Movies like NXT Takeover: New Orleans (2018)
The best movies like NXT Takeover: New Orleans (2018) are The Cincinnati Kid (1965), Richard Pryor: Here and Now (1983) and Hard Times (1975). If NXT Takeover: New Orleans hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedMan on Wire (2008)7.4/10 from 1,014 votes
- NewestHigh Rollers (2025)Released 2025
The Cincinnati Kid (1965)
An up-and-coming poker player tries to prove himself in a high-stakes match against a long-time master of the game.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRichard Pryor: Here and Now (1983)
One of comedian Richard Pryor's later stand-up performances. As foul-mouthed as ever, Pryor touches on most of the same topics as in his previous live shows. Filmed at the Saenger Theatre in New Orleans.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHard Times (1975)
In the depression, Chaney, a strong silent streetfighter, joins with Speed, a promoter of no-holds-barred street boxing bouts. They go to New Orleans where Speed borrows money to set up fights for Chaney, but Speed gambles away any winnings.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHome Team (2022)
Two years after a Super Bowl win when NFL head coach Sean Payton is suspended, he goes back to his hometown and finds himself reconnecting with his 12-year-old son by coaching his Pop Warner football team.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAngel Heart (1987)
A down-and-out Brooklyn detective is hired to track down a singer on an odyssey that will take him through the desperate streets of Harlem, the smoke-filled jazz clubs of New Orleans, and the swamps of Louisiana and its seedy underworld of voodoo.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHigh Rollers (2025)
A master thief must pull off a dangerous casino heist when his nemesis kidnaps his lover. Caught between rival criminals and FBI pursuit, he risks all to save her and score big.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPanic in the Streets (1950)
A medical examiner discovers that an innocent shooting victim in a robbery died of bubonic plague. With only 48 hours to find the killer, who is now a ticking time bomb threatening the entire city, a grisly manhunt through the seamy underworld of the New Orleans Waterfront is underway.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Skeleton Key (2005)
A hospice nurse working at a spooky New Orleans plantation home finds herself entangled in a mystery involving the house's dark past.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSaturday Night's Main Event XXXVII (2024)
Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes will go head-to-head with Kevin Owens as Saturday Night's Main Event returns to NBC. Plus World Tag Team Champion Finn Bálor will face "The Ring General" Gunther for the World Heavyweight Title. The Women's World Championship will be on the line when Liv Morgan defends her title against IYO SKY.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisA Love Song for Bobby Long (2004)
A headstrong young woman returns to New Orleans after the death of her estranged mother.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMan on Wire (2008)
On August 7th 1974, French tightrope walker Philippe Petit stepped out on a high wire, illegally rigged between New York's World Trade Center twin towers, then the world's tallest buildings. After nearly an hour of performing on the wire, 1,350 feet above the sidewalks of Manhattan, he was arrested. This fun and spellbinding documentary chronicles Philippe Petit's "highest" achievement.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisNational Theatre Live: Prima Facie (2022)
Tessa is a young, brilliant barrister. From working class origins, she has reached the top of her game. An unexpected event forces her to confront the lines where the patriarchal power of the law, burden of proof and morals diverge.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Absolute CinemaMovies like this13 Sins (2014)
Drowning in debt as he's about to get married, a bright but meek salesman receives a mysterious phone call informing him that he's on a hidden-camera game show where he must execute 13 tasks to receive a multi-million dollar cash prize.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWhitney Houston: Live in Concert (1991)
Pop sensation Whitney Houston captured live in concert in 1991. Amongst the hits performed are 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody' and 'Saving All My Love For You'.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Drowning Pool (1975)
Harper is brought to Louisiana to investigate an attempted blackmail scheme. He soon finds out that it involves an old flame of his and her daughter. He eventually finds himself caught in a power struggle between the matriarch of the family and a greedy oil baron, who wants their property. Poor Harper! Things are not as straight-forward as they initially appeared.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRunaway Jury (2003)
After a workplace shooting in New Orleans, a trial against the gun manufacturer pits lawyer Wendell Rohr against shady jury consultant Rankin Fitch, who uses illegal means to stack the jury with people sympathetic to the defense. But when juror Nicholas Easter and his girlfriend Marlee reveal their ability to sway the jury into delivering any verdict they want, a high-stakes cat-and-mouse game begins.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWWE WrestleMania 36: Part 2 (2020)
The second night of the 36th annual WrestleMania event being held at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida, hosted by former New England Patriots Tight End Rob Gronkowski.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHard Target (1993)
When a woman's father goes missing, she enlists a local to aid in her search. The pair soon discover that her father has died at the hands of a wealthy sportsman who hunts homeless men as a form of recreation.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
When a young girl called Emily Rose dies, everyone puts blame on the exorcism which was performed on her by Father Moore prior to her death. The priest is arrested on suspicion of murder. The trial begins with lawyer Erin Bruner representing Moore, but it is not going to be easy, as no one wants to believe what Father Moore says is true.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJezebel (1938)
In 1850s Louisiana, the willfulness of a tempestuous Southern belle threatens to destroy all who care for her.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like NXT Takeover: New Orleans?
The closest matches to NXT Takeover: New Orleans are The Cincinnati Kid (1965), Richard Pryor: Here and Now (1983) and Hard Times (1975). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after NXT Takeover: New Orleans?
Start with The Cincinnati Kid (1965), the closest match to NXT Takeover: New Orleans.
What is the highest-rated movie like NXT Takeover: New Orleans?
Man on Wire (2008), rated 7.4/10 by 1,014 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like NXT Takeover: New Orleans?
High Rollers (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like NXT Takeover: New Orleans?
Yes: The Cincinnati Kid (1965), Richard Pryor: Here and Now (1983) and Hard Times (1975).
How are movies similar to NXT Takeover: New Orleans chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside NXT Takeover: New Orleans, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.