Boxer movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant boxer movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, captivating, serious, inspirational, exciting and suspense films and TV shows about / with boxing, boxer, fight, ambition, rivalry, martial arts, athlete's life, contests and competitions, fighting and boxing match plots mostly in Drama, Sport and Action genres shot in USA, Canada, China and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as boxer: Southpaw (2015), The Challenger (2015), Tiger, Blood in the Mouth (2016), The Man Inside (2012), The Will (2020), Cinderella Man (2005), Phantom Punch (2008), Rocky III (1982), Creed (2015), The Fighter (2010).

List of boxer movies

 7.3
 276K
Southpaw (2015)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, China, Hong Kong
Duration: 124 min.
Story: Billy "The Great" Hope, the reigning junior middleweight boxing champion, has an impressive career, a loving wife and daughter, and a lavish lifestyle. However, when tragedy strikes, Billy hits rock bottom, losing his family, his house and ...
Style: touching, serious, sentimental, inspirational, dramatic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: boxing, boxer, death of wife, father daughter relationship, athlete's life, tragedy, contests and competitions, down on your luck, grief, parenthood, fight, boxing training ...
Time: year 2015, year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place: pittsburgh, usa, new york, las vegas, manhattan new york city ...
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The Challenger (2015)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A legendary trainer comes out of retirement to help an underdog boxer fight his way to a better life.
Style: inspirational, captivating, realistic, tense
Plot: boxer, boxing, working class, determination, fight, against the odds, sparring, rise to the top, rivalry, society, bare chested male, african american ...
Time: 2010s
Place: usa, bronx new york city
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Tiger, Blood in the Mouth (2016)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Argentina, Italy
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Boxing drama / romance.
Style: sincere, light, captivating, erotic, crying ...
Plot: boxer, boxing match, boxing, extramarital affair, fight, attraction, adulterous husband, love affair, sex scene, boxing training, teacher student sex, illicit affair ...
Place: argentina
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The Man Inside (2012)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story: A thriller centered on a young boxer trying to distance himself from his father's gangster past and the relationship with his trainer.
Style: realistic, suspenseful, serious, bleak, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: boxer, gangster, haunted by the past, danger, parents and children, athlete and trainer, escape from reality, family problems, starting over, boxing, rivalry, violent content ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england
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 6.3
 955
The Will (2020)
Genre: Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Early in her life, Josephine Malone learned the hard way that there was only one person she could love and trust: her grandmother, Lydia Malone. Out of necessity, unconsciously and very successfully, Josephine donned a disguise to keep all others at ...
Style: romantic, light, sweet, lyrical, emotional ...
Plot: passion, single father, boxer, grandmother, loneliness, sex scene, heiress, love and romance, family bonds, friendship, deception, funeral ...
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 8.0
 208K
Cinderella Man (2005)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story: The true story of boxer, Jim Braddock who, in the 1920’s after his retirement, has a surprise comeback in order to get him and his family out of a socially poor state.
Style: touching, inspirational, sentimental, motivational, uplifting ...
Audience: boys' night, teens, manly
Plot: boxing, underdog, human spirit, great depression, boxer, biopic, athlete's life, roman empire, poverty, fight scenes, depression, protective male ...
Time: 1930s, year 2005, 2000s, year 2006, 1920s ...
Place: netherlands, usa, new jersey, new york, madison square garden manhattan new york city ...
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 5.6
 906
Phantom Punch (2008)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: From his discovery by a priest while serving time at the Missouri State Penitentiary to the infamous 'Phantom Punch' by Cassius Clay which effectively ended his career, the movie spans the years from 1950 to Liston's mysterious and ...
Style: realistic, captivating, rough, serious, sincere ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: boxer, boxing, black american, infidelity, prison, rise and fall, discrimination, racism, prison life, lifestyle, downfall, athlete's life ...
