Movies like Rocky II: 20 to watch next
If you loved Rocky II (1979) — a drama and action film directed by Sylvester Stallone — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Rocky II most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like hero, husband wife relationship and coma. 12 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Rocky III 1982★ 6.9
Shares: Drama, Action
Following Rocky Balboa's intense battle with his most powerful adversary yet – the ferocious Clubber Lang – Rocky joins forces with former rival Apollo Creed in an effort to get back his fighting spirit.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Rocky Balboa 2006★ 6.9
Shares: Drama, Action
When he loses a highly publicized virtual boxing match to ex-champ Rocky Balboa, reigning heavyweight titleholder Mason Dixon retaliates by challenging the Italian Stallion to a 10-round exhibition bout. To the surprise of his son and friends, Rocky agrees to come out of retirement and face an opponent who's faster, stronger and thirty years his junior. Rocky takes on Dixon in what will become the greatest fight in boxing history!
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Rocky 1976★ 7.8
Shares: Drama
Rocky Balboa is a Philadelphia club fighter who seems to be going nowhere. But when a stroke of fate puts him in the ring with a world heavyweight champion, Rocky knows that it's his one shot at the big time — a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go the distance and come out a winner!
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Creed II 2018★ 7.0
Shares: Drama, Action
Between personal obligations and training for his next big fight against an opponent with ties to his family's past, Adonis Creed is up against the challenge of his life.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Creed III 2023★ 7.1
Shares: Drama, Action
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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Fat City 1972★ 7.1
Shares: Drama
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 fortunes head in opposite directions.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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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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Big George Foreman 2023★ 7.6
Shares: 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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The Champ 1979★ 7.0
Shares: Drama
Billy used to be a great boxer, but he's settled into a hardscrabble life that revolves around drinking, training horses, and the one bright spot in his existence — his young son, T.J. Although Billy has had custody of T.J. since his wife, Annie, left the family years ago, her return prompts a new struggle for the former fighter. Determined to hold on to his son, Billy gets back into the ring to try and recapture his past success.
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
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Awakenings 1990★ 7.8
Shares: Drama
Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician, uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease. Leonard is the first patient to receive the controversial treatment. His awakening, filled with awe and enthusiasm, proves a rebirth for Sayer too, as the exuberant patient reveals life's simple but unutterably sweet pleasures to the introverted doctor.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Hancock 2008★ 6.4
Shares: Action
Hancock is a down-and-out superhero who's forced to employ a PR expert to help repair his image when the public grows weary of all the damage he's inflicted during his lifesaving heroics. The agent's idea of imprisoning the antihero to make the world miss him proves successful, but will Hancock stick to his new sense of purpose or slip back into old habits?
Stream in India on Sony Liv, Lionsgate Play, Lionsgate Play Apple TV Channel
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The Karate Kid Part III 1989★ 5.9
Shares: Action, Drama
Despondent over the closing of his karate school, Cobra Kai teacher John Kreese joins a ruthless businessman and martial artist to get revenge on Daniel and Mr. Miyagi.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Journeyman 2018★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
A boxer suffers a serious head injury during a fight, and must deal with the consequences.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Fathers and Daughters 2015★ 7.2
Shares: Drama
A Pulitzer-winning writer grapples with being a widower and father after a mental breakdown, while, 27 years later, his grown daughter struggles to forge connections of her own.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Creed 2015★ 7.4
Shares: Drama
The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith 2005★ 7.5
Shares: Action
When the sinister Sith unveil a thousand-year-old plot to rule the galaxy, the Republic crumbles and from its ashes rises the evil Galactic Empire. Jedi hero Anakin Skywalker must choose a side.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Valkyrie 2008★ 7.0
Shares: Drama
Wounded in Africa during World War II, Nazi Col. Claus von Stauffenberg returns to his native Germany and joins the Resistance in a daring plan to create a shadow government and assassinate Adolf Hitler. When events unfold so that he becomes a central player, he finds himself tasked with both leading the coup and personally killing the Führer.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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Karate Kid: Legends 2025★ 7.0
Shares: Action, Drama
After a family tragedy, kung fu prodigy Li Fong is uprooted from his home in Beijing and forced to move to New York City with his mother. When a new friend needs his help, Li enters a karate competition – but his skills alone aren't enough. Li's kung fu teacher Mr. Han enlists original Karate Kid Daniel LaRusso for help, and Li learns a new way to fight, merging their two styles into one for the ultimate martial arts showdown.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Train Dreams 2025★ 7.3
Shares: Drama
A logger leads a life of quiet grace as he experiences love and loss during an era of monumental change in early 20th-century America.
Stream in India on Netflix