Movies like Box!
If Box!'s mix of high school, childhood friends and boxing stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Box!'s fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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The First Slam Dunk
2022 · Directed by Takehiko Inoue · 125 min7.8
Why you'll like itShares: high school, bukatsu
Shohoku's “speedster” and point guard, Ryota Miyagi, always plays with brains and lightning speed, running circles around his opponents while feigning composure.
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HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle
2024 · Directed by Susumu Mitsunaka · 84 min7.8
Why you'll like itShares: high school, bukatsu
Shoyo Hinata joins Karasuno High's volleyball club to be like his idol, a former Karasuno player known as the 'Little Giant'. But Hinata soon learns that he must team up with his middle school nemesis, Tobio Kageyama.
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Creed III
2023 · Directed by Michael B. Jordan · 116 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: childhood friends, boxing
After dominating the boxing world, Adonis Creed has thrived in his career and family life. When a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy, Damian Anderson, resurfaces after serving a long sentence in prison, he is…
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Kids Return
1996 · Directed by Takeshi Kitano · 107 min6.9
Why you'll like itShares: high school, boxing
Shinji and Masaru spend most of their school days harassing fellow classmates and playing pranks. They drop out and Shinji becomes a small-time boxer, while Masaru joins up with a local yakuza gang.
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The Anthem of the Heart
2015 · Directed by Tatsuyuki Nagai · 119 min7.6
Why you'll like itShares: high school · From the same decade (2010s)
A young girl had her voice magically taken away so that she would never hurt people with it, but her outlook changes when she encounters music and friendship. Will Naruse be able to convey the anthem of her heart?
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Heathers
1989 · Directed by Michael Lehmann · 103 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: high school
A girl who halfheartedly tries to be part of the "in crowd" of her school meets a rebel who teaches her a more devious way to play social politics: by killing the popular kids.
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The Karate Kid
1984 · Directed by John G. Avildsen · 127 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: high school
New Jersey teen Daniel LaRusso moves to Los Angeles with his mother, and soon strikes up a relationship with Ali. He quickly finds himself the target of bullying by a group of thugs, led by Ali's ex-boyfriend Johnny,…
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Crows Zero II
2009 · Directed by Takashi Miike · 133 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: high school
Genji and his victorious G.P.S. alliance find themselves facing down a new challenge by the students of Hosen Academy, feared by everyone as 'The Army of Killers.' The two schools, in fact, have a history of bad blood…
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Creed II
2018 · Directed by Steven Caple Jr. · 130 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: boxing · From the same decade (2010s)
Between personal obligations and training for his next big fight against an opponent with ties to his family's past, Adonis Creed is up against the challenge of his life.
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Never Back Down
2008 · Directed by Jeff Wadlow · 113 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: high school
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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Resurrecting the Champ
2007 · Directed by Rod Lurie · 112 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: boxing
Up-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man ("Champ") only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away.