Movies like Action! (2022)
The best movies like Action! (2022) are The Fabelmans (2022), The Karate Kid (1984) and The Color of Rain (2014). If Action! hooked you with its drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
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- Highest ratedDead Poets Society (1989)8.3/10 from 13,173 votes
- NewestSense and Sensibility (2026)Released 2026
The Fabelmans (2022)
Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Karate Kid (1984)
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.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Color of Rain (2014)
After cancer claims Matt Kell's life on Christmas Day 2005, his widow, Gina and two young boys are left to cope with the pain of his loss while their close church community gathers around them for support.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisI Believe in Unicorns (2015)
Feeling awkward and isolated, an imaginative and strong-willed teenage girl runs away from home with an older punk rock drifter.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Karate Kid Part III (1989)
Despondent over the closing of his karate school, Cobra Kai teacher John Kreese joins a ruthless businessman and martial artist to get revenge on Daniel and Mr. Miyagi.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisCall Me Crazy: A Five Film (2013)
A psychotherapist helps a law student cope with schizophrenia in one of five interconnected tales dealing with mental illness.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (2022)
The unlikely friendship of a boy, a mole, a fox and a horse traveling together in the boy's search for home.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisHere (2024)
An odyssey through time and memory, centered on a place in New Jersey where—from wilderness, and then, later, from a home—love, loss, struggle, hope and legacy play out between couples and families over generations.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThird Star (2010)
James and his three closest lifelong friends go on an ill-advised trip to the stunning coastal area of Barafundle Bay in West Wales. What follows is a touching and comical adventure dealing with friendship, heroism and love.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisIf Anything Happens I Love You (2020)
Grieving parents journey through an emotional void as they mourn the loss of a child after a tragic school shooting.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBrian's Song (1971)
Based on the real-life relationship between teammates Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers and the bond established when Piccolo discovers that he is dying.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHomeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story (2003)
Based on a true story. Liz Murray is a young girl who is taken care of by her loving, but drug-addicted parents. Liz becomes homeless at 15 and after a tragedy comes upon her, she begins her work to finish high school.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisUnconditional (2012)
Samantha Crawford is living a storybook life: she’s happily married, she lives on a ranch where she keeps her beloved horse, and the stories she’s told and illustrated since childhood have become published books. When her husband Billy is killed in a senseless act of violence, Sam loses her faith and her will to live. But a death-defying encounter with two children leads to a reunion with Joe, her oldest friend. As Sam watches “Papa” Joe care for and love the kids in his under-resourced neighborhood, she begins to realize that no matter life’s circumstances, the love of God is always reaching out to us.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDead Poets Society (1989)
At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern headmaster.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisGlengarry Glen Ross (1992)
An examination of the machinations behind the scenes at a real estate office. Unscrupulous salesmen try to hawk dubious real estate to suckers.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAn American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong (2009)
A fourth grader and her friends deal with bullying from a more popular girl in their class.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFather Mother Sister Brother (2025)
Estranged siblings reunite after years apart, forced to confront unresolved tensions and reevaluate their strained relationships with their emotionally distant parents.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Plague (2025)
A socially awkward tween endures the ruthless hierarchy at a water polo camp, his anxiety spiraling into psychological turmoil over the summer.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMr. Church (2016)
A unique friendship develops when a little girl and her dying mother inherit a cook - Mr. Church. What begins as an arrangement that should only last six months, instead spans fifteen years.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFruitvale Station (2013)
Oakland, California. Young Afro-American Oscar Grant crosses paths with family members, friends, enemies and strangers before facing his fate on the platform at Fruitvale Station, in the early morning hours of New Year's Day 2009.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFirst Last Summer (2021)
The world as we know it is dying before our very eyes. At a secret military centre somewhere on the Polish seacoast, scientists and the military are conducting research on a technology to transform repeat offenders with life sentences into animals. A young employee of the centre tries to free one of the female prisoners marked for the conversion.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Out of Focus (2025)
Film students are pushed to their limits by the chaotic nature of a film set. As their film goes from pitch to production, they find out what it means to create something meaningful.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Solo (TBA)
Upon being offered a record deal, one half of an independent music duo must decide how much he is willing to sacrifice for fame.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Brother Mary (2021)
To understand a mysterious man in a Victorian gown who sings praises to God on the streets of contemporary Vancouver, we meet the people who claim to be closest to him.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Confessional (2025)
A game of hide-n-seek between teenage friends in a small town takes a turn when Skye hides inside a Church confessional booth.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Blow (2020)
Arthur has a girlfriend, they train together in a boxing club, they are 18 years old and go to the same high school. One evening, Ewa confides in him about an affair she once had with an older man. This news has a strong influence on Arthur. During the next training session, he unloads his aggression on her, which starts a game of mutual provocation between them.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Sense and Sensibility (2026)
A charming, witty, and deeply relatable story of love and sisterhood.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisUNFINISHED (2025)
"UNFINISHED" represents a life left on hold. This film depicts a repetition of the days that follow. A mental spiral that seems to have no end and, because of it, everything remains unfinished. A mix of everyday reality with what goes on in the imprisoned mind that, due to its own problems and frustrations, ends up becoming increasingly involved in its thoughts and stuck in a routine at home, while life outside remains "unfinished."
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Red (2019)
A young woman becomes close with a mechanic who feels responsible for the death of her brother.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Motorcycle (2019)
Raised by an overprotective mother and having recently moved from the city, 17 year old Wojtek tries to fit in by taking part in a local motorcycle competition.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Action!?
The closest matches to Action! are The Fabelmans (2022), The Karate Kid (1984) and The Color of Rain (2014). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Action!?
Start with The Fabelmans (2022), the closest match to Action!.
What is the highest-rated movie like Action!?
Dead Poets Society (1989), rated 8.3/10 by 13,173 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Action!?
Sense and Sensibility (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
How are movies similar to Action! chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Action!, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.