6 Best Mixed Martial Arts Movies

By Vlad Zakh · June 2, 2026

Mixed martial arts is brutal and disciplined, and these films capture both. Warrior has two estranged brothers meeting in a winner-take-all tournament final, Here Comes the Boom has a burned-out biology teacher fighting to save his school’s music program, and Undisputed has a wrongly imprisoned boxing champion facing the prison’s undefeated king. Redbelt, Kickboxer and Bloodsport round out the six.

Here Comes the Boom (2012)

TMDB ★ 6.4

A burned-out biology teacher becomes an MMA fighter to raise money and save his school's music programme.

Directed by Frank Coraci · 1h 45m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Warrior (2011)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 84% Metacritic 71

Two estranged brothers with a fractured family history collide in the finals of a mixed martial arts tournament.

Directed by Gavin O'Connor · 2h 20m · Rated PG-13

Nominated for 1 Oscar6 wins & 22 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Redbelt (2008)

TMDB ★ 6.4

A disciplined jiu-jitsu instructor is reluctantly drawn into the corrupt, commercialised world of mixed martial arts.

Directed by David Mamet · 1h 39m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Undisputed (2002)

TMDB ★ 6.0

A wrongly imprisoned boxing champion faces the undefeated reigning king of the prison fight circuit.

Directed by Walter Hill · 1h 36m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Kickboxer (1989)

TMDB ★ 6.2

A martial artist trains in the deadly art of Muay Thai to avenge his brother, paralysed by a ruthless champion.

Directed by David Worth & Mark DiSalle · 1h 38m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, YouTube TV, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Bloodsport (1988)

TMDB ★ 6.6

An American soldier competes in a secret, brutal full-contact martial arts tournament in Hong Kong.

Directed by Newt Arnold · 1h 32m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Mixed Martial Arts Movies

Here Comes the Boom (2012)

Warrior (2011)

Redbelt (2008)

Undisputed (2002)

Kickboxer (1989)

Bloodsport (1988)

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