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Step into the World of Wrestling: Uncovering the Best Movies and TV Shows

Get ready to rumble into the world of wrestling, where athleticism meets drama and excitement knows no bounds. From iconic wrestlers to behind-the-scenes stories, we've got you covered with the best movies and TV shows that'll leave you on the edge of your seat. Whether you're a die-hard fan or just looking for something new to watch, our list has got you covered.

Dark Side of the Ring (2019) TV Show

8.3 59 votes

Genre: Documentary

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 7

Episodes: 69

Audience: TV-MA

Story: Finding truth at the intersection of fantasy and reality in the veiled world of professional wrestling.

Plot: wrestling, extreme championship wrestling, eastern championship wrestling, arrogant, informative

WWE Main Event (2012) TV Show

7.9 59 votes

Genre: Action, Drama, Reality

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 15

Episodes: 726

Audience: TV-PG

Story: WWE Main Event is a professional wrestling television program produced by WWE that airs on Peacock and streams on Hulu Plus in the United States. The show features WWE wrestlers and complements WWE's primary programs Raw and SmackDown.

Plot: wrestling, sports entertainment, world wrestling entertainment (wwe)

Cast

Aamir Khan

Fatima Sana Shaikh

Sanya Malhotra

Zaira Wasim

Dangal (2016)

7.9 1.2K votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family

Country: India

Duration: 161 min.

Audience: PG

Story: Dangal is an extraordinary true story based on the life of Mahavir Singh and his two daughters, Geeta and Babita Phogat. The film traces the inspirational journey of a father who trains his daughters to become world class wrestlers.

Plot: small town, strong woman, sports, parent child relationship, empowerment, abusive father, feminism, wrestling, ...

Cast

Cary Elwes

Robin Wright

Mandy Patinkin

Chris Sarandon

The Princess Bride (1987)

7.7 5.2K votes

Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family

Country: United States of America

Duration: 99 min.

Audience: PG

Story: In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. But even death can't stop these true lovebirds from triumphing.

Style: romantic

Plot: dreams, based on novel or book, narration, wrestling, miracle, sword fight, revenge, boat chase, ...

Cast

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Kang So-yeon

Lee Hyun-jin

Lee Jae-yoon

Physical: 100 (2023) TV Show

7.6 186 votes

Genre: Reality

Country: South Korea

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 18

Audience: TV-14

Story: One hundred contestants in top physical shape compete in a series of grueling challenges to claim the honor — and cash reward — as the last one standing.

Plot: competition, game show, wrestling, fitness, survival show, reality show, exciting

Cast

Zac Efron

Jeremy Allen White

Harris Dickinson

Stanley Simons

The Iron Claw (2023)

7.5 1.3K votes

Genre: Drama, History

Country: United Kingdom, United States of America

Duration: 133 min.

Audience: R

Story: The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Through tragedy and triumph, under the shadow of their domineering father and coach, the brothers seek larger-than-life immortality on the biggest stage in sports.

Style: intimate

Plot: sports, wrestling, brotherhood, biography, dallas, texas, based on true story, dysfunctional family, ...

Time: 1970s, 1980s

Place: texas

Celebrity Deathmatch (1998) TV Show

7.5 403 votes

Genre: Animation, Comedy

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 6

Episodes: 95

Audience: TV-14

Story: Celebrity Deathmatch is a claymation television show that depicts celebrities against each other in a wrestling ring, almost always ending in the loser's gruesome death. It was known for its excessive amount of blood used in every match and exaggerated physical injuries.The series was created by Eric Fogel; with the pilots airing on MTV on January 1 & 25 1998. The initial series ran from May 14, 1998 to October 20, 2002, and lasted for a 75-episode run. There was one special that did not contribute to the final episode total, entitled "Celebrity Deathmatch Hits Germany", which aired on June 21, 2001. Professional wrestler Stone Cold Steve Austin gave voice to his animated form as the guest commentator. Early in 2003, a film based on the series was announced by MTV to be in the making, but the project was canceled by the end of that year.In 2005, MTV2 announced the revival of the show as part of their "Sic 'Em Friday" programming block. Originally set to return in November 2005, the premiere was pushed back to June 10, 2006 as part of a new "Sic'emation" block with two other animated shows, Where My Dogs At and The Adventures of Chico and Guapo. The show's fifth season was produced by Cuppa Coffee Studios and the premiere drew over 2.5 million viewers, becoming MTV2's highest rated season premiere ever.

Plot: wrestling, celebrity, claymation, 3d animation

WWE Friday Night SmackDown (1999) TV Show

7.5 190 votes

Genre: Reality

Country: United States of America, United Kingdom

Seasons: 28

Episodes: 1408

Audience: TV-PG

Story: The superstars of World Wrestling Entertainment's "SmackDown" brand collide each and every Friday on WWE Friday Night SmackDown.

Plot: wrestling, sports entertainment

The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)

7.4 1.6K votes

Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Country: United States of America

Duration: 97 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: A down-on-his-luck crab fisherman embarks on a journey to get a young man with Down syndrome to a professional wrestling school in rural North Carolina and away from the retirement home where he’s lived for the past two and a half years.

Plot: escape, runaway, wrestling, down syndrome, on the run, wrestling coach, raft, nursing home, ...

