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Creed III (2023)
106K
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
After dominating the boxing world, Adonis Creed has been thriving in both his career and family life. When a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy, Damien Anderson, resurfaces after serving a long sentence in prison, he is eager to prove that he deserves his shot in the ring. The face-off between former friends is more than just a fight. To settle the score, Adonis must put his future on the line to battle Damien - a fighter who has nothing to lose.
Style:
psychological, captivating, intense, interesting
Plot:
boxing, boxer, orphan, professional sports, boxing champion, boxing match, african american, champion, male protagonist, world champion, boxing trainer, boxing training, title bout, athlete and trainer, prizefighter, rocky, rivalry, ambition, ex boxer, professional rivalry, competitor, athlete's life, sporting event, happy ending, deaf ...
Time:
2000s, 2020s, year 2002
Place:
philadelphia, los angeles
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Most similar movies to Creed III
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out inspirational, serious, realistic and captivating films with plots about boxing, boxer, martial arts, fight, rivalry, ambition and athlete's life mostly in Sport, Drama and Action genres. Some movies like Creed III: Southpaw (2015), Warrior (2011), Million Dollar Baby (2004), Creed II (2018), Chuck (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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 ...
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Place:
pittsburgh, usa, new york, las vegas, manhattan new york city ...
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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, tense, inspirational, touching, sentimental ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, manly
Plot:
martial arts, courage, mixed martial arts, fight scenes, boxing, fistfight, estrangement, muscleman, happy ending, father son relationship, athlete and trainer, fight ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
pittsburgh, usa, iraq, atlantic city new jersey, el paso texas ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Despondent over a painful estrangement from his daughter, trainer Frankie Dunn isn't prepared for boxer Maggie Fitzgerald to enter his life. But Maggie's determined to go pro and to convince Dunn and his cohort to help her.
Style:
emotional, depressing, touching, sad, bad ending ...
Audience:
girls' night, kids, family friendly, adult
Plot:
boxing, underdog, female boxer, female protagonist, determination, mentor protege relationship, athlete's life, female athlete, boxing trainer, strong female character, euthanasia, athlete and trainer ...
Time:
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Place:
los angeles, usa, europe, london, las vegas ...
Similarity:
100%
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:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A drama inspired by the life of heavyweight boxer Chuck Wepner.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, thought provoking, f word
Plot:
boxing, boxer, husband wife relationship, waitress, boxing match, rising to stardom, historical figure, changing lives, historical character, athlete's life, fight, boxing champion ...
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Place:
new jersey
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:
100%
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:
100%
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:
100%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Fueled by an impoverished childhood, George Foreman channeled his anger into becoming an Olympic Gold medalist and World Heavyweight Champion, followed by a near-death experience that took him from the boxing ring to the pulpit. But when he sees his ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, inspirational
Plot:
boxing, boxer, boxing match, boxing champion, olympics, preacher, boxing trainer, champion, title bout, prizefighter, athlete's life, middle aged ...
Time:
70s, 60s, 80s, year 1968, year 1967
Place:
texas
Similarity:
100%
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:
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:
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Place:
philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa, las vegas
Similarity:
100%
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, training, opponent, contests and competitions, rivalry, boxing match, loan shark, athlete and trainer, fight for supremacy ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: Bulgaria, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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tense, captivating, inspirational
Plot:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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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:
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Similarity:
100%
12K
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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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:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
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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:
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Time:
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Place:
las vegas, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
100%
682K
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
inspirational, uplifting, touching, cult classic, saga ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, kids, family outing, teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
philadelphia, pennsylvania, north america, usa
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Sport, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Glass Jaw is the redemption story of Travis Austin, a one time champion boxer who goes to prison and loses everything. After his release, he experiences the trials and tribulations of redeeming his reputation, his belt, and his true love.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, thought provoking, captivating, suspense
Plot:
boxing, boxer, redemption, competitor, breaking point, starting over, changing lives, life turned upside down, rise and fall, rise to the top, lifestyle change, fight ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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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:
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Place:
louisiana, usa
Similarity:
100%
12K
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, girls' night
Plot:
boxing, friendship, underdog, contests and competitions, hopes, athlete and trainer, urban ghetto life, against the odds, human spirit, bare chested male, unlikely friendships, boxer ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
10K
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
The more you love, the harder you fight.The world looks at Billy Flynn and sees a has-been who seemingly never was, an ex-boxing champion slammed to the mat years ago by booze and gambling. But Billy's son TJ sees what the world doesn't. ...
Style:
sentimental, sad, emotional, weeping, heartfelt ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
boxing, father son relationship, boy, boxer, gambling, coming of age, death, underdog, redemption, bittersweet, father, fight ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Japan, France
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A hearing-impaired woman with dreams of becoming a professional boxer due to the pandemic is threatened closure of her boxing club and the illness of its ageing president, who has been her biggest supporter, push her to the limit.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological
Plot:
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Similarity:
100%
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Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
rough, tense, inspirational, powerful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
boxing, boxer, opponent, career, rivalry, athlete's life, life is a bitch, change of luck, title bout, manager, ex boxer, athlete and trainer ...
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
406K
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Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
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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:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
exciting, suspenseful, realistic, serious, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mixed martial arts, fight, martial arts, ambition, rivalry, contests and competitions, prisoner, prison, murder, manslaughter, student athlete, underground fighting ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, louisiana
Similarity:
100%
331K
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
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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:
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Place:
philadelphia, tijuana mexico, mexico, pennsylvania, usa ...
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Forty years after leaving Japan for a boxing career in the U.S. that never panned out, Jin returns to restart his life with his old boxing buddies. When hotheaded young boxer Shogo asks for Jin’s help to get him back into the ring after an unfair ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, psychological ...
Plot:
boxing, boxer, boxing match, basketball coach, boxing trainer, athlete and trainer, athlete's life, problem, coach, ambition, sport team, personal trainer ...
Place:
japan
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Based on true events, Ring Girls is a fast paced story about five gorgeous young American women from Las Vegas who train under their mentor, Master Toddy. These five fighters take on the ultimate challenge of fighting the best female Muay Thai ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling
Plot:
boxing, female fight, woman power, boxer, muay thai, professional sports, boxing training, female protagonist, master warrior, ambitious woman, boxing match, professional rivalry ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
Suenaga finds his life on the verge of collapsing as violence consumes those around him. However, he finds a worthy opponent in Omura, an up-and-coming wunderkind who is trying to escape his violent past. The men's fight for redemption ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, intense, emotional, heartfelt ...
Plot:
boxing, fight, prizefighter, underdog, rivalry, redemption, determination, perseverance, resilience, ambition, ambitious man, champion ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
20%
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