Your favorite boxing movies

Yeah,I heard that too. De Niro getting to the heart of a roll as usual

 

Raging Bull is one of my favourite movies in general, regardless of genre. Rocky is a solid second, while the third spot probably goes to Requiem for a Heavyweight.

 

Raging Bull is a great movie obviously, but one of my all time favourites, although not strictly a "boxing" movie was Hard Times with Charles Bronson & James Coburn.

I thought the period was captured extremely well, the whole was film underplayed and appropriately bleak. Bronson looked and acted the part whilst playing "on his centre" and I thought the fight scenes were pretty good as far as movie fight scenes go.

 

The Harder they Fall only seen it recently,Awesome

 

Raging Bull, gotta be the best cinematography in movie history??

 

Very good movies, I'll add-

The Fighter

Tyson, with Michael Jai White is underrated

The Hammer, was actually decent as well

Ali, but some part were boring (like when Ali is jogging before the Foreman fight)

 

Somebody Up There Likes Me

 

Raging Bull is easily #1 for me.

Rocky is probably second.

Somebody Up There Likes Me is really good but dated. Newman is one of my favorite actors but thats one of those films where the sum of its parts makes up for what Newman lacks. He just doesnt make me think of a tough guy physically, his presence, or his demeanor. Hes in actor in that movie not a fighter.

Hard Times is another good but like someone said not really a boxing movie.

 

1. Cinderella Man
2. Raging Bull
3. Rocky Marciano
4. Joe and Max

 

My two favorite boxing movies are the Set-Up, a very gritty film made in 1949 starring Robert Ryan and Audrey Totter, and Raging Bull. By the way, Robert Wise directed both the Set-Up and Somebody Up There Likes Me. Is there another director has two such terrific boxing films to his credit?

- Chuck Johnston

 

I agree with this I think Newman's performance is over the top and dated. Doesn't strike me as authentic, almost cartoonish at times.

I don't really care for Cinderella man either, I thought Crowe was pretty flat throughout and they made Baer a total creep. Also in their title fight they mute the Star of David on Baer's trunks making it barely noticeable where the black and white footage of the film shows the stark contrast of the star to his trunks.

Not crazy over million dollar Baby either.

Rocky, requiem and Raging Bull for me. Harder they fall is fun.

 

Body and Soul - John Garfield

Requiem For A Heavyweight - Anthony Quinn

The Harder They Fall - Humphrey Bogart



There were many others and a few comedy film shorts such as "Punch Drunks" (Three Stooges) and "The Champion" (Charlie Chaplin).

 

Ooooh. You just made me remember Battling Butler starring Buster Keaton (the greatest silent film comic IMO). Thats a great boxing comedy.

 

Another vote for The Set Up.

Fat City was excellent, too.