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1. Rocky (1976)

PG | 120 min | Drama, Sport

A small-time Philadelphia boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight the world heavyweight champion in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.

Director: John G. Avildsen | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers

Votes: 628,221 | Gross: $117.24M

2. Lionheart (1990)

R | 108 min | Action, Crime, Drama

An Ex-French Soldier begins participating in underground street fights in order to make money for his brother's family.

Director: Sheldon Lettich | Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Harrison Page, Deborah Rennard, Lisa Pelikan

Votes: 39,775 | Gross: $24.08M

3. Cyborg 2: Glass Shadow (1993 Video)

R | 99 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

2 companies battle for Cyborg domination. One's built a cyborg/Angelina Jolie so human, that they hope, she'll get into the competition's HQ and explode. But she escapes with her human martial arts instructor.

Director: Michael Schroeder | Stars: Elias Koteas, Angelina Jolie, Jack Palance, Billy Drago

Votes: 5,145

4. Kickboxer: Retaliation (2018)

R | 110 min | Action, Drama

Right after winning a fight in Las Vegas, Kurt Sloane is sedated and taken to a prison in Bangkok, where he's forced to fight a 6'10" giant for freedom and $1M - but this will require some intense training.

Director: Dimitri Logothetis | Stars: Alain Moussi, Sara Malakul Lane, Maxime Savaria, Wanderlei Silva

Votes: 6,121 | Gross: $0.00M

5. Arena (1989)

PG-13 | 115 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A human becomes an unlikely rising star in the biggest fighting tournament in the galaxy that's dominated by alien species.

Director: Peter Manoogian | Stars: Paul Satterfield, Hamilton Camp, Claudia Christian, Marc Alaimo

Votes: 3,036

6. Redbelt (2008)

R | 99 min | Drama, Sport

A fateful event leads to a job in the film business for top mixed-martial arts instructor Mike Terry. Though he refuses to participate in prize bouts, circumstances conspire to force him to consider entering such a competition.

Director: David Mamet | Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tim Allen, Emily Mortimer, Max Martini

Votes: 21,518 | Gross: $2.34M

7. Donnybrook (2018)

R | 101 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Two men prepare to compete in a legendary bare-knuckle fight where the winner gets a $100,000 prize.

Director: Tim Sutton | Stars: Michael Agee, Adam Bartley, Jamie Bell, Chris Browning

Votes: 2,476 | Gross: $0.03M

8. I Wake Up Screaming (1941)

Passed | 82 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Why is Inspector Ed Cornell trying to railroad Frankie Christopher for the murder of model Vicky Lynn?

Director: H. Bruce Humberstone | Stars: Betty Grable, Victor Mature, Carole Landis, Laird Cregar

Votes: 5,374

9. Bare Knuckles (2010)

PG-13 | 90 min | Action, Drama

Can a determined single mom go the distance and win the tournament that could ultimately lead to a better life for her and her daughter?

Director: Eric Etebari | Stars: Jeanette Roxborough, Martin Kove, Chris Mulkey, Teya Roxborough

Votes: 510

10. Fists of Iron (1995)

R | 94 min | Action

A skillful fighter who works as a mechanic goes with his friend to a rich guy's villa where illegal fighting is being organizes. It should be easy money, but the friend gets killed and now the mechanic wants revenge on the people involved.

Director: Richard W. Munchkin | Stars: Michael Worth, Jenilee Harrison, Sam J. Jones, Marshall R. Teague

Votes: 333

11. Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950)

Passed | 80 min | Adventure, Comedy

Two Brooklyn wrestling promoters go to French Algeria in search of a famous Algerian wrestler but accidentally end-up in the French Foreign Legion.

Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Patricia Medina, Walter Slezak

Votes: 3,117

12. The Opponent (2000)

R | 90 min | Drama, Sport

Patty, a victim of domestic abuse, meets her match in Tommy, a former boxing hopeful looking for a new star to put in the ring. But he never could have imagined it would be Patty.

Director: Eugene Jarecki | Stars: Erika Eleniak, James Colby, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, John Doman

Votes: 259

13. Schizo (2004)

86 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Shiza is the nickname of a 15-year-old boy. Money, power, and women - he has none of these, yet, in his young life. But, he does have the illegal, underground circuit of bare-knuckle ... See full summary »

Director: Gulshat Omarova | Stars: Oldzhas Nusupbayev, Olga Landina, Eduard Tabishev, Viktor Sukhorukov

Votes: 1,057 | Gross: $0.05M

14. The Gladiator (1938)

Not Rated | 72 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

A man returns to college and is talked into joining he football team and is a real joke on the team, until he is given a drug that gives him super strength.

