20 movies like Never Back Down, ordered by similarity : Drunken Master(1978), Kickboxer: Vengeance(2016), A Touch of Zen(1971), Agneepath(2012), Shazam!(2019), No Retreat No Surrender(1986), Speed Racer(2008), Central Intelligence(2016), Fist of Legend(1994), Black Panther(2018), Snowpiercer(2013), Spy Kids(2001) ...
Action
USA
2008
114 Minutes
Djimon Hounsou Sean Faris Amber Heard Cam Gigandet Leslie Hope Evan Peters Wyatt Smith Affion Crockett Neil Brown Jr. Lauren Leech Tilky Jones
newcomer brother martial arts master bully mother classmate brash brooding rousing party high school orlando, fla. hospital outsider training mixed martial arts tournament death of father 20-somethings transformation
A frustrated and conflicted teenager arrives at a new high school to discover an underground fight club and meet a classmate who begins to coerce him into fighting.
Action, Sports & Fitness, Comedy
Hong Kong
1978
107 Minutes
Jackie Chan Siu Tien Yuen Jang Lee Hwang Chin Chiang Ging Man Fung Hsia Hsu Chiao Lin Linda Lin
student martial arts master assassin father son amusing rousing china student-teacher relationship redemption martial arts father/son relationship training underdog growing up rise 19th century
Wong Fei-Hung (Jackie Chan) is a mischievous, yet righteous young man, but after a series of incidents, his frustrated father has him disciplined by Beggar So (Siu-Tin Yuen), a Master of drunken martial arts.
Action, Sports & Fitness
USA
2016
90 Minutes
Dave Bautista Jean-Claude Van Damme Gina Carano Alain Moussi Georges St-Pierre Sara Malakul Lane Darren Shahlavi Sam Medina Luis Da Silva Jr. Daneya Mayid T.J. Storm
martial artist champion fighter trainer girlfriend enemy brash brooding intense thailand training area gym underground shelter house car kickboxing martial arts death training determination
A kick boxer is out to avenge his brother.
Sports & Fitness, Action, Adventure
Taiwan|Hong Kong
1971
180 Minutes
Feng Hsu Chun Shih Pai Ying Roy Chiao Tien Peng Cho Kin Cheung Bing-yuk Sit Hon Wang Shui Ying-Chieh Han Man Chung-san
artist mother princess monk general rival thrilling melodramatic suspenseful incredible china village forest countryside hideout ruins unusual romance on the run politics mother/son relationship
A lady fugitive on the run from corrupt government officials is joined in her endeavors by an unambitious painter and skilled Buddhist monks.
Action
India
2012
174 Minutes
Hrithik Roshan Rishi Kapoor Sanjay Dutt Om Puri Priyanka Chopra Zarina Wahab Chetan Pandit Arish Bhiwandiwala Inaamulhaq Rajesh Tandon Madhurjeet Sarghi
young man young woman mother sister villain criminal gripping intense powerful engaging emotional disheartening india village city town house police station death of father family relationships
A young boy's father is lynched before his eyes; fifteen years later he returns home for revenge.
Fantasy, Comedy, Action, Adventure
USA|Canada
2019
132 Minutes
Zachary Levi Mark Strong Asher Angel Jack Dylan Grazer Djimon Hounsou Grace Fulton Ian Chen Jovan Armand Faithe Herman Cooper Andrews Marta Milans
teenager disabled boy bully foster mother superhero friend amusing emotional endearing uplifting hilarious cheeky philadelphia convenience store subway foster home school classroom superhuman abilities saving the world
A newly fostered young boy in search of his mother instead finds unexpected super powers and soon gains a powerful enemy.
Action
USA|Hong Kong
1986
83 Minutes
Kurt McKinney Jean-Claude Van Damme J.W. Fails Kathie Sileno Tai Chung Kim Kent Lipham Ron Pohnel Dale Jacoby Peter Cunningham Timothy D. Baker Gloria Marziano
father teen boy thug suspenseful spirited rousing passionate inspiring gutsy seattle california martial arts bullying overcoming the odds organized crime contest rise underdog 1980s
Jason, a Bruce Lee fan, sees his karate instructor/dad beaten by martial art thugs. They move to Seattle where, after humiliations, he trains with Bruce Lee's ghost so he can defend himself and others against thugs.
Action, Adventure
USA|Australia|Germany
2008
135 Minutes
Emile Hirsch Andy Wachowski Christina Ricci Susan Sarandon John Goodman Matthew Fox Roger Allam Kick Gurry Paulie Litt Rain Benno Fürmann
speed racer brother father mother executive race car driver thrilling hilarious emotional racetrack school household garage locker room death of brother car racing family coming of age cheating competition
A young driver, Speed Racer, aspires to be champion of the racing world with the help of his family and his high-tech Mach 5 automobile.
Comedy, Action
USA|China
2016
107 Minutes
Dwayne Johnson Kevin Hart Amy Ryan Danielle Nicolet Jason Bateman Aaron Paul Ryan Hansen Tim Griffin Timothy John Smith Sione Kelepi Dylan Boyack
accountant high-school alumnus cia agent spy bully villain brash confident cool high school bar office car street garage bullying transformation spying self-confidence fighting
After he reconnects with an awkward pal from high school through Facebook, a mild-mannered accountant is lured into the world of international espionage.
Sports & Fitness, Action
Hong Kong
1994
103 Minutes
Jet Li Chin Siu Ho Billy Chow Yasuaki Kurata Paul Chiang Ada Choi Shinobu Nakayama Toshimichi Takahashi Jackson Liu
martial artist girlfriend japanese man general son prostitute spectacular rousing kyoto, japan shanghai school brothel japanese occupation martial arts jealousy murder cover-up racism rise love
In 1937, a Chinese martial artist returns to Shanghai to find his teacher dead and his school harassed by the Japanese.
Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA
2018
134 Minutes
Chadwick Boseman Michael B. Jordan Lupita Nyong'o Danai Gurira Martin Freeman Daniel Kaluuya Letitia Wright Winston Duke Angela Bassett Forest Whitaker Andy Serkis
king black panther mother sidekick soldier villain bleak brash tense cool confident powerful africa city secret headquarters police station hidden identity superheroes royalty family
T'Challa, heir to the hidden but advanced kingdom of Wakanda, must step forward to lead his people into a new future and must confront a challenger from his country's past.
Sci-Fi, Action
South Korea|Czech Republic
2013
125 Minutes
Chris Evans Song Kang-ho Tilda Swinton Jamie Bell Octavia Spencer John Hurt Ed Harris Ewen Bremner Ah-sung Ko Alison Pill Vlad Ivanov
survivor man train revolutionary soldier leader brooding brash intense train classroom barracks office train station train tracks apocalypse train travel survival control determination
In a future where a failed climate-change experiment has killed all life except for the lucky few who boarded the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe, a new class system emerges.
Kids & Family, Adventure, Action
USA
2001
88 Minutes
Antonio Banderas Carla Gugino Alexa PenaVega Daryl Sabara Alan Cumming Tony Shalhoub Teri Hatcher Cheech Marin Robert Patrick Danny Trejo Mike Judge
mother father brother sister wizard spy amusing charming outlandish thrilling united states household castle evil crime superhuman abilities family heroism espionage growing up
The children of secret-agent parents must save them from danger.
Sports & Fitness, Action
1972
91 Minutes
Bruce Lee Chuck Norris Mao Ke-hsiu Ping Ou Wei Chung-Hsin Huang Bob Wall Di Chin Tony Liu Unicorn Chan
martial artist champion rival gang leader friend villain brooding confident intense rome restaurant street car training area arena family honor gangs martial arts protection survival
An Asian (Bruce Lee) in Rome uses whirling "nunchakus" on a gang and fights a karate champ (Chuck Norris) in the coliseum.
Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA
2016
115 Minutes
Benedict Cumberbatch Chiwetel Ejiofor Rachel McAdams Benedict Wong Mads Mikkelsen Tilda Swinton Michael Stuhlbarg Benjamin Bratt Scott Adkins Zara Phythian Alaa Safi
neurosurgeon mystic girlfriend assistant sorcerer villain brooding emotional intense thrilling gripping hospital tibet operating room training area headquarters alternate reality hubris training mysticism
While on a journey of physical and spiritual healing, a brilliant neurosurgeon is drawn into the world of the mystic arts.
Action, Sports & Fitness
USA
2004
137 Minutes
Uma Thurman David Carradine Michael Madsen Daryl Hannah Gordon Liu Michael Parks Perla Haney-Jardine Helen Kim Claire Smithies Clark Middleton Laura Cayouette
bride assassin martial arts master brother daughter woman brutal suspenseful frenetic wedding car mexico small town trailer china revenge unfinished business murder madman training
The Bride continues her quest of vengeance against her former boss and lover Bill, the reclusive bouncer Budd, and the treacherous, one-eyed Elle.
Action, Drama
USA
2011
139 Minutes
Joel Edgerton Tom Hardy Nick Nolte Jennifer Morrison Frank Grillo Kevin Dunn Maximiliano Hernandez Kurt Angle Erik Apple Denzel Whitaker Fernando Funan Chien
soldier teacher father wife principal fighter gripping melodramatic brutal inspiring house gym ring las vegas pittsburgh casino family dysfunction alcoholism iraq war tournament
The youngest son of an alcoholic former boxer returns home, where he's trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament - a path that puts the fighter on a collision course with his estranged, older brother.
Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA|United Arab Emirates
2009
89 Minutes
Jon Cryer William H. Macy Leslie Mann James Spader Jimmy Bennett Kat Dennings Jake Short Devon Gearhart Leo Howard Trevor Gagnon Rebel Rodriguez
student bully brother sister mother father quirky madcap amusing suburbia household school laboratory canyon wishes magic family friendship corruption teamwork
A young boy's discovery of a colorful, wish-granting rock causes chaos in the suburban town of Black Falls when jealous kids and scheming adults alike set out to get their hands on it.
Action, Drama
India|USA
2015
156 Minutes
Akshay Kumar Sidharth Malhotra Jackie Shroff Jaqueline Fernandes
fighter young man brother father son thrilling gripping intense house bungalow prison brotherhood brother relationship family relationships rivalry rivalry rise fall quest pursuit
Two estranged, street-fighting brothers square off against each other in a mixed martial arts tournament.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Drama
2007
105 Minutes
Amitabh Bachchan Sanjay Dutt Saif Ali Khan Vidya Balan Jackie Shroff Jimmy Sheirgill Boman Irani Raima Sen Parikshat Sahni Sharmila Tagore
king prince queen father brother guard spectacular engaging india kingdom fort palace mental illness royalty abuse class conflict betrayal suicide quest transformation
A king, on the advice of his brother, imposes land seizures and other atrocities on the peasants, and a barrage of bullets shatters the fragile peace of the land.
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
USA
2014
140 Minutes
Shailene Woodley Theo James Ashley Judd Jai Courtney Ray Stevenson Zoë Kravitz Miles Teller Tony Goldwyn Ansel Elgort Maggie Q Mekhi Phifer
teen girl rebel group leader brother teen boy father brooding cool disturbing thrilling suspenseful melancholy future city training area school chicago home group dynamics future
In a world divided by factions based on virtues, Tris learns she's Divergent and won't fit in. When she discovers a plot to destroy Divergents, Tris and the mysterious Four must find out what makes Divergents dangerous before it's too late.