Movies like Anthony Joshua vs. Carlos Takam (2017)
The best movies like Anthony Joshua vs. Carlos Takam (2017) are Jawbone (2017), In the Blood (2014) and Never Back Down: Revolt (2021). If Anthony Joshua vs. Carlos Takam hooked you with its action, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedMortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind (2022)7.7/10 from 253 votes
- NewestSam Goodman vs. Cesar Vaca Espinoza (2025)Released 2025
Jawbone (2017)
A former youth boxing champion, Jimmy McCabe is a man in search of hope but looking in all the wrong places. When he hits rock bottom he turns to his childhood boxing club and the only family he has left: gym owner Bill corner man Eddie and promoter Joe. Back in training, years after anyone thought he was a contender, he risks his life, as he tries to stand tall and regain his place in the world.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIn the Blood (2014)
When her husband goes missing during their Caribbean vacation, a woman sets off on her own to take down the men she thinks are responsible.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisNever Back Down: Revolt (2021)
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.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRise of the Footsoldier (2007)
Carlton Leach rises from one of the most feared generals of the football terraces to becoming a member of a notorious gang of criminals who rampaged their way through London and Essex in the late '80s and early '90s.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisUndisputed II: Last Man Standing (2006)
Heavyweight Champ George "Iceman" Chambers is sent to a Russian jail on trumped-up drug charges. In order to win his freedom he must fight against the jailhouse fighting champ Uri Boyka in a battle to the death. This time he is not fighting for a title, he is fighting for his life!
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisShadow Master (2022)
After being slain by a group of criminals, a man is reborn with animal-like superpowers and makes it his mission to right the wrongs of his city.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBlood and Bone (2009)
In Los Angeles, an ex-con takes the underground fighting world by storm in his quest to fulfill a promise to a dead friend.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAccident Man (2018)
Mike Fallon, the Accident Man, is a stone cold killer. When a loved one is murdered by his own crew, Fallon is forced to avenge the one person who actually meant something to him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAl Capone (1959)
In this unusually accurate biography, small-time hood Al Capone comes to Chicago at the dawn of Prohibition to be the bodyguard of racketeer Johnny Torrio. Capone's rise in Chicago gangdom is followed through murder, extortion, and political fraud. He becomes head of Chicago's biggest "business," but moves inexorably toward his downfall and ignominious end.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSavaged (2014)
After thugs brutalize a deaf-mute woman, the spirit of an Apache warrior takes over her lifeless body and sets out on a bloodthirsty quest for revenge.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisConvict (2014)
Set in the dark and old Parramatta prison built by the original convicts our lead character Ray a war veteran finds himself serving 18 months for manslaughter after defending his fiance. He soon realizes that the prison boss has it in for him and does everything possible to break Ray even going after his fiance.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDaylight's End (2016)
Years after a mysterious plague has devastated the planet and turned most of humanity into blood-hungry creatures, a rogue drifter on a vengeful hunt stumbles across a band of survivors in an abandoned police station and reluctantly agrees to try to help them defend themselves and escape to the sanctuary they so desperately need.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisMortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind (2022)
The vicious, power-mad Kano is determined to take over Earthrealm, one soul at a time. Assisted by a trio of cold Black Dragon mercenaries, he embarks on a brutal assault from town to defenseless town. The choice is simple: kneel or be annihilated. Kenshi, a rebel warrior, calls on Kuai Liang, the only one powerful enough to challenge the malevolent Kano. But Kuai Liang has given up the ways of the warrior, and Kenshi is too undisciplined to defeat Kano himself. If Kuai Liang cannot break through the glacier of doubt that holds him back, Earthrealm will fall.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFalcon Rising (2014)
Chapman is an ex-marine in Brazil's slums, battling the yakuza outfit who attacked his sister and left her for dead.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAssassination Games (2011)
Brazil is a contract killer, willing to take any job if the price is right. Flint left the assassin game when a ruthless drug dealer’s brutal attack left his wife in a coma. When a contract is put out on the same coldblooded drug dealer, both Brazil and Flint want him dead – one for the money, the other for revenge. With crooked Interpol agents and vicious members of the criminal underworld hot on their trail, these two assassins reluctantly join forces to quickly take out their target before they themselves are terminated.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Killer's Game (2024)
