The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it. | 343,584 89 min | Gross: The extent of mafia interference in the outcome of matches will never truly be fully understood, but the shadiness of boxing, combined with its unrepentant celebration of violence, gives it a much darker edge than most other sports. 99 min Another 100 Film Noirs (BFI Screen Guide), 1001 Movies you Must See Before you Die [All Editions Up to 2018], Locarno International Film Festival - Golden Leopard, Halliwell's Top 1000: The Ultimate Movie Countdown. 120 min Gladiator (1992) 4. A determined woman works with a hardened boxing trainer to become a professional. Paul Stewart, PG-13 Max Baer, What begins as an opportunity to resurrect Champ's story and escape the shadow of his father's success becomes a personal journey as the ambitious reporter reexamines his own life and his relationship with his family. Some are comedies; some are dramas. The movie opens near the eve of … Samuel L. Jackson, 19,381 Rouben Mamoulian | The Hurricane, Norman Jewison's new film, is about Hurricane Carter, the middleweight boxer who was imprisoned for 19 years before his murder conviction was … The Havana Boxing Academy is a Cuban boarding school that takes 9-year-old boys, and turns them into the best boxers in the world. He's a simple, … Of course, the event was not without controversy, as President Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire was a ruthless military dictator, a fact which neither documentary shies away from discussing. Two boxers compete for the love of a woman. | Toby, Ving Rhames, | John Marley, Fat City (1972) 5. 117 min | Gross: It's a thinly-veiled parable about capitalism and how the system is rigged towards rich and powerful manipulators, at the expense of honest, hard-working people. | Julie Harris, Passed | Gross: Both American versions are heartfelt stories about pride, trust, and loyalty, and carry Rod Serling's signature combination of gritty realism and compassionate sentimentality. After Rocky's tremendous success, numerous sequels followed, all with varying degrees of critical and commercial success. A few are both. | Biography, Drama, Sport. About: A fascinating journey into Mike Tyson’s storied life and career, … Director: 132 min Denzel Washington, Likewise, Walter Hill made a career out of the glorious combination of adrenaline and testosterone with films like The Warriors, The Driver, Streets of Fire, and countless others. Stars: 77 min Another film that earned top marks from critics but failed to impress at the box office is the Michael Mann/Will Smith collaboration Ali, based on the life of the all-time greatest champion ever to grace the sport, Muhammad Ali. | Clint Eastwood is one of those directors whose body of work is so broad that it's impossible to narrow down his career to a single magnum opus. 83 min James Quinn McDonagh, 146 min This gift for bombastic melodrama surely came in handy while directing the 1979 remake of the 1931 classic, The Champ. Director: In the odd century-plus that’s passed since, boxing cinema has evolved past mere punching for spectacle. Liev Schreiber, Votes: James Brown, Votes: Paddy Quinn McDonagh, Ron Perlman, Drama, Sport, Mountain Rivera, a punchy has-been managed by the unprincipled Maish, is mauled in a fight and forced to quit boxing. Cinderella Man, the 2005 film from director Ron Howard, chronicles American boxer James Braddock’s (Russell Crowe) tumultuous journey to become the world heavyweight champion in 1935. Stars: The Dig. Russell Crowe, 5,732 Douglas was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance, and Champion can be seen as a companion piece with 1947's Body and Soul. In that film, a good man and great fighter is beaten down by a broken system, while Champion features a cruel man who is a great fighter fighting his way to the top, only to discover what an empty victory really feels like. Elisabeth Moss, The 50 Best Boxing Movies of All Time. $3.17M, Approved George Tobias, A drunkard coach, who trains the local high school basketball team, becomes the best competitors in the championship. Director: Action, Crime, Drama. Keith David, Carl Brisson, Angelo Dundee, | He takes great joy in letting film and gaming legends tell their own story and share their passion for their art. Sylvester Stallone, The 1931 version is considered by many to be the first great boxing film, but we have to give the edge to the remake. John Garfield, Shane Meadows Darius McCrary, Passed King, and Bill Withers, all of whom performed at Zaire 74. Beyond its controversial themes that still resonate to this day, Body and Soul was also notable for its innovative camerawork. | It wasn't based on a true story -- not directly. Director: | Reginald Hudlin | Stars: Biography, Drama, Sport. Every boxing movie is about how people fight to live the way they want to live, whether it be earning financial independence or conquering inner demons. | Bale portrays washed-up, drugged-out boxer Dicky Ward, who’s training his half-brother Micky (Wahlberg) in the hopes of him rising up through the welterweight ranks. | Director: | Lately, Ron Howard's been having a difficult time as his most recent film, Inferno, is crashing and burning at the domestic box office. The Joe Louis Story (1953) This independently made biographical film about the longest-reigning heavyweight in boxing history was well-meaning … | In the old days, before concussion-inducing padded gloves were introduced, the sport was even bloodier. Directors: Robert Earl Jones, 73 min A mixture of original interviews, archival footage, and photographs sheds light on the life experiences of Mike Tyson. | Gross: Best of all, the unrelenting drama is delivered through the use of timelessly raw black & white photography. Muhammad Ali plays himself in a reconstruction of the events that brought him to fame. The story of Jack Johnson, the first African-American Heavyweight boxing champion. | Director: Biography, Drama, Sport. 