Bodybuilding movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant bodybuilding movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, captivating, serious, feel good, humorous and semi serious films and TV shows about / with bodybuilding, bodybuilder, bare chested male, rivalry, gym, friendship, ambition, love and romance, fistfight and fitness plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Horror genres shot in USA, France, Japan and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as bodybuilding: Stay Hungry (1976), Beef: You Are What You Eat (2007), Bodybuilder (2014), 666: Kreepy Kerry (2014), Braveful Police (1988), Magazine Dreams (2023), Teddy Bear (2012), Bigger (2018), See Arnold Run (2005), Orpheus' Song (2019).

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 5.6
 5K
Stay Hungry (1976)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Stay Hungry is a 1976 dramatic comedy film by director Bob Rafelson from a screenplay by Charles Gaines. The story centers on a young Birmingham, Alabama, scion, played by Jeff Bridges, who gets involved in a shady real-estate deal. In order to ...
Style: realistic, feel good, semi serious, humorous, witty ...
Plot: bodybuilding, gym, friendship, contests and competitions, ambition, love and romance, rivalry, society, social differences, fitness, competition, fight ...
Time: 20th century, year 1976, 70s
Place: birmingham alabama, usa, alabama
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Beef: You Are What You Eat (2007)
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Drew, a young man bullied and abused throughout his life, aspires to be a body builder, but can't quite achieve his goals. His sanity ends when his girlfriend leaves him for being too much of a health fanatic, and he's beaten up and ...
Style: slasher, suspense, rough, serious, scary ...
Plot: serial killer, bodybuilding, bodybuilder, psychopath, murder, teenage boy, cannibalism, homoeroticism, cannibal, blond boy, serial murder, photographer ...
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 6.1
 675
Bodybuilder (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Twenty year old Antoine has made enemies of a gang of young thugs, to whom he owes money. Fed up with his scams and petty crimes, his mother and older brother decide to send Antoine to his father's place in Saint-Etienne. The two men ...
Style: captivating, realistic, tense, psychological
Plot: bodybuilding, gym, father son relationship, hiding place, sport competition, weightlifting, training, theft, estranged father, rivalry, fitness, female bodybuilder ...
Time: 2010s, year 2014
Place: france, lyon
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666: Kreepy Kerry (2014)
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story: A recent transplant to Bradbury Academy is finding it difficult to contain his deadly empathic powers, soon resorting to using his gift in order to exact revenge when the other guys gang up on him.
Style: serious, psychotronic, suspenseful, stylized, atmospheric ...
Plot: gay interest, homosexual subtext, boarding school, revenge, rivalry, vengeance, gang, schizophrenic, schizophrenia, mysterious event, drug, alcoholic ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Braveful Police (1988)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Taiwan, Hong Kong
Story: Four women are forced into prostitution after being arrested and put into custody of a rich politician. They are tortured but manage to escape. They take refuge in the home of a female freedom fighter who teaches them urban warfare.
Plot: kung fu, bodybuilding, dancing, friendship, hand to hand combat, tough girl, action violence, sex scene, fistfight, triad, emigration, nightclub ...
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Magazine Dreams (2023)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story: Aspiring bodybuilder Killian Maddox struggles to find human connection in this exploration of celebrity and violence. Nothing deters him from his fiercely protected dream of superstardom, not even the doctors who warn him of the permanent damage he ...
Style: suspenseful, harsh, serious, dramatic, captivating
Plot: gay interest, bodybuilding, character study, sexploitation, competition, bodybuilder, african american, brutality, violence, toxic masculinity, celebrity, exploitation
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 7.1
 5K
Teddy Bear (2012)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Denmark
Duration: 92 min.
Story: The 38-year-old bodybuilder Dennis would really like to find true love. He has never had a girlfriend and lives alone with his mother in a suburb of Copenhagen. When his uncle marries a girl from Thailand, Dennis decides to try his own luck on a ...
Style: realistic, touching, captivating, sincere, romantic drama ...
Plot: bodybuilder, mother son relationship, looking for love, love and romance, living with parents, vacation, family disapproval, family relations, fitness, nordic, bear, shyness ...
Time: 21st century
Place: thailand, denmark, asia
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 6.4
 3K
Bigger (2018)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: The inspirational tale of the grandfathers of the fitness movement as we now know it, Joe & Ben Weider. Battling anti-Semitism, racism and extreme poverty, the brothers beat all odds to build an empire & inspire future generations.
