Joe Palooka, Champ (1946)
boxing film
Boxing movies
Explore films with boxing genres and themes.
Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 386 films · Page 13.
The Opponent (2000)
boxing film
When Patty Sullivan gets tired of the abuse of her boyfriend, she decides to take boxing lessons to protect herself. During her practices, she gains the attention of fellow boxer, June, and promoter, Fred. They introduce her to Tommy, a tr…
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Like It Is (1998)
LGBTQ-related film, boxing film, drama film, romance film
Matt (Rose) is a London music promoter who wants to one day own his own club. His flatmate is Paula (Behr), a pop singer whose music he helps promote. While accompanying her on a personal appearance at a gay club in Blackpool, Matt meets C…
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Two Fists, One Heart (2008)
boxing film
Tennessee Champ (1954)
Drama, Sport, drama film
Sarah Wurble's husband Willy is the larceny-inclined manager of an illiterate, and very religious boxer from Tennessee named Danny. Gifted with a powerful punch and a nickname that gives the film its title, Danny mistakenly believes he kil…
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a.k.a. Cassius Clay (1970)
boxing film, documentary film
Rigged (2008)
Action, LGBTQ-related film, Sport, boxing film, crime film, thriller film
Michael Dublin (Chad Ortis) is a shyster specialised in illegal betting. One night during an illegal car race he gets beaten up by a participant whose car he's previously sabotaged. When his opponents are about to stash him away, a feisty …
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The Man Inside (2012)
boxing film
A young boxer tries to distance himself from his father's criminal past.
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The Trials of Muhammad Ali (2013)
boxing film, documentary film
The Notorious Elinor Lee (1940)
boxing film
Elinor Lee, a gangster’s moll living in the Harlem section of New York City, has signed up-and-coming boxer Benny Blue to a 10-year contract. Lee and a pair of corrupt fight promoter scheme to build up Blue as a potential champion, with th…
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Percy & Thunder (1993)
boxing film
Percy (James Earl Jones) and Thunder (Courtney B. Vance) have been with themselves around the past so they are finding it. Percy and Thunder meets with Leatherhead (Mick E.
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Ripped Off (1972)
boxing film, crime film
A young boxer is framed for murdering his crooked manager. His only option is to escape from jail and find the real murderer himself.
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Bowery Blitzkrieg (1941)
boxing film, drama film
Two police officers patrolling the streets of New York City's Bowery discuss the lamentable fact that most of the young boys in the neighborhood will turn to crime and end up in jail. One exception, they agree, is Danny Breslin, a young bo…
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Speakeasy (1929)
boxing film, drama film
In the bustling newsroom of a New York daily, tempers flare. A staff reporter has bungled a story, and the irate City Editor threatens to fire him. Amid the chaos, spirited young journalist Alice Woods pleads for a chance to prove herself.
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Golden Gloves (1940)
boxing film, crime film
During an amateur boxing prizefight a young boy, Joey Parker, is beaten to death, and there is no acceptable official reason for why it happened. Because of this his sister, Mary Parker, becomes a strong opponent of boxing and all it stand…
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Duke of Chicago (1949)
boxing film, drama film
Chicago former boxing champion Jim Brody is lured from his retirement and loving relationship with fiancée Helene back to the ring to face the current champion, Steve "Killer" Bronski. Brody's financial difficulties and failing private bus…
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Nurse.Fighter.Boy (2008)
boxing film, drama film
The Leather Saint (1956)
boxing film
Although he is a minister, the young Gil Allen likes to work out in Tom Kelly's boxing gym. Gus MacAuliffe, a manager of fighters who doesn't know the young man's true vocation, offers to find him a fight in the ring, but Gil declines. Gil…
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Legendary Champions (1968)
boxing film, documentary film
Night Parade (1929)
boxing film, drama film
thumb|The film Bobby Murray is the middleweight champion, managed by his father, Tom. He is expected to lose an upcoming fight in defense of his title. A local sportswriter, Sid Durham, also thinks he will lose, but he has high regard for …
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The Gordon Sisters Boxing (1901)
Sport
Knockout (1941)
boxing film, drama film
Johnny Rocket is an up-and-comer in the boxing game, but promoter Trego is unhappy at learning Johnny's planning to quit because that's what his fiancée Angela wants. Trego uses his connections to make sure Johnny can't find a job. Now tha…
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Roaring City (1951)
boxing film, crime film
A private detective investigates a boxer's sudden death in San Francisco.
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No Way Back (1949)
boxing film
Johnnie Thompson, a veteran and popular boxer known as "The Croucher" for his distinctive fighting style, enters the ring against a much younger opponent Tommy McGovern. Despite his years of hard living, Thompson remains confident of winni…
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