Hollywood has had a love-hate relationship with boxing movies ever since the highs and lows of the Rocky franchise, but one of the genre's hidden gems is undoubtedly 2005's Cinderella Man. Directed by ...

As Depression-era sports stories go, Seabiscuit is looking better all the time. Though terminally obvious, it was at least willing to take a stand on behalf of New Deal policies. Ron Howard’s ...

Jim Braddock (Russell Crowe) faces off against heavyweight champ Max Baer (Craig Bierko) in a brutal title match where every round is survival. Get your popcorn pick! Watch Cinderella Man here: <a ...

Brought out of retirement by manager Joe Gould, James J. Braddock was intended to be the fall guy, a tune-up opponent for John “Corn” Griffin before Griffin met the world heavyweight champion, Max ...

Jim Braddock (Russell Crowe) steps back into the ring against Lasky (Art Binkowski), unleashing years of frustration in a single brutal round. It’s not just a win—it’s a message that Braddock’s got ...

"Cinderella Man," the underdog drama starring Russell Crowe as a Depression-era boxer, punched through with the top honor of the Phoenix Film Critics Society's sixth annual awards, earning recognition ...

During the Great Depression, ex-boxer James J. Braddock (Russell Crowe) works as a day laborer until his former manager Joe Gould (Paul Giamatti) offers him a one-time slot against a rising young ...

Boxing's true Cinderella story: James J. Braddock, dubbed "Cinderella Man" by Damon Runyon, was a once promising light heavyweight for whom a string of losses and a broken right hand happened to ...