Fighting with My Family
A fiercely loyal wrestling family faces professional ambition, sibling rivalry, and the intimidating spectacle of WWE when Saraya fights to claim her own identity in the ring.
Overview
A family of wrestlers takes on the biggest challenge of their lives, proving that dreams can come true with hard work and determination.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- warm
- uplifting
- family movie night
- sports movie marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film an energetic, heartfelt sports biopic that overcomes familiar clichés through committed performances, wit, and emotional warmth.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Saraya and Zak pursue WWE opportunities while their close-knit wrestling family confronts the costs and expectations of professional success.
The story dramatizes Saraya Knight's rise through energetic humor, family banter, and an underdog structure grounded in her real wrestling career.
Ricky, Julia, Saraya, and Zak make a living performing wrestling in England before Saraya encounters WWE's global entertainment machine.
The film moves between family wrestling performances, auditions, training, and WWE presentation, emphasizing wrestling's staged entertainment dimension.
Films like Fighting with My Family, and why
Eddie the Eagle
shared sports biopic framework, uplifting underdog story, family dynamics, and energetic comedy
The Wrestler
shared wrestling setting, working-class ambition, family pressure, and heartfelt sports drama
Cool Runnings
shared true-story sports narrative, eccentric family ensemble, comic warmth, and perseverance themes
Bend It Like Beckham
shared female sports ambition, mentorship, self-discovery, and accessible inspirational tone
Movie Details
- Director
- Stephen Merchant
- Release Date
- 2019-02-14
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (1935)
Cast
- Florence Pugh
- Lena Headey
- Nick Frost
- Vince Vaughn
- Jack Lowden
- Dwayne Johnson
- Thea Trinidad
- Aqueela Zoll
- Stephen Merchant
- Julia Davis
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- 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
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Fighting with My Family about?
- A fiercely loyal wrestling family faces professional ambition, sibling rivalry, and the intimidating spectacle of WWE when Saraya fights to claim her own identity in the ring.
- What is Fighting with My Family like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Fighting with My Family as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Fighting with My Family violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Fighting with My Family as mild.
- What did critics think of Fighting with My Family?
- Critics broadly found the film an energetic, heartfelt sports biopic that overcomes familiar clichés through committed performances, wit, and emotional warmth.
- Which films are like Fighting with My Family?
- Films with a similar feel include Eddie the Eagle, The Wrestler, Cool Runnings, and Bend It Like Beckham.
- How long is Fighting with My Family?
- Fighting with My Family runs 108 minutes.
- Where can I watch Fighting with My Family?
- In United States, Fighting with My Family streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
