Boxing Films
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1. The Fighter (I) (2010)
R | 116 min | Action, Biography, Drama
Based on the story of Micky Ward, a fledgling boxer who tries to escape the shadow of his more famous but troubled older boxing brother and get his own shot at greatness.
Director: David O. Russell | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Melissa Leo
Votes: 389,032 | Gross: $93.62M
2. Million Dollar Baby (2004)
PG-13 | 132 min | Drama, Sport
Frankie, an ill-tempered old coach, reluctantly agrees to train aspiring boxer Maggie. Impressed with her determination and talent, he helps her become the best and the two soon form a close bond.
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Hilary Swank, Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Jay Baruchel
Votes: 722,079 | Gross: $100.49M
3. The Boxer (1997)
R | 113 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
Young Danny Flynn is released from prison 14 years after "taking the rap" for the IRA and tries to rebuild his life in his old Belfast neighborhood.
Director: Jim Sheridan | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Emily Watson, Daragh Donnelly, Frank Coughlan
Votes: 22,332 | Gross: $5.80M
4. The Boxer (I) (2009)
R | 94 min | Action, Drama, Sport
An old boxing coach helps a young ex-con and teaches him how to box and try to become a professional.
Director: Thomas Jahn | Stars: Kelly Adams, Gregor Bador, Frank Braun, Marco Böhme
Votes: 601
5. Beautiful Boxer (2003)
Unrated | 118 min | Action, Biography, Drama
Biopic of transgender Muay Thai boxer Parinya Charoenphol who pursued the sport to pay for her gender reassignment surgery.
Director: Ekachai Uekrongtham | Stars: Asanee Suwan, Sorapong Chatree, Orn Anong Panyawong, Nukkid Boonthong
Votes: 3,310 | Gross: $0.00M
6. Boxer (1984)
Action, Drama, Sport
Shanker is jailed for theft and there meets with Tony, who introduces him to professional boxing, after witnessing him fight an inmate. When he gets out of jail, Shanker takes up professional boxing.
Director: Raj N. Sippy | Stars: Tanuja Samarth, Mithun Chakraborty, Rati Agnihotri, Sharat Saxena
Votes: 185
7. Bokser (1967)
93 min | Action, Drama
Young boxer studies with a kind, knowing manager, grooming him for the Olympics. He fights the lead boxer, has a brief fling, and gets jailed for beating up a group he feels laughed at him ... See full summary »
Director: Julian Dziedzina | Stars: Daniel Olbrychski, Tadeusz Kalinowski, Marzena Tomaszewska-Glinska, Malgorzata Wlodarska
Votes: 47
8. Confessions of a Pit Fighter (2005)
R | 95 min | Action, Drama
Confessions of a Pit fighter is a character driven action film about regret, consequences and the triumph of the human spirit. Eddie Castillo is a quiet man. He has survived seven years of ... See full summary »
Director: Art Camacho | Stars: Armand Assante, James Russo, Flavor Flav, John Savage
Votes: 273
9. The Boxer and Death (1963)
120 min | Drama, Sport
In a Nazi concentration camp, an escapee awaiting execution is spared when the commandant, a former prize-fighter, discovers the prisoner has amateur boxing ability. Ordered to train, he gradually sharpens his skills.
Director: Peter Solan | Stars: Stefan Kvietik, Manfred Krug, Valentina Thielová, Józef Kondrat
Votes: 388
10. The Boxer from Shantung (1972)
Unrated | 134 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Leaving the poverty of his life in Shantung to seek fortune in Shanghai, The Boxer is instead drawn into a world of corruption, gang warfare and evil... Where his only protection is his famed fighting technique.
Directors: Cheh Chang, Hsueh-Li Pao | Stars: Kuan Tai Chen, Li Ching, David Chiang, Mario Milano
Votes: 1,487
11. Boxers and Ballerinas (2004)
84 min | Documentary
Shot in three countries over a two year period, Boxers and Ballerinas explores the US-Cuba conflict through the eyes of four youths--a boxer and a ballerina in Havana and Santiago de Cuba and a boxer and a ballerina exiled in Miami.
Directors: Mike Cahill, Brit Marling
Votes: 218
12. Against the Ropes (2004)
PG-13 | 111 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A fictional story inspired by North America's most famous female boxing promoter, Jackie Kallen. Her struggle to survive and succeed in a male dominated sport.
Director: Charles S. Dutton | Stars: Meg Ryan, Omar Epps, Charles S. Dutton, Tony Shalhoub
Votes: 7,439 | Gross: $5.88M
13. Cinderella Man (2005)
PG-13 | 144 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The true story of James J. Braddock, a supposedly washed-up boxer, who returned to the spotlight to win the heavyweight championship of the world.
Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger, Craig Bierko, Paul Giamatti
Votes: 198,388 | Gross: $61.65M
14. Ali (2001)
R | 157 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
A biography of sports legend Muhammad Ali, focusing on his triumphs and controversies between 1964 and 1974.
Director: Michael Mann | Stars: Will Smith, Jamie Foxx, Jon Voight, Mario Van Peebles
Votes: 105,582 | Gross: $58.20M
15. Raging Bull (1980)
R | 129 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
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.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Cathy Moriarty, Joe Pesci, Frank Vincent
Votes: 380,427 | Gross: $23.38M
16. Grudge Match (2013)
PG-13 | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
A pair of aging boxing rivals are coaxed out of retirement to fight one final bout, thirty years after their last match.
Director: Peter Segal | Stars: Robert De Niro, Sylvester Stallone, Kim Basinger, Alan Arkin
Votes: 62,886 | Gross: $29.81M
17. Fighting Tommy Riley (2004)
R | 109 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
An aging trainer and a young fighter, both in need of a second chance, team-up to overcome the demons of their past...and chase the dreams of their future.
