20 movies like Against the Ropes, ordered by similarity : The Bleeder(2016), Six Rounds(2017), Sparring(2018), Insiang(1976), Atlantic City(1980), Fat City(1972), Jawbone(2017), The Diary of a Teenage Girl(2015), The Champ(1931), Rocky(1976), Junior Bonner(1972), Million Dollar Baby(2004) ...
5.3/10
Drama
USA|Germany
2004
111 Minutes
Meg Ryan Omar Epps Tony Shalhoub Tim Daly Charles S. Dutton Kerry Washington Joe Cortese Sean Bell
puerto rican engaging emotional cleveland boxing recruiting underdog 1970s
A fictional story inspired by North America's most famous female boxing promoter, Jackie Kallen. Her struggle to survive and succeed in a male dominated sport.
Biography, Drama, History
2016
101 Minutes
Liev Schreiber Elisabeth Moss Naomi Watts Ron Perlman Jim Gaffigan Morgan Spector Pooch Hall Wass Stevens Melo Ludwig Sadie Sink Michael Rapaport
boxer champion wife daughter trainer charming emotional inspiring sad new jersey boxing ring high school legends boxing fame art imitating life discovery pursuit quest underdog
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.
6.5/10
Drama
UK
2017
56 Minutes
Adam J. Bernard Daniel Johns Santino Zicchi Phoebe Torrance
boxer former legend love interest lover enemy opponent thrilling suspenseful engaging emotional intense boxing match boxing ring boxing secret past secret criminal past attraction ambition adventure
Amongst the 2011 London riots, a former boxer must choose between his past or a new future.
6.4/10
Drama
France
2018
95 Minutes
Mathieu Kassovitz Olivia Merilahti Billie Blain Lyès Salem David Saracino Yves Afonso Alban Lenoir Max Geller Souleymane M'Baye Tomy Leconte Ali Labidi
wife champion child boxer emotional heartwarming melancholy beach city apartment boxing match coach boxing ring training relationships life story boxing aging hard times love
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.
Drama
1976
93 Minutes
Hilda Koronel Ruel Vernal Rez Cortez Carpi Asturias Mona Lisa Marlon Ramirez Nina Lorenzo Mely Mallari
young woman mother daughter boyfriend love interest uncle engaging emotional melodramatic suspenseful bleak intense manila manila, philippines relationships attraction mother/daughter relationship jealousy fighting tragedy
After a teenager is raped by her mother's boyfriend, she sets out to exact revenge on anyone who has hurt her.
7.3/10
Drama
France|Canada
1980
104 Minutes
Burt Lancaster Susan Sarandon Kate Reid Michel Piccoli Hollis McLaren Robert Joy Al Waxman Robert Goulet Moses Znaimer Angus MacInnes Sean Sullivan
pretty woman mobster husband drug dealer criminal engaging spirited new jersey waterfront atlantic city, n.j. aspirations gambling drug trafficking crime romance aging quest underdog 1970s
In a corrupt city, a small-time gangster and the estranged wife of a pot dealer find themselves thrown together in an escapade of love, money, drugs and danger.
7.3/10
Drama
USA
1972
96 Minutes
Stacy Keach Jeff Bridges Susan Tyrrell Candy Clark Nicholas Colasanto Art Aragon Curtis Cokes Sixto Rodriguez Billy Walker Wayne Mahan Ruben Navarro
boxer trainer friend girlfriend gritty dark bleak california gym bar comeback boxing redemption alcoholism friendship aging pursuit rivalry underdog fall
Two men, working as professional boxers, come to blows when their careers each begin to take opposite momentum.
6.5/10
Action, Drama
UK
2017
91 Minutes
Ian McShane Ray Winstone Johnny Harris Michael Smiley Anna Wilson-Hall Luke J.I. Smith Jon Pegg Haqi Ali
alcoholic boxer poor person trainer brutal brooding confident dark gripping gritty tense united kingdom gym boxing match boxing ring boxing illegal activity underdog 2010s
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.
6.9/10
Drama
USA
2015
102 Minutes
Bel Powley Alexander Skarsgård Kristen Wiig Christopher Meloni Abigail Wait Miranda Bailey John Parsons Madeleine Waters Austin Lyon Quinn Nagle Davy Clements
teen girl cartoonist bohemian mother teen boy charming confident emotional engaging endearing melodramatic offbeat playful spirited wild witty san francisco california coming of age sexual awakening
A teen artist living in 1970s San Francisco enters into an affair with her mother's boyfriend.
7.3/10
Drama
USA
1931
86 Minutes
Wallace Beery Jackie Cooper Irene Rich Roscoe Ates Edward Brophy Hale Hamilton Jesse Scott Marcia Mae Jones
boxer son mother stepfather horse emotional heartwarming moving melodramatic mexico boxing ring tijuana father/son relationship boxing redemption alcoholism separation mother/son relationship love fall
An alcoholic ex-boxer struggles to provide a good living for his son.
8.1/10
Drama
USA
1976
119 Minutes
Sylvester Stallone Talia Shire Burgess Meredith Burt Young Carl Weathers Thayer David Joe Spinell James Gambina Al Silvani George Memmoli
rocky balboa gym owner meatpacker boxer girlfriend loan shark endearing inspiring gripping philadelphia gym freezer boxing ring ambition daunting task boxing love underdog rise 1970s
A small-time boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight a heavyweight champion in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.
