Movies like The Ultimate Game
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The Ultimate Game (2001)
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Genre: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
An annual contest brings together the fiercest fighters on a remote island to earn the title of the Ultimate Champion. Two fighters must join forces to win the tournament and escape with their lives.
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, cult film
Plot:
martial arts, competition, heroes, tough guy, warrior, abduction, kickboxing, wrestler, male female relationship, duel, showdown, cage fighting, underground tournament, betrayal, female fight, beefcake martial arts, fight, underground fighting, combat, kung fu, violence, boxer, muay thai, beach, brutality ...
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Most similar movies to The Ultimate Game
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, exciting and suspenseful films with plots about martial arts, fistfight, hand to hand combat, master warrior, rivalry, fight and mixed martial arts mostly in Action, Sport and Drama genres. Some movies like The Ultimate Game: Bloodsport III (1996), American Kickboxer (1991), Bloodfist (1989), Street Warrior (2008), Max Havoc: Ring of Fire (2006). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Bloodsport III brings us back to the world of Alex Cardo. This time he must battle in a fight to end all fights - The Kumite, the most vicious warrior alive - Beast. He must not only battle for his own honor, but also avenge the death of Sun, his ...
Style:
semi serious, suspenseful, independent film, exciting
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kickboxing, tournament, heroes, fistfight, ambition, vengeance, rivalry, mixed martial arts, hand to hand combat, master warrior, violence ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
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, master warrior, heroes, rivalry, contests and competitions, ambition, uninhibited rivalry, beefcake martial arts, cannon, homoerotic fight, martial artist ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Sport
Country: USA, Philippines
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
To avenge the brutal murder of his brother, Jake Ray journeys to the Philippines, where his search for truth finds him battling both in and out of the ring. But the weapons are always the same: bare fists, bare feet. And the rules never change: last ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, captivating, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
master warrior, siblings relations, one man army, martial arts, righting the wronged, ambition, contests and competitions, against the odds, vengeance, rivalry, combat, tough guy ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
the philippines, manila philippines
Similarity:
100%
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:
100%
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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, underground fighting, gladiator, vengeance, contests and competitions, rivalry, vigilantism, tough heroes, deathtrap, cage fighting, underground tournament, danger ...
Place:
usa, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action
Country: USA, Canada, Germany
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Max, having forsaken his life as a former world kick-boxing champion to redefine himself as a world class photographer, is on his way to photograph top tennis star and athlete Suzy Blaine. While on assignment, Max uncovers a crime ring and relies on ...
Style:
exciting, serious, tense, suspense, independent film ...
Plot:
martial arts, gangster, resort, gang, rivalry, tough heroes, criminal, kickboxing, showdown, fighting crime, martial artist, underground fighting ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, washington d.c., seattle
Similarity:
100%
614
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:
captivating, exciting, suspense, tense, psychological ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
streetfighting, martial arts, underground fighting, gang, urban ghetto life, friendship, uninhibited rivalry, rivalry, organized crime, showdown, gang war, underground tournament ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Sport
Country: Philippines, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Jake Ray gives up his title after killing a man in the ring. When Jake goes to Manila to help an old friend, trouble awaits him! After fending off multiple attacks, Jake is finally captured and chained to a half a dozen martial arts champions. Taken ...
Style:
independent film
Plot:
martial arts, fight, karate, martial artist, martial arts tournament, post apocalypse, underground fighting, exploitation, competition, kickboxing, beefcake martial arts, master warrior ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Prisoners are dying at the Ogden Correctional Institution, a prison where a corrupt Warden has taken justice and business into his own hands. In the bowels of this prison, an underground fighting society has been formed. The Circuit is flourishing ...
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, underground fighting, fight, prisoner, martial arts tournament, illegal fistfight, capoeira, criminal's revenge, vigilantism, danger, heroes, one man army ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Jack Severino has no memory, all he knows is the brutal sport of Pit Fighting. When his past catches him up, he realizes he is not who he thought he was. For some men must fight for redemption.
