Cinderella Man (2005)

Directed by

Ron Howard

Genre

drama film, biographical film, boxing film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 24m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 2,441 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A down on his luck boxer makes a comeback during the Great Depression. He fights his way back to the top and earns a shot at the heavyweight championship.

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What happens

Cinderella Man is a 2005 American biographical sports drama film directed by Ron Howard. The film stars Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger, and Paul Giamatti. It dramatizes the true story of heavyweight boxing champion James J. Braddock, who was dubbed "The Cinderella Man" by the journalist Damon Runyon. The film marked the second collaboration for Howard and Crowe, succeeding A Beautiful Mind (2001). Universal Pictures and Miramax Films released Cinderella Man in the United States on June 3, 2005. It received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $108 million worldwide. Cinderella Man received three Academy Award nominations, including Best Supporting Actor for Giamatti. Crowe and Giamatti both received Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for their performances, and Giamatti won the latter alongside a Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actor. Retrospective critical reviews have named Cinderella Man as one of the greatest boxing films of all time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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