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- DirectorJim SheridanStarsDaniel Day-LewisEmily WatsonDaragh DonnellyYoung Danny Flynn is released from prison 14 years after "taking the rap" for the IRA and tries to rebuild his life in his old Belfast neighborhood.
- DirectorAntoine FuquaStarsJake GyllenhaalRachel McAdamsOona LaurenceAfter a fatal incident sends him on a rampant path of destruction, a champion boxer fights to get custody of his daughter and revive his professional career.
- DirectorRicky SchroderStarsEddie SpearsRussell MeansJulia JonesBlack Cloud, is an inspirational story about a young Navajo, Native American boxer, who overcomes personal challenges as he comes to terms with his heritage, while fighting his way for a spot on the US Olympic boxing team.
- DirectorTom GriesMonte HellmanStarsMuhammad AliErnest BorgnineJohn MarleyMuhammad Ali plays himself in a reconstruction of the events that brought him to fame.
- DirectorCharles Herman-WurmfeldStarsAdam CarollaOswaldo CastilloHeather JuergensenA 40-year-old who gave up a promising amateur boxing career 21 years ago is offered a path to the Olympics.
- DirectorAlex De RakoffStarsMark HeapMichael LernerMichael PeñaFollowing a bizarre series of events, Jimmy, a local amateur boxer, finds himself pitted in a match against the world champion.
- DirectorPhilippe FalardeauStarsLiev SchreiberElisabeth MossRon PerlmanA drama inspired by the life of heavyweight boxer Chuck Wepner, who had a once-in-a-lifetime bout with Muhammad Ali that would inspire the film Rocky (1976).
- DirectorJohn IrvinStarsMichael CaineMartin LandauFrances BarberThe past catches up with a ruthlessly ambitious boxing promoter.
- DirectorGuy RitchieStarsJason StathamBrad PittStephen GrahamUnscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookmakers, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers and supposedly Jewish jewelers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond.
- DirectorPaul MorrisseyStarsSasha MitchellErnest BorgnineAnne DeSalvoSpike Fumo is an Italian kid aspiring to be a boxer. He falls in love with a rich girl, who turns out to be the daughter of a Mafia boss. Spike is threatened to leave Bensonhurst by the mob, and then goes to a poverty-stricken Puerto Rican part of Brooklyn.
- DirectorDavid DruryStarsGene HackmanCraig ShefferJeff FaheyWhen a boxer is killed because he wouldn't take a dive, his brother tries to find a way to avenge him even if only symbolically.
- DirectorJerry HopperStarsTony CurtisPat CrowleyErnest BorgnineA grocery store clerk turns prizefighter to win prize money to bail his drunken father out of jail.
- DirectorJoe RothStarsKlaus Maria BrandauerAdrian PasdarWesley SnipesAlek is an immigrant who has just moved to the U. S. He was banned from competing for the USSR Olympic boxing team because of his religion. Depressed and alcoholic, he finds happiness and redemption when he trains two fighters.
- DirectorChristopher LeitchStarsJason BatemanKim DarbyJohn AstinTodd Howard is a struggling college student. Nothing seems to be going very well for him, until he turns into a wolf.
- DirectorDavid MitchellStarsPaul CoufosRic SarabiaMargaret LangrickA con-artist meets a tough fighter and sees him as her ticket to a better life. The two make an agreement and head off to New Orleans to arrange a match with "the man" - the mysterious king of bare-knuckled boxing. There are no rules for this fight...one man wins when the other dies.
- DirectorAlister GriersonStarsMickey RourkeJanel ParrishMarshall ManeshA practicing Sikh is banned by the boxing commission for refusing to back down from his religious beliefs. Through racial profiling and stereotypical threats, he does what any strong American would do, fight back.
- DirectorRichard FleischerStarsDennis QuaidCarlene WatkinsStan ShawA C and W singer has a family to support so he boxes at a TOUGHMAN amateur boxing contest, hoping to win $5000 and maybe go on to the nationals and sing on national TV.
- DirectorRobert M. YoungStarsWillem DafoeEdward James OlmosRobert LoggiaIn Greece during World War II, a young Jewish boxer, his girlfriend, and their families are sent to Auschwitz. When the camp guards learn of his boxing abilities, they force him to participate in weekly boxing matches.
- DirectorUli EdelStarsGeorge C. ScottPaul WinfieldMichael Jai WhiteThe story of Mike Tyson. From his early days as a 12 year old amateur with a powerful punch, to the undisputed title of "Heavyweight Champion of the World", and ultimately to his conviction for rape. The story of his turbulent life moves quickly, never focusing for long on anything in particular.
- DirectorJohn LeguizamoStarsJohn LeguizamoClifton Collins Jr.Adrian MartinezA boxer must navigate a path between his newfound fame and his former life.
- DirectorWalter HillStarsWesley SnipesVing RhamesPeter FalkWhen heavyweight champion George "Iceman" Chambers lands in prison, the resident gangster arranges a boxing match with the reigning prison champ.
- DirectorIsaac FlorentineStarsMichael Jai WhiteScott AdkinsBen CrossSequel to the 2002 film. This time, Heavyweight Champ George "Iceman" Chambers is sent to a Russian Jail on trumped-up drug charges.
- DirectorKaryn KusamaStarsMichelle RodriguezDouglas SantiagoJamie TirelliDiana, without her father knowing it, trains as a boxer and achieves impressive success, blazing new trails for female boxers.
- DirectorRowdy HerringtonStarsJames MarshallCuba Gooding Jr.Brian DennehyTommy Riley has moved with his dad to Chicago from a 'nice place'. He keeps to himself, goes to school. However, after a street fight he is noticed and quickly falls into the world of illegal underground boxing - where punches can kill.
- DirectorNoah BuschelStarsCorey StollBilly CrudupMarin IrelandA down-on-his-luck former boxing champ is forced to make a choice between friendship and ambition when he is framed for murder.