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 5.
Komödie, comedy film
When word reaches Jackie O'Shea and Michael O'Sullivan, two elderly best friends, that someone in Tulaigh Mhór (Tullymore), their tiny Irish village of 52 people, has won the Irish National Lottery, they, along with Jackie's wife Annie, pl…
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Dark Comedy, buddy film, comedy horror, treasure hunt film, zombie comedy
Larry Wilson and Richard Parker are at a Manhattan morgue where they see the corpse of their CEO, Bernie Lomax. Larry falsely claims Bernie as his uncle so he can get some of Bernie's possessions, including Bernie's credit card. At the ins…
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Action, Martial-Arts, action film, boxing film, coming-of-age film, martial arts film, teen film
Max Cooperman is in charge of another upcoming fight at the underground event "The Beatdown", and four fighters are training in a vacant lot under very-experienced martial artist Case Walker: Zack Gomes, who recently quit boxing after sust…
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Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Time Travel, science fiction film
The Doctor, currently in his seventh incarnation, transports the Master's remains, from Skaro, to Gallifrey via his TARDIS. The Master had been previously tried and executed at the hands of the Daleks. En route to their destination and whi…
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Drama, Sport, boxing film, drama film
Ex-boxing champion Billy Flynn is trying to settle down as a horse trainer in Hialeah, Florida, after giving up his boxing title. A boxer propositions Billy about a future match, and he shows up at the gym with his son T.J., who calls him …
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Drama, Film Noir, boxing film, drama film
Sportswriter Eddie Willis, broke after the newspaper he works for goes under, is hired as a PR man by boxing promoter Nick Benko. Nick has recruited Toro Moreno, a towering Argentine. Despite Toro's lack of fighting ability, Nick plans to …
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Komödie, Sport, boxing film, comedy film
In their prime, Pittsburgh boxers Henry "Razor" Sharp and Billy "The Kid" McDonnen become rivals after two fights, one in which Kid beats Razor and one in which Razor beats Kid, the only defeats of their careers. Before they have a rematch…
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Biographical picture, biographical film, boxing film, drama film
A young George Foreman lives in poverty in Houston, Texas with his siblings and his religious mother Nancy. Foreman, however, is riddled with anger issues and violent outbursts. As a young adult, Foreman barely evades arrest for mugging an…
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High School Comedy Film, boxing film, comedy horror, romantic comedy
Todd Howard, the cousin of Scott Howard, has recently been accepted into Hamilton University on a full athletic scholarship on the recommendation of Coach Bobby Finstock, who was Scott's basketball coach at Beacontown High. Finstock's hope…
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Film Noir, Melodrama, Thriller, boxing film, drama film, film noir
In New York, veteran welterweight boxer Davey Gordon lives in the same building as taxi dancer Gloria Price. Their windows face each other, and they steal glances at one another. The two leave their building at the same time to report to t…
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Biographical picture, biographical film, boxing film, drama film
In November 1988, Vinny Pazienza boxes Roger Mayweather for the WBC World Light Welterweight Title. He arrives late to the weigh-in, having spent hours riding a stationary bicycle in order to make the weight limit. Vinny's final weight is …
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Dance Film, Drama, Komödie, boxing film, comedy drama, drama film, family drama, romance film, romantic comedy film, sport film, teen film
Isadore "Izzy" Daniels is a star boxer in Brooklyn training to win the Golden Gloves, like his widowed father and coach Kenneth. His neighbor, Mary Thomas, is a competitive Double Dutch player on a team called the Joy Jumpers. Despite thei…
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Drama, Sport, boxing film, drama film, neo-noir
Billy Tully, 29 year-old a boxer already past his prime, goes to a gym in Stockton, California, to get back into shape and spars with Ernie Munger, an 18-year-old he meets there. Seeing potential in the youngster, Tully suggests that Munge…
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Martial-Arts, martial arts film
Kurt Sloane goes to Thailand and heads to the martial arts compound of Tong Po. He is met with resistance by doorman Kavi. When Kurt pays Kavi to let him in, Kavi starts a fight with Kurt.
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Drama, drama film, sport film
Victor, the youngest and largest of the Carboni brothers (Cosmo and Lenny are the other two), becomes a local wrestler (named Kid Salami) at the request of Cosmo, who thinks there is big money to be made. Lenny agrees to manage his career.…
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Adventure, Romance Film, Romantic Comedy, adventure film, drama film, romance film
left|thumb|Ava Gardner in Mogambo New York socialite Eloise "Honey Bear" Kelly arrives at a remote African outpost, looking for a rich maharaja acquaintance, only to find he has cancelled his trip owing to unrest in his realm. While waitin…
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Thriller, crime thriller film, horror film
Byron Orlok, an aged, embittered horror movie actor, abruptly announces his decision to retire from Hollywood and return to his native England to live out his final days. Orlok considers himself outdated because he believes that people are…
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Drama, boxing film, drama film
Walter "Lion" Kaminski, a talented former professional boxer and his brother Stanley, an ex-con and Lion's idealistic manager, work menial jobs in a sewing factory. At night, the pair participate in underground boxing matches, often squatt…
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Teen Comedy Film, comedy film, family film
Sam Simms is an ambitious Secret Service agent assigned by his superior, Wilkes, to protect President Paul Davenport's rebellious 13-year-old son, Luke Davenport, after Luke's behavior causes another agent, Woods, to be replaced for mistre…
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Biographical picture, Sport, biographical film, boxing film, drama film
Rocky Graziano has a difficult childhood and is beaten by his father. He joins a street gang, and undergoes a long history of criminal activities. He is sent to prison, where he is rebellious to all authority figures.
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Christmas film, Criminal Comedy Film, buddy film, comedy film, prison film
In 1935, Great Depression-era convicts Ned and Jim, jailed on unspecified charges and abused by a ruthless warden, become escaped convicts when a vicious killer named Bobby escapes the electric chair. The two escape to a small upstate New …
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Romance Film, Sport, biographical film, boxing film, drama film, romance film
Set between 1910 and 1915, the story follows Jack Jefferson, patterned after real-life boxer Jack Johnson, going on a hot streak of victories in the boxing ring as he defeats every white boxer around. Soon the press and others who want to …
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Biographical picture, Sport, biographical film, boxing film, sport film
Claressa “T‑Rex” Shields, a determined teenager from Flint, Michigan, refuses to be confined by the chaos of her upbringing. When she walks into the boys‑only boxing gym of former pro Jason Crutchfield, she demands a chance to train. Despi…
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Sport, action film, biographical film, boxing film, drama film
Growing up in Panama, Durán is homeschooled by Chaflan, who teaches young Roberto some vital life lessons. Later, Duran joins a boxing club with Nestor "Plomo" Quiñones as his coach. As he reaches 20, an American legendary boxing trainer R…
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