Movies like Big Fan (2009)
The best movies like Big Fan (2009) are The Hammer (2007), Game 6 (2006) and Stay Hungry (1976). If Big Fan hooked you with its comedy and drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedHustle (2022)7.7/10 from 2,978 votes
- NewestThe Dink (2026)Released 2026
The Hammer (2007)
Approaching forty, Ferro is unsatisfied with his life as a construction worker and part-time boxing instructor in Los Angeles, CA. After a successful bout with a young pro boxer, Ferro decides to don the gloves one last time. The movie recounts his unlikely quest for Olympic gold.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGame 6 (2006)
Combining real and fictional events, this movie centers around the historic 1986 World Series, and a day in the life of a playwright who skips opening night to watch the momentous game.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisStay Hungry (1976)
A dishonest businessman asks rich layabout Craig Blake to help him buy a gym, which will be demolished for a development project in Alabama. But after spending time with weightlifter Joe Santo and gym worker Mary Tate Farnsworth, Craig wants out of the deal. The property negotiations turn ugly, causing a brawl at the gym and a spectacle at a big bodybuilding meet, as Craig learns that it's not easy to turn your back on fair-weather friends.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisGoon (2012)
Doug Glatt, a slacker who discovers he has a talent for brawling, is approached by a minor league hockey coach and invited to join the team as the "muscle." Despite the fact that Glatt can't skate, his best friend, Pat, convinces him to give it a shot, and Glatt becomes a hero to the team and their fans, until the league's reigning goon becomes threatened by Glatt's success and decides to even the score.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWin Win (2011)
When down-on-his-luck part-time high school wrestling coach Mike agrees to become legal guardian to an elderly man, his ward's troubled grandson turns out to be a star grappler, sparking dreams of a big win -- until the boy's mother retrieves him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPlay It to the Bone (1999)
Two aging fighters in LA, friends, get a call from a Vegas promoter because his undercard fighters for a Mike Tyson bout that night are suddenly unavailable. He wants them to box each other. They agree as long as the winner gets a shot at the middleweight title. They enlist Grace, Cesar's current and Vinnie's ex girlfriend, to drive them to Vegas.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisDiggstown (1992)
Gabriel Caine has just been released from prison when he sets up a bet with a business man who owns most of Diggstown, a boxing-mad town. The bet is that Gabe can find a boxer that will knock out 10 Diggstown men, in a boxing ring, within 24 hours. Roy 'Honey' Palmer is that man that, at 48, many say he is too old.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMr. 3000 (2004)
Aging baseball star who goes by the nickname, Mr. 3000, finds out many years after retirement that he didn't quite reach 3,000 hits. Now at age 47 he's back to try and reach that goal.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisSweet Dreams (2024)
Morris navigates his way through a mandatory stay at Sweet Dreams sober living. In an attempt to get his life back on track, he agrees to coach a misfit softball team of his fellow housemates.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Phenom (2016)
A rookie pitcher undergoes psychotherapy to overcome the yips.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisSlap Shot (1977)
To build up attendance at their games, the management of a struggling minor-league hockey team signs up the Hanson Brothers, three hard-charging players whose job is to demolish the opposition.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Best of Times (1986)
A small-town loser determines to have one more shot at the big time by winning a football game.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Brawler (2019)
The true story of underdog boxer, Chuck Wepner, who gets a shot to fight the champ, Muhammed Ali.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Breaking Away (1979)
Dave, nineteen, has just graduated high school, with his three friends: the comical Cyril, the warm hearted but short-tempered Moocher, and the athletic, spiteful but good-hearted Mike. Now, Dave enjoys racing bikes and hopes to race the Italians one day, and even takes up the Italian culture, much to his friends' and parents' annoyance.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisReady to Rumble (2000)
Two slacker wrestling fans are devastated by the ousting of their favorite character by an unscrupulous promoter.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisMen with Brooms (2002)
A decade ago, curler Chris Cutter disappeared suddenly on the verge of stardom, dropping his curling stones to the bottom of a lake and leaving his fiancée, Julie Foley, at the altar. But when his former coach dies, Cutter returns home for the funeral and attempts to fulfill the man's last wishes. The team is reunited under Cutter's estranged dad, Gordon — himself a former curling star — for a final attempt at glory.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Eephus (2025)
As an imminent construction project looms over their beloved small-town baseball field, a pair of New England rec-league teams face off for the last time. Tensions flare up and ceremonial laughs are shared as an era of camaraderie and escapism fades into an uncertain future.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBull Durham (1988)
Veteran catcher Crash Davis is brought to the minor league Durham Bulls to help their up and coming pitching prospect, "Nuke" Laloosh. Their relationship gets off to a rocky start and is further complicated when baseball groupie Annie Savoy sets her sights on the two men.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMoneyball (2011)
The story of Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball team on a budget, by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Color of Money (1986)
Former pool hustler "Fast Eddie" Felson decides he wants to return to the game by taking a pupil. He meets talented but green Vincent Lauria and proposes a partnership. As they tour pool halls, Eddie teaches Vincent the tricks of scamming, but he eventually grows frustrated with Vincent's showboat antics, leading to an argument and a falling-out. Eddie takes up playing again and soon crosses paths with Vincent as an opponent.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHustle (2022)
After discovering a once-in-a-lifetime player with a rocky past abroad, a down on his luck basketball scout takes it upon himself to bring the phenom to the States without his team's approval. Against the odds, they have one final shot to prove they have what it takes to make it in the NBA.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisJerry Maguire (1996)
Jerry Maguire used to be a typical sports agent: willing to do just about anything he could to get the biggest possible contracts for his clients, plus a nice commission for himself. Then, one day, he suddenly has second thoughts about what he's really doing. When he voices these doubts, he ends up losing his job and all of his clients, save Rod Tidwell, an egomaniacal football player.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Replacements (2000)
Maverick old-guard coach Jimmy McGinty is hired in the wake of a players' strike to help the Washington Sentinels advance to the playoffs. But that impossible dream hinges on whether his replacements can hunker down and do the job. So, McGinty dusts off his secret dossier of ex-players who never got a chance (or screwed up the one they were given) and knits together a bad-dream team of guys who just may give the Sentinels their title shot.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Fighter (2010)
Boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded in life after nearly being KO'd by drugs and crime.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMy All American (2015)
Freddie Steinmark, an underdog on the gridiron, faces the toughest challenge of his life after leading his team to a championship season.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Dink (2026)
Desperate to save a struggling country club and earn his father's respect, a washed-up tennis pro is compelled to break a sacred vow and do the unthinkable: play pickleball.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like this50/50 (2011)
Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisA Somewhat Gentle Man (2010)
After serving a 12-year sentence for killing the man that slept with his wife, a man ponders whether he should try and reconcile with his family, or take revenge on those who turned him in.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSpaceman (2016)
Story of former major league baseball pitcher Bill 'Spaceman' Lee following his release by the Montreal Expos.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Flinch (2021)
A young Hitman--who lives with his mother--develops feelings for the witness of a murder he committed.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Big Fan?
The closest matches to Big Fan are The Hammer (2007), Game 6 (2006) and Stay Hungry (1976). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Big Fan?
People who watched Big Fan most often go on to The Hammer (2007), Game 6 (2006) and Stay Hungry (1976).
What is the highest-rated movie like Big Fan?
Hustle (2022), rated 7.7/10 by 2,978 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Big Fan?
The Dink (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Big Fan?
Yes: The Hammer (2007), Game 6 (2006) and Stay Hungry (1976).
How are movies similar to Big Fan chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Big Fan, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.