Movies Like Champion

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

The Champ

1931·1h 26m·★ 7.2·King Vidor

Themes: prizefighter, boxer, boxingFans also liked

The Ring

1927·1h 56m·★ 6.1·Alfred Hitchcock

5 shared themes: boxing ring, prizefighter, woman between two men...Fans also liked

The Blue Angel

1930·1h 48m·★ 7.6·Josef von Sternberg

Themes: moral corruption, black and whiteTMDB recommends

The Set-Up

1949·1h 13m·★ 7.8·Robert Wise

Themes: boxer, film noir, boxingFans also liked

Body and Soul

1947·1h 44m·★ 7.6·Robert Rossen

Themes: boxer, film noir, boxingFans also liked

The Harder They Fall

1956·1h 49m·★ 7.5·Mark Robson

Themes: boxer, boxingDir. Mark Robson

The Glass Menagerie

1950·1h 47m·★ 7.0·Irving Rapper

3 shared cast incl. Kirk Douglas & Arthur Kennedy

Rocky

1976·2h·★ 8.1·John G. Avildsen

Themes: training, boxer, boxing

Tyson

1995·1h 50m·★ 6.2·Uli Edel

Themes: boxer, boxingFans also liked

Angels with Dirty Faces

1938·1h 37m·★ 7.8·Michael Curtiz

Themes: film noir, black and whiteFans also liked

The Unforgiven

1960·2h 5m·★ 6.5·John Huston

TMDB recommendsDP: Franz Planer

Creed

2015·2h 13m·★ 7.6·Ryan Coogler

Themes: boxing champion, boxing

Ace in the Hole

1951·1h 51m·★ 8.0·Billy Wilder

Themes: film noir, black and whiteStarring Kirk Douglas

Out of the Past

1947·1h 37m·★ 7.9·Jacques Tourneur

Themes: film noir, black and whiteStarring Kirk Douglas

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1954·2h 7m·★ 7.2·Richard Fleischer

DP: Franz PlanerStarring Kirk Douglas

High and Low

1963·2h 22m·★ 8.4·Akira Kurosawa

Themes: film noir, black and white

American History X

1998·1h 59m·★ 8.5·Tony Kaye

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The 400 Blows

1959·1h 39m·★ 8.0·François Truffaut

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Anatomy of a Murder

1959·2h 41m·★ 8.0·Otto Preminger

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Wings of Desire

1987·2h 8m·★ 7.9·Wim Wenders

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How Good Is Champion?

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