path that puts the fighter on a collision course with his estranged, older brother, an ex-marine ...
Style: emotional, rough, serious, inspirational, touching ...
Audience: boys' night, manly, teens
Plot: martial arts, mixed martial arts, boxing, courage, brother brother relationship, fight scenes, underdog, muscleman, teacher, brothers, estrangement, father son relationship ...
Time: 2010s, year 2011, 21st century
Place: pittsburgh, usa, iraq, atlantic city new jersey, el paso texas ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 8.2
 43K
Animal Kingdom (2016)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The series centers on 17-year-old Joshua "J" Cody, who moves in with his freewheeling relatives in their Southern California beach town after his mother dies of a heroin overdose. Headed by boot-tough matriarch Janine "Smurf" ...
Style: tense, exciting, captivating, erotic, sexy ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: criminal, crime family, danger, heist, dysfunctional family, family conflict, escapades, gay brother, twists and turns, brother brother relationship, friendship, ex convict ...
Time: 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place: usa, southern california, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
86%
 8.3
 93K
Ray Donovan (2013)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Set in the sprawling mecca of the rich and famous, Ray Donovan does the dirty work for LA's top power players, and makes their problems disappear. His father's unexpected release from prison sets off a chain of events that shakes the ...
Style: serious, captivating, tense, clever, stylized ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: identity crisis, hollywood, nudity, power relations, blackmail, relatives, family feud, family problems, trauma, family relations, businessman, family secret ...
Time: future, 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa, los angeles, california, chicago, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
 7.8
 1K
Blue (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Blue is a mother with a secret life. She'll do anything to keep it from her son. But her past has other plans.
Style: realistic, serious, captivating, tense, psychological ...
Plot: double life, parents and children, single parent, family relations, protecting from truth, financial problem, sexuality, society, haunted by the past, strong female presence, sexual content, upscale ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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 7.3
 256K
Southpaw (2015)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story: Billy "The Great" Hope, the reigning junior middleweight boxing champion, has an impressive career, a loving wife and daughter, and a lavish lifestyle. However, when tragedy strikes, Billy hits rock bottom, losing his family, his house and ...
Style: touching, inspirational, dramatic, sentimental, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: boxing, boxer, father daughter relationship, athlete's life, death of wife, tragedy, contests and competitions, down on your luck, grief, parenthood, family relations, rise and fall ...
Time: year 2015, 2010s, year 2014, 21st century
Place: pittsburgh, madison square garden manhattan new york city, usa, new york, las vegas ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
 8.5
 203K
Cobra Kai (2018)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: This Karate Kid sequel series picks up 30 years after the events of the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament and finds Johnny Lawrence on the hunt for redemption by reopening the infamous Cobra Kai karate dojo. This reignites his old rivalry with the ...
Style: light, motivational, exciting, epic, captivating ...
Audience: teen drama
Plot: karate, martial arts, dojo, martial arts training, master apprentice relationship, fight, starting over, middle aged man, teenager, martial artist, father figure, father son relationship ...
Time: 2020s, 90s, 2010s
Place: los angeles, thailand, california, southern california
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.1
 903
Price of Glory (2000)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: An ex-boxer, living with the knowledge that his fight career was cut short by a crooked manager, channels his bitter disappointment in a single-minded quest for boxing championships for his three sons. We see them in pee-wee Silver Glove matches ...
Style: realistic, sincere, serious, tense
Plot: boxing, athlete's life, ambition, lifestyle, human spirit, follow your dream, ego clash, tough heroes, athlete and trainer, obsession, rivalry, contests and competitions ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
 7.2
 3K
Unbeatable (2013)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 122 min.
Story: Fai, once a world champion in boxing, escapes to Macau from the loan sharks and unexpectedly encounters Qi, a young chap who is determined to win a boxing match. Fai becomes Qi's mentor and rediscovers his passion to fight not only in the ring ...
Style: tense, exciting, realistic, serious, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, boxing, fight, boxer, rivalry, contests and competitions, opponent, boxing match, loan shark, training, fight for supremacy, athlete and trainer ...
Time: 21st century
Place: china, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Movie in collections
 7.3
 10K
Fat City (1972)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Two men, working as professional boxers, come to blows when their careers each begin to take opposite momentum.
