Movies like I Play Rocky: 20 to watch next
If you loved I Play Rocky (2026) — a drama and history film directed by Peter Farrelly — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of I Play Rocky most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like philadelphia, pennsylvania, sports and based on true story. 7 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Giant 2026★ 6.7
Shares: Drama, History
Follows Prince Naseem Hamed from his humble beginnings on the tough working-class streets of Sheffield and his discovery by Ingle, himself a steel industry worker turned boxing trainer. Their unlikely partnership, Naz’s unorthodox style, cocky persona, and sheer dominance in the ring propelled them to the top of boxing’s elite and unprecedented levels of global superstardom, all in the face of the rampant Islamophobia and racism of ’80s and 90’s Britain.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Call to Spy 2020★ 6.8
Shares: History, Drama
The story of Vera Atkins, a crafty spy recruiter, and two of the first women she selects for Churchill's "secret army": Virginia Hall, a daring American undaunted by a disability and Noor Inayat Khan, a pacifist. These civilian women form an unlikely sisterhood while entangled in dangerous missions to turn the tide of the war.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Shattered Glass 2003★ 7.0
Shares: Drama, History
Stephen Glass is a staff writer for the respected current events and policy magazine The New Republic and a freelance feature writer for publications such as Rolling Stone, Harper's and George. By the mid-90s, Glass' articles had turned him into one of the most sought-after young journalists in Washington, but a bizarre chain of events - chronicled in Buzz Bissinger's September 1998 Vanity Fair article - suddenly stopped his career in its tracks.
Stream in India on Movie Sphere+
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The Scarlet and the Black 1983★ 7.1
Shares: Drama, History
Fr. Hugh O'Flaherty is a Vatican official in 1943-45 who has been hiding downed pilots, escaped prisoners of war, and Italian resistance families. His activities become so large that the Nazis decide to assassinate him the next time he leaves the Vatican.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Queen of the Ring 2025★ 6.8
Shares: History, Drama
In a time when pro wrestling for women was illegal all over the country, a small town single mother embraces the danger to change culture as she dominates America's most masculine sport to become the first million dollar female athlete in history.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Adventures of a Mathematician 2021★ 6.1
Shares: Drama, History
The warmhearted story of Polish immigrant and mathematician Stan Ulam, who moved to the U.S. in the 1930s. Stan deals with the difficult losses of family and friends all while helping to create the hydrogen bomb and the first computer.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius 2004★ 5.9
Shares: Drama
The story of golf icon and legend, Bobby Jones, who retired from competition at the tender age of 28.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Air 2023★ 7.3
Shares: Drama, History
Discover the game-changing partnership between a then undiscovered Michael Jordan and Nike's fledgling basketball division which revolutionized the world of sports and culture with the Air Jordan brand.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Resurrecting the Champ 2007★ 6.3
Shares: Drama
Up-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man ("Champ") only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect Champ's story and escape the shadow of his father's success becomes a personal journey as the ambitious reporter reexamines his own life and his relationship with his family.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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The Fire Inside 2024★ 7.2
Shares: Drama, History
Claressa Shields, a high school junior from Flint, Michigan, aided by her tough-love coach, Jason Crutchfield, pushes past all limitations to become the first American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing. But even at the pinnacle of success, Claressa has to reckon with the fact that not all dreams are created equal, and the real fight has only just begun.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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United 2011★ 6.9
Shares: Drama, History
United is based on the true story of Manchester United's legendary "Busby Babes", the youngest side ever to win the Football League and the 1958 Munich Air Crash that claimed eight of the their number. The film draws on first-hand interviews with the survivors and their families to tell the inspirational story of a team and community overcoming terrible tragedy.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Creed III 2023★ 7.1
Shares: Drama
After dominating the boxing world, Adonis Creed has thrived in his career and family life. When a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy, Damian Anderson, resurfaces after serving a long sentence in prison, he is eager to prove that he deserves his shot in the ring. The face-off between former friends is more than just a fight. To settle the score, Adonis must put his future on the line to battle Damian — a fighter with nothing to lose.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story 1993★ 6.9
Shares: Drama, History
This film is a glimpse into the life, love and the unconquerable spirit of the legendary Bruce Lee. From a childhood of rigorous martial arts training, Lee realizes his dream of opening his own kung-fu school in America. Before long, he is discovered by a Hollywood producer and begins a meteoric rise to fame and an all too short reign as one the most charismatic action heroes in cinema history.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Worth 2021★ 6.7
Shares: History, Drama
Kenneth Feinberg, a powerful D.C. lawyer appointed Special Master of the 9/11 Fund, fights off the cynicism, bureaucracy, and politics associated with administering government funds and, in doing so, discovers what life is worth.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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The King of Kings 1927★ 6.4
Shares: Drama, History
The King of Kings is the Greatest Story Ever Told as only Cecil B. DeMille could tell it. In 1927, working with one of the biggest budgets in Hollywood history, DeMille spun the life and Passion of Christ into a silent-era blockbuster. Featuring text drawn directly from the Bible, a cast of thousands, and the great showman’s singular cinematic bag of tricks, The King of Kings is at once spectacular and deeply reverent—part Gospel, part Technicolor epic.
Stream in India on Artiflix, JustWatch TV Beta
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Munich - The Edge of War 2021★ 6.9
Shares: Drama, History
At the tense 1938 Munich Conference, former friends who now work for opposing governments become reluctant spies racing to expose a Nazi secret.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Big George Foreman 2023★ 7.6
Shares: History, Drama
Fueled by an impoverished childhood, George Foreman channeled his anger into becoming an Olympic Gold medalist and World Heavyweight Champion, followed by a near-death experience that took him from the boxing ring to the pulpit. But when he sees his community struggling spiritually and financially, Foreman returns to the ring and makes history by reclaiming his title, becoming the oldest and most improbable World Heavyweight Boxing Champion ever.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Devotion 2022★ 7.0
Shares: Drama, History
The harrowing true story of two elite US Navy fighter pilots during the Korean War. Their heroic sacrifices would ultimately make them the Navy's most celebrated wingmen.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Boy in the Woods 2023★ 7.0
Shares: Drama, History
The remarkable true-life survival story of a Jewish boy hiding and being hunted in the forests of Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe, based on Maxwell Smart's memoir.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Hurricane 1999★ 7.4
Shares: Drama
The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now