Movies like Real Steel
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Real Steel (2011)
378K
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Sport
Country: USA, India
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
In the near-future, Charlie Kenton is a washed-up fighter who retired from the ring when robots took over the sport. After Charlie's robot is trashed, he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son Max to rebuild and train an unlikely contender.
Style:
futuristic, inspirational, feel good, sentimental, entertaining, emotional, visually stunning, touching, stylized, visual ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
boxing, father son relationship, underdog, robot, androids and robots, technology, against the odds, boy, contests and competitions, giant robot, arena, artificial intelligence, parents and children, robot vs. robot, gym, single father, father son reunion, hopes, fight, child custody, precocious child, father son estrangement, androids, bonding, bet ...
Time:
future, near future, year 2011, 2020s, 2010s, year 2016, 21st century
Place:
usa, iran, austin texas, brazil, north america, detroit, united states of america
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Most similar movies to Real Steel
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, exciting, entertaining and inspirational films with plots about mentor, fight, rivalry, dialogue, storytelling, martial arts and catastrophe mostly in Drama, Action and Sport genres. Some movies like Real Steel: Chappie (2015), Creed (2015), The Opponent (2000), Pacific Rim (2013), Finch (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
282K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, South Africa, Mexico
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Every child comes into the world full of promise, and none more so than Chappie: he is gifted, special, a prodigy. Like any child, Chappie will come under the influence of his surroundings—some good, some bad—and he will rely on his heart and ...
Style:
touching, entertaining, exciting, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
artificial intelligence, robot, cyberpunk, cyborgs, parents and children, androids and robots, human versus robot, technology, technology gone awry, brutality, consciousness, distopia ...
Time:
future, 2010s, year 2015, near future, 21st century
Place:
africa, south africa, johannesburg south africa
Similarity:
80%
331K
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, emotional, reflective, brutal, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, teens, family outing, adult
Plot:
boxing, underdog, boxer, training, fight, mentor, athlete and trainer, coach, legacy, boxing match, gym, sex scene ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, year 1998, year 2016, 90s ...
Place:
philadelphia, tijuana mexico, mexico, pennsylvania, usa ...
Similarity:
89%
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:
sincere, serious, rough, independent film, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
boxing, female boxer, against the odds, ambition, human spirit, follow your dream, athlete's life, lifestyle, rise to the top, life is a bitch, rivalry, contests and competitions ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
556K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity's resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon was devised: ...
Style:
futuristic, exciting, serious, visually stunning, stylized ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
giant monster, monster, robot, kaiju, creature, invasion, battles, chaos and mayhem, androids and robots, danger, destruction, heroic mission ...
Time:
future, 2010s, year 2013, near future, year 2017 ...
Place:
tokyo, pacific ocean, seattle, san francisco, hong kong ...
Similarity:
72%
Movie in collections
110K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, India
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
On a post-apocalyptic Earth, a robot, built to protect the life of his dying creator's beloved dog, learns about life, love, friendship, and what it means to be human.
Style:
psychological, apocalyptic, tense, contemplative, unusual plot structure ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
robot, post apocalypse, dog, technology, androids and robots, loneliness, artificial intelligence, friendship, dystopia, survival, philosophy, love and romance ...
Time:
future, near future
Place:
europe
Similarity:
100%
248K
Genre: Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
In RoboCop, the year is 2028 and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp is at the center of robot technology. Overseas, their drones have been used by the military for years, but have been forbidden for law enforcement in America. Now OmniCorp wants ...
Style:
futuristic, suspenseful, intense, rough, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
cyborgs, androids and robots, robot, police, cyberpunk, urban, technology, haunted by the past, graphic violence, superhuman powers, androids, tough law enforcer ...
Time:
future, year 2014, 2010s, near future, 2020s ...
Place:
detroit, usa, pentagon, tehran iran, china ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A delightful dramatic comedy, a buddy picture, and, for good measure, a heist film. Curmudgeonly old Frank lives by himself. His routine involves daily visits to his local library, where he has a twinkle in his eye for the librarian. His grown ...
Style:
touching, sentimental, humorous, feel good, futuristic ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
robot, artificial intelligence, friendship, androids and robots, robbery, technology, burglary, unlikely criminals, memory loss, family relations, nursing, disorder ...
Time:
future, 2010s, year 2012, near future, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
264K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Based on the classic novel by Orson Scott Card, Ender's Game is the story of the Earth's most gifted children training to defend their homeplanet in the space wars of the future.
Style:
futuristic, serious, exciting, entertaining, teen ...
Audience:
teens, kids, girls' night, chick flick, family outing ...
Plot:
chosen one, invasion, alien, space wars, training, space and aliens, young heroes, battles, prodigy, danger, distopia, space battle ...