Time: 20th century, 60s, 50s, 1950s, 70s
Place: usa, missouri
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 6.9
 226K
Rocky III (1982)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Now the world champion, Rocky Balboa is living in luxury and only fighting opponents who pose no threat to him in the ring, until Clubber Lang challenges him to a bout. After taking a pounding from Lang, the humbled champ turns to former bitter ...
Style: inspirational, captivating, suspenseful, action packed, saga ...
Audience: family outing, boys' night, teens, manly
Plot: boxing, boxer, revenge, comeback, training, underdog, friendship between men, celebrity, fight, tough guy, friendship, rivalry ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, year 1981
Place: philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa, north america, los angeles ...
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 7.6
 331K
Creed (2015)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story: The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed.
Style: inspirational, emotional, reflective, brutal, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night, manly, teens, family outing, adult
Plot: boxing, underdog, boxer, training, fight, mentor, athlete and trainer, coach, legacy, boxing match, gym, sex scene ...
Time: year 2015, 2010s, year 1998, year 2016, 90s ...
Place: philadelphia, tijuana mexico, mexico, pennsylvania, usa ...
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 7.8
 406K
The Fighter (2010)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: The Fighter, is a drama about boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded in life after nearly being ...
Style: inspirational, realistic, sincere, serious, stylized ...
Audience: manly, boys' night, adult
Plot: boxing, boxer, addiction, underdog, biopic, athlete's life, drug abuse, drug addiction, change of luck, white trash, fight, working class ...
Time: year 2010, 20th century, 2000s, 90s, 80s ...
Place: boston, massachusetts, america, new jersey, usa ...
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Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story: After working as a drug courier and getting into a brutal shootout with police, a former boxer finds himself at the mercy of his enemies as they force him to instigate violent acts that turn the prison he resides in into a battleground.
Style: tense, suspense, disturbing, rough, exciting ...
Plot: prison, revenge, maximum security prison, kidnapping, prison guard, prison warden, murder, prisoner, extreme violence, violence, boxer, police shootout ...
Time: year 2017, 2010s
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 6.6
 19K
Hands of Stone (2016)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Panama, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.
Style: realistic, captivating, period piece, exciting, tense ...
Plot: boxing, boxer, boxing match, sex scene, bare breasts, fight, rags to riches, contests and competitions, athlete's life, athlete and trainer, ambition, martial arts ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, year 1980, year 2016, 70s ...
Place: panama
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 8.1
 23K
Bloodhounds (2023)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sport, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Two young boxers band together with a benevolent moneylender to take down a ruthless loan shark who preys on the financially desperate.
Style: crime drama, psychological, captivating, tense, action drama ...
Plot: fight, debt, boxer, organized crime, loan shark, boxing, criminal, money, urban, battles, money problems, power struggle ...
Place: seoul, south korea, asia, korea
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 6.2
 3K
Tyson (1995)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: The story of Mike Tyson. From his early days as a 12 year old amateur with a powerful punch, to the undisputed title of "Heavyweight Champion of the World", and ultimately to his conviction for rape. The story of his turbulent life moves ...
Style: serious, realistic, captivating, sincere
Audience: boys' night
Plot: boxer, boxing, rags to riches, athlete's life, biopic, african american, professional sports, strength, muscleman, bare chested male, world champion, professional athlete ...
Time: 80s
Place: new york, usa
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 7.3
 247K
Rocky II (1979)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: After Rocky goes the distance with champ Apollo Creed, both try to put the fight behind them and move on. Rocky settles down with Adrian but can't put his life together outside the ring, while Creed seeks a rematch to restore his reputation. ...
Style: inspirational, saga, sincere, rough, feel good ...
Audience: family outing, teens, boys' night, manly
Plot: boxing, boxer, underdog, training, comeback, fight, tough heroes, coma, working class, tough guy, bodybuilding, rocky ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, 80s
Place: philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa, north america
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Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story: Despondent over a painful estrangement from his daughter, trainer Frankie Dunn isn't prepared for boxer Maggie Fitzgerald to enter his life. But Maggie's determined to go pro and to convince Dunn and his cohort to help her.