112 min Philippe Falardeau 86 min This is a straightforward story of a washed-up old boxer and his manager, and their turbulent friendship. Based on: Cinderella Man, starring Russell Crowe and directed by Ron Howard, is based on the true story of Depression-era boxer James J. Braddock. Benny Paret, When he's not preparing for the next big interview, he can usually be found sitting too close to the TV, either re-watching Miami Vice or The X-Files, or getting lost in a video game. To that end, Rocky makes tremendous use of its setting of 1970s Philly, which emerges as a character in its own right. Drama, Sport. Unfortunately, tensions among the different factions within the IRA lead to violence and drama. 116 min Like all the best boxing films, Rocky isn't about blood and muscles-- it's about a man fighting against expectations in order to become a better man. | | Douglas Edwards, | 95 min Perhaps the most well-known version of the story is the 1962 feature film version starring Anthony Quinn and Jackie Gleason. 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Cristian Martinez, Comedy, Crime, Romance. The Great White Hype (1996) 5. The story revolves around the lead character Mike Terry – who is a world class Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu master who was committed to staying away from professional MMA, and instead opted for a simpler lifestyle running a BJJ dojo, teaching students from all walks of life. | I am a total sucker for a boxing movie, especially when it has its roots in a true story. | American Sniper. There are no science fiction or supernatural elements in Requiem, however. Jamie Foxx, One day, Alan Darcy, a highly motivated man with the same kind of youth experience,... See full summary », Director: The story of James J. Braddock, a supposedly washed-up boxer who came back to challenge for the heavyweight championship of the world. Eileen Heckart, Approved Stars: Legends never die. Stars: Biography, Drama, History. The fight scenes, in particular, shine with a stunning mix of grandiose imagery and the close-quarters intensity of real boxing. Alexis Smith, Director: Samuel L. Jackson, All the latest gaming news, game reviews and trailers. | Director: Mark Robson Ben Younger | Gross: Director: Stars: | Gross: Director: | The talented Howard really hasn't had a commercially successful hit since 2009's Angels & Demons. Drama. Although that 2011 movie was based on a true story, Red Dog: True Blue presents another yarn that allegedly inspired those on-screen adventures. 88 min Nat Fleischer, Rod Lurie | | The story of Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence. He may not win, but he promises that he will "go the distance.". Stars: Stars: Robert Wise The legend goes that cinematographer James Wong Howe captured the fight scenes by zipping around the set on a pair of rollerskates with a handheld camera. Alain Delon, Emily Watson, Hard Times is simply one of the most masculine movies ever made, with some of the most righteously barbaric face-punching ever caught on film, all wrapped in a tight 1930s period aesthetic. Michael Mann Ian Hunter, 1990's Rocky V basically killed the franchise, but great fighters always have a chance to turn things around. | Director: Lew Ayres, Stars: The film also touches on Clay's discovery and championing of Islam, his controversial objection to the Vietnam War,  and his complicated relationship with figures like Malcolm X. Mann's distinct visual language and flair for sequences set to popular music shines through here, though one should expect nothing less from the one-time showrunner of Miami Vice. Karyn Kusama Ralph Nelson While both the original and the remake were met with middling response from critics of their time, both films resonated strongly with audiences due to their intimate stories and emotional performances. In both films, a retired boxer (Wallace Beery, Jon Voight) makes a late-career comeback in order to provide for his son (Jackie Cooper, Rick Schroder). | | Stars: Errol Flynn, Drama, Sport. The 33 Best Boxing Movies of All Time. Christian Bale, Santiago Douglas, | Michael B. Jordan, | Gross: | Edna Mae Harris, Approved | Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth. That the lows are so unbearably low allows the eventual triumphs to be that much more effective. | Gross: Up-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man ("Champ") only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. Hands of Stone is not the first boxing film to be based on a true story, or the first to sport the nickname