left hooks right jabs and the center
stage of cinema welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top 10 boxing movies more you
get it the harder you fight I get it
let’s go only now she’s taking way too
many hits before you get off for this
list we’re focusing exclusively on
feature films whose plots are centered
around boxing you’re true but that means
that documentaries and short films are
excluded number 10 girl fight girls
don’t have the same powers boys Michelle
Rodriguez made her film debut in this
Brooklyn based film and stunned critics
with her natural acting chops I come to
defend myself after all there had never
been a boxing flick quite like girl
fight as Diana Guzman attempts to deal
with family problems by hitting the bag
at the local gym stealing the ring over
on the back wall the stars natural
charisma connected with all types of
underdogs and the inherent grittiness of
the film enforced the idea that women
are perfectly capable of getting down in
the ring women have a lower center of
gravity maybe they’re more grounded once
they feel strength it makes them a
different kind of boxer Rodriguez
trained for months to play the ambitious
character and she followed up her
unforgettable debut by appearing in the
2001 film The Fast and the Furious
number nine Fat City based on the 1969
novel by Leonard Gardner this film about
a down-and-out alcoholic revived the
career of legendary director John Huston
you’re gonna go up for a drink good
leave me here fighting in a wig thing I
think I drank anyway let me get my shoe
when Stacy Keach is Billy Tully settles
in Stockton California he meets a young
boxing prospect played by Jeff Bridges I
was sparring with this young kid it’s a
good young prospect he can make a lot of
money someday if he was hot all right
however after both men become literally
and figuratively wrecked by life they
discover that perhaps they’re cut from
the same cloth despite a difference in
age listen you got everything going for
it you know that you’re young and you
got a wife you got a kid a little boy
yeah you got a good reach with each
facing their own personal dilemmas the
two men come to grips with the idea that
Fat City can only be reached by
graduating from the school of hard
knocks if at all we can I buy a cup of
coffee yeah let’s go get some coffee
number eight the boxer 14 years I was
locked up in a world where violence
reigns supreme
one man hopes to achieve peace through
powerful left hooks okay that’s not the
official tagline for the boxer
however Jim Sheridan’s film does tackle
some very real societal problems upon
serving 14 years in the clink and
returning to his native Belfast Danny
Flynn realizes that his Belfast
associates continue to live by the code
of the IRA I’m not a killer Amagi this
place makes me want to kill even so he
laces up and reconnects with old friends
but the looming threat of trouble cannot
be escaped
you’re a dangerous
with Daniel day-lewis and Emily Watson
in the lead roles the boxer featured two
acclaimed performers at their best is
still Hobbit
I sold for what it’s worth
number 7 the hurricane capping off an
illustrious career Norman Jewison
directed this film about a real-life
boxer wrongly convicted of murder the
same men Bob Dylan sang about in his
1975 song look I’m innocent that’s why
seven years you got damn right at seven
years just get me out of here I want a
new trial
Denzel Washington starred as Ruben
Carter who was falsely identified in a
Paterson New Jersey triple murder and
spent almost two decades in jail we all
believe in your innocence
I’ve been innocent 16 years that’s how
long I’ve been with the help of a young
boy and his Canadian mentors reason
trumped over racism and hurricane Carter
was released he put me in prison
love’s gonna bust me the film went on to
receive multiple Academy Award
nominations and the real-life rubin
carter continued to fight for civil
rights until his death in 2014 mr.
