Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 16, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Boxers

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

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#1
The Boxer from Shantung

The Boxer from Shantung

1972★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Boxers for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Leaving the poverty of his life in Shantung to seek fortune in Shanghai, The Boxer is instead drawn into a world of corruption, gang warfare and evil... Where his only protection i...

#2
Jungleland

Jungleland

2020★ 6.4

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

Stanley manages his boxer brother Lion but when a devastating loss in the ring leaves the pair in debt, an opportunity to recoup the cash leads to a series of misadventures that th...

#3
Once Upon a Time in Shanghai

Once Upon a Time in Shanghai

2014★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Boxers for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A laborer moves to Shanghai in the hope of becoming rich. But ends up using his kung fu skills to survive. Remake of The Boxer From Shantung....

#4
Never Back Down: Revolt

Never Back Down: Revolt

2021★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Boxers for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

An amateur fighter is lured by a trafficking syndicate specializing in elite underground fighting where her brutal captor forces her to fight or face certain death....

#5
Five Fingers of Death

Five Fingers of Death

1972★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Boxers for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A young boxer joins a martial arts school to increase his skill so he can enter a martial arts competition. He leaves the school when he hears that a local gangster is terrorizing ...

#6
Champion

Champion

1949★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Boxers 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....

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