Style: realistic, atmospheric, neo noir, serious, captivating ...
Audience: manly
Plot: boxing, boxer, friendship, comeback, boxing match, athlete's life, rivalry, ambition, fighter, unfulfillment, introspection, alcoholism ...
Time: 20th century, year 1972, 70s
Place: california, usa, northern california
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
From Mexico with Love (2009)
Genre: Action, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A washed-up trainer takes a self-destructive young boxer under his wing.
Style: realistic, captivating, tense, exciting, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: boxing, boxer, contests and competitions, rivalry, immigrant, family problems, ambition, father son relationship, racism, athlete and trainer, training, chess ...
Time: year 2009, 21st century
Place: texas, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
 7.4
 6K
Luck (2011)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story: A drama set in the world of horse racing focusing on lives of owners, jockeys, trainers and gamblers who are all tied to the same horse track.
Style: realistic, atmospheric, captivating, psychological, contemplative ...
Plot: horse, gambling, horse race, jockey, bet, contests and competitions, business venture, training, dishonesty, ambition, corruption, change of luck ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
 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 ⇓
33%
Chavez Cage of Glory (2013)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Barely being able to make ends meet and doing everything he can possibly do to cover his ill son's growing medical bills, Hector Chavez turns to his fighting roots in the underbelly of LA. His amateur Mixed Martial Arts videos go viral grabbing ...
Style: serious, realistic, rough, suspense
Plot: martial arts, ambition, rivalry, doctors and patients, hospital, fight, violence, power relations, female nudity, mixed martial arts, live audience, fighting
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
 7.8
 87K
One Tree Hill (2003)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Set in the fictional small town of Tree Hill, North Carolina, this teen-driven drama tells the story of two half brothers, who share a last name and nothing else. Brooding, blue-collar Lucas is a talented street-side basketball player, but his ...
Style: sincere, serious, realistic, touching, teen ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: high school life, couples, high school, couple relations, girlfriend, friendship, teenage life, youth, teenage love, friends, basketball, family relations ...
Time: 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: north carolina, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
The Last American Hero (1973)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A backwoods bootlegger decides to put the driving skills he developed evading the law to good use. He becomes a race car driver, and eventually, one of the fastest drivers in history.
Style: exciting, realistic, serious, sincere, fast
Audience: boys' night
Plot: car race, racing, fast car, race car, redneck, auto racing, car, motor racing, hotshot hero, athlete's life, rise to the top, rivalry ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: usa, southern usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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 ⇓
33%
Friday Night Lights (2006)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: Friday Night Lights is an American drama television series based around a high school football team situated in Texas. The series takes place in the fictional town of Dillon: a small, close-knit community in rural Texas. Particular focus is given to ...
Style: realistic, sincere, serious, sentimental, suspenseful ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: high school, football, athlete and trainer, american football, coach, sport team, friendship, contests and competitions, cheerleader, small town, teenage boy, teenager ...
Time: 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: texas, hawaii, southern usa, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
The Prize Fighter (2003)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: After a life of hard knocks and wrong turns, boxer Ed Jones gets a second chance at fulfilling his life long dream of a World Boxing Championship. With the help of veteran promoter, Arliss King and the guidance of a former champ, Ed embarks on the ...
Style: realistic, captivating, exciting, psychological, inspirational ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: boxing, athlete and trainer, hopes, athlete's life, rivalry, ambition, boxer, championship, contests and competitions, self destructing, death of wife, redemption ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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Street Dreams (2009)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Derrick Cabrera, like all skateboarders, dreams of being sponsored one day. He has all the talent in the world to make it happen but some major roadblocks to overcome before he can make the dream a reality.
Style: exciting, captivating, disturbing, sincere, rough ...
Plot: skateboard, lifestyle, rivalry, athlete's life, ambition, athlete and trainer, misfit, rise to the top, obsession, social misfits, teenage life, skater ...
Time: 21st century
Place: florida, ohio, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
ESPN American Muscle Magazine (1987)
Genre: Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Weekly bodybuilding magazine program.
Style: captivating, realistic, serious
Plot: health and fitness, magazine, physical appearance, athlete's life, contests and competitions, rivalry, ambition, competition, female bodybuilder, athlete, female athlete, fitness ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
 6.3
 2K
Madison (2001)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: In 1971, air-conditioner repairman and boat enthusiast Jim McCormick entertains his desire to 'go down' as a legend in the record books when the Gold Cup hydroplane boat race improbably comes to his small town of Madison, Indiana. ...
