Bruce McGill, Craig Bierko, Paddy Considine
Based on the true story of fighter Jim Braddock, who in Depression-era New York enters the boxing ring out of desperation to feed his family. He becomes a common folk hero as he battles his way up the...( read more
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DVD Release Date: December 6, 2005
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Flixster Reviews (11,139)
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October 2, 2009A predictable, clichéd, formulaic story of one man?s struggle against adversity. Not usually my cup of tea, but I thought this was quite good! I have a lot of niggles with its direction and continuity but overall, it?s a good Ron Howard film.
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June 9, 2009russell crowe does some great acting and it has to have the longest fight scene in any boxing reel
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January 2, 2009An absolutely magnificent film in every way. Director, Ron Howard creates another remarkable masterpiece. It's a powerfully enduring and inspiring film with big heart and lots of emotion. Russell Crowe, Renee Zellweger and Paul Giamatti give amazing performances. Crowe hits the m...( read more)
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December 20, 2008Crowe-Great, Zellweger- Amazing, Giamatti- Incredible! I was worried that this story would get lost in the star power, but the opposite is true. Just a great movie.
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November 8, 2008Packs Powerful Punch. One of the Best Boxing films I have ever seen. Tearful and Joyful, Violent and Disarming, Powerful and Beautiful, all the reasons why I love the movies. Russell Crowe's best performance yet, an Academy Award Movie. It brings out the Irish in all of us.
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November 19, 2009Cinderella Man is the best attempt by Howard to make a good film. He hasn't achieved that yet in the strictest sense, but it is more inspirational than melodramatically forced. Solid performances and a nice conclusion make of this decent film worth a watch. It has its powerful mo...( read more)
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November 19, 2009One of the most beautiful true stories. Great for this times of economic crisis.
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November 17, 2009Not quite Rocky but an amzing boxing movie in and of itslef and made better because it is a true story.
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Critic Reviews
June 6, 2005
Kurt Loder, MTV
June 3, 2005
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Cinderella Man is a movie about the indomitability of the American spirit, and those are always far less interesting than movies about actual people. full review
June 3, 2005
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Easily the best American film so far this year. full review
June 3, 2005
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Pardon its dust, and you'll be rewarded with a moving story of a time gone by, and of an unexpected hero. full review
June 3, 2005
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
The fight scenes hurt, not because they're edited like quicksilver or nimbly staged -- they are -- but because we are made to care so deeply for the title character. full review
June 2, 2005
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Most serious movies live in a world of cynicism and irony, and most good-hearted movie characters live in bad movies. Here is a movie where a good man prevails in a world where every day is an invitat... full review
June 2, 2005
David Edelstein, Slate
It's schmaltzy -- but it's schmaltz veined with foie gras. full review
June 2, 2005
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
It's a thrilling story, all the more amazing for being true. full review
June 2, 2005
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Not only is Cinderella Man Howard's best movie, it is also his most personal and deeply felt. full review
May 31, 2005
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker
A godsend to anybody who yearns for cinema to be a bringer of good tidings. full review
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August 20, 2006Despite being a bit color-by-the-numbers and predictable, Cinderella Man delivers the goods and succeeds in portraying the hardships that the Braddock family go through during the Great Depression. Ron Howard, much like Scorsese did in Raging Bull puts us inside the ring receiving the jabs and the hooks along with Braddock. As I said before the film is very predictable and doesn't really represent Max Baer well (who in real life had a VERY hard time coping with the fact that he killed someone in the ring), but this is still a very satisfying watch. Recommended
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