Cinderella Man
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The true story of boxer Jim Braddock who, following his retirement in the 1930s, makes a surprise comeback in order to lift his family out of poverty.
What critics thought
Critics and audiences landed in noticeably different places on this one — reviewers were broadly favorable but not unanimous, while paying crowds embraced it as an outright classic. The strongest praise focused not on the boxing sequences but on the performances: Russell Crowe playing against his rough-edged image as a gentle family man, and Paul Giamatti stealing scenes as his manager. Where critics diverged was on whether Ron Howard's crowd-pleasing instincts elevated or softened the material.
“You'd have to go back to actors like James Stewart and Spencer Tracy to find such goodness and gentleness”
Roger Ebert·The Chicago Sun-Times
“Ron Howard and his splendid cast have made a spellbinding movie that joins Million Dollar Baby, as well as Raging Bull, the first two Rocky pictures, and Fat City as one of boxing cinema's all-time heavyweight champs”
David Sterritt·The Christian Science Monitor
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Genres
Biography, Drama, Romance
Cast & Crew
Ron HowardDirector
Russell CroweJim Braddock
Renée ZellwegerMae Braddock
Paul GiamattiJoe Gould
Craig BierkoMax Baer
Paddy ConsidineMike Wilson
Bruce McGillJimmy Johnston
David HubandFord Bond
Connor PriceJay Braddock
Ariel WallerRosemarie Braddock
Patrick LouisHoward Braddock
Rosemarie DeWittSara
Linda KashLucille Gould
Thomas NewmanComposer
Akiva GoldsmanWriter
Salvatore TotinoCinematographyCinderella Man
The true story of boxer Jim Braddock who, following his retirement in the 1930s, makes a surprise comeback in order to lift his family out of poverty.
What critics thought
Critics and audiences landed in noticeably different places on this one — reviewers were broadly favorable but not unanimous, while paying crowds embraced it as an outright classic. The strongest praise focused not on the boxing sequences but on the performances: Russell Crowe playing against his rough-edged image as a gentle family man, and Paul Giamatti stealing scenes as his manager. Where critics diverged was on whether Ron Howard's crowd-pleasing instincts elevated or softened the material.
“You'd have to go back to actors like James Stewart and Spencer Tracy to find such goodness and gentleness”
Roger Ebert·The Chicago Sun-Times
“Ron Howard and his splendid cast have made a spellbinding movie that joins Million Dollar Baby, as well as Raging Bull, the first two Rocky pictures, and Fat City as one of boxing cinema's all-time heavyweight champs”
David Sterritt·The Christian Science Monitor
Accolades
Genres
Biography, Drama, Romance
Cast & Crew
Ron HowardDirectorRussell CroweJim BraddockRenée ZellwegerMae BraddockPaul GiamattiJoe GouldCraig BierkoMax BaerPaddy ConsidineMike WilsonBruce McGillJimmy JohnstonDavid HubandFord BondConnor PriceJay BraddockAriel WallerRosemarie BraddockPatrick LouisHoward BraddockRosemarie DeWittSaraLinda KashLucille GouldThomas NewmanComposerAkiva GoldsmanWriterSalvatore TotinoCinematographyStream
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