Style: captivating, realistic, inspirational, serious
Audience: boys' night, chick flick
Plot: bodybuilding, bodybuilder, rivalry, athlete's life, rise to the top, fitness, coworker relationship, male female relationship, bare chested male, brother brother relationship, manager
Time: 20th century
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 4.9
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See Arnold Run (2005)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: This biographical docu-drama alternates between two parallel threads in the life of Arnold Schwarzenegger: his formative early years as the repeat winner of the Mr. Olympia body-building championship; and his modern foray into the world of politics, ...
Style: serious, realistic, captivating
Plot: politics, campaign, ambition, actor's life, rise to the top, athlete's life, rise and fall, showbiz, relationship vs career, bodybuilding, couple relations, rising to stardom ...
Time: 21st century
Place: california, austria, san diego california, los angeles
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 5.7
 905
Orpheus' Song (2019)
Genre: Adventure, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 75 min.
Story: Two best friends from Berlin win a trip to Greece. On their excursion, they get lost on an island. They wander in the woods until they find an abandoned village where they encounter a mysterious creature, who calls himself Hercules. They spend the ...
Style: captivating, sexy, melancholic, psychological, cute ...
Plot: gay, sexual tension, lgbt, male objectification, narcissism, repressed sexuality, gay love, bodybuilding, greek, friendship, gay lead character, male nudity ...
Time: 21st century
Place: greece, berlin germany
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No Pain, No Gain (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story: The story of a bodybuilder who longs to be respected for his mind. Mike Zorillo, a small town Ohio champion bodybuilder with a genius IQ, journeys to the Mecca of bodybuilding, Los Angeles, determined to beat his nemesis, Jake Steel, with natural ...
Style: uplifting, realistic, semi serious, feel good, independent film
Audience: boys' night
Plot: bodybuilding, follow your dream, tough heroes, rivalry, ambition, once promising, lifestyle, redemption, comeback, heroes, contests and competitions, athlete's life ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, california, los angeles
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Getting Physical (1984)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
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Plot: bodybuilding, female athlete, erotica, self esteem, championship, weight issues, dancing, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, father daughter relationship, competition, overweight, ridicule ...
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King Size (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Musical, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 59 min.
Story: This sexy and very entertaining musical comedy shows the ups and downs of engaging in a 'ménage à trois'. When Vincent and Nicholas, a very much integrated and respected long-time couple, suddenly decide to live together with young ...
Style: romantic comedy, gay cinema
Plot: gay, lgbt, menage a trois, bodybuilding, two males in bed, singing, dancing, cycling, nudity, bare chested male, gay man straight woman relationship, moving ...
Place: paris france
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 6.4
 228K
Pain & Gain (2013)
Genre: Action, Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story: Daniel Lugo, manager of the Sun Gym in 1990s Miami, decides that there is only one way to achieve his version of the American dream: extortion. To achieve his goal, he recruits musclemen Paul and Adrian as accomplices. After several failed attempts, ...
Style: stylized, dark comedy, humorous, funny, tense ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: american dream, kidnapping, buddies, athlete's life, money, friends, group of criminals, hot and sexy, stupidity, bodybuilding, dark humor, scam ...
Time: 2010s, year 2013, 20th century, year 1995, year 1994 ...
Place: miami, florida, usa, bahamas, mexico
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Muscle Beach Party (1964)
Genre: Comedy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Local beach-goers find that their beach has been taken over by a businessman training a stable of body builders.
Style: grindhouse, independent film, realistic, semi serious, humorous ...
Plot: beach party, bodybuilding, beach, surfing, music and dance, revolutionary war, rock and roll, yacht, friends, rise and fall, rivalry, coming of age ...
Time: 60s
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The Callback Queen (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min.
Story: In the cut-throat London film industry a vivacious actress chasing her big break struggles to maintain her integrity in the face of the director's advances.
Style: humorous, feel good, captivating, light, sex comedy ...
Plot: casting, love, actress, mentor, film producer, friendship, filmmaking, film industry, female protagonist, flirting, employer employee relationship, ambition ...
Time: 21st century
Place: ireland, london
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Witness the Fitness (2022)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Finland
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Kerttu is assigned to a gym due to back problems, where it turns out she is a genetic super-talent. Suddenly, she finds herself aiming for an incredible goal: a fitness championship. She is aided by a former genetic prodigy, journeyman bodybuilder ...
Style: entertaining, captivating, semi serious, feel good, satirical
Plot: fitness, bodybuilding, bodybuilder, steroids, personal trainer, escapades, athlete's life, female protagonist, direction and purpose, aspiration, social satire, athlete ...
