Movies like The Best Of Steve Sterling (2004)
The best movies like The Best Of Steve Sterling (2004) are Grudge Match (2013), 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic (2020) and Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956). If The Best Of Steve Sterling hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedCoyote vs. Acme (2026)8.2/10 from 1,463 votes
- NewestCoyote vs. Acme (2026)Released 2026
Grudge Match (2013)
A pair of aging boxing rivals are coaxed out of retirement to fight one final bout -- 30 years after their last match.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like this40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic (2020)
Sylvester Stallone and John G. Avildsen narrate behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Rocky" to mark the film's 40th anniversary.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSomebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
The story of boxer Rocky Graziano's rise from juvenile delinquent to world champ.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Starling (2021)
A woman adjusting to life after a loss contends with a feisty bird that's taken over her garden — and a husband who's struggling to find a way forward.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDodgeBall: A True Underdog Story (2004)
When megalomaniacal White Goodman, the owner of a trendy, high-end fitness center, makes a move to take over the struggling local gym run by happy-go-lucky Pete La Fleur, there's only one way for La Fleur to fight back: dodgeball. Aided by a dodgeball guru and Goodman's attorney, La Fleur and his rag-tag team of underdogs launch a knock-down, drag-out battle in which the winner takes all.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFacing the Giants (2006)
A losing coach with an underdog football team faces their giants of fear and failure on and off the field to surprising results.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisOnly the Valiant (1951)
Only the Valiant, a classic western adventure, based on a novel by Charles Marquis Warren, the film tells the story of a Cavalry officer who volunteers for a suicidal mission to fight the hostile Apaches in an effort to prove his loyalty to his men and the woman he loves.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPerfect Addiction (2023)
A female boxing trainer discovers that her champion cage-fighter boyfriend has been cheating on her with her sister and decides to seek revenge by training up his arch-rival to challenge him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPitch Perfect 3 (2017)
After the highs of winning the world championships, the Bellas find themselves split apart and discovering there aren't job prospects for making music with your mouth. But when they get the chance to reunite for an overseas USO tour, this group of awesome nerds will come together to make some music, and some questionable decisions, one last time.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTristan & Isolde (2006)
An affair between the second in line to Britain's throne and the princess of the feuding Irish spells doom for the young lovers.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCoyote vs. Acme (2026)
After Acme products fail him one too many times in his dogged pursuit of the Roadrunner, Wile E. Coyote decides to hire a billboard lawyer to sue the Acme Corporation.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisHow to Eat Fried Worms (2006)
During the first day of his new school year, a fifth grade boy squares off against a bully and winds up accepting a dare that could change the balance of power within the class.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMarry Me (2022)
After finding out about her fiancé's cheating ways, a pop superstar impulsively marries a total stranger. They must soon decide if two people from such different worlds can find true love.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisShanghai Knights (2003)
When a Chinese rebel murders Chon's estranged father and escapes to England, Chon and Roy make their way to London with revenge on their minds.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Kindergarten Teacher (2018)
Lisa Spinelli is a Staten Island teacher who is unusually devoted to her students. When she discovers one of her five-year-olds is a prodigy, she becomes fascinated with the boy, ultimately risking her family and freedom to nurture his talent.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDuel at Diablo (1966)
In Apache territory, a supply Army column heads for the next fort, an ex-scout searches for the killer of his Native wife, and a housewife abandons her husband to rejoin her Apache lover's tribe.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like this50 to 1 (2014)
A misfit group of New Mexico cowboys find themselves on the journey of a lifetime when they learn their crooked-footed racehorse qualifies to run in the Kentucky Derby. Based on the true story of Mine That Bird, the cowboys must overcome impossible odds even before they reach Churchill Downs and the land of Kentucky's blue bloods.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Prince & Me 4: The Elephant Adventure (2010)
One year after their royal wedding, King Edvard and Queen Paige of Denmark receive an invitation to attend the wedding of Princess Myra of Sangyoon. Upon their arrival, Paige finds Myra is unhappy with her arranged marriage to the brooding and sinister Kah and is secretly in love with a young elephant handler named Alu.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCall Me Lucky (2015)
An inspiring, triumphant and wickedly funny portrait of one of comedy’s most enigmatic and important figures, CALL ME LUCKY tells the story of Barry Crimmins, a beer-swilling, politically outspoken and whip-smart comic whose efforts in the 70s and 80s fostered the talents of the next generation of standup comedians. But beneath Crimmins’ gruff, hard-drinking, curmudgeonly persona lay an undercurrent of rage stemming from his long-suppressed and horrific abuse as a child – a rage that eventually found its way out of the comedy clubs and television shows and into the political arena.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHands of Stone (2016)
The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Best Of Steve Sterling?
The closest matches to The Best Of Steve Sterling are Grudge Match (2013), 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic (2020) and Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Best Of Steve Sterling?
Start with Grudge Match (2013), the closest match to The Best Of Steve Sterling.
What is the highest-rated movie like The Best Of Steve Sterling?
Coyote vs. Acme (2026), rated 8.2/10 by 1,463 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Best Of Steve Sterling?
Coyote vs. Acme (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like The Best Of Steve Sterling?
Yes: Grudge Match (2013), 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic (2020) and Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956).
How are movies similar to The Best Of Steve Sterling chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Best Of Steve Sterling, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.