Director: Edward Sedgwick | Stars: Joe E. Brown, June Travis, Man Mountain Dean, Dickie Moore

Votes: 128

15. Kid Nightingale (1939)

Passed | 57 min | Comedy, Music, Sport

A singing waiter gets into an argument with some obnoxious customers and winds up knocking them out. The incident is witnessed by a shady boxing promoter who sees an opportunity to cash in ... See full summary »

Director: George Amy | Stars: John Payne, Jane Wyman, Walter Catlett, Edward Brophy

Votes: 246

16. Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson (1993 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport

Filmmaker Barbara Kopple profiles the life and career of former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson and the surrounding events that led to his 1992 6 year prison conviction.

Director: Barbara Kopple | Stars: Mike Tyson, Kevin Rooney, Desiree Washington, Curtis Ratliff

Votes: 237

17. American Streetfighter (1992)

Not Rated | 89 min | Action, Thriller

There are battles fought in the ring, in the streets, for love and for honor.... but now Jake Tanner (Gary Daniels) faces the battle of his life. To save his brother (Ian Jacklin) he must make the ultimate sacrifice.

Director: Steven L. Austin | Stars: Gary Daniels, Ian Jacklin, Gerald Okamura, Tracy Dali

Votes: 266

18. The Leather Saint (1956)

Approved | 86 min | Drama

Episcopalian minister Gil Allen keeps up his college-days interest in boxing by working out at a gym run by his friend, Tom Kelly. Gil declines when fight manager Gus McAuliffe offers to ... See full summary »

Director: Alvin Ganzer | Stars: Paul Douglas, John Derek, Jody Lawrance, Cesar Romero

Votes: 79

19. Fighting in the Age of Loneliness (2018)

Documentary, Sport

Throughout its history, mixed martial arts have served as a refuge for people disillusioned and confounded by the world at large. The sport was invented by those who were thought too small,... See full summary »

Star: Felix Biederman

Votes: 119

20. Alias the Deacon (1927)

Passed | 70 min | Action, Drama, Romance

A hillbilly deacon, who is actually a cardsharp in disguise, becomes involved in a small-town fight game.

Director: Edward Sloman | Stars: Jean Hersholt, June Marlowe, Ralph Graves, Myrtle Stedman

Votes: 23

21. Straight Right (2000)

Not Rated | 81 min | Drama

Kalib is ready for one of the fights of his life, he's going up for boxings Lightweight Championship Title of the world, but when trouble erupts-his life takes an awkward turn. Kalib who ... See full summary »

Director: P. David Ebersole | Stars: Brent Smith, Lynn Evans, Zeke Rippy, Bob White

Votes: 115

22. Two Fisted (1935)

Approved | 60 min | Action, Comedy, Romance

A fast-talking boxing manager and the somewhat hapless fighter he manages happen to run into a young man who was a good prizefighter in his day but is now out of the sport and has a ... See full summary »

Director: James Cruze | Stars: Lee Tracy, Roscoe Karns, Gail Patrick, Kent Taylor

Votes: 46

23. A Man Betrayed (1936)

Passed | 58 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Honest stock salesman Frank Powell attempts to verify the authenticity of his merchandise and his employer commits suicide. Dishonest partners in the company employ gangsters to make the ... See full summary »

Director: John H. Auer | Stars: Edward J. Nugent, Kay Hughes, Lloyd Hughes, John Wray

Votes: 117

24. Registered Nurse (1934)

Passed | 63 min | Drama, Romance

Two doctors pursue a nurse with a secret - she's married to an insane man. Will she allow one of them to operate on her husband to save his sanity?

Director: Robert Florey | Stars: Bebe Daniels, Lyle Talbot, John Halliday, Irene Franklin

Votes: 253

25. Is Zat So? (1927)

Passed | 70 min | Comedy

Two brothers , a boxer and his manager, are hired by a wealthy man to teach him how to fight. The wealthy man is dealing with a larcenous brother-in-law, who is seeking to control his and his sister's inheritance.

Director: Alfred E. Green | Stars: George O'Brien, Edmund Lowe, Katherine Perry, Cyril Chadwick

Votes: 10

26. Winner Take All (1939)

Approved | 61 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

When a waiter makes a lucky hit and wins a benefit prizefight, gamblers rig some fights for him; but a reporter arranges for a real boxer to put him in his place.

Director: Otto Brower | Stars: Tony Martin, Gloria Stuart, Henry Armetta, Slim Summerville

Votes: 31

27. The Victor (1923)

Passed | 50 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport

In order to save his family from financial ruin, an English aristocrat agrees to come to America and marry the daughter of a wealthy businessman. Once he gets there, though, he can't bring ... See full summary »

Director: Edward Laemmle | Stars: Herbert Rawlinson, Dorothy Manners, Frank Currier, Otis Harlan

28. The Friday Night Fight (2005)

55 min | Sport

An underground boxing tournament, where an average guy can be king for a night.

