50 Movies Like Bloodsport (1988) You Need to Watch Next
An American Army Major goes AWOL to Hong Kong for an outlawed martial arts contest called the Kumite.
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If you loved Bloodsport (1988) by Newt Arnold, here are 50 movies that share its content DNA. iRankMovies measures real similarity using cosine similarity across eight weighted dimensions — genre (50%), tone (12%), pace (10%), structure (8%), era (7%), theme (6%), audience (4%) and narrative perspective (3%) — not just the rating. The closest matches according to our analysis are Kickboxer, Boyka: Undisputed IV, In Hell. Every title is ranked by how closely it matches and backed by the iRank Score, a composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb across 12,000+ analysed titles.
50 Movies Similar to Bloodsport
Kickboxer
1989 · Mark DiSalle
If your enemy refuses to be humbled... Destroy him. Accompanied by his brother Kurt, American kickboxing champion Eric Sloane, arrives in Thailand to defeat the Eastern warriors at their own sport. Hi
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Boyka: Undisputed IV
2016 · Todor Chapkanov
In the fourth installment of the fighting franchise, Boyka is shooting for the big leagues when an accidental death in the ring makes him question everything he stands for. When he finds out the wife
In common: Action · Drama
In Hell
2003 · Ringo Lam Ling-Tung
A man must survive a prison where hardened criminals battle to the death for the warden's entertainment.
In common: Action · Drama · Thriller
Game of Death
1978 · Robert Clouse
A martial arts movie star must fake his death to find the people who are trying to kill him.
In common: Action · Drama · Thriller
Fist of Fury
1972 · Lo Wei
During the Japanese occupation of Shanghai, Chen Zhen, the star pupil of a recently-deceased martial arts teacher battles a Japanese dojo which seeks the demise of his fighting school.
In common: Action · Drama · Thriller
Never Back Down
2008 · Jeff Wadlow
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
In common: Action · Drama
Ip Man
2008 · Wilson Yip
A semi-biographical account of Yip Man, the first martial arts master to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun. The film focuses on events surrounding Ip that took place in the city of Foshan bet
In common: Action · Drama
Walking Tall
2004 · Kevin Bray
A former U.S. soldier returns to his hometown to find it overrun by crime and corruption, which prompts him to clean house.
In common: Action · Drama
Oldboy
2013 · Spike Lee
A man has only three and a half days and limited resources to discover why he was imprisoned in a nondescript room for 20 years without any explanation.
In common: Action · Drama
Undisputed II: Last Man Standing
2006 · Isaac Florentine
Heavyweight Champ George "Iceman" Chambers is sent to a Russian jail on trumped-up drug charges. In order to win his freedom he must fight against the jailhouse fighting champ Uri Boyka in a battle to
In common: Action · Drama
Blood and Bone
2009 · Ben Ramsey
In Los Angeles, an ex-con takes the underground fighting world by storm in his quest to fulfill a promise to a dead friend.
In common: Action · Drama
The Protector
2005 · Prachya Pinkaew
A young fighter named Kham must go to Australia to retrieve his stolen elephant. With the help of a Thai-born Australian detective, Kham must take on all comers, including a gang led by an evil woman
In common: Action · Drama
Double Impact
1991 · Sheldon Lettich
Jean Claude Van Damme plays a dual role as Alex and Chad, twins separated at the death of their parents. Chad is raised by a family retainer in Paris, Alex becomes a petty crook in Hong Kong. Seeing a
In common: Action · Drama
Undisputed III: Redemption
2010 · Isaac Florentine
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 clean
In common: Action · Drama
Under Siege
1992 · Andrew Davis
A disgruntled ex-CIA operative, his assistant and their assembled group of terrorists seize a battleship with nuclear blackmail in mind. They've planned for every contingency but ignore the ship's coo
In common: Action · Thriller
Mile 22
2018 · Peter Berg
An elite group of American operatives, aided by a top-secret tactical command team, must transport an asset who holds life-threatening information to an extraction point 22 miles away through the host
In common: Action · Thriller
Rambo: Last Blood
2019 · Adrian Grünberg
After fighting his demons for decades, John Rambo now lives in peace on his family ranch in Arizona, but his rest is interrupted when Gabriela, the granddaughter of his housekeeper María, disappears a
In common: Action · Drama · Thriller
The Karate Kid
1984 · John G. Avildsen
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-b
In common: Action · Drama
The Fugitive
1993 · Andrew Davis
Wrongfully convicted of murdering his wife and sentenced to death, Richard Kimble escapes from the law in an attempt to find the real killer and clear his name.
In common: Action · Drama · Thriller
Enemy of the State
1998 · Tony Scott
When the videotape of the murder of a congressman unknowingly ends up in the hands of labor lawyer and dedicated family man Robert Clayton Dean, he is framed for the murder. With the help of the myste
In common: Action · Drama · Thriller
White House Down
2013 · Roland Emmerich
Capitol Policeman John Cale has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service protecting President James Sawyer. Not wanting to let down his little girl with the news, he takes her on a tour
In common: Action · Drama · Thriller
Captain Phillips
2013 · Paul Greengrass
The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.
In common: Action · Drama · Thriller
The Last Duel
2021 · Ridley Scott
King Charles VI declares that Knight Jean de Carrouges settle his dispute with his squire, Jacques Le Gris, by challenging him to a duel.
