Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 16, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Unlicensed

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

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#1
Salvable

Salvable

2025★ 6.2

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

When a battered boxer past his prime finds his dreams and his relationships on the ropes, he falls back in with a dangerous crowd and has to take the biggest swing of his life to r...

#2
Tyson

Tyson

2008★ 6.8

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

Director James Toback takes an unflinching, uncompromising look at the life of Mike Tyson--almost solely from the perspective of the man himself. TYSON alternates between the contr...

#3
Conor McGregor: Notorious

Conor McGregor: Notorious

2017★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Unlicensed for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Conor McGregor is the biggest star in the history of Mixed Martial Arts. Filmed over the course of 4 years, Notorious is the exclusive, all-access account of Conor’s meteoric rise ...

#4
Champs

Champs

2015★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Unlicensed for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A documentary about the sport of boxing, as seen through the eyes of champions Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield and Bernard Hopkins....

#5
Fat City

Fat City

1972★ 7.1

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

The story of two men, a veteran boxer who is down and out, and a young man who is just starting his life and boxing career. Their fighting careers cross paths as their lives and fo...

#6
Never Back Down: Revolt

Never Back Down: Revolt

2021★ 6.3

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

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....

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