Time:
future, 2010s, year 2013, near future
Similarity:
100%
Movie in collections
548K
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The special bond that develops between plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax, and prodigy Hiro Hamada, who team up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes.
Style:
entertaining, feel good, exciting, touching, inspirational ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, family friendly, toddlers ...
Plot:
superhero, robot, friendship, heroes, revenge, good versus evil, young heroes, androids and robots, friends, boy genius, villain, inventor ...
Time:
future, year 2014, 2010s, 2030s, 21st century
Place:
san francisco, tokyo, north america, california
Similarity:
100%
30K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In the year of 2039, after World Wars destroy much of the civilization as we know it, territories are no longer run by governments, but by corporations; the mightiest of which is the Mishima Zaibatsu. In order to placate the seething masses of this ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, stylized, futuristic, rough ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
martial arts, ninja, martial artist, tough girl, kung fu, violence, female assassin, vengeance, brutality, fantasy world, heroes, master warrior ...
Time:
future, 2030s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
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, action packed, weeping ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, teens, girls' night
Plot:
father son relationship, arm wrestling, underdog, truck driver, redemption, truck, athlete's life, road trip, on the road, death of mother, father in law son in law relationship, class differences ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
las vegas, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Rebellious Jake Tyler is lured into an ultimate underground fight Scene at his new high school, after receiving threats to the safety of his friends and family Jake decides to seek the mentoring of a veteran fighter who trains him for one final ...
Style:
serious, exciting, teen, entertaining, inspirational ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, chick flick, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
martial arts, high school, youth, athlete and trainer, underground fighting, duel, teenager, fight, boxing, revenge, streetfighting, rivalry ...
Time:
2000s, year 2008, 80s, 21st century
Place:
florida, usa, orlando florida, brazil, tokyo
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Four fighters different backgrounds come together to train under an ex MMA rising star and then ultimately have to fight each other and the traitor in heir midst.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, realistic, serious, erotic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
martial arts tournament, martial arts, streetfighting, fight, kickboxing, boxer, martial artist, cage fighting, kickboxer, athlete and trainer, martial arts training, bully ...
Time:
year 2011, 21st century
Place:
louisiana, usa
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Sci-Fi, Sport
Country: USA, Germany, Australia, UK, Japan, France
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Speed Racer is the tale of a young and brilliant racing driver. When corruption in the racing leagues costs his brother his life, he must team up with the police and the mysterious Racer X to bring an end to the corruption and criminal activities. ...
Style:
visually stunning, exciting, visual, futuristic, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, family friendly
Plot:
race, racing, car chase, car race, childhood, chase, auto racing, conspiracy, driver, family relations, contests and competitions, supportive parent ...
Time:
year 2008, future, 2000s, 21st century
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
A robotic boy, the first programmed to love, David is adopted as a test case by a Cybertronics employee and his wife. Though he gradually becomes their child, a series of unexpected circumstances make this life impossible for David. Without final ...
Style:
philosophical, thought provoking, futuristic, touching, sentimental ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, teens, teen drama
Plot:
artificial intelligence, cyberpunk, androids and robots, androids, distopia, adoption, robot, imagination, boy, destiny, machine, child abuse ...
Time:
future, year 2001, 2000s, near future, distant future ...
Place:
new york, persia, usa, coney island brooklyn new york city, manhattan new york city ...
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Sport
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
In a corporate-controlled future, an ultra-violent sport known as Rollerball represents the world, and one of its powerful athletes is out to defy those who want him out of the game.
Style:
grindhouse, cult classic, apocalyptic, freeze frame, funny ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
dystopia, cyberpunk, brutality, corporation, satire, fighting the system, fistfight, tournament, corporate executive, resentment, courage, conspiracy ...
Time:
future, 70s, near future, 2010s, year 1975 ...
Place:
houston texas, new york, tokyo, geneva switzerland, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Almost Human is an American science fiction/crime drama on Fox. In 2048, the uncontrollable evolution of science and technology has caused crime rates to rise an astounding 400%. To combat this, the overwhelmed police force has implemented a new ...
Style:
futuristic, serious, exciting, suspenseful, cyber ...
Audience:
family friendly, boys' night
Plot:
fighting crime, androids and robots, hi-tech, police partner, artificial intelligence, police detective, tough law enforcer, buddy cop, law enforcement, cop, haunted by the past, bonding ...
Time:
future, 2040s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
Similarity:
100%
160K
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, saga, serious, realistic, action packed ...
Audience:
manly, teens, family outing, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
boxing, boxer, fight, underdog, betrayal, training, father son relationship, boxing trainer, showdown, street fight, gym, fistfight ...
Time:
80s, 90s, 20th century
Place:
philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa, madison square garden manhattan new york city, russia
Similarity:
29%
Movie in collections
4K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
An intergalactic fighting competition between champions of various worlds has traditionally been won by a species much larger and stronger than humans. Entering the contest, a human finds he has to battle against not just his opponents and his ...
