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10 Best Movies Like Golden Boy

If you loved Golden Boy, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Champion

Champion

1949★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Golden Boy for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An unscrupulous boxer fights his way to the top, but eventually alienates all of the people who helped him on the way up....

#2
The Set-Up

The Set-Up

1949★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Golden Boy for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter....

#3
Somebody Up There Likes Me

Somebody Up There Likes Me

1956★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Golden Boy for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story of boxer Rocky Graziano's rise from juvenile delinquent to world champ....

#4
The Champ

The Champ

1979★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Golden Boy for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Billy used to be a great boxer, but he's settled into a hardscrabble life that revolves around drinking, training horses, and the one bright spot in his existence — his young son, ...

#5
Each Dawn I Die

Each Dawn I Die

1939★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Golden Boy for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter's criticism of his criminal activities and decides to frame the reporter for manslaughter in ord...

#6
The Damned Don't Cry

The Damned Don't Cry

1950★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Golden Boy for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Fed up with her small-town marriage, a woman goes after the big time and gets mixed up with the mob....

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