Movies like Never Back Down: No Surrender
If Never Back Down: No Surrender's mix of martial arts, sports and fight stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Never Back Down: No Surrender's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown
2011 · Directed by Michael Jai White · 99 min6.5
Why you'll like itAlso directed by Michael Jai White · With Michael Jai White · Shares: sports · Also drama and action · From the same decade (2010s)
Four fighters from different backgrounds come together to train under an ex MMA rising star and then ultimately have to fight each other and the traitor in their midst.
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Undisputed III: Redemption
2010 · Directed by Isaac Florentine · 96 min7.6
Why you'll like itShares: martial arts, fight, champion · Also action and drama · From the same decade (2010s)
Russian inmate Boyka, now severely hobbled by the knee injury suffered at the end of Undisputed 2. No longer the feared prison fighter he was, he has declined so far that he is now good only for cleaning toilets.
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Blood and Bone
2009 · Directed by Ben Ramsey · 93 min7.4
Why you'll like itWith Michael Jai White · Shares: martial arts, fight · Also action and drama
In Los Angeles, an ex-con takes the underground fighting world by storm in his quest to fulfill a promise to a dead friend.
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Never Back Down
2008 · Directed by Jeff Wadlow · 113 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: martial arts, sports, fight · Also drama and action
Jake, full of anger after his father's death, is just starting to find a place for himself at his new Orlando high school - until Ryan, head of an underground MMA fight club, picks Jake out as a prime opponent.
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Bloodsport
1988 · Directed by Newt Arnold · 92 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: martial arts, sports · Also action and drama
An American Army Major goes AWOL to Hong Kong for an outlawed martial arts contest called the Kumite.
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Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
1993 · Directed by Rob Cohen · 119 min6.9
Why you'll like itShares: martial arts, training · Also drama and action
This film is a glimpse into the life, love and the unconquerable spirit of the legendary Bruce Lee. From a childhood of rigorous martial arts training, Lee realizes his dream of opening his own kung-fu school in…
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Unleashed
2005 · Directed by Louis Leterrier · 103 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: martial arts, fight
Raised as a slave, Danny is used to fighting for his survival. In fact, his "master," Bart, thinks of him as a pet and goes as far as leashing him with a collar so they can make money in fight clubs, where Danny is the…
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Any Given Sunday
1999 · Directed by Oliver Stone · 163 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: sports, training
A star quarterback gets knocked out of the game and an unknown third stringer is called in to replace him. The unknown gives a stunning performance and forces the aging coach to reevaluate his game plans and life.
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Batman: Soul of the Dragon
2021 · Directed by Sam Liu · 83 min6.7
Why you'll like itWith Michael Jai White · Shares: martial arts
Bruce Wayne faces a deadly menace from his past, with the help of three former classmates: world-renowned martial artists Richard Dragon, Ben Turner and Lady Shiva.
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Bruised
2021 · Directed by Halle Berry · 129 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: sports · Also drama and action
Jackie Justice is a mixed martial arts fighter who leaves the sport in disgrace. Down on her luck and simmering with rage and regret years after the fight, she's coaxed into a brutal underground fight by her manager…
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Best of the Best
1989 · Directed by Robert Radler · 97 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: sports · Also action and drama
A team from the United States is going to compete against Korea in a Tae Kwon Do tournament. The team consists of fighters from all over the country--can they overcome their rivalry and work together to win?