Style: emotional, depressing, touching, sad, bad ending ...
Audience: girls' night, kids, family friendly, adult
Plot: boxing, underdog, female boxer, female protagonist, determination, mentor protege relationship, athlete's life, female athlete, boxing trainer, strong female character, euthanasia, athlete and trainer ...
Time: year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place: los angeles, usa, europe, london, las vegas ...
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 6.7
 7K
The Survivor (2021)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Sport, War
Country: USA, Canada, Hungary
Duration: 129 min.
Story: Harry Haft is a boxer who fought fellow prisoners in the concentration camps to survive. Haunted by the memories and his guilt, he attempts to use high-profile fights against boxing legends like Rocky Marciano as a way to find his first love again.
Style: psychological, captivating, disturbing, historical drama, period drama
Plot: boxer, boxing, world war two, concentration camp survivor, concentration camp, life is a bitch, relationships, guilty conscience, martial arts, male female relationship, love affair, love interest ...
Time: post world war two, 60s, year 1949, year 1963
Place: germany, coney island brooklyn new york city, brooklyn new york city
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 5.8
 3K
Homeboy (1988)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Johnny Walker is a cowboy and a boxer. He is very shy and a bit of a fool. He is in love with Ruby, but he cannot tell her. He is also a bit old to keep on boxing, but its the only thing he does well.
Style: captivating, realistic, thought provoking, suspense, semi serious
Plot: boxing, boxer, athlete's life, ambition, fall in love, hopes, rivalry, brain injury, criminal, boxing match, drifter, martial arts ...
Time: 80s
Place: new jersey, usa
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 5.8
 2K
Shadowboxing (2005)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: Russia
Duration: 132 min.
Story: Artem Kolchin was one of many, but he wanted glory. And he has chosen the way: he became the boxer. Now Artem the applicant for a champion title, fighter, known worldwide as Great White Hope. But the main fight in his life has not gone how he ...
Style: exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot: boxer, boxing, love affair, athlete's life, blindness, contests and competitions, ambition, rivalry, love and romance, chase, relationships, fighting crime ...
Time: 21st century
Place: russia
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Triumph of the Spirit (1989)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Sport, War
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Fact based story about a former Greek Olympic boxer who was taken as a prisoner during World war II and placed in the Auschwitz prison camp. There he was permitted to survive as long as he fought for the amusement of his captors. His father and ...
Style: disturbing, independent film, tense, realistic, serious ...
Plot: holocaust, world war two, boxing, ss, prison, boxer, prison escape, fight, nazi, biopic, shoah, judaism ...
Time: 1940s, 1930s, 20th century, year 1943
Place: middle east, poland, europe, greece
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 6.5
 12K
Gladiator (1992)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: A story of two teenagers trapped in the world of illegal underground boxing. One is fighting to save his fathers life and using the money pay off gambling debts accumulated by his father. The second is fighting for the money to get out of the ...
Style: serious, realistic, rough, harsh, hood ...
Audience: teens, boys' night, girls' night
Plot: boxing, friendship, underdog, contests and competitions, hopes, athlete and trainer, urban ghetto life, against the odds, human spirit, bare chested male, unlikely friendships, boxer ...
Time: 90s, year 1992
Place: chicago, cuba, british columbia, usa, california
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 6.7
 38K
Blood and Bone (2009)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: In Los Angeles, an ex-con (White) takes the underground fighting world by storm in his quest to fulfill a promise to a dead friend.
Style: inspirational, exciting, brutal, harsh, rough ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: martial arts, lone hero, streetfighting, prison fight, kickboxing, prison, fistfight, revenge, boxing, martial artist, hand to hand combat, gangster ...
Time: year 2009, future, 21st century
Place: los angeles, california, usa
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Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown (2011)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Four fighters different backgrounds come together to train under an ex MMA rising star and then ultimately have to fight each other and the traitor in heir midst.
Style: exciting, suspenseful, realistic, serious, erotic ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: martial arts tournament, martial arts, streetfighting, fight, kickboxing, boxer, martial artist, cage fighting, kickboxer, athlete and trainer, martial arts training, bully ...