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 6.3
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Muscle (1989)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min.
Story: Ryuzaki, an editor of Muscle Magazine, which features photographs of men with sculpted bodies, becomes involved with a man named Kitami; their affair soon becomes dominated by sadomasochistic games, with a horrid result. Jump ahead one year, Ryuzaki ...
Style: queer cinema
Plot: bodybuilding, fetish, lgbt, gay, bdsm, sadism, pink film, gay subtext, male nudity, gay interest, prison, revenge
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The Miracle of Life (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Horror
Country: Belgium
Duration: 84 min.
Story: The heartbreaking story of a living placenta that is raised as a human, a christian, a soldier.
Style: tense, suspense, dark, indie film, independent film ...
Plot: drug, death, freak, social relations, social issues, social problems, society, life is a bitch, insanity, monster, body horror, creature ...
Place: vietnam
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 7.3
 230K
Rocky II (1979)
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, rough, sincere, feel good, captivating ...
Audience: manly, family outing, teens, boys' night
Plot: boxing, boxer, fight, underdog, bodybuilding, rocky, brutality, violence, training, world champion, championship, comeback ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa
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 7.8
 451K
Predator (1987)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Dutch and his group of commandos are hired by the CIA to rescue downed airmen from guerillas in a Central American jungle. The mission goes well but as they return they find that something is hunting them. Nearly invisible, it blends in with the ...
Style: suspenseful, suspense, scary, cult classic, futuristic ...
Audience: manly, boys' night, adult
Plot: monster, alien, survival, jungle, creature, military, hunting, deadly creature, mission, gory, chase, alien invasion ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, year 1987, future
Place: latin america, south america, central america
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 7.4
 23K
I (2015)
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 188 min.
Story: A bodybuilder ends up falling madly in love with a supermodel, but some scheming villains maim him. Is he able to overcome his physical handicap and win back his love?
Style: exciting, surreal, tense, psychological, suspense ...
Plot: hunchback, captive woman, model, electrocution, rivalry, fall in love, physical appearance, vengeance, abduction, love, advertising, bodybuilder ...
Place: india, asia, china
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Hercules in New York (1970)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Hercules (Schwarzenegger) is sent to Earth where he finds true love and starts a promising career in the bodybuilder business.
Style: humorous, independent film, melancholic, semi serious, cult classic ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: hercules, fish out of water, gangster, chase, zeus, greek mythology, mythology, folk hero, greek god, strongman, muscleman, contests and competitions ...
Time: year 1969, 60s, 20th century
Place: new york, empire state building manhattan new york city, usa, greece
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Rock'n Roll (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: France
Duration: 123 min.
Story: Guillaume Canet is told by a young co-star that he's no longer Rock'n' Roll and can't sell films anymore. He then tries to prove her wrong and gets help from his girlfriend, Marion Cotillard.
Style: humorous, entertaining, sincere, captivating, feel good ...
Plot: midlife crisis, actor, producer, director, actress, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, friend, love, plastic surgery, male female relationship, family relations, love and romance ...
Time: year 2017
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 5.9
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Twin Sitters (1994)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: An evil business executive (played by George Lazenby), is releasing dangerous toxins and the Barbarian Brothers set out to stop his evil work.
Style: feel good, humorous, sincere, parody, independent film ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: twins, bodybuilding, mischievous children, youth, working undercover, when the parents are away, brothers, prank, friends, love triangle, family relations, disorder ...
Time: 90s
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Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 120 min.
Story: A fictional account of the life of Japanese author Yukio Mishima told in four parts. The first three parts relate events in three of his novels: The temple of the Golden Pavilion, Kyoko's House, and Runaway Horses. The last part depicts the ...
Style: surreal, serious, atmospheric, cerebral, anthology ...
Plot: suicide, art, rebellion, friendship, nationalism, writers, emperor, radical, political unrest, state affairs, tragic hero, writer's life ...
Time: 20th century, year 1985, 60s, post world war two
Place: japan, mount fuji, kyoto japan, tokyo
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 6.8
 4K
Uno (2004)
Genre: Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Best friends David and Morten work as gym instructors at Jarle's gym. Jarle is a sadistic small-time criminal whom, together with his son Lars, purchase and distribute anabolic steroids.
Style: serious, cult classic, offbeat, realistic
Plot: terminal illness, family relations, family problems, life is a bitch, hopes, custody, parents and children, mentally challenged, friendship, death of father, responsibility, social realism ...
Place: oslo norway
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