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10 Best Movies Like Rocky

If you loved Rocky, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

#1
Thirst

Thirst

2009★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Rocky for fans of Drama. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A respected priest volunteers for an experimental procedure that may lead to a cure for a deadly virus. He gets infected and dies, but a blood transfusion of unknown origin brings ...

#2
Titanic

Titanic

1997★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Rocky for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and...

#3
Inside Out

Inside Out

2015★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Rocky for fans of Animation. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When 11-year-old Riley moves to a new city, her Emotions team up to help her through the transition. Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness work together, but when Joy and Sadness g...

#4
Shutter Island

Shutter Island

2010★ 8.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Rocky for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by tro...

#5
Back to the Future

Back to the Future

1985★ 8.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Rocky for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty mu...

#6
8 Mile

8 Mile

2002★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Rocky for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

For Jimmy Smith, Jr., life is a daily fight just to keep hope alive. Feeding his dreams in Detroit's vibrant music scene, Jimmy wages an extraordinary personal struggle to find his...