Movies can inspire and make people perform at a higher level. This is because all performance is mental and mental requires inspiration and motivation. Sometimes a movie can do the trick.
Here’s a list of some good wrestling and fighting movies to get pumped up.
D- Documentary
* – Coach’s pick
50 Grace by Night
49 The Sophomore from Washington – D
48 Ben Kjar Story
47 Going to the Mat
46 On the Mat – D
45 All American – D
44 Smashing Machine
43 Iron Maidens – D
42 Unstoppable
41 Helen Believe – D
40 Foxcatcher
39 Pailwan *
38 Sultan *
37 Triumph
36 Gatta Kusthi
35 Takedown and Fall * – Doc about a 5 time PA state champion team
34 A Shot in the Dark – D
34 Junkyard Dogs * – D
33 Wrestling With Iowa – D
32 Call Sign Romeo
31 Wrestled Away – Lee Kemp – D
30 Little Miss Sumo
29 The Last Champion *
28 The Champion 1971 ( Dan Gable, full movie) -D
27 A Day In The Life (Doc, full movie) – D
26 The Hammer (full movie) *
25. Hadley’s Rebellion (full movie)
24. Gable Documentary (full movie) *
23. Take Down (1979 full movie)
22.Tradition Doc ( full movie) – D
21 Jordan Burroughs Doc (full movie) *
20 Magic Man David Taylor (full movie) – D
19 I Am A (full movie) – D
18 Stand-Up (full movie) – D
17 Team FoxCatcher – Netflix – D
16 Beyond the Mat
15 Win Win *
14 I AM -Wrestling -D
13 Legendary
12 Wrestle
11 Fight World – (Netflix) -D
10 Dan Gable vs Larry Owings (D, full movie)
9 Pinned – D
8 Wrestling with Life (D, full movie)
7 The American Wizard *
6 Zion Netflix * (D, full movie)
5 Veritas – D
4. Reversal
3. First Match -Netflix
2. Vision Quest *
1. Dangal – Netflix *
*- Coach’s Pick
D- documentary
These movies and more can be found on IMDB
Other good fight movies:
Blood Sport
Over The Top
Rocky
Any movie by Bruce Lee
Henry-Wrestling 