Movies like Deadline (1997)
The best movies like Deadline (1997) are Gladiator Underground (2025), The Lost Chapter: Yuki's Revenge (2025) and Gleaming the Cube (1989). If Deadline hooked you with its action, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedRun Lola Run (1998)7.3/10 from 2,729 votes
- NewestLion Fist (2026)Released 2026
Gladiator Underground (2025)
Two brothers compete in the world's deadliest underground fighting tournament, where they must decide whether to play by the rules or to cast their honor aside and team up to bring down the dark syndicate running the tournament.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Lost Chapter: Yuki's Revenge (2025)
Visionary director Quentin Tarantino had a dream of a Kill Bill chapter that never made it to the silver screen, a chapter known as "Yuki's Revenge." Over twenty years later, Tarantino and Epic have come together to bring the story to life in Fortnite.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGleaming the Cube (1989)
An Orange County teenager's carefree life of ditching class and skateboarding abandoned pools comes to a screeching halt when someone close to him dies. The cops rule the death a suicide, but the bereaved skater believes he was murdered. It's up to him to solve the case, with a skateboard.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThrashin' (1986)
Corey and his band of skater buddies sometimes make mischief, but they're more interested in girls and having fun on their boards than in getting into any real trouble. Notorious enemy crew the Daggers, led by Tommy Hook, get their kicks terrorizing the locals at Venice Beach. When Corey starts dating Tommy's kid sister Chrissy, the Daggers are furious. The boys then take their beef to the "L.A. Massacre," a deadly skate race down a canyon road.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBorn to Race: Fast Track (2014)
Danny Krueger is a twenty-year old drag racer who plays by his own rules. After winning a scholarship to the prestigious Fast Lane Racing Academy, Danny finds himself competing against some of the fiercest young drivers in the world. Tension soars on and off the track, and a terrible incident leaves Danny without a racing partner. Facing dismissal from the academy, Danny is forced to team up with an old rival. The pair must learn to set aside their differences as they vie for rookie spots on a professional racing team.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLondon Calling (2025)
After fleeing the UK from a job gone wrong, a down on his luck hitman is forced to babysit the son of his new crime boss and show him how to become a man.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLion Fist (2026)
Martial arts fighter Joe goes to prison for four years and takes his wife's blame for a drug bust. After his release, he learns that his son needs expensive surgery because of a life-threatening tumor. Joe's only chance to save him: a brutal all-styles tournament with a $100,000 prize.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAirborne (1993)
Good-natured teen surfer Mitchell Goosen finds himself staying with his aunt and uncle in Cincinnati, Ohio when his parents head to Australia for work. There he meets his cousin, Wiley, and together they try to navigate the perils of high school—avoid the bullies, get the girl, and win a little respect.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like this2048: Nowhere to Run (2017)
“2048: Nowhere to Run” takes place one year before the events of Blade Runner 2049. The short film focuses on Sapper, a man who is trying to make it through life day-by-day without turning back to his old ways. We’re introduced to both the gentle nature of Sapper and the violence he’s capable of when set off.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCKY 3 (2001)
The third entry in the CKY series of extreme stunts and skateboarding programs. Directed by and featuring Bam Margera and Brandon DiCamillo, starring Margera, DiCamillo and the rest of the CKY crew.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMike & Nick & Nick & Alice (2026)
Two gangsters and the woman they love try to survive the most dangerous night of their lives. As if that wasn’t enough, there’s one wild ingredient added to the mix: a time machine.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEmbattled (2020)
The eldest son of a ruthlessly tough MMA champion must fight his way out of the abusive cycle his father has continued.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTokyo Mater (2008)
A routine tow lands Mater in Tokyo, where he is challenged to a drift-style race against a nefarious gang leader and his posse of ninjas. With the help of his friend, 'Dragon' Lightning McQueen, and some special modifications, Mater attempts to drift to victory and become Tow-ke-O Mater, King of all Drifters.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPeter's To-Do List (2019)
On the eve of his departure to Europe, Peter Parker tells Ned Leeds that he has several things to do before they leave.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMarvel One-Shot: All Hail the King (2014)
