Cinema HoundSniffing out great movies.Explore films with boxing genres and themes.
Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 386 films · Page 2.
Conspiracy Thriller, Drama, Mysterie, crime film, drama film, mystery film, psychological thriller film, thriller film
Harry Caul, a surveillance expert in San Francisco, specializes in audio recordings. He and his team are hired by a client known as "the Director" to eavesdrop on a couple, whom they record walking in circles in Union Square. Despite the b…
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Action, Destiny, Drama, action film, boxing film, drama film
Sixteen years after his street fight with Tommy "The Machine" Gunn, Rocky Balboa, now approaching sixty years of age, is long retired from boxing and lives a quiet life in Philadelphia as a widower, having lost his wife Adrian to cancer fo…
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Action, Christmas film, Drama, Sport, action film, boxing film, drama film
In 1985, Russian boxer and Soviet Army Captain Ivan Drago arrives in the United States from the Soviet Union with his wife Ludmilla, his trainers and his manager, Nicolai Koloff. Koloff takes every opportunity to promote Drago's athleticis…
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Drama, Sport, boxing film, drama film
In 2018, three years after his loss to "Pretty" Ricky Conlan, Adonis "Donnie" Creed, alongside his trainer Rocky Balboa who has beaten his cancer, has won six straight bouts, culminating in a victory over Danny "Stuntman" Wheeler to win th…
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Coming Of Age, Dance Film, Family Drama, Komödie, Social Drama, comedy drama, coming-of-age film, drama film
In 1984, Billy Elliot is an 11-year-old from the fictional Everington in County Durham, England. He lives with his widowed father, Jackie, and older brother, Tony, both coal miners out on strike (the latter being the union delegate), and h…
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Thriller, crime film, drama film, thriller film
In Mexico, cocaine is packaged in barrels, concealed in a sewage truck, and driven across the border to the United States where it is stored at a sewage treatment plant. A lawyer from Texas who is known only as the Counselor goes to Amster…
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Action, Biographical picture, Drama, biographical film, boxing film, drama film
Micky Ward is an American welterweight boxer from Lowell, Massachusetts. Managed by his mother Alice, Micky is trained by his older half-brother Dicky Eklund, a former boxer whose peak of success was going the distance with Sugar Ray Leona…
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Fantasy, Romance Film, Time Travel, alternate history, drama film, fantasy film, melodrama, romance film, science fiction film, time-travel film
In 2006, physician Kate Forster leaves the lake house she has been renting near Chicago and starts a job at a downtown hospital. She leaves a note in the mailbox asking the next tenant to forward her mail and explaining that the painted pa…
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Action, Swashbuckler, Western film, action film, adventure film, heist film, superhero film, swashbuckler film
In 1821, masked swordsman Zorro defends the commoners of Alta California from Spanish oppression. Corrupt governor Don Rafael Montero sets a trap for Zorro at the public execution of three peasants. Zorro stops the execution, and Montero's…
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Destiny, Justice Drama, drama film, prison film
In early 1950s Florida, decorated World War II veteran Lucas "Luke" Jackson drunkenly beheads several parking meters. He is sentenced to two years on a chain gang in a prison camp run by the Captain, a stern warden, and Walking Boss Godfre…
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Action, Sport, Super Hero, action film, boxing film, drama film
In 1981, 5 years after winning the world heavyweight championship against Apollo Creed, Rocky Balboa has had a string of ten successful title defenses, and his fame, wealth, and celebrity profile have increased. Rocky's manager, Mickey Gol…
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Horror, Modern-Day Fantasy, crime film, ghost film, horror film, mystery film, thriller film
The film opens with a home movie depicting a family of three being bound and hung up like scarecrows with sacks over their heads in a cornfield and burned alive three years after the Oswalt family was murdered. It is revealed to be the nig…
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Action, LGBTQ-related film, action film, buddy film, crime thriller film, drama film, vigilante film
In Boston, Irish American fraternal twin brothers Connor and Murphy MacManus attend Mass, where the priest mentions the fate of Kitty Genovese. Later, while Connor and Murphy are celebrating Saint Patrick's Day with friends, three Russian …
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Drama, Sport, action film, boxing film, drama film
After his victory over Ivan Drago in Moscow, Rocky Balboa finds himself experiencing physical trauma from the fight. He returns with his wife Adrian, brother-in-law Paulie, and trainer Tony "Duke" Evers to the United States, where Rocky's …
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Psychological Thriller, Thriller, drama film, heist film, mystery film, psychological thriller film
In 1991, a gang of ruthless criminals stage a daring daylight robbery to steal a rare $10-million gem from a bank's safe deposit vault. Two of them double-cross their leader, Patrick Koster, and take off with the precious stone. Ten years …
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Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, action film, boxing film, drama film, mecha, science fiction film
In the 2020s, boxing between human fighters has been replaced with robots. In Texas, former boxer Charlie Kenton owns the robot Ambush until it is destroyed in a fight against a bull belonging to promoter and carnival owner Ricky. Having b…
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Action, Family Drama, Sport, action film, boxing film, drama film
Professional boxer Billy "the Great" Hope, the reigning champion in the Light Heavyweight division with an Orthodox stance and a unbroken record of 42 wins, resides in New York City with his wife, Maureen, and their daughter, Leila. During…
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Action, Drama, Romantic Drama, action film, boxing film, drama film
On New Year's Day 1976, world heavyweight boxing champion Apollo Creed has successfully defended his title in a split decision against challenger Rocky Balboa. He and Rocky are taken to the same hospital. Despite their agreement that there…
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Biographical picture, Destiny, Social Drama, biographical film, boxing film, drama film
James J. Braddock is an Irish-American boxer from New Jersey, formerly a light heavyweight contender, who is forced to give up boxing after breaking his hand in the ring. This is both a relief and a burden to his wife, Mae.
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Silly Movie, Time Travel, buddy film, comedy film, science fiction comedy, science fiction film, teen film, time-travel film
In 2688, humanity exists as a utopian society due to the inspiration of the music and philosophy of the Two Great Ones: William "Bill" S. Preston, Esq., and Ted "Theodore" Logan. One of the citizens, Rufus, is tasked by the leaders to trav…
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Comedy Of Mistaken Identity, Heist, Romantic Comedy, Secret Agent, comedy thriller, crime thriller film, mystery film, romantic comedy, treasure hunt film
While on holiday in the French Alps, Regina "Reggie" Lampert, an American expatriate working as a simultaneous interpreter, tells her friend Sylvie that she is divorcing her husband Charles. She also meets Peter Joshua, a charming American…
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Psychological Thriller, action film, mystery film, psychological thriller, thriller film
Stuart Shepard is an arrogant and dishonest New York City publicist who has been planning an affair with a client, Pamela McFadden, behind the back of his wife Kelly. While in Times Square, Stuart uses a public phone booth to contact Pamel…
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Conspiracy Thriller, Forensic, Political Thriller, action thriller, crime film, drama film, political thriller film
Assassin Khamel kills two Supreme Court justices, Jensen and Rosenberg. Tulane University law student Darby Shaw writes a legal brief detailing a motive for the murders. Her law professor and lover Thomas Callahan, a former clerk of Rosenb…
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Action, Thriller, action film, crime film, drama film, mystery film, thriller film
Jeff and Amy Taylor are driving from Boston to San Diego in a new Jeep Grand Cherokee. In the Arizona desert, they nearly collide with a battered pickup. At a gas station, the pickup's driver, Earl, angrily confronts Jeff before departing.
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