Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 20, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The United

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

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#1
12 Mighty Orphans

12 Mighty Orphans

2021★ 7.2

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

Haunted by his mysterious past, a devoted high school football coach leads a scrawny team of orphans to the state championship during the Great Depression and inspires a broken nat...

#2
We Are Marshall

We Are Marshall

2006★ 6.9

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

When a plane crash claims the lives of members of the Marshall University football team and some of its fans, the team's new coach and his surviving players try to keep the footbal...

#3
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall

The Vanishing of Sidney Hall

2018★ 6.7

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

Over the course of 12 years, and three stages of life, Sidney Hall falls in love, writes the book of a generation and then disappears without a trace....

#4
Sidelined: The QB and Me

Sidelined: The QB and Me

2025★ 6.2

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

Dallas, a burdened but headstrong dancer, is determined to get into the best dance school in the country—her late mother’s alma mater. However, that dream is suddenly derailed when...

#5
The Jewel of the Nile

The Jewel of the Nile

1985★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The United for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Joan Wilder is thrust back into a world of murder, chases, foreign intrigue... and love. This time out she's duped by a duplicitous Arab dignitary who brings her to the Middle East...

#6
Home Run

Home Run

2013★ 6.2

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

A pro ball player with a substance abuse problem is forced into rehab in his hometown, finding new hope when he gets honest about his checkered past, and takes on coaching duties f...

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