Carter
now the trata are you still gonna be the
hurricane oh I always be a hurricane and
hurricane is
youth number six ollie
the champ is here it’s not the greatest
boxing film of all time but it’s about
the greatest with Will Smith at the
center of the proverbial ring director
Michael Mann chronicled a turbulent
ten-year period during which Cassius
Clay was transformed into the American
icon Muhammad Ali from this day forward
you will be known as Muhammad Ali from
classic boxing matches to the
assassination of Malcolm X Ali painted a
poignant portrait of America as one man
established his legacy in and out of the
spotlight you my enemy not no Chinese no
Vietcong no Japanese
you my opposer when I won’t freedom you
my opposer when I want justice you my
opposer when I want equality while not a
definitive biopic of Muhammad Ali the
film was noted for its visceral effect
on viewers in other words Will Smith is
a bad man bad man I’m bad number 5
Cinderella man the Cinderella
send it relevant yeah how are you
Russell Crowe may be most known for his
fictional character and gladiator but
his portrayal of a real-life Irish
American boxer arguably revealed his
greatest work as an actor well if it
ain’t Cinderella man directed by Ron
Howard
Cinderella man told the story of James J
Braddock a man who suffered during the
Great Depression but somehow managed to
overcome the odds and fight his way to
victory oh it’s not fine no it’s not
what the hell you don’t tell me why Oh
everybody’s dead I owe everybody money
with Renee Zellweger as the devoted wife
and Craig Bierko as the utterly
punchable max Beier Cinderella man
reached into the hearts of viewers
ripped them apart and pieced them back
together all within 144 minutes
number four the fighter
the real-life Micky Ward reached boxing
glory through his trilogy of fights with
the late Arturo Gatti but it was David O
Russell’s film that introduced his
remarkable story to millions of
moviegoers I’m the one fighting okay not
you not you and not you portrayed by
Mark Wahlberg Ward serves as the calming
force of a chaotic film for which
Christian Bale earned an Academy Award
for his performance as Ward’s brother
and trainer Dicky Eklund the story of
redemption highlighted the strength of
familial bonds along with the
devastation of watching a loved one sink
to rock-bottom in the end the fighter
left viewers speechless and anxious for
a new chapter number three Million
Dollar Baby Maggie Fitzgerald well
Maggie Fitzgerald what’s up
and then there was Eastwood thought you
might be interested in training me I
don’t train girls
maybe you should people see me fat
saying pretty tough girly tough ain’t
enough by teaming up with the remarkable
Hilary Swank the growling icon offered a
blow to the gut with his unorthodox take
on the female boxer when Maggie
Fitzgerald shows up at an LA gym she
forges a turbulent relationship with a
snarling trainer and while the
collaboration was seemingly built for
the ring the duo becomes intertwined in
a story that extends far beyond it
because I know if you trained me right
I’m gonna be a champ seen you looking at
me yeah out of pity don’t you say that
don’t you say that if it ain’t true
Million Dollar Baby hit all the right
beats of a typical boxing film and then
dropped a heavy dose of reality for a
lasting effect
number two Rocky before the release of
this cinematic classic most moviegoers
knew Sylvester Stallone as machine gun
Joe Viterbo from the 1975 film death
race 2000 what they didn’t know is that
the Italian stallion had written a
script that would forever change the
makeup of the American sports movie
based on the idea of the American dream
rocky unveiled the next great movie star
and inspired a nation of working class
heroes to push a little harder
I really don’t matter if I lose just
like we don’t know if this guy opens my
head II the film captures the gritty
lifestyle of its italian-american
character yet there are enough
light-hearted moments to reel in the
average viewer
let’s get you you lay off that a shop
date women weaken away truly a pop
culture experience rocky has all the
right moves
before we step into the ring with our
top pick here are some honorable
mentions actually in the morning I
splash it on and it surrounds my face
would class cut
think about now
trading shots again number one Raging
Bull
by the end of the 70s both Robert DeNiro
and Martin Scorsese had established
themselves as elite names in cinema and
they unforgettably turned back the clock
with the aesthetically profound Raging
Bull never got me down
for the character study of middleweight
