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Movies that feel likeRocky V (1990)

A lifetime of taking shots has ended Rocky’s career, and a crooked accountant has left him broke. Inspired by the memory of his trainer, however, Rocky finds glory in training and takes on an up-and-coming boxer.

If you loved Rocky V, the closest films we have are The Karate Kid (1984), Remember the Titans (2000) and Death Proof (2007). All three share Rocky V's warm feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Wendy and Lucy (2008).

πŸ… 31% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 5.4 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. John G. Avildsencontemplativekineticwarm
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Rocky (1976) Β· Rocky II (1979) Β· Rocky III (1982) Β· Rocky IV (1985) Β· Rocky Balboa (2006)

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The Karate Kid
1984 Β· dir. John G. Avildsen
πŸ… 81%β˜… 7.4action Β· drama Β· familyNetflix

John G. Avildsen working the same nerve twice

The difference: Reviewed even better

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, who study karate at the Cobra Kai dojo under ruthless sensei John Kreese. Fortunately, Daniel befriends Mr. Miyagi, an unassuming repairman who just happens to be a martial arts master himself. Miyagi takes Daniel under his wing, training him in a more compassionate form of karate for self-defense and, later, preparing him to compete against the brutal Cobra Kai.

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Remember the Titans
2000 Β· dir. Boaz Yakin
πŸ… 72%β˜… 7.8dramaDisney+

Two things both keep coming back to: friendship and sports

The difference: Trades the momentum of Rocky V for an angle of its own

After leading his football team to 15 winning seasons, coach Bill Yoast is demoted and replaced by Herman Boone – tough, opinionated and as different from the beloved Yoast as he could be. The two men learn to overcome their differences and turn a group of hostile young men into champions.

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Death Proof
2007 Β· dir. Quentin Tarantino
πŸ… 66%β˜… 7action Β· thriller

Kinetic and warm in the same breath

The difference: Easier on the stillness than Rocky V

Austin's hottest DJ, Jungle Julia, sets out into the night to unwind with her two friends Shanna and Arlene. Covertly tracking their moves is Stuntman Mike, a scarred rebel leering from behind the wheel of his muscle car, revving just feet away.

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Dead Presidents
1995 Β· dir. Albert Hughes
πŸ… 47%β˜… 6.9crime Β· drama Β· actionStarz

Drama built on stillness, twice over

The difference: Leans harder into crime than Rocky V does

On the streets they call cash dead presidents. And that's just what a Vietnam veteran is after when he returns home from the war only to find himself drawn into a life of crime. With the aid of his fellow vets he plans the ultimate heist -- a daring robbery of an armored car filled with unmarked U.S. currency!

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Wendy and Lucy
2008 Β· dir. Kelly Reichardt
πŸ… 85%β˜… 7.1drama

Common ground: friendship

A near-penniless drifter's journey to Alaska in search of work is interrupted when she loses her dog while attempting to shoplift food for it.

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La Haine
1995 Β· dir. Mathieu Kassovitz
πŸ… 96%β˜… 8.1drama

Contemplative action in both cases

After a chaotic night of rioting in a marginal suburb of Paris, three young friends, Vinz, Hubert and SaΓ―d, wander around unoccupied waiting for news about the state of health of a mutual friend who has been seriously injured when confronting the police.

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In a Better World
2010 Β· dir. Susanne Bier
πŸ… 77%β˜… 7.6drama

Drama with a pulse of warmth, in both cases

The difference: Made in the 2010s, in a different era of the craft

The lives of two Danish families cross each other, and an extraordinary but risky friendship comes into bud. But loneliness, frailty and sorrow lie in wait.

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Pusher 3
2005 Β· dir. Nicolas Winding Refn
πŸ… 93%β˜… 7.3action Β· thriller Β· crime

Kinetic action, and it commits to that

Milo is aging, he is planning his daughter's 25th birthday, and his shipment of heroin turns out to be 10,000 pills of ecstasy. When Milo tries to sell the pills anyway, all Hell breaks loose and his only chance is to ask for help from his ex-henchman and old friend Radovan.

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The Hidden Fortress
1958 Β· dir. Akira Kurosawa
πŸ… 96%β˜… 8drama Β· action Β· adventureMax

Both lean on stillness more than on drama

In feudal Japan, during a bloody war between clans, two cowardly and greedy peasants, soldiers of a defeated army, stumble upon a mysterious man who guides them to a fortress hidden in the mountains.

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The Legend of Drunken Master
1994 Β· dir. Lau Kar-leung
πŸ… 85%β˜… 7.5action Β· comedy

The same preoccupation in both: parents and children

Returning home with his father after a shopping expedition, Wong Fei-hung is unwittingly caught up in the battle between foreigners who wish to export ancient Chinese artifacts and loyalists who don't want the pieces to leave the country. Fei-hung must fight against the foreigners using his Drunken Boxing style, and overcome his father's antagonism as well.

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Fearless
2006 Β· dir. Ronny Yu
πŸ… 73%β˜… 7.5drama Β· action

Different title, same corner of the shelf

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.

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Another Round
2020 Β· dir. Thomas Vinterberg
πŸ… 93%β˜… 7.7dramaNetflix

The shared currency is warmth

Four stagnant high school teachers decide to test out a theory that maintaining a constant level of intoxication will improve their overall lives.

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