20 movies like Real Steel, ordered by similarity : Strength and Honor(2007), The Champ(1931), The Confirmation(2016), Jawbone(2017), Walking Out(2017), Poor Boy's Game(2007), Staying Together(1989), Rocky Balboa(2006), The Noose(1928), Swami(2007), Dean(2016), Having You(2013) ...
7.1/10
Sci-Fi, Action, Drama
USA|India
2011
127 Minutes
Hugh Jackman Evangeline Lilly Dakota Goyo Anthony Mackie Kevin Durand Hope Davis James Rebhorn Karl Yune Olga Fonda
boxer promoter son grandfather spectacular suspenseful heartwarming family home boxing ring gym junkyard boxing robots father/son relationship modernization competition underdog growing up 2020s
In the near future, robot boxing is a top sport. A struggling ex-boxer feels he's found a champion in a discarded robot.
5.3/10
Drama
Ireland
2007
104 Minutes
Michael Madsen Vinnie Jones Patrick Bergin Richard Chamberlain Michael Rawley Gail Fitzpatrick Myles Horgan Luke Whelton
father son boxer trainer rival gypsy emotional gritty moving inspiring ireland family home gym boxing ring street boxing terminal illness comeback father/son relationship family
A single father decides to break his dying wife's last wish to not box again in order to save his young son from certain death.
7.3/10
Drama
USA
1931
86 Minutes
Wallace Beery Jackie Cooper Irene Rich Roscoe Ates Edward Brophy Hale Hamilton Jesse Scott Marcia Mae Jones
boxer son mother stepfather horse emotional heartwarming moving melodramatic mexico boxing ring tijuana father/son relationship boxing redemption alcoholism separation mother/son relationship love fall
An alcoholic ex-boxer struggles to provide a good living for his son.
6.4/10
Comedy, Drama
Canada
2016
101 Minutes
Clive Owen Jaeden Martell Maria Bello Robert Forster Tim Blake Nelson Patton Oswalt Matthew Modine Stephen Tobolowsky
carpenter thief son father family mother charming endearing heartwarming lighthearted moving playful canada small town home father/son relationship fatherhood bonding life lessons growing up
A divorced father and his eight-year-old son are about to spend a somewhat predictable weekend together, nevertheless, when a valuable toolbox gets stolen, the search for the thieves will soon turn into a true family bonding.
6.5/10
Action, Drama
UK
2017
91 Minutes
Ian McShane Ray Winstone Johnny Harris Michael Smiley Anna Wilson-Hall Luke J.I. Smith Jon Pegg Haqi Ali
alcoholic boxer poor person trainer brutal brooding confident dark gripping gritty tense united kingdom gym boxing match boxing ring boxing illegal activity underdog 2010s
Former youth boxing champion Jimmy McCabe, after hitting rock bottom, returns to his childhood boxing club and his old team, gym owner Bill and corner-man Eddie.
5.8/10
Adventure, Drama
USA
2017
95 Minutes
Matt Bomer Andrew J. Smith Josh Wiggins Bill Pullman Alex Neustaedter Lily Gladstone Ken White
father son grandfather bear brutal eerie gripping inspiring tense united states montana house woods mountain survival father/son relationship growing up journey adventure discovery
An urban teenager journeys to Montana to hunt big game with his estranged father. Father and son struggle to connect, until a brutal encounter in the heart of the wilderness changes everything.
6.4/10
Drama
Canada
2007
104 Minutes
Rossif Sutherland Danny Glover Greg Bryk Flex Alexander Laura Regan Chris Collins Tonya Lee Williams Carol Sinclair
ex-convict boxer father mother rival brooding thrilling emotional prison boxing ring house street canada halifax, nova scotia race relations family class struggle boxing prison homosexuality
Donnie Rose went to prison for beating a young man so brutally it left him handicapped for life. Nine years later, Donnie is out. He's a different man with only one place to go: back home ... See full summary »
6.3/10
Drama
USA
1989
91 Minutes
Sean Astin Stockard Channing Melinda Dillon Jim Haynie Levon Helm Dinah Manoff Dermot Mulroney Tim Quill Keith Szarabajka Daphne Zuniga
father mother brother son older brother younger brother emotional heartwarming amusing small town restaurant family business life lessons coming of age father/son relationship mother/son relationship brotherhood growing up 1980s
The complacent life of three small town brothers is shattered when their father sells the family business from under them.
7.1/10
Drama
USA
2006
102 Minutes
Sylvester Stallone Burt Young Antonio Tarver Geraldine Hughes Milo Ventimiglia Tony Burton A.J. Benza James Francis Kelly III Talia Shire Henry Sanders Tim Carr
boxer veteran rival son brother-in-law inspiring emotional thrilling las vegas house bar cemetery boxing ring boxing retirement training competition father/son relationship rise rivalry
Thirty years after the ring of the first bell, Rocky Balboa comes out of retirement and dons his gloves for his final fight against the reigning heavyweight champ Mason 'The Line' Dixon.
7.0/10
Drama
USA
1928
75 Minutes
Richard Barthelmess Montagu Love Robert E. O'Connor Jay Eaton Lina Basquette Thelma Todd Ed Brady Fred Warren William B. Davidson Alice Joyce William Walling
blackmailer governor wife mother son father melodramatic shocking tense suspenseful death row city cabaret prison murder capital punishment blackmail father/son relationship crime family
A crook blackmails a governor because of knowing his wife's dark past.
