Tag: Boxing Movies Ali (2001) 156 mins Biography, Drama, Sport "Ali" is the biopic based on the life of legendary heavy weight boxer Muhammad Ali from the period 1964, where he clashed with the infamous Sonny Liston, through a decade to 1974 and the now famous 'Rumble in the Jungle' figh... Ali: An American Hero (2000) 85 mins Biography, Drama, Sport, TV Movie That brings me to the issue which "Ali: An American Hero" along with every single biopic of Muhammad Ali has and it is unable to do justice to the eventful life of the legend in the confines of one movie let alone one which i... Annapolis (2006) 108 mins Drama, Romance, Sport "Annapolis" proves what I have known for a long time; a movie doesn't have to be original, special or thought provoking to be entertaining. I am serious because "Annapolis" feels like someone rolled the dice and picked two mo... Any Which Way You Can (1980) 115 mins Action , Comedy When I reviewed "Every Which Way But Loose" I said that technically it wasn't a very good movie and I still stand by that, I will also stand by when I say that "Any Which Way You Can" is technically not a good movie either. B... The Big Man (1990) 116 mins Crime, Drama, Sport On paper "The Big Man" sounds like a fantastic movie with Liam Neeson playing an unemployed miner who in order to feel some sort of dignity agrees to be a bare knuckle fighter. It sounds like on one hand we could have some so... Champion (1949) 99 mins Drama, Sport There have been many memorable boxing movies over the years, movies such as "Rocky" rank high amongst the most popular. But there are not so many which focus on the boxer himself rather than the sport of boxing. One of the ea... Cinderella Man (2005) 144 mins Biography, Drama, Sport To put it simply "Cinderella Man" is a very good boxing movie but it suffers from one major problem. That problem is that whilst "Cinderella Man" is based on the inspiration true story of James J. Braddock it plays like a ste... Creed (2015) 133 mins Drama, Sport Creed (2015) Michael B. Jordan stars as Adonis Johnson, the love child of Apollo Creed who wants to prove himself as good as his father, with a little help from Rocky... Every Which Way But Loose (1978) 110 mins Action , Comedy Even die hard fans of Clint Eastwood will say some of his movies were really not that good and one of those is "Every Which Way But Loose". Now before you say what, let me explain as whilst "Every Which Way But Loose" is ente... The Fighter (2010) 116 mins Biography, Drama, Sport Boxing movies tend to have similar mechanisms going on, the underdog coming good when opportunity comes knocking being one of the most often used. And in fairness there is a touch of that in "The Fighter" and with it there ar... The Greatest (1977) 101 mins Biography, Drama, Sport I would take a guess that if there are any teenagers out there who have heard of Muhammad Ali but only heard that he was a boxing great now ravaged by Parkinson's Disease "The Greatest" might be interesting. But for those who... Hard Times (1975) 93 mins Drama, Short Hard Times (aka: The Streetfighter): Charles Bronson & Charles Coburn are the street fighter and the gambler who make a name for themselves in this depression era movie from Walter Hill... The Hurricane (1999) 146 mins Biography, Drama, Sport For some the name Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter may have meant something, those who remember him as a boxer and knew about his story of wrongful imprisonment, but for many I doubt that name meant anything. Well that changed when i... Kid Galahad (1962) 95 mins Comedy, Drama, Sport In many ways "Kid Galahad" was the perfect movie for Elvis Presley, although that doesn't mean it's his best, but the whole set up is just perfect. There is a storyline surrounding Elvis's character, Walter Gulick, which is s... King of the World (2000) 95 mins Biography, Drama, TV Movie What does that mean well we see a wide range of things from Clay's meeting with Malcolm X, his suffering of racial abuse, various moments of training and so on. Now Clay/Ali's life was such an interesting one that just by bei... Manny (2014) 88 mins Documentary, Drama, Sport Whilst I am a sucker for an inspirational boxing movie I am not overly a fan of watching boxing but am well aware of who Manny Paquiao is. The good news is that for those like me with just a familiarity with the name of Manny... Million Dollar Baby (2004) 132 mins Drama, Sport Despite being a boxing movie, a genre which I enjoy, "Million Dollar Baby" was not a boxing movie I had planned to watch as the thought of watching Hilary Swank box did not appeal one little bit, even if it did also star Clin... On the Waterfront (1954) 108 mins Crime, Drama On the Waterfront (1954) Marlon Brando stars as Terry the ex-boxer forced to chose between doing right and standing by those he thinks are his friends... Raging Bull (1980) 129 mins Biography, Drama, Sport There are some who rate "Raging Bull" as the greatest boxing movie of all time which to be honest is a little misleading. It's misleading because "Raging Bull" is a very different sort of boxing movie, it may have some great ... Real Steel (2011) 127 mins Drama, Sci-Fi, Sport I've heard "Real Steel" described as Sylvester Stallone's "Rocky" combined with "Transformers" but there is another element, another Stallone element because it also has the father son bonding storyline from "Over the Top". O... 2 pages / 31 reviews Simple list