In common: Action · Drama
Lionheart
1990 · Sheldon Lettich
Lyon Gaultier is a deserter in the Foreign Legion arriving in the USA entirely hard up. He finds his brother between life and death and his sister-in-law without the money needed to heal her husband a
In common: Action
The Marksman
2021 · Robert Lorenz
Jim Hanson’s quiet life is suddenly disturbed by two people crossing the US/Mexico border – a woman and her young son – desperate to flee a Mexican cartel. After a shootout leaves the mother dead, Jim
In common: Action · Drama · Thriller
Snitch
2013 · Ric Roman Waugh
Construction company owner John Matthews learns that his estranged son, Jason, has been arrested for drug trafficking. Facing an unjust prison sentence for a first time offender courtesy of mandatory
In common: Action · Drama · Thriller
The Grandmaster
2013 · Wong Kar-Wai
Ip Man's peaceful life in Foshan changes after Gong Yutian seeks an heir for his family in Southern China. Ip Man then meets Gong Er who challenges him for the sake of regaining her family's honor. Af
In common: Action · Drama
Joint Security Area
2000 · Park Chan-wook
Two North Korean soldiers are killed in the border area between North and South Korea, prompting an investigation by a neutral body. The sergeant is the shooter, but the lead investigator, a Swiss-Kor
In common: Action · Drama · Thriller
Ice Road: Vengeance
2025 · Jonathan Hensleigh
Big rig ice road driver Mike McCann travels to Nepal to scatter his late brother’s ashes on Mt. Everest. While on a packed tour bus traversing the deadly 12,000 ft. terrain of the infamous Road to the
In common: Action · Drama · Thriller
Road House
2024 · Doug Liman
Ex-UFC fighter Dalton takes a job as a bouncer at a Florida Keys roadhouse, only to discover that this paradise is not all it seems.
In common: Action · Drama · Thriller
Shooter
2007 · Antoine Fuqua
A top Marine sniper, Bob Lee Swagger, leaves the military after a mission goes horribly awry and disappears, living in seclusion. He is coaxed back into service after a high-profile government officia
In common: Action · Drama · Thriller
Man on Fire
2004 · Tony Scott
Jaded ex-CIA operative John Creasy reluctantly accepts a job as the bodyguard for a 10-year-old girl in Mexico City. They clash at first, but eventually bond, and when she's kidnapped he's consumed by
In common: Action · Drama · Thriller
San Andreas
2015 · Brad Peyton
In the aftermath of a massive earthquake in California, a rescue-chopper pilot makes a dangerous journey across the state in order to rescue his estranged daughter.
In common: Action · Drama · Thriller
Fearless
2006 · Ronny Yu
After going through a series of tragic events in his life, martial arts master Huo Yuanjia returns to Tianjin and must fight four international soldiers, in order to safeguard his nation's pride.
In common: Action · Drama
Munich
2005 · Steven Spielberg
During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black September. In retaliation, the Israeli government recrui
In common: Action · Drama
Creed II
2018 · Steven Caple Jr.
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.
In common: Action · Drama
Southpaw
2015 · Antoine Fuqua
Billy "The Great" Hope, the reigning junior middleweight boxing champion, has an impressive career, a loving wife and daughter, and a lavish lifestyle. However, when tragedy strikes, Billy hits rock b
In common: Action · Drama
Rush
2013 · Ron Howard
In the 1970s, a rivalry propels race car drivers Niki Lauda and James Hunt to fame and glory — until a horrible accident threatens to end it all.
In common: Action · Drama
Creed III
2023 · Michael B. Jordan
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 common: Action · Drama
The Smashing Machine
2025 · Benny Safdie
In the late 1990s, up-and-coming mixed martial artist Mark Kerr aspires to become the greatest fighter in the world. However, he must also battle his opioid dependence and a volatile relationship with
In common: Action · Drama
Driven
2001 · Renny Harlin
Talented rookie race-car driver Jimmy Bly has started losing his focus and begins to slip in the race rankings. It's no wonder, with the immense pressure being shoveled on him by his overly ambitious
In common: Action · Drama
F1
2025 · Joseph Kosinski
Racing legend Sonny Hayes is coaxed out of retirement to lead a struggling Formula 1 team—and mentor a young hotshot driver—while chasing one more chance at glory.
In common: Action · Drama
Marty Supreme
2025 · Josh Safdie
Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness.
In common: Drama · Thriller
Ford v Ferrari
2019 · James Mangold
American car designer Carroll Shelby and the British-born driver Ken Miles work together to battle corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary r
In common: Action · Drama
Oldboy
2003 · Park Chan-wook
With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.
In common: Action · Drama
The Karate Kid Part II
1986 · John G. Avildsen
Summoned by his dying father, Miyagi returns to his homeland of Okinawa, with Daniel, after a 40-year exile. There he must confront Yukie, the love of his youth, and Sato, his former best friend turne
In common: Action · Drama
Undisputed
2002 · Walter Hill
Monroe Hutchens is the heavyweight champion of Sweetwater, a maximum security prison. He was convicted to a life sentence due to a passionate crime. Iceman Chambers is the heavyweight champion, who lo
In common: Action · Drama
The Man with the Golden Gun
1974 · Guy Hamilton
Cool government operative James Bond searches for a stolen invention that can turn the sun's heat into a destructive weapon. He soon crosses paths with the menacing Francisco Scaramanga, a hitman so s
In common: Action · Thriller
The Expendables
2010 · Sylvester Stallone
Barney Ross leads a band of highly skilled mercenaries including knife enthusiast Lee Christmas, a martial arts expert Yin Yang, heavy weapons specialist Hale Caesar, demolitionist Toll Road, and a lo
In common: Action · Thriller
Ninja Assassin
2009 · James McTeigue
Ninja Assassin follows Raizo, one of the deadliest assassins in the world. Taken from the streets as a child, he was transformed into a trained killer by the Ozunu Clan, a secret society whose very ex
In common: Action · Thriller