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Cinderella Man
2005
Director Ron Howard and star Russell Crowe re-team after their Oscar-winning collaboration, A Beautiful Mind, for this rousing biopic. It's the true story of boxer James J. Braddock (Russell Crowe), a heavyweight contender from New Jersey nicknamed the Bulldog of Bergen, who lost his fame and fortune during the Great Depression .. Read more
| Starring | Russell Crowe, Renee Zellweger, Paul Giamatti, Craig Bierko |
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| Director | Ron Howard |
| Genres | Audio Descriptive, Drama, Sport |
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Cinderella Man
Director Ron Howard and star Russell Crowe re-team after their Oscar-winning collaboration, A Beautiful Mind, for this rousing biopic. It's the true story of boxer James J. Braddock (Russell Crowe), a heavyweight contender from New Jersey nicknamed the Bulldog of Bergen, who lost his fame and fortune during the Great Depression only to win the hearts of the downtrodden during a spectacular comeback. Crowe is masterful as Braddock, with Renee Zellweger playing his wife, and Paul Giamatti as his loyal friend and manager, Joe Gould. The sharply observed script devotes a significant amount of screen time to the domestic struggles of Braddock's family; developing character and place with a wealth of period detail, so when the comeback starts, the payoff is enormous. The matches themselves are unforgettable: raw, intense, riveting, with more than a passing stylistic nod to Martin Scorsese's groundbreaking 1980 film, Raging Bull. Though it may sound a bit formulaic, one should remember that this is the true and original underdog boxer story from which all others hail, and it's riveted together with true craftsmanship. Howard has a real skill for plucking audience members' heartstrings, and the performances are first-rate. Giamatti and Crowe play off each other in a rapport perfectly suited to their roles, especially at the ring, where the one's manic intensity makes a perfect contrast to the other's warrior grace.
| Starring | Russell Crowe, Renee Zellweger, Paul Giamatti, Craig Bierko, Bruce McGill, Paddy Considine, Krysta Carter |
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| Director | Ron Howard |
| Studio | WALT DISNEY STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 19 mins Blu-ray: 2 hrs 19 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Collections | Boxing Movies, Substitute Sports |
| Genres | Audio Descriptive, Drama, Sport |
| Language | DVD: English, English Audio Description Blu-ray: English |
| Dubbed | Spanish |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: Danish, English, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish |
| Released | Production year: 2005 To Rent: DVD: 30 Jan 2006 Blu-ray: 12 Nov 2007 |
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Out of the ring and opposite Mr. Giamatti, Mr. Crowe eases into the boxer's soft side, at times beautifully; in the ring, he's repulsively believable
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- New York Times
- 08 Oct 2007 at 15:20
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A Decent Feel-Good Movie
I'm not a big Russel Crowe fan but he really did himself justice in this movie with a restrained and thoughtful performance as the has-been boxer on a ... read more »
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- R Morris
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- 05 Sep 2005 at 10:12
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Moves Like Rocky
Absolutely brilliant...love boxing movies and this is one of the best I've seen so far...am generally not a big fan of the humourless dwarf Crowe but still... read more »
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Not a fairy tale story
Very good film despite the title name. Russell Crowe plays an excellent part as usual. True story's are always the best.
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- 10 May 2011 at 19:20
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Definatley worth watching
I loved this film. The colour palette used to me reflected the time and place that the film was set in. After Gladiator i was a Russel Crowe fan and i really ... read more »
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Crowe's Cinderella delayed
- 12 Mar 2004
The release of Russell Crowe's new boxing film, "The Cinderella Man", has been pushed back three months by Universal Pictures. The film is set in the Great Depression, and follows the career of a 1930s champion boxer, named Jim Braddock. It will also star Renee Zellwegger. "The Cinderella Man" also sees Crowe work with director Ron Howard for the first time since the Oscar-winning "A Beautiful Mind". Sources inside the studio say the decision means production will... Read more
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Director Ron Howard and star Russell Crowe re-team after their Oscar-winning collaboration, A BEAUTIFUL MIND, for this rousing biopic. It's the true story of boxer James J. Braddock (Russell Crowe), a heavyweight contender from New Jersey nicknamed the Bulldog of Bergen, who lost his fame and ...
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Cinderella Man
Director Ron Howard and star Russell Crowe re-team after their Oscar-winning collaboration, A Beautiful Mind, for this rousing biopic. It's the true story of boxer James J. Braddock (Russell Crowe), a heavyweight contender from New Jersey nicknamed the Bulldog of Bergen, who lost his fame and ...
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