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From Mexico with Love (2009)
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From Mexico with Love (2009)
Original name: From Mexico With Love
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, tense, captivating, exciting, suspense, rough, touching, serious, emotional, suspenseful
Audience: boys' night
Plot: boxing, boxer, contests and competitions, rivalry, ambition, family problems, immigrant, racism, father son relationship, athlete and trainer, training, chess, fight, competition, life is a bitch, profanity, society, sexual content, down on your luck, social relations, violent content, death, farm, rattlesnake, steroids ...
Time: year 2009, 21st century, contemporary
Place: texas, usa
Keyword: sport

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, exciting and rough films with plots about rivalry, ambition, contests and competitions, boxing, boxer, athlete's life and martial arts mostly in Drama, Sport and Action genres. Some movies like From Mexico with Love: Southpaw (2015), Unbeatable (2013), Warrior (2011), Counterpunch (2019), A Fighting Man (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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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 ...
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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 ⇓
100%
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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%
 4.8
 795
Counterpunch (2019)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Based on a true story. A young boxer, Emilio, from the wrong side of the tracks with big dreams of winning the Golden Gloves boxing championship, finds himself at a cross roads after being locked up. As he fights his way back into the winning circle ...
Style: rough, serious, realistic, emotional, tense ...
Plot: rivalry, ambition, one more chance, athlete's life, starting over, boxing, contests and competitions, follow your dream, lifestyle, hopes, power relations, martial arts ...
Time: 21st century
Place: florida, usa, miami
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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A Fighting Man (2014)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Two men meet in the ring for a fight that will change their lives.
Style: serious, realistic, disturbing, suspense, sincere ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: boxing, athlete's life, contests and competitions, rivalry, ambition, human spirit, blood, brutality, boxer, competition, fight, martial arts ...
Time: 21st century
Place: ireland, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
The Philly Kid (2012)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A former NCAA champion wrestler is paroled after 10 years in prison. Now, to save a friend's life, in a series of cage fights he must agree to do the impossible - lose.
Style: exciting, suspenseful, realistic, serious, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: fight, mixed martial arts, martial arts, ambition, rivalry, contests and competitions, prisoner, prison, manslaughter, murder, competition, student athlete ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, louisiana
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Shadow Boxing 3. The Final Round (2011)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sport
Country: Russia
Duration: 125 min.
Story: Champion boxer Artyom Kolchin climbed all conceivable heights and became a national hero. He does not enter the boxing ring any more, rather choosing a coaching job and wild high life, including continuous TV appearances, hanging out and love ...
Style: exciting, realistic, rough, serious, suspenseful
Plot: boxing, ambition, athlete's life, power relations, athlete and trainer, rivalry, contests and competitions, uncover truth, chases and races, graphic violence, violent content, car chase ...
Time: 21st century
Place: russia, hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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 ⇓
32%
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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 ⇓
31%
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 3K
Crying Fist (2005)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: South Korea
Duration: 134 min.
Story: Jobless, besieged by creditors, and abandoned by his wife, the once silver medalist Tae-shik has sunk to street hustling, becoming a human punching bag. Meanwhile, young Sang-hwan's delinquent ways land him behind bars. Both men look to boxing ...
Style: serious, realistic, rough, tense, gloomy
Audience: manly
Plot: juvenile delinquency, boxing, ex athlete, confined, ambition, society, contests and competitions, athlete's life, rivalry, prison life, underdog, down on your luck ...
Time: 21st century
Place: korea, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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 ⇓
30%
Gloves of Stone (2009)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: Mexico
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, athlete's life, rise to the top, ambition, parents and children, once promising, athlete and trainer, rivalry, lifestyle, hopes, family problems ...
Time: 21st century
Place: mexico, latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Carman: The Champion (2001)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: Former champion boxer Orlando Leone (Carmen) is "The Preacher" at an inner-city youth center. Wanting to give something back to the community, he bought a large building for a church youth center. But the cash ran out before he could ...
Style: serious, realistic, christian film, sincere
Audience: boys' night
Plot: boxing, christian, tough heroes, rivalry, human spirit, ambition, athlete's life, against the odds, contests and competitions, follow your dream, lifestyle, relationship vs career ...
Time: year 2001
Place: florida, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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Ours (2007)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 173 min.
