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Grudge Match (2013)
65K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A pair of aging boxing rivals are coaxed out of retirement to fight one final bout -- 30 years after their last match.
Style:
emotional, inspirational, intense, humorous, realistic, parody, cult classic, semi serious, buddy comedy, funny ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids
Plot:
boxing, rivalry, aging, contests and competitions, elderly, mentor, fight scenes, honest, justice, comeback, athlete's life, uninhibited rivalry, parent child relationship, elderly man, ex athlete, vengeance, martial arts, boxer, retirement, father son reunion, fight, competition, old man, father son relationship, couples ...
Time:
2010s, year 2014, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
pittsburgh, north america, usa, united states of america
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Most similar movies to Grudge Match
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, inspirational, feel good and humorous films with plots about contests and competitions, ambition, rivalry, athlete's life, boxing, underdog and fight mostly in Sport, Drama and Comedy genres. Some movies like Grudge Match: Hands of Stone (2016), Play It to the Bone (1999), The Hammer (2007), Rocky Balboa (2006), Rocky V (1990). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Panama, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.
Style:
realistic, captivating, period piece, exciting, tense ...
Plot:
boxing, boxer, boxing match, sex scene, bare breasts, fight, rags to riches, contests and competitions, athlete's life, athlete and trainer, ambition, martial arts ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1980, year 2016, 70s ...
Place:
panama
Similarity:
100%
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, inspirational, melancholic, intense, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
boxing, friendship, boxer, contests and competitions, athlete's life, underdog, hopes, ambition, road trip, sex scene, love triangle, on the road ...
Time:
90s
Place:
las vegas, usa, los angeles, new jersey
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Approaching forty, Ferro is unsatisfied with his life as a construction worker and part-time boxing instructor in Los Angeles, CA. After a successful bout with a young pro boxer, Ferro decides to don the gloves one last time. The movie recounts his ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, sweet, light, semi serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
underdog, olympics, mentor, ex athlete, athlete's life, contests and competitions, ambition, couples, friends, comeback, love affair, couple relations ...
Time:
year 2007, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, pasadena california, phoenix arizona, usa, california ...
Similarity:
100%
242K
Genre: 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, action packed ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, manly, family outing
Plot:
boxing, father son relationship, comeback, boxer, athlete's life, training, fight, life, life philosophy, restaurant owner, loneliness, against the odds ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa, las vegas
Similarity:
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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:
47%
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:
46%
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:
45%
247K
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, saga, sincere, rough, feel good ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, boys' night, manly
Plot:
boxing, boxer, underdog, training, comeback, fight, tough heroes, coma, working class, tough guy, bodybuilding, rocky ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa, north america
Similarity:
44%
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243K
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, saga, tense, suspenseful, action packed ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, boys' night, manly
Plot:
boxing, boxer, revenge, training, underdog, cold war, christmas, brutality, vengeance, boxing match, fight, mercilessness ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1985
Place:
philadelphia, soviet union, las vegas, moscow russia, pennsylvania ...
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
When the champ's promoter, Rev. Sultan, decides something new is needed to boost the marketability of the boxing matches, he searches and finds the only man to ever beat the champ. The problem is that he isn't a boxer anymore and he's ...
Style:
humorous, entertaining, stylized, inspirational, light ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
boxing, boxer, satire, lone hero, justice, adaptation, rivalry, investigation, contests and competitions, athlete's life, cons and scams, power relations ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, cleveland ohio, las vegas, california
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A high school biology teacher moonlights as a mixed-martial arts fighter in an effort to raise money to save the school's music program.
Style:
inspirational, entertaining, humorous, hilarious, feel good ...
Audience:
girls' night, kids, teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
underdog, teacher, contests and competitions, martial arts, against the odds, dedicated educator, hopes, teachers and students, mixed martial arts, boxing, brutality, lifestyle change ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 80s, 21st century
Place:
massachusetts, usa, north america, las vegas, boston
Similarity:
50%
682K
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, cult classic, saga ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, kids, family outing, teens
Plot:
boxing, underdog, fight, boxer, self esteem, training, rocky, love story, shyness, tough guy, character study, pride and honor ...
Time:
70s, year 1976, 20th century, year 1975
Place:
philadelphia, pennsylvania, north america, usa
Similarity:
43%
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, human spirit, follow your dream, ambition, lifestyle, ego clash, tough heroes, obsession, contests and competitions, athlete and trainer, rivalry ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
41%
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, serious, realistic, exciting, sincere
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
boxing, boxer, fight, martial arts, ambition, conflict, hopes, vengeance, contests and competitions, rivalry, lifestyle, athlete's life ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
The eldest son of a ruthlessly tough MMA champion must fight his way out of the abusive cycle his father has continued.
Style:
suspense, realistic, brutal, inspirational, intense ...
Plot:
father son relationship, fight, athlete's life, male camaraderie, rivalry, ambition, fight scenes, character study, contests and competitions, legacy, gymnasium, mentor ...
Similarity:
40%
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:
cult classic, witty, comedy drama, neo noir, realistic ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
boxing, gambling, boxer, boxing match, cannon, casino, underground fighting, card playing, social criticism, racing, poker, bad guys win ...
