Movies Like The Champ

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

Billy the Kid

1930·1h 35m·★ 6.0·King Vidor

2 shared crewBoth star Wallace Beery & Roscoe AtesDir. King Vidor

Hallelujah

1929·1h 40m·★ 6.7·King Vidor

2 shared crewDir. King VidorDP: Gordon Avil

The Set-Up

1949·1h 13m·★ 7.8·Robert Wise

4 shared themes: gambling, boxer, boxing...Fans also liked

The Bad News Bears

1976·1h 42m·★ 7.3·Michael Ritchie

Themes: alcoholic father, alcoholic, sportsFans also liked

Body and Soul

1947·1h 44m·★ 7.6·Robert Rossen

Themes: boxer, boxing, sportsFans also liked

Tyson

1995·1h 50m·★ 6.2·Uli Edel

Themes: boxer, boxing, sportsFans also liked

Glass Chin

2014·1h 27m·★ 5.4·Noah Buschel

Themes: boxer, boxingTMDB recommends

Southpaw

2015·2h 3m·★ 7.3·Antoine Fuqua

Themes: fighter, boxing, sports

An Extremely Goofy Movie

2000·1h 19m·★ 6.4·Douglas McCarthy

Themes: single father, sportsFans also liked

Rocky

1976·2h·★ 8.1·John G. Avildsen

Themes: boxer, boxing, sports

Snatch

2000·1h 43m·★ 8.2·Guy Ritchie

Themes: gambling, boxer

Real Steel

2011·2h 7m·★ 7.1·Shawn Levy

Themes: prizefight, sports

Babylon

2022·3h 9m·★ 7.1·Damien Chazelle

Themes: gambling, alcoholic

The Santa Clause

1994·1h 37m·★ 6.6·John Pasquin

TMDB recommendsDrama & Family

Creed

2015·2h 13m·★ 7.6·Ryan Coogler

Themes: boxing, sports

Creed II

2018·2h 10m·★ 7.1·Steven Caple Jr.

Themes: boxing, sports

El Inca

2016·1h 40m·★ 6.6·Ignacio Castillo Cottin

TMDB recommends

From Here to Eternity

1953·1h 58m·★ 7.6·Fred Zinnemann

TMDB recommends

Rosetta

1999·1h 35m·★ 7.4·Jean-Pierre Dardenne

TMDB recommends

Life as a House

2001·2h 5m·★ 7.4·Irwin Winkler

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How Good Is The Champ?

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