Style:
realistic, serious, rough, tense
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
redemption, kickboxer, haunted by the past, rivalry, vengeance, memory loss, martial arts, murder, wrestler, dog fighting, underground fighting, boxing ...
Place:
latin america, mexico
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After thief Alex Cardo gets caught while stealing an ancient katana in East Asia, he soon finds himself imprisoned and beaten up by the crowd there. One of the guards, Demon, feels upset by Alex appearance and tortures him as often as he gets the ...
Style:
suspense, intense, realistic, serious, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, prison brawl, master warrior, martial arts tournament, tough heroes, rivalry, contests and competitions, prison life, prison, prison violence, tournament, fistfight ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Johnny Woo and Julie play an enduring couple who survive all sorts of interference from rival kick-box gangs in their effort to put a little romance in their lives.
Style:
independent film, realistic, serious, rough
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, underground fighting, female bodybuilder, kickboxer, fight, competition, heroes, gangster, danger, rivalry, daring rescue, gang ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Sasha Mitchell ("Kickboxer 2&3") triumphanty returns to the ring as David Sloan, fighting not just for his survival, but for his beautiful wife, who has become the sexual captive of the despicable world champion, Tong Po. Framed, ...
Style:
cult classic, independent film, fast, serious, semi serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
kickboxer, martial arts, rape, underground fighting, tough heroes, kickboxing, martial arts tournament, kickass, female fight, boxer, intergender wrestling, revenge ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Picking up after the events of Never Back Down 2, former MMA champion Case Walker is on the comeback trail to become champion once again.
Style:
inspirational, serious, realistic, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
martial arts, mixed martial arts, fight, hand to hand combat, tournament, martial artist, martial arts training, friendship, master warrior, fight scenes, kickboxing, kickboxer ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In this rousing sequel to Kickboxer, Tong Po broods about his defeat at the hands of Kurt Sloan. Po and his managers resort to drastic measures to goad Kurt into the ring for a rematch.
Style:
serious, rough, feel good, independent film, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
martial arts, kickboxer, revenge, vengeance, tough heroes, kickboxing, mentor, fight scenes, master warrior, violence, fight, contests and competitions ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
egypt
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 100 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, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
martial arts, streetfighting, kickboxer, street fighter, street gang, tough heroes, martial artist, martial arts tournament, kickboxing, gang war, illegal fistfight, competition ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Story:
Duel of Legends is directed by Hector Echavarria and is about a Chinese boy who is left to survive by himself because his parents were murdered by rebels. The boy is raised by a Temple Monk who teaches the boy the secrets of the Martial arts. When ...
Style:
suspense, thought provoking, suspenseful, captivating
Plot:
karate, tough guy, fight, master warrior, hand to hand combat, martial arts, showdown, fistfight, wrestler, warrior, fighter, combat ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
Extreme Rules (2009) was a PPV which took place on June 7, 2009 at the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana and was presented by AT&T. It was the first event promoted under the Extreme Rules name, and initially noted by WWE to be a ...
Style:
exciting, entertaining, captivating
Plot:
wrestling, wrestler, martial arts, muscleman, competition, mixed martial arts, tournament, sports hero, battles, sporting event, master warrior, scuffle ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 164 min.
Story:
Royal Rumble (2011) was the twenty-fourth annual Royal Rumble PPV. It took place on January 30, 2011 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. As has been customary since 1993, the Royal Rumble match winner received a match at that year's ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, entertaining
Plot:
wrestling, mixed martial arts, tough guy, sports hero, warrior, fistfight, strongman, martial arts, muscleman, wrestler, combat, battles ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Ex-kickboxing champion turned sports photographer Max Havoc again finds himself in Guam on a publicity photo shoot. Max's helpful ways land him in the lives of the vacationing sisters Jane and Christy Goody who have acquired a rare jade dragon, ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, rough, serious, independent film ...