When top hitman Joe Flood is diagnosed with a terminal illness, he decides to take matters into his own hands – by taking a hit out on himself. But when the very hitmen he hired also target his ex-girlfriend, he must fend off an army of assassin colleagues and win back the love of his life before it's too late.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Protector (1985)
Billy Wong is a New York City cop whose partner is gunned down during a robbery. Billy and his new partner, Danny Garoni, are working security at a fashion show when a wealthy man's daughter, Laura Shapiro, is kidnapped. The Federal authorities suspect that Laura's father is involved with Mr. Ko, a Hong Kong drug kingpin, so the NYC police commissioner sends the two cops to Hong Kong to investigate.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisAzrael (2024)
In a world where no one speaks, a devout female hunts down a young woman who has escaped her imprisonment. Recaptured by its ruthless leaders, Azrael is due to be sacrificed to pacify an ancient evil deep within the surrounding wilderness.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Substitute (1996)
When an inner-city Miami schoolteacher gets her knee broken after standing up to the school's gang leader, her mercenary combat specialist boyfriend goes undercover as a substitute teacher to take down the punk. Soon he discovers a conspiracy of criminals at work, and must reassemble his team from his last jungle raid to stop them.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAccident Man: Hitman's Holiday (2022)
The Accident Man is back, and this time he must best the top assassins in the world to protect the ungrateful son of a mafia boss, save the life of his only friend and rekindle his relationship with his maniacal father figure.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJose Sanchez vs. Erik Ruiz (2024)
Junior featherweight prospect Jose “Tito” Sanchez (12-0-0) returns to fight in front of his hometown crowd in a 10-round bout against the tough Erik Ruiz (17-10-1) in California.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
Jose Ramirez vs. Rances Barthelemy (2024)
Jose Ramirez makes his Golden Boy debut against Rances Barthelemy plus Vergil Ortiz Jr. goes up against Thomas Dulorme.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
Tomorrow's Joe The Movie (1980)
An abridged remake of the first Ashita no Joe TV series, released in 1980 to provide back-story for the second TV series to new fans who were not familiar with the first TV series or the manga.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
Real Steel (2011)
Charlie Kenton is a washed-up fighter who retired from the ring when robots took over the sport. After his robot is trashed, he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son to rebuild and train an unlikely contender.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSam Goodman vs. Cesar Vaca Espinoza (2025)
IBF mandatory challenger Sam Goodman faces Cesar Vaca Espinoza in a world title eliminator. Also featuring the return of Olympic medalist Harry Garside, breaking a three-year hiatus.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
Robeisy Ramirez vs. Isaac Dogboe (2023)
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Robeisy “El Tren” Ramírez locks horns with Isaac “Royal Storm” Dogboe in a 12-round showdown at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
Ernesto Mercado vs. Deiner Berrio (2024)
Another stunning night of action awaits us at Red Owl Boxing as undefeated super lightweight Ernesto Mercado (13-0) faces his toughest test against the experienced Deiner Berrio (22-4-1) in a ten-round main event.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
Jimerr Espinosa vs. Angel Hernandez (2024)
Jimerr Espinosa (15-2-0) goes head-to-head with Angel Hernandez (15-3-2) in a 10-round welterweight contest.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
Angelo Leo vs. Eduardo Baez (2024)
Former world champion Angelo Leo (23-1, 11KOs) continues his quest back to world titles as he faces action packed world title challenger Eduardo Baez (23-5-2, 9KOs).
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
David Benavidez vs. Caleb Plant (2023)
Undefeated former two-time WBC Super Middleweight Champion David “El Bandera Roja’’ Benavídez and former IBF Super Middleweight Champion Caleb Plant will meet in a 12-round, high-stakes showdown to settle their long-simmering feud.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Anthony Joshua vs. Carlos Takam?
The closest matches to Anthony Joshua vs. Carlos Takam are Jawbone (2017), In the Blood (2014) and Never Back Down: Revolt (2021). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Anthony Joshua vs. Carlos Takam?
Start with Jawbone (2017), the closest match to Anthony Joshua vs. Carlos Takam.
What is the highest-rated movie like Anthony Joshua vs. Carlos Takam?
Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind (2022), rated 7.7/10 by 253 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Anthony Joshua vs. Carlos Takam?
Sam Goodman vs. Cesar Vaca Espinoza (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Anthony Joshua vs. Carlos Takam?
Yes: Jawbone (2017), In the Blood (2014) and Never Back Down: Revolt (2021).
How are movies similar to Anthony Joshua vs. Carlos Takam chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Anthony Joshua vs. Carlos Takam, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.