6.9/10
Drama
India
2007
180 Minutes
father terminally ill person mother precocious child headmaster melodramatic endearing heartwarming moving mumbai, india village family home united states father/son relationship education mother/son relationship aspirations class struggle poverty sacrifice
Swami, Radha and their kid shift to Mumbai after selling off their ancestral home in a village. In Mumbai, they get their kid admitted to a school that's patronized by children belonging to... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
2016
94 Minutes
Demetri Martin Kevin Kline Gillian Jacobs Rory Scovel Christine Woods Ginger Gonzaga Briga Heelan Reid Scott Mary Steenburgen Asif Ali Kate Berlant
illustrator new yorker mother son father lover young man young woman moving emotional amusing charming los angeles family home new york city brooklyn love grief new experiences family
An illustrator falls in love with a woman while trying to keep his father from burning down the family home after his wife dies.
6.4/10
Comedy, Drama
UK
2013
97 Minutes
Anna Friel Romola Garai Andrew Buchan Philip Davis Isaac Andrews Steven Cree Harry Hadden-Paton Hattie Morahan
love child fiancé fiancée former lover son father emotional engaging gripping heartwarming intense tender united kingdom coast town home hospital family relationships father/son relationship
Jack has finally managed to propose to his girlfriend when his life is turned upside down by the arrival of an old one-night stand that introduces him to his seven year old son.
6.4/10
Comedy, Drama
Australia
2016
88 Minutes
Jason Isaacs Thomas Cocquerel Levi Miller Bryan Brown Hanna Mangan Lawrence John Jarratt Justine Clarke Steve Le Marquand
father son brother dog pet pet owner animal endearing emotional heartwarming playful positive australia pet care human connection human-animal friendship family childhood trials life
An iconic Australian story of family, friendship and adventure, between a young boy and a scrappy one-of-a-kind dog that would grow up to become an Australian legend.
6.8/10
Drama
USA
1992
99 Minutes
Glenn Plummer Byron Keith Minns Lexie D. Bigham Vincent Craig Dupree LaRita Shelby Kevin Best Allan Hatcher Christian Coleman Ivory Ocean Starletta DuPois Carl Lumbly
gang member girlfriend son best friend convict father gripping brutal moving south central los angeles prison street gangs drug addiction mentorship father/son relationship self-discovery prison transformation
A former gangster fresh out of prison wants to change his life for the better and must save his 10 year old son who has already chosen a gang life.
6.1/10
Drama
UK
2019
84 Minutes
Frankie Box Alfie Deegan Sharlene Whyte William Ash Nicola Wright Jenna Goodwin Billy Mogford Emily Gibson Leia Desseaux Mitchell Murphy Annie Grainger
gymnast half brother father teen girl emotional gutsy powerful touching inspiring heartwarming family home gym brighton, england living space united kingdom home gymnastics family relationships crime life story
An aspiring teenager gymnast's world is turned upside down with the arrival of the half-brother she never knew she had.
6.1/10
Drama
Canada
2017
111 Minutes
Shirley Henderson Théodore Pellerin Mary Galloway Nicholas Campbell Jared Abrahamson Jonathan Whitesell Beverley Elliott Lorne Cardinal Eric Keenleyside Chilton Crane Sean Owen Roberts
mother son teenager father oil worker disabled person emotional heartwarming inspiring moving sad alberta, canada oil field house support group small town parkinson's disease mother/son relationship alienation struggle
A mother struggles to take control of her life in the face of advanced Parkinson's disease, while her son battles his sexual and emotional identity amongst the violence of Alberta's oil field work camps.
5.5/10
Drama
Germany|USA
2001
104 Minutes
James Woods Annabeth Gish Alex D. Linz William Devane William Atherton Mark Moses Wesley Mann Patrick Richwood T.J. Beacom Craig Borden Barry Corbin
scientist colleague father son chimpanzee nasa director spirited suspenseful tender heartwarming town florida household laboratory office airplane father/son relationship scientific experiments space race mourning
In the 1960s a young woman works at NASA as an animal trainer responsible for the chimpanzee who will go into space.
6.9/10
Drama
USA
1939
99 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Adolphe Menjou William Holden Lee J. Cobb Joseph Calleia Sam Levene Edward Brophy Beatrice Blinn William H. Strauss Don Beddoe
boxer promoter father girlfriend violinist gangster gritty engaging emotional city boxing ring boxing music family love death rise fall escape transformation
Despite his musical talent, Joe Bonaparte wants to be a boxer.
5.7/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
UK
2012
99 Minutes
Michelle Ryan Peter Mullan David Harewood Theo Barklem-Biggs Bhasker Patel Ray Panthaki Ashley Thomas Jason Maza Jenny Jules Carl Barât
young man boxer gangster father trainer bleak brutal brooding cool gripping gritty gutsy london boxing ring prison street life boxing violence gangsters
A thriller centered on a young boxer trying to distance himself from his father's gangster past and the relationship with his trainer.
Drama
1970
90 Minutes
Melvyn Douglas Gene Hackman Dorothy Stickney Estelle Parsons Elizabeth Hubbard Lovelady Powell Daniel Keyes Conrad Bain Jon Richards James Karen
father son mother fiancée sister college professor moving tender emotional bleak touching brooding new york city parents' house diner hospital father/son relationship independence family grief
A middle-aged New York professor (Gene Hackman) loses his mother (Dorothy Stickney) and reaches out to his bitter father (Melvyn Douglas).
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