boxer Jake LaMotta De Niro gained 60
pounds while Scorsese and his crew
offered a masterclass on cinematic art
direction the filmmaker initially
shunned the idea of making a boxing film
but Paul Schrader screenplay and De
Niro’s enthusiasm ultimately sealed the
deal
why don’t you Tommy huh did you fuck my
brother yeah off you fat pig did you
know in the absence of a feel-good plot
Raging Bull became the definitive boxing
movie through exceptional acting and a
transcendent filmmaking process go game
Jim do you agree with our list
my secretary what’s your favorite boxing
movie for more mind-blowing top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com mutual punch I can take
it up the ass come on
stage of cinema welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top 10 boxing movies more you
get it the harder you fight I get it
let’s go only now she’s taking way too
many hits before you get off for this
list we’re focusing exclusively on
feature films whose plots are centered
around boxing you’re true but that means
that documentaries and short films are
excluded number 10 girl fight girls
don’t have the same powers boys Michelle
Rodriguez made her film debut in this
Brooklyn based film and stunned critics
with her natural acting chops I come to
defend myself after all there had never
been a boxing flick quite like girl
fight as Diana Guzman attempts to deal
with family problems by hitting the bag
at the local gym stealing the ring over
on the back wall the stars natural
charisma connected with all types of
underdogs and the inherent grittiness of
the film enforced the idea that women
are perfectly capable of getting down in
the ring women have a lower center of
gravity maybe they’re more grounded once
they feel strength it makes them a
different kind of boxer Rodriguez
trained for months to play the ambitious
character and she followed up her
unforgettable debut by appearing in the
2001 film The Fast and the Furious
number nine Fat City based on the 1969
novel by Leonard Gardner this film about
a down-and-out alcoholic revived the
career of legendary director John Huston
you’re gonna go up for a drink good
leave me here fighting in a wig thing I
think I drank anyway let me get my shoe
when Stacy Keach is Billy Tully settles
in Stockton California he meets a young
boxing prospect played by Jeff Bridges I
was sparring with this young kid it’s a
good young prospect he can make a lot of
money someday if he was hot all right
however after both men become literally
and figuratively wrecked by life they
discover that perhaps they’re cut from
the same cloth despite a difference in
age listen you got everything going for
it you know that you’re young and you
got a wife you got a kid a little boy
yeah you got a good reach with each
facing their own personal dilemmas the
two men come to grips with the idea that
Fat City can only be reached by
graduating from the school of hard
knocks if at all we can I buy a cup of
coffee yeah let’s go get some coffee
number eight the boxer 14 years I was
locked up in a world where violence
reigns supreme
one man hopes to achieve peace through
powerful left hooks okay that’s not the
official tagline for the boxer
however Jim Sheridan’s film does tackle
some very real societal problems upon
serving 14 years in the clink and
returning to his native Belfast Danny
Flynn realizes that his Belfast
associates continue to live by the code
of the IRA I’m not a killer Amagi this
place makes me want to kill even so he
laces up and reconnects with old friends
but the looming threat of trouble cannot
be escaped
you’re a dangerous
with Daniel day-lewis and Emily Watson
in the lead roles the boxer featured two
acclaimed performers at their best is
still Hobbit
I sold for what it’s worth
number 7 the hurricane capping off an
illustrious career Norman Jewison
directed this film about a real-life
boxer wrongly convicted of murder the
same men Bob Dylan sang about in his
1975 song look I’m innocent that’s why
seven years you got damn right at seven
years just get me out of here I want a
new trial
Denzel Washington starred as Ruben
Carter who was falsely identified in a
Paterson New Jersey triple murder and
spent almost two decades in jail we all
believe in your innocence
I’ve been innocent 16 years that’s how
long I’ve been with the help of a young
boy and his Canadian mentors reason
trumped over racism and hurricane Carter
was released he put me in prison
love’s gonna bust me the film went on to
receive multiple Academy Award
nominations and the real-life rubin
carter continued to fight for civil
rights until his death in 2014 mr.
