Cinderella Man
The true story of James J. Braddock, a supposedly washed-up boxer, who returned to the spotlight to win the heavyweight championship of the world.
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 2h 24m
- Released
- 2005
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 2005
Storyline
The true story of James J. Braddock, a supposedly washed-up boxer, who returned to the spotlight to win the heavyweight championship of the world.
Top credits
Russell Crowe — Jim Braddock
Renée Zellweger — Mae Braddock
Craig Bierko — Max Baer
Paul Giamatti — Joe Gould
Awards
0 wins & 3 nominations
See all awards →Did you know
• To film the final fight, the seats were filled with 15,000 blow-up dummies with masks and hats.
• Professional boxers played Jimmy Braddock's opponents. They were told to land their blows as close to Russell Crowe's body as possible. Unfortunately, they sometimes couldn't pull back in time and ended up injuring Crowe.
• Russell Crowe suffered from several concussions and cracked teeth.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $61,649,911
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $18,320,205 (2005-06-05)
User reviews
A very good film that apparently takes HUGE liberties with some facts to make for a more exciting film.
James J. Braddock: Gladiator of the Great Depression
Russell Crowe K.O.
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS
- Aspect ratio
- 2.20 : 1, 2.39 : 1
- Color
- Color
