A new savior has come to the Roadhouse world in the form of Jake Gyllenhaal, who plays the ex-UFC fighter, Dalton as he becomes the bouncer to a Florida Keys roadhouse. Whether you enjoy Gyllenhaal’s or Swayze’s performance more, there is something about those bar fight scenes that keeps you hooked. If you’re looking for more movies where one man must fight against a group of bad guys, check out these other twelve movies like Roadhouse.
12. Walking Tall (2004)
Our first selection is Walking Tall, starring Dwayne Johnson as former U.S. Special Forces sergeant Chris Vaughn. When Vaughn returns home, he gets a rude awakening as his peaceful town has drastically changed. A gambling ring has appeared in the old cedar mill, promoting violence and drugs. It’s up to Vaughn as the new sheriff to take matters into his own hands to stop the corruption.
–IMDb score: 6.3
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11. Never Back Down (2008)
Never Back Down has a fighting element, but not UFC. Instead, rebellious high schooler Jake Tyler is lured into an underground fighting club, finding a mentor who happens to be a mixed martial arts veteran. When Tyler’s friends and family get threatened, he seeks the help of the mentor to train for one final fight against his personal nemesis and local martial arts champion Ryan McCarthy.
–IMDb score: 6.5
10. Road House (1989)
We can’t have movies like Roadhouse list without including the original 1989 Roadhouse film starring Patrick Swayze as Dalton. In this film, Dalton is an expert martial artist and one of the best bouncers in the business, who arrives in Jasper, Missouri to clean up The Double Deuce. The seedy bar is overrun by troublemakers, led by villainous entrepreneur Brad Wesley, who wants things to stay just as they are. Dalton and Wesley dive into a dangerous dance to see who will come out on top.
–IMDb score: 6.7
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9. Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Jack Burton, the main character in Big Trouble in Little China, is just a long-distance trucker, but this doesn’t stop him from going up against Kung Fu masters and sorcery to save his best friend’s fiancée. When Jack tries to find the culprit, he dives into the world of Chinese sorcerer David Lo Pan and must make his way through the sorcerer’s labyrinth to save the girl and live to tell the tale.
–IMDb score: 7.2
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8. Southpaw (2015)
Jake Gyllenhaal also stars in Southpaw as Billy Hope, the undisputed light-heavyweight boxing champion of the world. Married to Maureen with a young daughter, his life is perfect until one night a quarrel with a rival boxer turns deadly. When Hope’s wife is shot and killed, the fighter is sent into a downward spiral. Along with being barred from professional boxing for a year, Hope also loses his house and his daughter to Social Services. To gain his life back, Hope enlists the help of trainer Tick Wills and sets out on a path of retribution.
–IMDb score: 7.3
7. Pale Rider (1985)
Our seventh selection takes a step back in time to 1985 with the film Pale Rider, starring Clint Eastwood. Our lone fighter is a preacher who is set on protecting a group of gold miners in the California foothills. When the mining camp is besieged by a neighboring landowner trying to steal their claims, the preacher will try to use his powers of persuasion to stop the landowner’s attacks.
–IMDb score: 7.3
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6. Point Break (1991)
Once again we have Patrick Swayze on our list, this time starring alongside Keanu Reeves in a tense FBI vs. gang standoff in Point Break. When a group called the Ex-Presidents terrorizes Los Angeles through a series of bank robberies, FBI Agent Johnny Utah (Reeves) is sent undercover to find out their identities. Presumed to be surfers, Utah meets surfer Bodhi (Swayze) during his mission and gets drawn into a completely different lifestyle than his own.
–IMDb score: 7.3
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5. John Wick (2014)
One of the most recognizable Keanu Reeves films is John Wick, where one former assassin will do whatever it takes to enact revenge on those who wronged him. Still trying to get over his wife’s death, Wick treasures her last gift to him to try and find meaning in his new life. When a Russian mob prince robs Wick of both his prized 1969 Mustang and his wife’s present, all of Wick’s previously hidden assassin abilities come to the forefront and only revenge will quench his anger.
–IMDb score: 7.4
4. 3:10 to Yuma (2007)
3:10 to Yuma has had several film adaptations, but this one is from 2007 and stars Christian Bale as rancher Dan Evans. When famed robber Ben Wade is captured by the law, Evans is recruited to be one of the escorts taking him to the 3:10 to Yuma train for a reward. Part of Evans needs the reward money, but the other wants to prove himself to gun-slinging son William Evans as he is more than just a naive rancher. The transport is hazardous, and will take all of Evans ingenuity to get there in one piece.
–IMDb score: 7.6
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3. The Magnificent Seven (2016)
The Magnificent Seven is a classic story, with Director Antoine Fuqua bringing a modern twist to the tale. Rose Creek is under the control of cruel industrialist Bartholomew Bogue, and the townspeople are desperate to be free from his tyranny. To fight for them, the townspeople hire seven mercenaries to prepare for a violent showdown between them and Bogue’s men. As the story goes on the mercenaries realize there’s more to be fighting for than just money.
–IMDb score: 7.7
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2. Tombstone (1993)
Diving into the Wild West is Tombstone, a 1993 film starring Val Kilmer and Kurt Russell. After Wyatt Earp (Russell) cleans up Dodge City, he moves to Tombstone, Arizona to live in obscurity. Along with meeting his brothers in the small town, he meets up with his old friend Doc Holliday (Kilmer). But, when a band of outlaws known as The Cowboys start to shake up the town, Holliday and the Earps must rise to the occasion to save the townspeople.
–IMDb score: 7.8
1. Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
Our last film Top Gun: Maverick is a little out-of-the-box, but it’s proof that good sequel movies that shine light on the original can be made. In the film set thirty years after Top Gun, Maverick must return to the TOPGUN program to train recruits for a top-secret mission. What he doesn’t expect is to see the son of his best friend Goose in the program, ready to put his life on the line for the success of the mission.
–IMDb score: 8.2
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