Christy Martin never imagined life beyond her small-town roots in West Virginia—until she discovered a knack for punching people. Fueled by grit, raw determination, and an unshakable desire to win, she charges into the world of boxing under the guidance of her trainer and manager-turned-husband, Jim. But while Christy flaunts a fiery persona in the ring, her toughest battles unfold outside it—confronting family, identity, and a relationship that just might become life-or-death.

Return to the Ring

2024

Serbian

♡ 2

A sports drama that follows a disco security guard who is nearing the end of his martial arts career, but also has a moral debt from the past coming to pay. A drama about a group of guys who have to choose between water and fire but want to keep both.

Chuck

2016

English

6.5

♡ 31

82%

Philippe Falardeau Director

Ron Perlman as Al Braverman

Edward Carnevale as Flip Flop

Sadie Sink as Kimberly Age 11

Catherine Corcoran as Sandy

A drama inspired by the life of heavyweight boxer Chuck Wepner.

Penitentiary

1979

English

5.7

♡ 12

Jamaa Fanaka Director

Lorrie Marlow as 2nd Girl in Restroom

Badja Djola as 'Half Dead' Johnson

Chuck Mitchell as Lieutenant Arnsworth

Leon Isaac Kennedy as Martel 'Too Sweet' Gordone

A hitchhiker named Martel Gordone gets in a fight with two bikers over a prostitute, and one of the bikers is killed. Gordone is arrested and sent to prison, where he joins the prison's boxing team in an effort to secure an early parole and to establish his dominance over the prison's toughest gang.

Cradle of Champions

2017

English

6.9

♡ 7

100%

Action

boxing

Documentary

Bartle Bull Director

Pat Russo as Himself

Brian Adams as Himself

Gary Starks Sr. as Himself

Joe Higgins as Himself

Three extraordinary young people battle to change their lives through the three-month odyssey of the New York Daily News Golden Gloves - the biggest, oldest, most important amateur boxing tournament in the world.

Tiger

2018

English

4.9

♡ 9

38%

Alister Grierson Director

Charles Poole as Courtroom Bailiff

Mickey Rourke as Frank Donovan

Pepper Sweeney as Roberts Anjali

Anjali as Singer

A practicing Sikh is banned by the boxing commission for refusing to back down from his religious beliefs. Through racial profiling and stereotypical threats, he does what any strong American would do: fight back.

The Tender Hook

2008

English

5.2

♡ 10

27%

Jonathan Ogilvie Director

Matthew Le Nevez as Art Walker

Pia Miranda as Daisy

Rose Byrne as Iris

Hugo Weaving as McHeath

The story is about Iris's rise to the apex of a love/power triangle that includes her roguish English lover, McHeath, and Art, an earnest young boxer. Within the flawed moral landscape, each character struggles to establish their sovereignty.

Victor Young Perez

2013

French

6.3

♡ 7

20%

Jacques Ouaniche Director

Alaa Safi as Battling Mokhtar

Bruce Payne as Commandant Heinrich Schwarz

Olivier Sa as Frankie Genaro

Albert Iluz as Jo Baranes

Victor Perez was a Jewish boxer who became world flyweight champion in 1931 and 1932, but was transported to Auschwitz concentration camp when Paris fell to the Nazi s in 1943. While there he was forced into slave labour and made to participate in violent boxing matches for the amusement of the Nazi guards. Surviving Auschwitz tells Victors astonishing, harrowing, brutal and incredibly moving true story.

Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston

2019

English

7.3

♡ 8

88%

Simon George Director

D. David Morin as Ash Resnick

Sven Ruygrok as Eric Ducharme

Larry Merchant as Himself

Malcolm X as Himself

Overcoming the seemingly insurmountable odds that life threw his way, Liston became heavyweight champion of the world when he knocked out Floyd Patterson in 1962. Eight years later, he died but friends questioned the cause of his death.

El Pantera

2018

English

6.6

♡ 1

mixed martial arts (mma)

social & cultural documentary

Landon Dyksterhouse Director

Norma Portillo as Self

Mark Perry as Self

Alma Portillo as Self

Ricky Kottenstette as Self

El Pantera is a documentary film that chronicles the rise of Mexican UFC star Yair Rodriguez as he strives to become the first ever Mexican born UFC champion.

Joe and Max

2002

English

6.5

♡ 3

56%

Steve James Director

Leonard Roberts as Joe Louis

Wilfried Hochholdinger as Joseph Goebbels

Til Schweiger as Max Schmeling

Bruce Weitz as Mike Jacobs

True story of boxers Joe Louis and Max Schmeling and their enduring friendship.

Tiger, Blood in the Mouth

2016

Spanish

5.5

♡ 14

12%

older man younger woman relationship

Sport

Hernán Belón Director

Eva De Dominici as Débora

Osvaldo Príncipi as Locutor Primera Pelea

Ana Laura Pérez as Maestra

Leonardo Sbaraglia as Ramón

Ramón Alvia is a professional boxer who, although he has won several international championships, is old and is at the end of his career. He resists. In the gym, Ramon discovers among the young boxers Deborah, a beautiful girl.

Float Like a Butterfly

2018

English

5.9

♡ 7

88%

Carmel Winters Director

Brendan Conroy as Chief Landowner

Hazel Doupe as Frances

Aaron Monaghan as Uncle Bobby

Packy Lee as Uncle Joe

Irish Traveller Frances has to fight for the right to pursue her passion... boxing. She is determined to make her idol Muhammad Ali proud, as well as her father who has recently been released from prison. But when she wants to show him just how tough she is, she soon comes to realise he's got other plans for her.

Six Rounds

2017

English

6.4

♡ 3

Marcus Flemmings Director

Carolyn English as Chris' Mum

Marcus Adjmul as Man on Bench

Rob Peacock as Pencil

Chris Rochester as Preacher

Amongst the 2011 London riots, a former boxer needs must choose between his past or a new future.

Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes

2018

English

7.2

78%

Robert S. Bader Director

John Lennon as Self

Stevie Wonder as Self

Al Sharpton as Self - Radio and Television Host

Larry Merchant as Self - Sportswriter, Boxing Analyst

The life and times of Muhammed Ali shown through the lens of his numerous appearances on The Dick Cavett Show. The film features new interviews with Dick Cavett, Rev. Al Sharpton, and Larry Merchant, as well as archival material from the Cavett Show.

Bruno v Tyson

2021

English

7.2

♡ 6

Benjamin Hirsch Director

Mike Tyson as Self

Don King as Self

Frank Bruno as Self

Paul Dempsey as Self

The full story of an epic in-ring rivalry and the fascinating personal relationship that went along with it.

Sidewalks of New York

1931

English

5.6

♡ 2

31%

Jules White Director

Buster Keaton as Harmon

Anita Page as Margie

Cliff Edwards as Poggle

Clifton Young as Street Gang Member

A dim-witted slumlord tries to reform a gang of urban boys (and impress an attractive young woman) by transforming their rough neighborhood into a more decent place.