Style:
psychotronic, space horror, grindhouse, independent film, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
fight, alien, space opera, robot, sexual tension, monster, exploitation, competition, gym, underground fighting, space, martial arts ...
Time:
future
Similarity:
29%
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, cult classic ...
Plot:
boxing, journalism, african american, ex athlete, hopes, american football, boxer, athlete's life, lifestyle, newspaper, introspection, change of luck ...
Time:
year 2007, 1950s, 2000s, 50s, 21st century
Place:
colorado, usa, denver colorado, detroit, las vegas ...
Similarity:
29%
168K
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Follows Adonis Creed's life inside and outside of the ring as he deals with new found fame, issues with his family, and his continuing quest to become a champion.
Style:
inspirational, captivating, uplifting, motivational, melancholic ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
boxing, african american, boxer, boxing match, revenge, baby, fight, desert, champion, mentor, profanity, martial arts ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
ukraine, philadelphia, kiev ukraine, new york, los angeles ...
Similarity:
29%
406K
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
The Fighter, is a drama about boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded in life after nearly being ...
Style:
inspirational, realistic, sincere, serious, stylized ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
boxing, boxer, addiction, underdog, biopic, athlete's life, drug abuse, drug addiction, change of luck, white trash, fight, working class ...
Time:
year 2010, 20th century, 2000s, 90s, 80s ...
Place:
boston, massachusetts, america, new jersey, usa ...
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Abner is trapped in the rough life of Mexico City. His escape? Boxing. Dr. Frank Irwin (Martin Sheen) and his son Jimmy, a pro boxer, come together to teach Abner that the heart fuels the punches we throw in life.
Style:
realistic, serious, rough, sincere, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
boxing, jail, rise to the top, athlete's life, ambition, parents and children, once promising, lifestyle, hopes, rivalry, athlete and trainer, family problems ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
mexico, latin america
Similarity:
50%
Movie in collections
226K
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, action packed, saga ...
Audience:
family outing, boys' night, teens, manly
Plot:
boxing, boxer, revenge, comeback, training, underdog, friendship between men, celebrity, fight, tough guy, friendship, rivalry ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1981
Place:
philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa, north america, los angeles ...
Similarity:
28%
12K
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:
captivating, independent film, touching, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
teens, date night, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
boxing, female boxer, contests and competitions, kick-butt women, bullying, sexism, athlete's life, follow your dream, athlete and trainer, boxing trainer, female protagonist, teenage girl ...
Time:
year 2000, 2000s, 90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, new jersey
Similarity:
28%
15K
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:
captivating, exciting, psychological, tense, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, brother brother relationship, training, rivals, boxing, championship, rivalry, against the odds, contests and competitions, determination, haunted by the past, teacher ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A team from the United States is going to compete against Korea in a Tae Kwon Do tournament. The team consists of fighters from all over the country--can they overcome their rivalry and work together to win?
Style:
inspirational, emotional, exciting, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, family friendly, teens
Plot:
martial arts, martial artist, martial arts tournament, taekwondo, violence, underdog, culture clash, redemption, vengeance, karate, kung fu, fight scenes ...
Time:
80s, year 1989
Place:
seoul, asia, south korea, portland oregon, los angeles ...
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Six months after the events depicted in The Matrix, Neo has proved to be a good omen for the free humans, as more and more humans are being freed from the matrix and brought to Zion, the one and only stronghold of the Resistance. Neo himself has ...
Style:
futuristic, saga, philosophical, reflective, cerebral ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, chick flick, kids, adult
Plot:
cyberpunk, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, dystopia, post apocalypse, prophecy, chosen one, distopia, man versus machine, robot, alternate reality, existentialism ...
Time:
future, year 2003, 2000s, distant future, near future ...
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
50 years after a nuclear war, the two superpowers handle territorial disputes in a different way. Each fields a giant robot to fight one-on-one battles in official matches, each piloted by a man inside, known as robot jockeys or jox. The contest for ...
Style:
cult classic, apocalyptic, retro, stylized, scenic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
robot, androids and robots, post apocalypse, man versus machine, piloted giant robot, survival, cyborgs, stop motion, post apocalyptic, androids, giant robot, post-apocalyptic future ...
Time:
future, near future, year 2016, 80s
Place:
usa, tucson arizona, alaska
Similarity:
28%
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, sentimental, motivational, uplifting ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, manly
Plot:
boxing, underdog, human spirit, great depression, boxer, biopic, athlete's life, roman empire, poverty, fight scenes, depression, protective male ...
Time:
1930s, year 2005, 2000s, year 2006, 1920s ...
Place:
netherlands, usa, new jersey, new york, madison square garden manhattan new york city ...
Similarity:
28%
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