Movies Like Beast (2026)

Beast is a 2026 action, drama film from Tyler Atkins with a MovieMagicScore of 7.4/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Smashing Machine and Forever Strong.

Action Drama

The Smashing Machine

2025

In the late 1990s, up-and-coming mixed martial artist Mark Kerr aspires to become the greatest fighter in the world. However, he must also battle his opioid dependence and a volatile relationship with his girlfriend Dawn.

6.4

MagicScore

Forever Strong

2008

Hotshot rugby player Rick Penning was the star player of his Arizona high school team until a fateful brush with the law forces him to ponder the consequences of his actions in a Salt Lake City juvenile detention center.

7.1

MagicScore

Tatami

2024

Iranian female judokas Leila and her coach Maryam, travel to the Judo World Championship, intent on bringing home Iran’s first gold medal. Midway through the Judo World Championships, they receive an ultimatum from the Islamic Republic ordering Leila to fake an injury and lose, or she will be branded a traitor of the state. With her own and her family’s freedom at stake, Leila is faced with an impossible choice: comply with the Iranian regime as her coach Maryam implores her to do, or fight on, for the gold.

7.8

MagicScore

DIVE

2022

Mariel is a veteran elite diver who has one last chance at the Olympic Games. However, when a terrible truth comes to light, Mariel faces her biggest personal question: Is winning her true dream?

7.4

MagicScore

Chandu Champion

2024

9 bullet wounds (one still in the body), three different sports and an unshakable determination to fulfill the dream of an Olympic Gold later, Muralikant Petkar, India's first Paralympian to finish at the top of the podium, got the recognition by his own country 45 years after he achieved what no athlete from his country could.

7.4

MagicScore

Sitaare Zameen Par

2025

A disgraced basketball coach is given the chance to coach a team of players who are intellectually disabled as part of community services. Gulshan has apprehensions at first and feels out of place but soon realizes they just might have what it takes to make it to the national championships.

7.1

MagicScore

Christy

2025

Christy Martin never imagined life beyond her small-town roots in West Virginia—until she discovered a knack for punching people. Fueled by grit, raw determination, and an unshakable desire to win, she charges into the world of boxing under the guidance of her trainer and manager-turned-husband, Jim. But while Christy flaunts a fiery persona in the ring, her toughest battles unfold outside it—confronting family, identity, and a relationship that just might become life-or-death.

7.1

MagicScore

Challengers

2024

Tennis player turned coach Tashi has taken her husband, Art, and transformed him into a world-famous Major champion. To jolt him out of his recent losing streak, she signs him up for a "Challenger" event — close to the lowest level of pro tournament — where he finds himself standing across the net from his former best friend and Tashi's former boyfriend.

6.9

MagicScore

Salvable

2025

When a battered boxer past his prime finds his dreams and his relationships on the ropes, he falls back in with a dangerous crowd and has to take the biggest swing of his life to reclaim his hope and his family.

6.6

MagicScore

#10

Free Falling

2024

Marisol is the national rhythmic gymnastics coach, methodical, demanding and authoritative. The World Championship is approaching and she places all her gold medal hopes on Angelica, the team's most promising newcomer. Two weeks before the final, Marisol discovers that her husband is having an affair with a much younger woman with whom she is expecting a child. Marisol does not contemplate failure, so she embarks on a desperate race to win him back, without taking into account her motives and feelings. Her pain is transferred to her tatami, where she becomes even more implacable towards Angelica, in whom she places her hopes of success. At this point, winning gold is all that's left for him.

6.6

MagicScore

#11

Warrior

2011

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.

7.8

MagicScore

#12

Zulu

1964

In 1879, during the Anglo-Zulu War, man-of-the-people Lt. Chard and snooty Lt. Bromhead are in charge of defending the isolated and vastly outnumbered Natal outpost of Rorke's Drift from tribal hordes.

7.4

MagicScore

#13

Fists of Legend

2013

Three men who share a past participate in a mixed martial arts reality show where they have to fight against other contestants to win the prize money.

7.1

MagicScore

#14

Bloodsport

1988

An American Army Major goes AWOL to Hong Kong for an outlawed martial arts contest called the Kumite.

7.0

MagicScore

#15

One-Armed Boxer

1972

A martial-arts student learns the iron fist and death grip techniques to avenge his teacher's death.

7.0

MagicScore

#16

Born a Champion

2021

After a blood- soaked jujitsu match in Dubai, fighting legend Mickey Kelley falls to superstar Blaine. But years later, an online video proves that Blaine cheated, and the world demands a rematch. Can the aging underdog get back into shape in time to vanquish his foe, get revenge, and claim his prize?

7.0

MagicScore

#17

Unbeatable

2013

Fai, once a world champion in boxing, escapes to Macau from the loan sharks and unexpectedly encounters Qi, a young chap who is determined to win a boxing match. Fai becomes Qi's mentor and rediscovers his passion to fight not only in the ring but for his life and the cares.

6.9

MagicScore

#18

Shaolin

2011

China is plunged into strife as feuding warlords try to expand their power by warring over neighboring lands. Fuelled by his success on the battlefield, young and arrogant Hao Jie sneers at Shaolin's masters when he beats one of them in a duel. But the pride comes before a fall. When his own family is wiped out by a rival warlord, Hao is forced to take refuge with the monks. As the civil unrest spreads and the people suffer, Hao and the Shaolin masters are forced to take a fiery stand against the evil warlords. They launch a daring plan or rescue and escape.

6.9

MagicScore

#19

Brothers

2015

David and Monty, estranged half-brothers, train in mixed martial arts to earn a livelihood. However, things change when the two are forced to compete against each other in the final tournament.

6.4

MagicScore

#20

Here Comes the Boom

2012

A high school biology teacher moonlights as a mixed-martial arts fighter in an effort to raise money to save the school's music program.

6.2

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Beast?

The top films similar to Beast by MovieMagicScore are The Smashing Machine (6.4), Forever Strong (7.1), Tatami (7.8). Each shares action/drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Beast worth watching?

Beast holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.4/10 from 165 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Beast?

Beast (2026) is a action, drama film directed by Tyler Atkins, starring Daniel MacPherson, Luke Hemsworth, Russell Crowe.

Where can I find more recommendations like Beast?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more action recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Beast

This ranked list pairs Beast (2026), a action and drama film from Tyler Atkins, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Daniel MacPherson take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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