Movies Like The Return (2017)

The Return is a 2017 action, documentary film from Erich Joiner with a MovieMagicScore of 6.6/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The 24 Hour War and Ford v Ferrari.

Action Documentary

The 24 Hour War

2016

In the early 1960s, Henry Ford II and Enzo Ferrari went to war on the battlefield of Le Mans. This epic battle saw drivers lose their lives, family dynasties nearly collapse, and the development of a new car that changed racing.

7.0

MagicScore

Ford v Ferrari

2019

American car designer Carroll Shelby and the British-born driver Ken Miles work together to battle corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford Motor Company and take on the dominating race cars of Enzo Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France in 1966.

8.0

MagicScore

Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman

2015

The world knows Paul Newman as an Academy Award winning actor with a fifty-plus year career as one of the most prolific and revered actors in American Cinema. He was also well known for his philanthropy; Newman's Own has given more than four hundred and thirty million dollars to charities around the world. Yet few know the gasoline-fueled passion that became so important in this complex, multifaceted man's makeup. Newman’s deep-seated passion for racing was so intense it nearly sidelined his acting career. His racing career spanned thirty-five years; Newman won four national championships as a driver and eight championships as an owner. Not bad for a guy who didn't even start racing until he was forty-seven years old.

7.5

MagicScore

Contact High

2009

Gangster boss Carlos orders the dodgy Viennese junkyard owner Harry to bring him a bag from Poland. Harry passes the order on to his "best man" Schorsch. Schorsch, not exactly the brightest, is currently without a driver's license and completely fixated on the 24-hour car race of Le Mans. So he gives the order to Mao and sends in their place the takeaway lessees Hans and Max to Poland. Their journey leads to a seemingly endless drug trip full of extraordinary phenomena.

6.5

MagicScore

Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans

2015

Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans interweaves stunning newly discovered footage and voice recordings with original interviews. It is the true story of how a cinema legend would risk almost everything in pursuit of his dream.

7.2

MagicScore

Le Mans

1971

Filmed during the annual 24-hour endurance race at Le Mans, Michael Delaney is a Porsche driver haunted by the memory of an accident at the previous year's race in which a competing driver was killed. Delaney also finds himself increasingly infatuated with the man's widow.

6.8

MagicScore

Initial D Legend 2: Racer

2015

The second of three parts of the remake of the theatrical film Initial D First Stage. The leader of rival group Myogi NightKids, Takeshi, wants to challenge the now infamous Takumi in a race for Akina. As Takumi questions his identity as a driver, he discovers that, behind the wheel, there is more to lose than a simple race.

7.8

MagicScore

Initial D Legend 1: Awakening

2014

The first of three parts of the remake of the theatrical film Initial D First Stage. Koichiro of Akina Speedstars witnesses a mysterious driver overtaking rival Keisuke of Akagi RedSuns. The race, he later discovers, was won by none other than his own work colleague, Takumi. What happens next is the stuff of street racing legend!

7.8

MagicScore

Rush

2013

In the 1970s, a rivalry propels race car drivers Niki Lauda and James Hunt to fame and glory — until a horrible accident threatens to end it all.

7.7

MagicScore

#10

Initial D Legend 3: Dream

2016

The third and final part of the three-part remake of the theatrical film Initial D First Stage. Takumi Fujiawara has attracted the attention of street racer Ryousuke Takahashi, leader of the RedSuns. As he prepares for the biggest race of his life, Takumi finds himself trying to reconcile his passion for racing with his personal life.

7.5

MagicScore

#11

Watch Out, We're Mad

1974

After a tied 1st place in a local stunt race, two drivers start a contest to decide who of them will own the prize, a dune buggy. But when a mobster destroys the car, they are determined to get it back.

7.4

MagicScore

#12

Fast Five

2011

Former cop Brian O'Conner partners with ex-con Dom Toretto on the opposite side of the law. Since Brian and Mia Toretto broke Dom out of custody, they've blown across many borders to elude authorities. Now backed into a corner in Rio de Janeiro, they must pull one last job in order to gain their freedom.

7.2

MagicScore

#13

Furious 7

2015

Deckard Shaw seeks revenge against Dominic Toretto and his family for his comatose brother.

7.2

MagicScore

#14

Grand Prix

1966

The most daring drivers in the world have gathered to compete for the 1966 Formula One championship. After a spectacular wreck in the first of a series of races, American wheelman Pete Aron is dropped by his sponsor. Refusing to quit, he joins a Japanese racing team. While juggling his career with a torrid love affair involving an ex-teammate's wife, Pete must also contend with Jean-Pierre Sarti, a French contestant who has previously won two world titles.

7.2

MagicScore

#15

The Great Race

1965

Professional daredevil and white-suited hero, The Great Leslie, convinces turn-of-the-century auto makers that a race from New York to Paris (westward across America, the Bering Straight and Russia) will help to promote automobile sales. Leslie's arch-rival, the mustached and black-attired Professor Fate vows to beat Leslie to the finish line in a car of Fate's own invention.

7.1

MagicScore

#16

The Fast and the Furious

2001

Dominic Toretto is a Los Angeles street racer suspected of masterminding a series of big-rig hijackings. When undercover cop Brian O'Conner infiltrates Toretto's iconoclastic crew, he falls for Toretto's sister and must choose a side: the gang or the LAPD.

7.0

MagicScore

#17

Born to Race

2011

Danny Krueger is a rebellious young street racer on a collision course with trouble. After an accident at an illegal race, he's sent to a small town to live with his estranged father, a washed up NASCAR racer. When Danny decides to enter the NHRA High School Drags, he's forced to seek his father's help in taking down the local hotshot.

6.9

MagicScore

#18

Fast & Furious 6

2013

Hobbs has Dominic and Brian reassemble their crew to take down a team of mercenaries; Dominic unexpectedly gets sidetracked with facing his presumed deceased girlfriend, Letty.

6.8

MagicScore

#19

Initial D: Third Stage

2001

With high school graduation right around the corner, Takumi Fujiwara has a lot on his mind and a lot to prepare for. Everything becomes even more complicated when Takumi is offered a spot on Ryosuke Takahashi's elite Kengai Racing Team, which seeks to assemble the greatest racers in the Gunma area for a tour of Japan's mountain passes. Before he can accept however, Takumi feels the need to settle the score with the Lancer Evo driving Emperor team, defend his downhill-racer crown against the son of his father's greatest rival, and finally settle things with his unfaithful girlfriend Natsuki.

6.8

MagicScore

#20

Initial D

2005

After winning his first competition, Takumi focuses his attention on drift racing, a sport he has unknowingly perfected while delivering tofu in his father's Toyota AE86.

6.7

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Return?

The top films similar to The Return by MovieMagicScore are The 24 Hour War (7.0), Ford v Ferrari (8.0), Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman (7.5). Each shares action/documentary themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Return worth watching?

The Return holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.6/10 from 93 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Return?

The Return (2017) is a action, documentary film directed by Erich Joiner.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Return?

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About movies like The Return

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