Movies like Requiem for a Heavyweight

20 movies like Requiem for a Heavyweight, ordered by similarity : Raging Bull(1980), Rocky III(1982), Obey(2018), Cinderella Man(2005), Golden Boy(1939), Jawbone(2017), City for Conquest(1940), Rocky Marciano(1999), They Made Me a Criminal(1939), Sparring(2018), Southpaw(2015), Right Cross(1950) ...

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Requiem for a Heavyweight

Mountain Rivera, a punchy has-been managed by the unprincipled Maish, is mauled in a fight and forced to quit boxing. Can his devoted cutman and a sympathetic social worker help him find a ... See full summary »

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Raging Bull

The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.

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Rocky III

After winning the ultimate title and being the world champion, Rocky falls into a hole and finds himself picked up by a former enemy.

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Obey

As London slides towards a time of violent social unrest, on the estates of East London, a young man's life is torn apart by a love for a girl from a different place.

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Cinderella Man

The story of James J. Braddock, a supposedly washed-up boxer who came back to challenge for the heavyweight championship of the world.

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Golden Boy

Despite his musical talent, Joe Bonaparte wants to be a boxer.

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Jawbone

Former youth boxing champion Jimmy McCabe, after hitting rock bottom, returns to his childhood boxing club and his old team, gym owner Bill and corner-man Eddie.

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City for Conquest

Danny is a content truck driver, but his girl Peggy shows potential as a dancer and hopes he too can show ambition. Danny acquiesces and pursues boxing to please her, but the two begin to spend more time working than time together.

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Rocky Marciano

The street-wise Brockton, Mass., native (Jon Favreau) progresses to boxing champion and must face idol Joe Louis in the ring.

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They Made Me a Criminal

A boxer flees believing he has comitted a murder while he was drunk.

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Sparring

Steve Landry, an aging boxer with more losses than wins, accepts to become a sparring partner for an emerging champion in a last-ditch attempt to stay relevant.

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Southpaw

A champion boxer fights to get his daughter back from child protective services as well as revive his professional career, after a fatal incident sends him on a rampant path of destruction.

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Right Cross

Two boxing promoters compete to sign-up Mexican-American prizefighter Johnny Monterez who, despite his talent, is ashamed of his heritage and boxes on borrowed time due to a permanent hand injury.

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The Harder They Fall

An ex-sportswriter is hired by a shady fight promoter to promote his latest find, an unknown but easily exploitable rising star from Argentina.

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Kid Galahad

Fight promoter Nick Donati grooms a bellhop as a future champ, but has second thoughts when the 'kid' falls for his sister.

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The Champ

An alcoholic ex-boxer struggles to provide a good living for his son.

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Million Dollar Baby

A determined woman works with a hardened boxing trainer to become a professional.

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Body and Soul

A young man struggles to become a boxing champ, but success blinds him. It is only through the love of his girlfriend that he is brought back to reality.

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Girlfight

Diana, without her father knowing it, trains as a boxer and achieves impressive success, blazing new trails for female boxers.

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The Bleeder

Liquor salesman and part-time prizefighter Chuck Wepner gets the chance to take on Muhammad Ali in a highly publicized title fight, launching him to sudden fame.

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The Set-Up

An aging boxer (Robert Ryan) leaves his crying wife (Audrey Totter), then crosses the street for a fixed fight.

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