A documentary filmmaker interviews the now-famous Trevor Slattery from behind bars.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSavage Streets (1984)
Brenda, vivacious leader of the "Satins", a fun-loving group of pretty high school girls, searches for deadly vengeance against the gang members who assaulted her deaf-mute sister.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 thisSeries 7 (2001)
A reality TV program selects six contestants to participate in a free-for-all, no holds barred deathmatch, where they must skillfully outwit and kill each other in order to be the last person alive.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHounds of War (2024)
After a mission goes wrong, only one of a group of mercenaries is left alive to avenge his fallen brothers.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPirates of the Caribbean: Tales of the Code: Wedlocked (2011)
Wenches Scarlett and Giselle fix each other up for their wedding, in which they would each marry their groom. Upon realizing that both their grooms were the same man, Jack Sparrow, the two wenches found themselves in an auction led by the Auctioneer. This short film serves as a prequel to The Curse of the Black Pearl, and explains just why Jack Sparrow's boat the Jolly Mon was seen sinking at the beginning of the whole story; why the wenches were so upset with him; and how Cotton lost his tongue.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPersonal Baggage (2025)
Two agents, one hardened, one optimistic, face their morality in the line of duty. A short film that was made for the Pittsburgh 48 Hour Film Project.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
Run Lola Run (1998)
Lola receives a phone call from her boyfriend Manni. He lost 100,000 DM in a subway train that belongs to a very bad guy. She has 20 minutes to raise this amount and meet Manni. Otherwise, he will rob a store to get the money. Three different alternatives may happen depending on some minor event along Lola's run.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisViolencia Cuántica (2023)
A girl accidentally opens a portal to another dimension and must survive the attacks of abominable creatures. Will she survive, or will she succumb to madness?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
Athena (2017)
Two technicians are stranded on a foreign planet by an unexplained explosion and must act fast to stay alive when their rescue team turns out to be a hit squad.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
There Lies Another World (2017)
When teenage siblings Jack and Jessie discover the thief of their missing toys, they decide to steal them back, only to find themselves witnessing the launch of the first colonization shuttle to Mars.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
Firebase (2017)
Set during the Vietnam war, Firebase follows American soldier Hines through an ever-deepening web of science fiction madness.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Fistful Of Pebbles (2015)
A Fistful of Pebbles won the 3rd prize in the SEA Tropfest Film Festival 2015. The story is about a mysterious man who finds himself in the muddy monsoon in a village terrorized by a local gangster. When he’s unwittingly drawn into the village’s problem and the beautiful daughter of the village Chief is about to be taken, the hero takes matters into his own hands… with a fistful of pebbles.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
Winner Takes All (2011)
A self-involved but seductive beauty engineers his two lovers to fight over him. And we mean, really fight.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
Self Custody (2026)
When a struggling father discovers he unknowingly received a Bitcoin bonus back in 2014--now worth millions--his desperate attempt to reclaim the lost fortune sends him spiraling into a high-stakes world of encrypted wallets, forgotten passwords, and dark web danger. With time running out and his family on the line, he must outsmart hackers, trace digital breadcrumbs, and confront secrets buried in his past.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
A Butler's Job (2026)
A devoted butler tries to save his detective master from a mysterious vampiric kidnapping.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Deadline?
The closest matches to Deadline are Gladiator Underground (2025), The Lost Chapter: Yuki's Revenge (2025) and Gleaming the Cube (1989). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Deadline?
Start with Gladiator Underground (2025), the closest match to Deadline.
What is the highest-rated movie like Deadline?
Run Lola Run (1998), rated 7.3/10 by 2,729 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Deadline?
Lion Fist (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Deadline?
Yes: Gladiator Underground (2025), The Lost Chapter: Yuki's Revenge (2025) and Gleaming the Cube (1989).
How are movies similar to Deadline chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Deadline, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.