Time: year 2011, 21st century
Place: louisiana, usa
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The Great White Hype (1996)
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: When the champ's promoter, Rev. Sultan, decides something new is needed to boost the marketability of the boxing matches, he searches and finds the only man to ever beat the champ. The problem is that he isn't a boxer anymore and he's ...
Style: humorous, entertaining, stylized, inspirational, light ...
Audience: teens
Plot: boxing, boxer, satire, lone hero, justice, adaptation, rivalry, investigation, contests and competitions, athlete's life, cons and scams, power relations ...
Time: 90s
Place: usa, cleveland ohio, las vegas, california
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 7.1
 242K
Rocky Balboa (2006)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: When he loses a highly publicized virtual boxing match to ex-champ Rocky Balboa, reigning heavyweight titleholder, Mason Dixon retaliates by challenging Rocky to a nationally televised, 10-round exhibition bout. To the surprise of his son and ...
Style: inspirational, sincere, touching, melancholic, action packed ...
Audience: boys' night, teens, manly, family outing
Plot: boxing, father son relationship, comeback, boxer, athlete's life, training, fight, life, life philosophy, restaurant owner, loneliness, against the odds ...
Time: year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place: philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa, las vegas
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 8.0
 3K
Lights Out (2011)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Lights Out is an American television boxing drama series from the FX network in the United States. It stars Holt McCallany as Patrick "Lights" Leary, a New Jersey native, and former heavyweight champion boxer who is considering a comeback. ...
Style: serious, captivating, realistic, rough, bleak
Audience: boys' night
Plot: lifestyle change, machismo, boxing, boxing trainer, life is a bitch, debt, family life, athlete's life, coach, ex athlete, corruption, financial problem ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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 6.6
 72K
Far and Away (1992)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story: A young man (Cruise) leaves Ireland with his landlord's daughter (Kidman) after some trouble with her father, and they dream of owning land at the big giveaway in Oklahoma ca. 1893. When they get to the new land, they find jobs and begin saving ...
Style: sentimental, period piece, intense, serious, rom com ...
Audience: girls' night, date night, chick flick
Plot: love, love and romance, enemies to lovers, boxing, ambition, love story, immigrant, boxer, obsessive quest, against the odds, american dream, rise and fall ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, 1890s, turn of the century, 1800s ...
Place: usa, ireland, oklahoma, oklahoma city, europe ...
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 7.2
 14K
Hard Times (1975)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: In the depression, Chaney, a strong silent streetfighter, joins with Speed, a promoter of no-holds-barred street boxing bouts. They go to New Orleans where Speed borrows money to set up fights for Chaney, but Speed gambles away any winnings.
Style: realistic, tense, harsh, serious, neo noir ...
Plot: boxing, great depression, street fighter, illegal fistfight, streetfighting, drifter, fistfight, boxer, businessman, tough guy, martial arts, hand to hand combat ...
Time: 1930s, 20th century, year 1975, 70s
Place: new orleans, los angeles, north america, louisiana, usa ...
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Big George Foreman (2023)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story: Fueled by an impoverished childhood, George Foreman channeled his anger into becoming an Olympic Gold medalist and World Heavyweight Champion, followed by a near-death experience that took him from the boxing ring to the pulpit. But when he sees his ...
Style: captivating, psychological, inspirational
Plot: boxing, boxer, boxing match, boxing champion, olympics, preacher, boxing trainer, champion, title bout, prizefighter, athlete's life, middle aged ...
Time: 70s, 60s, 80s, year 1968, year 1967
Place: texas
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From Mexico with Love (2009)
Genre: Action, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A washed-up trainer takes a self-destructive young boxer under his wing.
Style: realistic, captivating, tense, exciting, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: boxing, boxer, contests and competitions, rivalry, immigrant, family problems, ambition, father son relationship, racism, athlete and trainer, training, chess ...
Time: year 2009, 21st century
Place: texas, usa
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