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10 Best Movies Like Rise of the Gladiators

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

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#1
Opus

Opus

2025★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Rise of the Gladiators for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A young writer is invited to the remote compound of a legendary pop star who mysteriously disappeared thirty years ago. Surrounded by the star's cult of sycophants and intoxicated ...

#2
Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace

Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace

2013★ 8.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Rise of the Gladiators for fans of Family. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Mecha Mutt, a revolutionary remote-controlled lunar rover resembling a large canine, goes rogue at Houston's Annual Science Expo. Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace is the fourth in a s...

#3
Red

Red

2003★ 5.8

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

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#4
Rosalie Goes Shopping

Rosalie Goes Shopping

1989★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Rise of the Gladiators for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Rosalie loves to shop too much to let a little thing like no money stop her. When the local shopkeepers no longer take her bad checks or bad credit cards, she's finds herself out o...

#5
Beck: The Last Day

Beck: The Last Day

2016★ 5.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Rise of the Gladiators for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Two traffic officers on a quiet morning shift try to stop a car for speeding. When the car finally pulls over, the driver gets out and shoots at them, killing one of the officers i...

#6
Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives!

Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives!

1989★ 6.5

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

In the sixties, Eddie and the Cruisers were the hottest band around. But the tragic death of its lead singer broke the band up...only Eddie is not dead. He works as a carpenter in ...