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Directed by Robert WiseOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Noir,
CrimeThemes Sports films,
Martial arts films,
Boxing films,
Le boxe anglaiseActors Robert Ryan,
Audrey Totter,
George Tobias,
Wallace Ford,
Alan Baxter,
James EdwardsRating77%
Bill "Stoker" Thompson (Robert Ryan) is a 35-year-old has-been boxer about to take on an opponent at the fictional Paradise City Arena. His wife, Julie (Audrey Totter), fears that this fight may be his last and wants him to forfeit the match. Tiny (George Tobias), Stoker's manager, is sure he will continue to lose fights, so he takes money for a "dive" from a mobster, but is so certain of Stoker's failure that he does not inform the boxer of the set-up., 1h31
Directed by Joseph M. NewmanOrigin USAGenres DramaThemes Sports films,
American football films,
Children's filmsActors Paul Douglas,
Joan Bennett,
Linda Darnell,
Don DeFore,
Billy Gray,
Zero MostelRating62%
Injured and out of shape, "Hurricane" Harry Joplin is unhappy about not being accepted for World War II duty by the Navy and unhappier still when the New York Titans decline to offer him a new contract, suggesting he become a coach instead. Harry refuses to believe his football days are over., 1h35
Directed by George CukorOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Romantic comedy,
RomanceThemes Sports films,
Golf filmsActors Spencer Tracy,
Katharine Hepburn,
William Ching,
Aldo Ray,
Jim Backus,
George MathewsRating68%
Pat Pemberton (Katharine Hepburn) is a brilliant athlete who loses her confidence whenever her charming but undermining fiancé Collier (William Ching) is around. Ladies golf and tennis championships are within her reach, however she gets flustered by his presence at the contests. He wants her to give up her goal and marry him, but Pat does not give up on herself that easily. She enlists the help of Mike Conovan (Spencer Tracy), a slightly shady sports promoter. Together they face mobsters, a jealous boxer (Aldo Ray), and a growing mutual attraction., 2h5
Directed by Budd Boetticher,
Rouben Mamoulian,
Robert D. WebbOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Action,
RomanceThemes Films about animals,
Sports films,
Bullfighting films,
Children's filmsActors Tyrone Power,
Linda Darnell,
Rita Hayworth,
Alla Nazimova,
Anthony Quinn,
J. Carrol NaishRating67%
As a child Juan Gallardo (Rex Downing – young boy) wants only to become a bullfighter like his dead father. One night he has an argument with the pompous critic Natalio Curro (Laird Cregar) about his father's lack of talent in the bullring. The argument spurs Juan to travel to Madrid and achieve his dreams of success in the bullring. Before leaving he promises his aristocratic sweetheart Carmen Espinosa (Linda Darnell) he will return when he is a success and marry her., 1h43
Directed by Takeshi KitanoOrigin JaponGenres Drama,
Comedy,
CrimeThemes Mafia films,
Seafaring films,
Sports films,
Transport films,
Martial arts films,
Boxing films,
Yakuza films,
Gangster filmsActors Masanobu Ando,
Ryo Ishibashi,
Susumu Terajima,
Yūko Daike,
Masami Shimojō,
Kanji TsudaRating73%
The movie is about two high school dropouts, Masaru (Ken Kaneko) and Shinji (Masanobu Ando), who try to find a direction and meaning in their lives—one by becoming a yakuza lieutenant, the other by becoming a boxer., 1h44
Directed by Roy RowlandOrigin USAGenres DramaThemes Sports films,
Martial arts films,
Boxing films,
Le boxe anglaiseActors Mickey Rooney,
Brian Donlevy,
Ann Blyth,
James Dunn,
Tom Tully,
Sam LeveneRating65%
Tommy McCoy is a tough New York City boy, close to his dad, Brian, a performer in vaudeville. One night while his dad's doing a song and dance for the audience as part of a boxing event, Tommy accepts a challenge to step into the ring. He knocks out his opponent., 1h44
Directed by Robert Rossen,
Robert AldrichOrigin USAGenres DramaThemes Sports films,
Martial arts films,
Boxing films,
Le boxe anglaiseActors John Garfield,
Lilli Palmer,
Hazel Brooks,
Anne Revere,
William Conrad,
Joseph PevneyRating75%
Charley Davis, against the wishes of his mother, becomes a boxer. As he becomes more successful the fighter becomes surrounded by shady characters, including an unethical promoter named Roberts, who tempt the man with a number of vices. Charley finds himself faced with increasingly difficult choices., 1h33
Directed by Jamaa FanakaOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Action,
CrimeThemes Sports films,
Martial arts films,
Boxing filmsActors Badja Djola,
Chuck MitchellRating56%
Martel Gordone had been wandering aimlessly through the desert when he is finally picked up by an African-American woman driving a van dubbed the "Shaggin’ Wagon". The woman, Linda, who picks him up is actually a prostitute on her way to some clients. On the way to the diner where the two parties are to meet Linda and Gordone (nicknamed "Too Sweet" because of his uncontrollable addiction to Mr. Goodbar) spark an interest in each other, but Linda decides to wait until after she has finished with her clients, “You know, honey, it’s got to be business before pleasure, and I’m sure you’re a real pleasure.” They reach the diner and Linda meets with her clients, but when Gordone doesn’t like how she is being treated, he decides to confront the two for their unruly behavior. The confrontation does not bode well for Gordone, for after a little tussling he is knocked out and falls to the ground. He wakes up to find that he has been charged for the murder of one of the bikers whom he had confronted earlier.