Cast

Alison Brie

Betty Gilpin

Marc Maron

Sydelle Noel

GLOW (2017) TV Show

7.3 436 votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 3

Episodes: 30

Audience: TV-MA

Story: In 1980s LA, a crew of misfits reinvent themselves as the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling.

Style: irreverent, witty

Plot: wrestling, sports, sisterhood, offbeat, sport

Time: 1980s

Cast

Kurt Russell

Lee Van Cleef

Ernest Borgnine

Donald Pleasence

Escape from New York (1981)

7.1 3.6K votes

Genre: Action, Science Fiction, Thriller

Country: United Kingdom, Germany

Duration: 99 min.

Audience: R

Story: In a world ravaged by crime, the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a walled prison where brutal prisoners roam free. After the US president crash-lands inside, war hero Snake Plissken has 24 hours to bring him back.

Style: suspenseful

Plot: new york city, taxi, martial arts, street gang, usa president, war veteran, kidnapping, hostage, ...

Cast

Wamiqa Gabbi

Tovino Thomas

Renji Panicker

Aju Varghese

Godha (2017)

7.0 33 votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Country: India

Duration: 120 min.

Story: A washed-up wrestler's life changes when he brings a passionate female wrestler from Punjab to his conservative Kerala village, sparking a comedic yet inspiring revolution in the local wrestling pits.

Plot: sports, wrestling, wrestler, training, women wrestler

Young Rock (2021) TV Show

6.9 236 votes

Genre: Comedy

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 3

Episodes: 36

Audience: TV-14

Story: As Dwayne Johnson runs for president in 2032, he takes a comedic look back at his extraordinary life through the outrageous stories of his family and youth that shaped him into the man he is today. He explores his childhood years living amid influential wrestling icons while his dad rose to fame in the business, his rebellious teenage years attending high school in Pennsylvania, and his football years teamed up with powerhouse players at the University of Miami. In his telling, Johnson explains that while his experiences have been larger than life, he remains a down-to-earth guy who still relates to the American people.

Plot: wrestling, sports, autobiographical

Cast

Salman Khan

Anushka Sharma

Randeep Hooda

Amit Sadh

Sultan (2016)

6.8 265 votes

Genre: Action, Drama, Romance

Country: India

Duration: 170 min.

Story: The ageing wrestler Sultan Ali Khan decides to try his luck on the mat again; to do this, he wants to represent his country at the Olympic Games, but first has to overcome personal issues.

Plot: sports, wrestling

Cast

Florence Pugh

Lena Headey

Nick Frost

Vince Vaughn

Fighting with My Family (2019)

6.8 1.9K votes

Genre: Comedy

Country: United Kingdom, United States of America

Duration: 108 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: Born into a tight-knit wrestling family, Paige and her brother Zak are ecstatic when they get the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to try out for the WWE. But when only Paige earns a spot in the competitive training program, she must leave her loved ones behind and face this new cutthroat world alone. Paige's journey pushes her to dig deep and ultimately prove to the world that what makes her different is the very thing that can make her a star.

Plot: sports, wrestling, biography, based on true story, family drama, family, norfolk

Place: england

Raw (1993) TV Show

6.8 364 votes

Genre: Reality

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 34

Episodes: 1734

Audience: TV-14

Story: A regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars.

Plot: wrestling, superstar, sports entertainment

WWE NXT (2010) TV Show

6.7 128 votes

Genre: Action, Drama, Reality

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 20

Episodes: 887

Audience: NR

Story: Wrestlers will portray heroes or villains as they follow a series of events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.

Plot: wrestling, sports entertainment

Foxcatcher (2014)

6.7 2.5K votes

Genre: Drama, Thriller

Country: United States of America

Duration: 134 min.

Audience: R

Story: The greatest Olympic Wrestling Champion brother team joins Team Foxcatcher led by multimillionaire sponsor John E. du Pont as they train for the 1988 games in Seoul - a union that leads to unlikely circumstances.

Plot: sports, wrestling, biography, based on true story, tragedy, brothers

Nacho Libre (2006)

6.5 1.9K votes

Genre: Action, Comedy, Family

Country: Germany, United States of America

Duration: 92 min.

Audience: PG

Story: Ignacio, a disrespected cook at a Mexican monastery, can barely afford to feed the orphans who live there. Inspired by a local wrestling hero, he decides to moonlight as the not-so-famous Luchador "Nacho Libre" to earn money for the monastery -- not to mention the admiration of beautiful nun Sister Encarnación.

Plot: nun, sports, monk, secret identity, orphanage, wrestling, wilderness, ringer, ...

Place: mexico

Cast

Sidney James

Kenneth Williams

Charles Hawtrey

Joan Sims

Carry On Loving (1970)

5.7 50 votes

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Country: United Kingdom

Duration: 88 min.

Audience: PG

Story: The Wedded Bliss computer dating agency aims to bring together the lonely hearts of Much-Snoggin-in-the-Green. Its owner, Sidney Bliss, has enough complications in his own love life, but still produces a pamphlet called 'The Wit to Woo'. The strange collection of hopefuls lead to some outlandish matches—and jealousies are bound to lead to trouble.

Plot: virgin, bachelor, wrestler, sexual humor, love, scam, carry on, couple, ...