Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like SHINE 9

If you loved SHINE 9, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Romeo Must Die

Romeo Must Die

2000★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to SHINE 9 for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Two warring gang families (one African-American, the other Chinese) maneuver for bragging rights to the Oakland, California, docks. Hang Sing and Trish O'Day uncover a trail of dec...

#2
Never Back Down

Never Back Down

2008★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to SHINE 9 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Jake, full of anger after his father's death, is just starting to find a place for himself at his new Orlando high school - until Ryan, head of an underground MMA fight club, picks...

#3
Jawbone

Jawbone

2017★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to SHINE 9 for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

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 ...

#4
Foxcatcher

Foxcatcher

2014★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to SHINE 9 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The greatest Olympic Wrestling Champion brother team joins Team Foxcatcher led by multimillionaire sponsor John E. du Pont as they train for the 1988 games in Seoul - a union that ...

#5
Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown

Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown

2011★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to SHINE 9 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Four fighters from different backgrounds come together to train under an ex MMA rising star and then ultimately have to fight each other and the traitor in their midst....

#6
Pain & Gain

Pain & Gain

2013★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to SHINE 9 for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Daniel Lugo, manager of the Sun Gym in 1990s Miami, decides that there is only one way to achieve his version of the American dream: extortion. To achieve his goal, he recruits mus...

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