Movies and TvShows featuring "modern-gladiators" theme.

Jake Tyler helps his high-school football team win a game but gets into a brawl with an opposing player. He moves to a new school and befriends a classmate who invites him to join an underground fight club. Jake starts training in mixed martial arts with a mentor and eventually participates in a high-stakes tournament. Through his journey, Jake learns the importance of self-control, confronting his past, and finding his place in the world.

Series 7: The Contenders is a satirical thriller that takes place in a dystopian future where a fictional reality show called 'The Contenders' forces contestants to fight to the death. The movie follows a pregnant woman named Dawn, who is forced to participate in the deadly game. As the competition intensifies, Dawn must navigate the treacherous world of the show and fight for her survival.

In the mean streets of Los Angeles, a kickboxing champion finds himself drawn into a high-stakes underground tournament. With his brother's life on the line, he must navigate the dangerous world of illegal fistfights and organized crime in order to save him. Along the way, he discovers the true meaning of honor and brotherhood.

Houston Armstrong, a reclusive billionaire, runs a private broadcast facility deep within the Arctic Circle. His program 'No Exit', features bizarre man-to-man combat events that are fought to the death. Always on the lookout for the next combatant, Armstrong kidnaps John Stoneman, a master martial artist who has made national news for killing the attacker who attacked his family...

Aliens appear at the UN and invite Earth to join the Galactic Federation, there is a catch though, Earth has one year to send a team of it's best fighters to represent the planet in an unarmed combat tournament. The fate of the Earth depends on the tournaments outcome.