Time:
year 1992, 90s
Place:
montana, georgia, southern usa, california
Similarity:
40%
45K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
To build up attendance at their games, the management of a struggling minor-league hockey team signs up the Hanson Brothers, three hard-charging players whose job is to demolish the opposition.
Style:
humorous, funny, inspirational, cult classic, cynical ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, manly
Plot:
ice hockey, hockey, underdog, sport team, competition, mentor, partner, adaptation, hockey player, athlete and trainer, rivalry, opponent ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 80s
Place:
usa, pennsylvania, pittsburgh, canada, new jersey
Similarity:
40%
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, inspirational, psychological ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
boxing, athlete and trainer, rivalry, hopes, athlete's life, ambition, boxer, contests and competitions, championship, unfulfillment, self destructing, redemption ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
40%
Movie in collections
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
A Philadelphia garbageman is discovered by the Philadelphia Eagles and signed by them to become a kicker.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, feel good, humorous
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
american football, power relations, family relations, sport team, ambition, contests and competitions, underdog, hopes, rivalry, lifestyle, athlete's life, athlete and trainer ...
Time:
90s
Place:
philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Two men meet in the ring for a fight that will change their lives.
Style:
realistic, serious, disturbing, suspense, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
boxing, athlete's life, contests and competitions, rivalry, brutality, blood, boxer, competition, fight, martial arts, violent content, profanity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
ireland, usa
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: Germany
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A former Olympic champion wants to compete in the Berlin Marathon one last time.
Style:
emotional, touching, humorous, captivating, inspirational ...
Plot:
running, against the odds, contests and competitions, human spirit, elderly, aging, bittersweet, social relations, ambition, hopes, senior citizen, monkey ...
Time:
year 2013, 21st century
Place:
germany
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 111 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, sincere, intense, serious, semi autobiographical ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
boxing, fight scenes, rags to riches, athlete and trainer, athlete's life, ambition, contests and competitions, rivalry, lifestyle, human spirit, underdog, boxer ...
Time:
year 2004, year 1972, 70s
Place:
ohio, michigan, detroit, usa, los angeles ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
When milkman Jimmy Connelly accidentally puts Britain's contender for the World title out of action, he is propelled from amateur boxer to the world stage and announced as the replacement contender for the championship fight.
Style:
mockumentary, semi serious, realistic, humorous, weird
Plot:
boxing, fight, relationship vs career, athlete's life, ambition, rivalry, contests and competitions, lifestyle, boxer, food, fame, martial arts ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, usa, florida, europe, london
Similarity:
39%
Movie in collections
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:
39%
612
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: Germany
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Ben is a tormented young man who escapes abuse, his life in crime streets to spend, with the result that he was in prison ends. If Ben is released, he comes back as a boxer, with the help of his mentor, Joe, a bokstrainer. Have a new found love ...
Style:
realistic, uplifting, serious, intense, emotional ...
Plot:
boxing, rivalry, boxer, ambition, desire for fame, athlete's life, athlete and trainer, lifestyle, hopes, vengeance, contests and competitions, redemption ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
39%
32K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Haley is a naturally gifted athlete but, with her social behavior, the teen seems intent on squandering her abilities. After a final brush with the law, a judge sentences her to an elite gymnastics academy run by a legendary, hard-nosed coach. Once ...
Style:
feel good, teen, sexy, funny, humorous ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens, teen drama
Plot:
gymnastics, teenager, rebelliousness, athlete and trainer, gymnast, rivalry, friends, contests and competitions, happy ending, high school, fighting the system, competition ...
Time:
2000s, 80s, 21st century
Place:
austin texas, texas, usa, houston texas
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Dr. Lionel Waddems (Bob Newhart), a golf fanatic. is put on trial for killing his golf partner (Played by Kelsey Grammer). The movie follows the trial in the news and features interviews by people who knew the men. It is based on 2 short stories ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous
Plot:
athlete's life, journalism, lifestyle, human spirit, farce, rivalry, nothing goes right, hopes, buddies, contests and competitions, athlete and trainer, odd couple ...
Similarity:
39%
276K
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, China, Hong Kong
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, serious, sentimental, inspirational, dramatic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
boxing, boxer, death of wife, father daughter relationship, athlete's life, tragedy, contests and competitions, down on your luck, grief, parenthood, fight, boxing training ...
Time:
year 2015, year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
pittsburgh, usa, new york, las vegas, manhattan new york city ...
Similarity:
39%
56K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
When down-on-his-luck part-time high school wrestling coach Mike agrees to become legal guardian to an elderly man, his ward's troubled grandson turns out to be a star grappler, sparking dreams of a big win -- until the boy's mother ...
Style:
touching, emotional, feel good, humorous, comedy drama ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, teen drama
Plot:
coach, lawyer, parenthood, dysfunctional family, adolescence, responsibility, wrestling, coming of age, character study, bonding, contests and competitions, family problems ...
Time:
y2k, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new jersey, california
Similarity:
39%
5K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
As an ex-gambler teaches a hot-shot college kid some things about playing cards, he finds himself pulled into the world series of poker, where his protégé is his toughest competition.
Style:
realistic, tense, psychological, semi serious, humorous
Audience:
teens
Plot:
poker, gambling, card playing, mentor, competition, human spirit, contests and competitions, downfall, underdog, follow your dream, lifestyle, friendship ...
Time:
year 2008
Place:
las vegas, usa, texas
Similarity:
39%
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