of its subject as its title, or even the first to star Robert De Niro. Golden Girl is a film about the forces at play around Frida Wallberg, WBC world champion. Despite reuniting director Howard with his A Beautiful Mind star Crowe and tackling an exciting and inspirational story, Cinderella Man, even with glowing reviews, failed to make its mark on the box office. A drama inspired by the life of heavyweight boxer Chuck Wepner, who had a once-in-a-lifetime bout with Muhammad Ali that would inspire the film Rocky (1976). Carman Newsome, These are films with boxing as a main theme.. Subcategories. The Fighter – This Oscar-winning 2010 film is based on a true story, and boasts an A-list cast of Christian Bale, Mark Wahlberg, Amy Adams and Melissa Leo. | Cathy Moriarty, Lee J. Cobb, Passed | Even among its film noir contemporaries, Body and Soul has a visual style which stands the test of time and has aged incredibly well. Ron Howard Snitz Edwards, In reality, it was for the World Boxing Union title. Virginia Mayo, 12,194 Talia Shire, Aaron Eckhart, It's the latest in a string of flops for the director, including In the Heart of the Sea, Rush, and The Dilemma. Director: Robert Gordon An alcoholic ex-boxer struggles to provide a good living for his son. 91 min Documentary, Biography, Drama. Over the next decade or so, those tapes would be completely worn out through overuse. | Jackie Cooper, | | Gladys Williams, Even after the sixth film seemingly wrapped up the entire series, Sylvester Stallone took his legendary character out of retirement to pass the torch to the next generation, in 2015's Creed. | Liev Schreiber, Stars: Rod Steiger, Phylicia Rashad, Votes: Do you agree with this list, or do you have your own ideas? | Star: Mickey Rooney, Jon Voight, | Biography, Drama, Sport. The A Prayer Before Dawn true story confirms that on his first night in Chiang Mai prison, Moore slept on the floor of a mass cell with approximately 70 other inmates and a dead body next to him. A fighter is responsible for his own success, but also his own failure, and Champion is an uncompromising film noir about the perils of selfishness and greed. However, we only wanted to include movies where actual boxing matches were central to the plot; classics like The Quiet Man and On The Waterfront failed to make the cut because, while boxing plays a key role in the backstories of those films, they don't much factor into the immediate storylines of the movies, that legendary "I coulda' been a contender" speech notwithstanding. 90 min ALL TRUE STORY Sports Movies Whether you're watching the story of an underdog high school basketball team that won it all, an undersized football player who dreamed of making his favorite college team, or an Hawaiian surfer who got back on the board after a shark took her arm, we analyze the reality behind these true sports movies, separating the facts from the Hollywood fiction. Stars: $100.49M, 87 min Director: | It̵… Renée Zellweger, Against all odds, 2006's Rocky Balboa brought the character back for an unexpectedly triumphant return, and won universal praise for writer/director/star Sylvester Stallone. Unlike Rocky's humble Philadelphia roots and working-class status, Adonis is the son of Apollo Creed, and willingly leaves behind his life of luxury in an attempt to learn why he wants to fight, why he needs to be in the ring. Don Dunphy, Movies like The Champ and Rocky (more on those on a bit!) | Muhammad Ali, A talented boxer's young career hits difficult terrain when an unethical promoter takes interest in him. In 1966, Rubin "The Hurricane" Carter was a top-ranked middleweight boxer, expected by many fans to become the world's greatest boxing champion. Unlike A Beautiful Mind, which managed to make over $300 million worldwide from a moderate budget of $58 million, Cinderella Man could only muster up a global total of just $108 million, while working on a considerably larger budget of $88 million. Though he missed the big golden statue for his role in 1997's The Boxer, he was at least recognized with a Golden Globe nomination for his work on the film, directed by Jim Sheridan. Clint Eastwood Be prepared: These stories will tug at your heartstrings. Craig Bierko, After the end of World War II, professional boxing had its reputation marred by accusations of criminal influence. He's covered everything from video games and movies to maple syrup and deli business. | In real life, people don't come much tougher than boxers. Director: Cliff Gorman, Alan Baxter, Not Rated $7.87M, PG 51 min Anne Revere, R Redbelt is an entertaining MMA drama that captures the true essence of martial arts. Crime, Drama, Romance. Vondie Curtis-Hall, 105 min | 96 min Director: | $70.27M, R Yes. Danny Nussbaum, 144 min Danny Kaye, Drama, Film-Noir, Sport. Myrna Loy, 96 min $0.89M, TV-G 2. Jamie Tirelli, It adds emotional kick to the film, and usually results in a couple of Oscar nominations. $5.80M, PG-13 Stars: Muhammad Ali, Sylvester Stallone, Walter Cartier, 205,577 Crime, Drama, Sport. Director: Morgan Freeman, Stacy Keach, About rosy dreams that crash into a nothing less than brutal reality. One woman defies Fidel Castro's ban on female boxing to follow her dreams of Olympic glory and become Cuba's first female boxer. | Stars: | Buster Keaton Rocky Balboa is a character defined by his combination of talent and humility. | Rose comes back and wants Mason to dump his manager Regan and replace him with her secret lover Lewis. Luchino Visconti Director: Stars: Red Dog: True Blue. Josh Hartnett, Stars: | Meanwhile, Stallone returns as Rocky, serving as young Adonis's mentor and father figure. | Gross: Jack Dempsey, R Coach Carter. Muhammad Ali, Let's just say that there's not a person alive who isn't reduced to a crying wreck by the end of the 1979 film. While Soul Power contains plenty of interviews and behind-the-scenes footage, it's mostly a concert film focusing on the unifying power of funky rock and roll. Director: | Drama, Sport. Boxing Based Movies I Know Of. Biography, Drama, Romance. | Zak Wojnar is a writer from New York City. | Gross: While there isn't a boxer named Billy Hope in real-life, the movie is somewhat inspired by a true story. | are all about using fighting as a way to prove self-worth and integrity. Can his devoted cutman and a sympathetic social worker help him find a ... See full summary », Director: Mike Lane, TV-PG Crime, Film-Noir, Sport. A biography of sports legend Muhammad Ali, focusing on his triumphs and controversies between 1964 and 1974. Peter Berg, Votes: Director: A love-struck weakling must pretend to be boxer in order to gain respect from the family of the girl he loves. 88 min Paul Calderon, Votes: Amy Adams, Primo Carnera, Stars: Drama, Sport. Cinderella Man – Boxer James Braddock. | Documentary. | This film follows a history of violent feuding between rival clans. Claudia Cardinale, Passed Raging Bull (1980) From a boxing fairy tale to the true life and gritty story of former world champion Jake LaMotta. Director: Wallace Beery, Jan Sterling, Wayne Morris, 107 min Rocky (1976) 4. In the annals of Hollywood history, there's never been, nor will there likely ever be, a man as tough as Charles Bronson. Forrester Harvey, R For those looking for a documentary on Johnson's life, we recommend Ken Burns's documentary, Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson, which chronicles his life with Burns's signature attention to painstaking detail. | Gross: Boxing is presented as a place where fighters can escape society and the personal baggage of their lives. Comedy, Drama, Romance, In a typical English working-class town, the juveniles have nothing more to do than hang around in gangs. | Gross: Jay Baruchel, Votes: What do you think? He's a simple, kind-hearted man, ineffective in his gig as the muscle for a low-rent mob boss. 1956's Requiem for a Heavyweight was Rod Serling's breakthrough success as a writer. 29,209 An ex-sailor turned boxer finds romance and gets a shot at the heavyweight title. 129 min Jim Sheridan Ferdie Pacheco, PG Stars: The inspirational story of World Champion Boxer Vinny Pazienza who, after a near fatal car crash which left him not knowing if he'd ever walk again, made one of sport's most incredible comebacks. The world has him on the ropes, when, practically out of nowhere, the opportunity of a lifetime falls into his lap: fight Apollo Creed, the heavyweight champion of the world, for a shot at the title. These are athletes whose livelihood depends on their ability to give and receive fists to the face. This borderline contempt for the pugilistic pastime is evident in his visceral depiction of the film's numerous fights, which have a barbaric edge which is simply unmatched in the genre. Having gone the distance, surviving ten rounds with Sugar Ray Leonard, he ultimately finds himself in the midst of an addiction to crack. Pier Angeli, | Steve Cochran, 73 min | Lilli Palmer, | Clint Eastwood, However, one film that consistently ranks at or near the top of his catalog is 1980's Raging Bull, a brutal look at the self-destructive life and times of Jake "The Bronx Bull" LaMotta, one of the most famous fighters ever to step into the ring. Documentary, Biography, History, We follow the preparations for Ali's final attempt to win back the World Heavyweight title. | 102 min Comedy, Sport. 20,146 Robert Ryan, Thanks to director David O. Russell, the film is presented as, essentially, an R-rated version of Rocky, with the added twist of a complicated family dynamic and a real-life parable about the downward spiral of drug addiction. In 1908, Johnson became the first black Heavyweight Champion of the World, leading to cries for a "great white hope," a white challenger who would take back the title from this black man. Stars: A small-time boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight a heavyweight champion in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect. Jeff Goldblum, Cinderella Man (2005) 3. Stars: Braddock's is a true comeback story… 88 min | Biography, Drama, Sport. Cus D'Amato, Votes: Ken Burns Southpaw was helmed by Antoine Fuqua and features a great cast, with Jake Gyllenhaal playing Billy with Forest Whitaker and Rachel McAdams co-starring. Champion, on the other hand, is about a big jerk who lacks the humility of self-respect. Boxing champion timelessly raw black & white photography with her secret lover Lewis and defined his. The next decade or so, those tapes would be completely worn through! 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