Carter
now the trata are you still gonna be the
hurricane oh I always be a hurricane and
hurricane is
youth number six ollie
the champ is here it’s not the greatest
boxing film of all time but it’s about
the greatest with Will Smith at the
center of the proverbial ring director
Michael Mann chronicled a turbulent
ten-year period during which Cassius
Clay was transformed into the American
icon Muhammad Ali from this day forward
you will be known as Muhammad Ali from
classic boxing matches to the
assassination of Malcolm X Ali painted a
poignant portrait of America as one man
established his legacy in and out of the
spotlight you my enemy not no Chinese no
Vietcong no Japanese
you my opposer when I won’t freedom you
my opposer when I want justice you my
opposer when I want equality while not a
definitive biopic of Muhammad Ali the
film was noted for its visceral effect
on viewers in other words Will Smith is
a bad man bad man I’m bad number 5
Cinderella man the Cinderella
send it relevant yeah how are you
Russell Crowe may be most known for his
fictional character and gladiator but
his portrayal of a real-life Irish
American boxer arguably revealed his
greatest work as an actor well if it
ain’t Cinderella man directed by Ron
Howard
Cinderella man told the story of James J
Braddock a man who suffered during the
Great Depression but somehow managed to
overcome the odds and fight his way to
victory oh it’s not fine no it’s not
what the hell you don’t tell me why Oh
everybody’s dead I owe everybody money
with Renee Zellweger as the devoted wife
and Craig Bierko as the utterly
punchable max Beier Cinderella man
reached into the hearts of viewers
ripped them apart and pieced them back
together all within 144 minutes
number four the fighter
the real-life Micky Ward reached boxing
glory through his trilogy of fights with
the late Arturo Gatti but it was David O
Russell’s film that introduced his
remarkable story to millions of
moviegoers I’m the one fighting okay not
you not you and not you portrayed by
Mark Wahlberg Ward serves as the calming
force of a chaotic film for which
Christian Bale earned an Academy Award
for his performance as Ward’s brother
and trainer Dicky Eklund the story of
redemption highlighted the strength of
familial bonds along with the
devastation of watching a loved one sink
to rock-bottom in the end the fighter
left viewers speechless and anxious for
a new chapter number three Million
Dollar Baby Maggie Fitzgerald well
Maggie Fitzgerald what’s up
and then there was Eastwood thought you
might be interested in training me I
don’t train girls
maybe you should people see me fat
saying pretty tough girly tough ain’t
enough by teaming up with the remarkable
Hilary Swank the growling icon offered a
blow to the gut with his unorthodox take
on the female boxer when Maggie
Fitzgerald shows up at an LA gym she
forges a turbulent relationship with a
snarling trainer and while the
collaboration was seemingly built for
the ring the duo becomes intertwined in
a story that extends far beyond it
because I know if you trained me right
I’m gonna be a champ seen you looking at
me yeah out of pity don’t you say that
don’t you say that if it ain’t true
Million Dollar Baby hit all the right
beats of a typical boxing film and then
dropped a heavy dose of reality for a
lasting effect
number two Rocky before the release of
this cinematic classic most moviegoers
knew Sylvester Stallone as machine gun
Joe Viterbo from the 1975 film death
race 2000 what they didn’t know is that
the Italian stallion had written a
script that would forever change the
makeup of the American sports movie
based on the idea of the American dream
rocky unveiled the next great movie star
and inspired a nation of working class
heroes to push a little harder
I really don’t matter if I lose just
like we don’t know if this guy opens my
head II the film captures the gritty
lifestyle of its italian-american
character yet there are enough
light-hearted moments to reel in the
average viewer
let’s get you you lay off that a shop
date women weaken away truly a pop
culture experience rocky has all the
right moves
before we step into the ring with our
top pick here are some honorable
mentions actually in the morning I
splash it on and it surrounds my face
would class cut
think about now
trading shots again number one Raging
Bull
by the end of the 70s both Robert DeNiro
and Martin Scorsese had established
themselves as elite names in cinema and
they unforgettably turned back the clock
with the aesthetically profound Raging
Bull never got me down
for the character study of middleweight
boxer Jake LaMotta De Niro gained 60
pounds while Scorsese and his crew
offered a masterclass on cinematic art
direction the filmmaker initially
shunned the idea of making a boxing film
but Paul Schrader screenplay and De
Niro’s enthusiasm ultimately sealed the
deal
why don’t you Tommy huh did you fuck my
brother yeah off you fat pig did you
know in the absence of a feel-good plot
Raging Bull became the definitive boxing
movie through exceptional acting and a
transcendent filmmaking process go game
Jim do you agree with our list
my secretary what’s your favorite boxing
movie for more mind-blowing top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com mutual punch I can take
it up the ass come on
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