Director: Matt Schmitt | Stars: Tyler Shaw, Brian Thiel, Caleb Hunsel, Joe Mort

29. Grandpa Goes to Town (1940)

Passed | 66 min | Comedy

After selling their house, the Higgins family is convinced by a crafty real estate agent to invest the proceeds in a hotel at Coyote Wells, Nevada, sight unseen. Upon arriving at their new ... See full synopsis »

Director: Gus Meins | Stars: James Gleason, Lucile Gleason, Russell Gleason, Harry Davenport

Votes: 15

30. The Matchup

Biography, Drama, History | Announced

Implicated by his prostitute-wife as a draft dodger during World War I, fearsome heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey is matched against suave French war hero Georges Carpentier in gambler Tex... See full summary »

Director: Alexander Emmert

31. Take It from Me (1937)

78 min | Comedy, Sport

A British boxing promoter searches for a way to get his boxer to fight for the championship title in the US.

Director: William Beaudine | Stars: Max Miller, Betty Lynne, Buddy Baer, Clem Lawrence

Votes: 17

32. The White Hope (1936)

19 min | Short, Comedy

Joe Cook (Joe Cook)is a gymnasium owner and boxing promoter who is working to build up prizefighter George the Greek (George Givot)as the next Great White Hope that will defeat ... See full summary »

Director: Walter Graham | Stars: Joe Cook, George Givot, Bernadene Hayes, George Watts

Votes: 13

33. The Making of 'Shiner' (2001 TV Special)

20 min | Documentary, Short, Crime

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Stars: David Auld, John Auld, Frances Barber, Michael Caine

34. Annie Oakley (1954–1957)
Episode: Annie Rings the Bell (1956)

TV-PG | 30 min | Western

When Annie captures the outlaw who stole Gentleman Jim Corbett's championship belt and returned it to its rightful owner, the ex-world's heavyweight champion volunteers to fight in an ... See full summary »

Director: Ray Nazarro | Stars: Gail Davis, Jimmy Hawkins, Brad Johnson, Britt Lomond

Votes: 13

35. Route 66 (1960–1964)
Episode: Cries of Persons Close to One (1964)

TV-Y7 | 51 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

Tod and Linc, driving along the Eastern Coast of Florida, make the acquaintance of an uneducated alcoholic boxer and his faithful girlfriend after a melee. While Tod is hardly sympathetic, ... See full summary »

Director: Allen H. Miner | Stars: Martin Milner, Glenn Corbett, Michael Parks, Ellen Madison

Votes: 64

36. Sanford and Son (1972–1978)
Episode: Golden Boy (1975)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

Fred hopes to get rich quick by becoming co-owner of a boxer dubbed Junior Joe Louis. It then becomes Fred and Grady's job to get Junior into fighting shape before Friday's bout.

Director: Norman Abbott | Stars: Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson, Whitman Mayo, David Doyle

Votes: 116

37. Star Trek: Voyager (1995–2001)
Episode: Tsunkatse (2000)

TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Seven of Nine and Tuvok are enslaved while on an away mission, with Seven forced to fight in gladiatorial competitions to the death.

Director: Michael Vejar | Stars: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill

Votes: 1,903

38. Tales from the Crypt (1989–1996)
Episode: The Pit (1994)

Not Rated | 27 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy

Felix Johnson and Aaron Scott are two of the top martial arts fighters in their game. Their last fight was a draw, and for the most part, they can accept that. Its their wives who are a ... See full summary »

Director: John Harrison | Stars: Mark Dacascos, Debbe Dunning, Marjean Holden, Stoney Jackson

Votes: 611

39. Parels & zwijnen (2005– )
Episode: Raging Dex (2008)

42 min | Crime

Dex participates in a fixed boxing match which he is supposed to lose. However, someone kidnaps his sister and threatens to kill her if Dex doesn't win the fight.

Director: Marc Willard | Stars: Ruben Lürsen, Mike Libanon, Eva Duijvestein, Hans Croiset

40. Leverage (2008–2012)
Episode: The Tap-Out Job (2009)

TV-PG | 43 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

When a scheme against a crooked fight promoter goes awry, Eliot is forced to step into the ring.

Director: Marc Roskin | Stars: Timothy Hutton, Gina Bellman, Christian Kane, Beth Riesgraf

Votes: 757

41. The Mentalist (2008–2015)
Episode: Bloodsport (2011)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Patrick and the team investigate the murder of a woman with ties to two professional Cage Fighters.

Director: Roxann Dawson | Stars: Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang, Owain Yeoman

Votes: 1,245

42. Vegas (2012–2013)
Episode: All That Glitters (2012)

TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama

While the sheriff investigates the death of an Olympic boxer, Vincent runs into some difficulty when one of his Chicago bosses gets in trouble with the law.

Director: Greg Beeman | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Michael Chiklis, Carrie-Anne Moss, Sarah Jones

Votes: 130