6.8/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1972
100 Minutes
Steve McQueen Robert Preston Ida Lupino Ben Johnson Joe Don Baker Barbara Leigh Mary Murphy Bill McKinney Sandra Deel Don "Red" Barry Dub Taylor
rodeo rider father brother mother spirited engaging arizona rodeo small town aging family dysfunction competition rodeo aspirations father/son relationship sports rivalry underdog 1970s
Ace Bonner returns to Arizona several years after he abandoned his family, Junior Bonner is a wild young man. Against the typical rodeo championship, family drama erupts.
8.1/10
Drama
USA
2004
132 Minutes
Clint Eastwood Hilary Swank Morgan Freeman Anthony Mackie Jay Baruchel Mike Colter Lucia Rijker Margo Martindale Riki Lindhome Brian F. O'Byrne Michael Peña
boxer trainer friend mother emotional moving spirited los angeles boxing ring gym boxing friendship aspirations sports love discovery underdog rise rivalry 2000s
A determined woman works with a hardened boxing trainer to become a professional.
8.0/10
Biography, Drama
USA
2005
144 Minutes
Russell Crowe Renée Zellweger Paul Giamatti Craig Bierko Paddy Considine Bruce McGill Ron Canada David Huband Connor Price Ariel Waller Patrick Louis
boxer manager max baer wife uplifting emotional new jersey new york city boxing ring office family home boxing salvation marriage poverty class distinctions james j. braddock underdog rise transformation
The story of James J. Braddock, a supposedly washed-up boxer who came back to challenge for the heavyweight championship of the world.
7.3/10
Drama
USA
1979
119 Minutes
Sylvester Stallone Talia Shire Burgess Meredith Burt Young Carl Weathers Tony Burton Joe Spinell Leonard Gaines Frank McRae Al Silvani John Pleshette
businessman rival trainer wife reporter inspiring rousing philadelphia boxing ring house boxing celebrity redemption money rocky balboa underdog rivalry 1970s
Rocky struggles in family life after his bout with Apollo Creed, while the embarrassed champ insistently goads him to accept a challenge for a rematch.
7.0/10
Drama
India
1986
180 Minutes
Rajesh Khanna Smita Patil Aruna Irani Anita Kanwar Shafi Inamdar Satish Shah Rajesh Puri Baby Guddu Pradeep Saxena Rishabh Shukla Daljit Kaur
widow widower son daughter-in-law granddaughter grandson emotional endearing india bungalow park household emotional abuse family dysfunction domestic life aging companionship discovery underdog 1980s
After the death of their spouses; the elderly Amrit Lal Sharma and Kamla Srivastav are abused by their biological children. They get into contact with each other due to their grandchildren ... See full summary »
6.9/10
Drama
USA
1939
99 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Adolphe Menjou William Holden Lee J. Cobb Joseph Calleia Sam Levene Edward Brophy Beatrice Blinn William H. Strauss Don Beddoe
boxer promoter father girlfriend violinist gangster gritty engaging emotional city boxing ring boxing music family love death rise fall escape transformation
Despite his musical talent, Joe Bonaparte wants to be a boxer.
7.4/10
Drama
Hong Kong|USA
2015
123 Minutes
Jake Gyllenhaal Forest Whitaker Naomie Harris Curtis Jackson Oona Laurence Skylan Brooks Beau Knapp Rachel McAdams Victor Ortiz Rita Ora Miguel Gómez
boxer champion wife daughter trainer friend brooding emotional intense boxing ring mansion party cemetery gym boxing match boxing tragedy anger loss rebirth
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.
5.3/10
Drama
USA
1973
118 Minutes
Jon Voight E.J. Peaker Ned Glass Carol Androsky Anne Archer Gene Borkan Ron Burns Rosalind Cash Jeanne Cooper Peggy Cowles Leigh French
boxer trainer ex-girlfriend young girl brooding unrestrained texas boxing ring boxing relationships indecisiveness small-town life aimless youth wretched excess underdog 1970s
Episodic story in six acts ("The Manly Art in Six Rounds") about young boxer Vic Bealer (played by Jon Voight) in search for some direction in his life.
5.0/10
Kids & Family, Drama
Canada
2016
88 Minutes
Katharine Isabelle Jonathan Whitesell Robin Dunne Fred Ewanuick Sarah Desjardins Farrah Aviva Michael J. Lai
girl orphan robotic dog dog talking dog uncle mayor rival pet pet owner amusing lighthearted playful emotional endearing small town united states dog new life loss
Isabel Sullivan, who's fifteen, has just moved to a small town to live with her Uncle Paul, who is the town's Mayor. Isabel has recently lost her parents in a car accident. Feeling very ... See full summary »
5.6/10
Action, Drama
USA
2009
105 Minutes
Channing Tatum Terrence Howard Zulay Henao Luis Guzman Roger Guenveur Smith Brian J. White Peter Tambakis Anthony DeSando Jermel Wilson
counterfeiter con artist waitress fighter coach boxer gritty engaging brutal intense frightening outlandish new york city café church nightclub store boxing match exploitation crime
In New York City, a young counterfeiter is introduced to the world of underground street fighting by a seasoned scam artist, who becomes his manager on the bare-knuckling brawling circuit.
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