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10 Best Movies Like The Philly Kid

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

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#1
Blood and Bone

Blood and Bone

2009★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Philly Kid for fans of Drama & Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

In Los Angeles, an ex-con takes the underground fighting world by storm in his quest to fulfill a promise to a dead friend....

#2
Embattled

Embattled

2020★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Philly Kid for fans of Drama & Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

The eldest son of a ruthlessly tough MMA champion must fight his way out of the abusive cycle his father has continued....

#3
Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown

Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown

2011★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Philly Kid for fans of Drama & Action. 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....

#4
In Hell

In Hell

2003★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Philly Kid for fans of Drama & Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A man must survive a prison where hardened criminals battle to the death for the warden's entertainment....

#5
Never Back Down: No Surrender

Never Back Down: No Surrender

2016★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Philly Kid for fans of Drama & Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Picking up after the events of Never Back Down 2, former MMA champion Case Walker is on the comeback trail to become champion once again....

#6
Jawbone

Jawbone

2017★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Philly Kid for fans of Drama & 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 ...

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