Story: An ex-boxer Baldev Choudhary (Dharmendra) has had a stain in his boxing career. He wanted to wash it with his son Angad's (Sunny Deol) success, but times were hard and a financial crunch kept him from achieving this dream. Though Angad pulled ...
Style: serious, realistic, exciting, emotional
Plot: boxing, family relations, rise to the top, follow your dream, ambition, athlete's life, hopes, once promising, rivalry, lifestyle, athlete and trainer, parents and children ...
Time: year 2007, 21st century
Place: india
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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Creed (2015)
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, suspense, emotional, brutal, sentimental ...
Audience: boys' night, manly, teens, family outing, adult
Plot: boxing, underdog, boxer, fight, training, athlete and trainer, coach, legacy, mentor, boxing match, courage, gym ...
Time: 2010s, year 2015, year 2016, year 1998, 90s ...
Place: philadelphia, usa, mexico, pennsylvania, los angeles ...
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30%
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Gladiator (1992)
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, hood ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: boxing, friendship, underdog, contests and competitions, urban ghetto life, against the odds, human spirit, hopes, athlete and trainer, unlikely friendships, ambition, boxer ...
Time: 90s, year 1992
Place: chicago, cuba, british columbia, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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
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29%
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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
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Fast Lane (2010)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
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Style: exciting, captivating, tense, suspense, crime drama ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: rivalry, gang, working undercover, chases and races, car chase, danger, partner, love and romance, car, woman with a gun, car race, undercover ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, california, los angeles
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29%
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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
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The Challenger (2015)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A legendary trainer comes out of retirement to help an underdog boxer fight his way to a better life.
Style: captivating, inspirational, tense, realistic
Plot: boxer, boxing, determination, working class, fight, against the odds, sparring, rise to the top, rivalry, society, african american, competition ...
Time: 2010s
Place: usa, bronx new york city
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28%
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Tapped Out (2014)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A disgruntled teenager, sent to do community service at a rundown Karate school, enters an MMA tournament to face the man who killed his parents.
Style: serious, realistic, exciting, rough
Audience: boys' night
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Place: canada
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28%
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Phantom Punch (2008)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: From his discovery by a priest while serving time at the Missouri State Penitentiary to the infamous 'Phantom Punch' by Cassius Clay which effectively ended his career, the movie spans the years from 1950 to Liston's mysterious and ...
Style: realistic, captivating, rough, serious, emotional ...
Audience: boys' night
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Undefeated (2003)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
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Style: serious, realistic, sincere, suspense
Plot: athlete's life, human spirit, lifestyle, against the odds, social differences, tough heroes, boxing, rise to the top, ambition, rivalry, athlete and trainer, contests and competitions ...
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27%
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Streetballers (2009)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Defining street basketball as America's new favorite pastime, it is a story driven by passion, faith, and achieving goals. A story capturing the poetic nature of street basketball, highlighting the struggles endured on and off the court by the ...
Style: serious, sincere, touching, emotional, independent film ...
Plot: basketball, ambition, lifestyle, family problems, youth, contests and competitions, life is a bitch, society, athlete's life, hopes, rivalry, urban ghetto life ...
Time: 21st century
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27%
Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown (2011)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 103 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, serious, realistic, inspirational ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: martial arts, martial arts tournament, fight, streetfighting, boxer, kickboxing, kickboxer, cage fighting, athlete and trainer, martial arts training, bully, hand to hand combat ...
Time: year 2011, 21st century
Place: louisiana, usa
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27%
 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 ⇓
27%
 6.4
 3K
Jawbone (2017)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A former youth boxing champion, Jimmy McCabe is a man in search of hope but looking in all the wrong places. When he hits rock bottom he turns to his childhood boxing club and the only family he has left: gym owner Bill corner man Eddie and promoter ...
Style: rough, inspirational, tense, powerful
Audience: boys' night
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Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
American Kickboxer (1991)
Genre: Action, Sport
Country: USA, South Africa
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Kickboxing champion B.J. is jailed for an accidental murder thanks to the testimony of his arch-nemesis Denard. A year later, B.J. is released and then challenged by Denard for $100,000. Will B.J. accept and get even with Denard?
Style: realistic, rough, suspenseful, serious, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: kickboxing, martial arts, heroes, master warrior, rivalry, contests and competitions, ambition, uninhibited rivalry, beefcake martial arts, cannon, boxer, homoerotic fight ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
 4.1
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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 ⇓
26%
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