Director: Eddie O'Flaherty | Stars: Eddie Jones, J.P. Davis, Christina Chambers, Diane Tayler
Votes: 835 | Gross: $0.01M
18. Diggstown (1992)
R | 98 min | Drama, Sport
Gabriel's released from prison. His con man friend makes a foolish bet with Diggstown's owner on who'd win the boxing matches - their man against ten Diggstown men.
Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: James Woods, Louis Gossett Jr., Bruce Dern, Oliver Platt
Votes: 8,081 | Gross: $4.84M
19. Two Fists, One Heart (2008)
105 min | Action, Drama, Sport
This is a contemporary story set in Perth, Western Australia. Anthony Argo is a young Italian/Australian boxer, being pushed to the limit by his Sicilian father-trainer, Joe. Joe wants ... See full summary »
Director: Shawn Seet | Stars: Daniel Amalm, Ennio Fantastichini, Jessica Marais, Rai Fazio
Votes: 264
20. Gladiator (1992)
R | 101 min | Action, Drama, Sport
Tommy Riley has moved with his dad to Chicago from a 'nice place'. He keeps to himself, goes to school. However, after a street fight he is noticed and quickly falls into the world of illegal underground boxing - where punches can kill.
Director: Rowdy Herrington | Stars: James Marshall, Cuba Gooding Jr., Brian Dennehy, Richard Lexsee
Votes: 10,320 | Gross: $9.22M
21. The Hammer (2007)
R | 88 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport
A 40-year-old who gave up a promising amateur boxing career 21 years ago is offered a path to the Olympics.
Director: Charles Herman-Wurmfeld | Stars: Adam Carolla, Oswaldo Castillo, Heather Juergensen, Harold House Moore
Votes: 6,278 | Gross: $0.44M
22. Dempsey (1983 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 144 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
True story about Jack Dempsey, one of the most famous professional US boxers who made his name in the 1920's as the world heavyweight champion and media sensation.
Director: Gus Trikonis | Stars: Treat Williams, Sam Waterston, Sally Kellerman, Victoria Tennant
Votes: 220
23. Tough Enough (1983)
PG | 106 min | Action, Drama, Romance
A C and W singer has a family to support so he boxes at a TOUGHMAN amateur boxing contest, hoping to win $5000 and maybe go on to the nationals and sing on national TV.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Carlene Watkins, Stan Shaw, Pam Grier
Votes: 938
24. Resurrecting the Champ (2007)
PG-13 | 112 min | Drama, Sport
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. 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.
Director: Rod Lurie | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Josh Hartnett, Kathryn Morris, Dakota Goyo
Votes: 21,325 | Gross: $3.17M
25. Fat City (1972)
PG | 96 min | Drama, Sport
Two men, working as professional boxers, come to blows when their careers each begin to take different directions.
Director: John Huston | Stars: Stacy Keach, Jeff Bridges, Susan Tyrrell, Candy Clark
Votes: 10,389
26. Harder They Fall (2005)
R | 103 min | Action, Drama, Sport
20 year old kickboxers from opposite ends of Miami, one rich one poor, battle for triumph in sport and their own identities in this coming-of-age action/drama.
Director: Lee Cipolla | Stars: Joshua Lamboy, Johnny Vieira, Rona D. Lewis, David Perez-Ribada
Votes: 152
27. The Bad Penny (2011)
R | 89 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A former American boxer now exiled in Bangkok, is forced to confront his violent past after meeting a mysterious fight fan from his hometown.
Director: Todd Bellanca | Stars: Casey T. Evans, Tom Arnold, Nick Faltas, Bai Ling
Votes: 285
28. Play It to the Bone (1999)
R | 124 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
Two best friends and former middleweight contenders travel to Las Vegas to fight each other for the first time.
Director: Ron Shelton | Stars: Woody Harrelson, Antonio Banderas, Lolita Davidovich, Marie Park
Votes: 12,387 | Gross: $8.43M
29. The Champion (1915)
31 min | Short, Comedy, Sport
Walking along with his bulldog, Charlie finds a "good luck" horseshoe just as he passes a training camp advertising for a boxing partner "who can take a beating." After watching others lose... See full summary »
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Bud Jamison, Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson, Billy Armstrong
Votes: 2,774
30. Kid Galahad (1937)
Passed | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Fight promoter Nick Donati grooms a bellhop as a future champ, but has second thoughts when the 'kid' falls for his sister.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Wayne Morris
Votes: 3,933
31. The Abysmal Brute (1923)
Passed | 80 min | Action, Drama, Romance
A young man is raised in the mountains by his prizefighter father. Although he possesses great strength and athletic skill, he is completely out of his league when it comes to women. He ... See full summary »
Director: Hobart Henley | Stars: Reginald Denny, Mabel Julienne Scott, Charles K. French, Hayden Stevenson
32. Dioses y perros (2014)
84 min | Drama
Pasca is a sparring low hours without no aspirations in life, who's working at a gym and lives with her disabled brother. His best friend is an alcoholic former boxer. He wears a gray life ... See full summary »
Directors: David Marqués, Rafa Montesinos | Stars: Hugo Silva, Megan Montaner, Juan Codina, Elio González
Votes: 395
33. Southpaw (2015)
R | 124 min | Action, Drama, Sport
After a fatal incident sends him on a rampant path of destruction, a champion boxer fights to get custody of his daughter and revive his professional career.
Director: Antoine Fuqua | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams, Oona Laurence, Forest Whitaker
Votes: 258,517 | Gross: $52.42M
34. Chuck (2016)
R | 98 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
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).
Director: Philippe Falardeau | Stars: Liev Schreiber, Elisabeth Moss, Ron Perlman, Naomi Watts
Votes: 6,981 | Gross: $0.32M
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