Plot:
martial artist, martial arts, chase, heroes, gangster, danger, rivalry, kickboxing, violence, tough guy, warrior, love interest ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: Bulgaria, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
In the fourth installment of the fighting franchise, Boyka is shooting for the big leagues when an accidental death in the ring makes him question everything he stands for. When he finds out the wife of the man he accidentally killed is in trouble, ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, rough, realistic, disturbing ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids
Plot:
martial arts, prison, boxing, redemption, accidental death, boxer, martial artist, hand to hand combat, tough heroes, epic battle, widow, religion ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Sport, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Kick-box champion David Sloan arrives in Rio de Janeiro for an exhibition fight. He and mentor Xian take pity on Brazilian rascal Marcos Coasta, an urchin who offers guide services but routinely steals from tourists for himself and his older sister ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, intense, brutal ...
Plot:
martial arts, kickboxer, tough heroes, fight, heroes, gory, danger, kidnapping, shooting, tough guy, one against many, mixed martial arts ...
Time:
90s
Place:
rio de janeiro, brazil
Similarity:
100%
66K
Genre: Action, Sport, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
If your enemy refuses to be humbled... Destroy him. Accompanied by his brother Kurt (Van Damme), American kickboxing champion Eric Sloane (Dennis Alexio), arrives in Thailand to defeat the Eastern warriors at their own sport. His opponent: ruthless ...
Style:
cult classic, inspirational, harsh, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, manly
Plot:
martial arts, revenge, kickboxer, fight, martial arts tournament, muay thai, heroes, kickboxing, vengeance, kung fu, mentor, combat ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
thailand, bangkok thailand, asia
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Max, a prize boxer who has developed a drinking habit after his girlfriend Susan left him, gets involved in dirty business once she asks him to help her find her missing husband.
Style:
independent film
Plot:
gym, underground fighting, competition, fight, heroes, boxer, master warrior, illegal fistfight, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, underground tournament, kickboxing, hand to hand combat ...
Similarity:
100%
102K
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Frank Dux has entered the "kumite", an illegal underground martial-arts competition where serious injury and even death are not unknown. Chong Li, a particularly ruthless and vicious fighter is the favorite, but then again Dux has not ...
Style:
exciting, grindhouse, intense, serious, cult classic ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, teens
Plot:
martial arts, mixed martial arts, heroes, martial arts tournament, mentor, tournament, underground fighting, kung fu, hand to hand combat, underdog, master warrior, airport ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
hong kong, asia, china
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Still haunted by his failure to prevent the murder of a young couple years earlier, a mixed martial arts teacher must confront the skeleton in his closet when the boy who was orphaned by the killing shows up at his door.
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
master warrior, redemption, haunted by the past, rivalry, moral dilemma, ambition, martial arts, fight, tough guy, martial arts training, guilty conscience, tough heroes ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 166 min.
Story:
No Mercy (2002) was a PPV presented by Subway that took place on October 20, 2002, at the Alltel Arena in North Little Rock, Arkansas. It was the fifth annual WWE No Mercy PPV and featured wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown! brand. The main event ...
Style:
captivating, entertaining, exciting
Plot:
wrestling, title bout, martial arts, cell, battles, sporting event, battle zone, fight for supremacy, fight club, scuffle, mixed martial arts, professional sports ...
Similarity:
100%
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:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
In Los Angeles, an ex-con (White) takes the underground fighting world by storm in his quest to fulfill a promise to a dead friend.
Style:
inspirational, exciting, brutal, harsh, rough ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, lone hero, streetfighting, prison fight, kickboxing, prison, fistfight, revenge, boxing, martial artist, hand to hand combat, gangster ...
Time:
year 2009, future, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Similarity:
100%
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, tense, psychological, cult classic ...
Plot:
martial arts, fight, contests and competitions, danger, rivalry, fall in love, ambition, underground tournament, wrestler, tough guy, violence, friendship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, seattle
Similarity:
100%
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