Cinderella Man (2005)

Verenigde Staten Drama 144 minuten

geregisseerd door Ron Howard met Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger en Paul Giamatti

Het verhaal van bokser en volksheld Jim Braddock, die na een reeks verliespartijen gedwongen werd te stoppen. Als de Grote Depressie aanbreekt accepteert Joe diverse beroerde baantjes om zijn vrouw Mae en hun kinderen te onderhouden, maar hij blijft dromen van de boksring. Per toeval krijgt hij een nieuwe kans om zich te bewijzen als bokser.

Deze film staat op nummer 180 in de films top 250

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Storyline

During the Great Depression, a common-man hero, James J. Braddock--a.k.a. the Cinderella Man--was to become one of the most surprising sports legends in history. By the early 1930s, the impoverished ex-prizefighter was seemingly as broken-down, beaten-up and out-of-luck as much of the rest of the American populace who had hit rock bottom. His career appeared to be finished, he was unable to pay the bills, the only thing that mattered to him--his family--was in danger, and he was even forced to go on Public Relief. But deep inside, Jim Braddock never relinquished his determination. Driven by love, honor and an incredible dose of grit, he willed an impossible dream to come true. In a last-chance bid to help his family, Braddock returned to the ring. No one thought he had a shot. However Braddock, fueled by something beyond mere competition, kept winning. Suddenly, the ordinary working man became the mythic athlete...

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