Style: serious, feel good, realistic, melancholic, anamorphic ...
Audience: kids
Plot: ship, athlete's life, human spirit, follow your dream, against the odds, friendship, contests and competitions, rivalry, lifestyle, ambition, rising to stardom, hopes ...
Time: year 2001, 70s
Place: usa, indiana
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
The Bronx Is Burning (2007)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The Bronx Is Burning is a television drama that debuted on ESPN on July 9, 2007, after the 2007 MLB Home Run Derby. It is an eight-episode mini-series adapted from Jonathan Mahler's best-selling book, Ladies and Gentlemen, The Bronx Is Burning. ...
Style: serious, realistic, exciting, humorous, clever ...
Plot: major league, self involved, athlete and trainer, rising to stardom, contests and competitions, ambition, athlete's life, coach, manager, championship, campaign, sport team ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: new york, usa, bronx new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
 5.4
 257
The Opponent (2000)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Patty Sullivan (Erica Eleniak) is a battered woman who decides to take charge of her life by taking boxing lessons to better protect herself when her boyfriend becomes violent. Patty soon learns she has some talent for boxing and sets her sights on ...
Style: serious, rough, sincere, independent film, realistic ...
Audience: girls' night, teens
Plot: boxing, female boxer, against the odds, athlete's life, ambition, follow your dream, human spirit, rise to the top, lifestyle, life is a bitch, contests and competitions, rivalry ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Movie in collections
 6.4
 14K
Brothers (2015)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: India, USA
Duration: 156 min.
Story: Brothers is an upcoming Hindi film, directed by Karan Malhotra and produced by Karan Johar under Dharma Productions along with Lionsgate Films and Endemol India.[6] The film is an official remake of the 2011 Hollywood film Warrior.
Style: exciting, captivating, psychological, tense, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, brother brother relationship, training, rivals, boxing, against the odds, rivalry, championship, contests and competitions, family problems, family drama, coach ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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%
NBC Sunday Night Football (2006)
Genre: Sport
Country: USA
TV show
Story: NBC Sunday Night Football is a weekly television broadcast of Sunday evening National Football League games on NBC that began airing on Sunday, August 6, 2006 with the pre-season opening Hall of Fame Game. Al Michaels serves as the play-by-play ...
Style: serious, exciting, rough, realistic, non fiction
Audience: boys' night
Plot: american football, contests and competitions, ex athlete, football, coach, sport team, rivalry, expert, championship, talk show, nfl, reporter ...
Time: 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
 7.1
 2K
The Cleaner (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: After hitting rock-bottom from his own addictions during the birth of his twins, William Banks strikes a tentative deal with God. In exchange for a second chance, he vows to kick his addictions and dedicate his life to helping others. Now, along ...
Style: uplifting, realistic, serious, suspenseful, touching ...
Plot: addiction, belief, rescue, hopes, going straight, life is a bitch, family life, family relations, human nature, father daughter relationship, father son relationship, drug rehab ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, los angeles, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Crossing the Line (1990)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 116 min.
Story: An unemployed Scottish miner (Liam Neeson) is forced into bare-knuckle boxing to make ends meet.
Style: rough, realistic, serious, cult classic, bleak ...
Plot: boxing, life is a bitch, contests and competitions, gambling, athlete's life, lifestyle, rivalry, working class, down on your luck, unemployment, mixed martial arts, illegal fistfight ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: scotland, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Mothers of Champions (2019)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Russia
TV show
Style: captivating
Plot: athlete's life, contests and competitions, athlete and trainer, multiple perspectives, professional rivalry, coach, family relations, parents and children, world championship wrestling, mother son relationship, point of view, swimming ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Split Decisions (1988)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: When a boxer is killed because he wouldn't take a dive, his brother tries to find a way to avenge him even if only symbolically.
Style: independent film, exciting, serious, realistic, sincere
Audience: boys' night
Plot: boxing, boxer, martial arts, fight, ambition, conflict, gangster, power relations, family relations, parents and children, contests and competitions, rivalry ...
Time: 80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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