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1. Death to Smoochy (2002)
R | 109 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A kids' show host, Rainbow Randolph, is fired in disgrace while his replacement, Sheldon Mopes, A.K.A. Smoochy the Rhino, finds himself a rising star. Unfortunately for Sheldon, the business of kids' television isn't all child's play.
Director: Danny DeVito | Stars: Robin Williams, Edward Norton, Catherine Keener, Danny DeVito
Votes: 42,637 | Gross: $8.36M
2. Creed III (2023)
PG-13 | 116 min | Action, Drama, Sport
Adonis has been thriving in both his career and family life, but when a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy resurfaces, the face-off is more than just a fight.
Director: Michael B. Jordan | Stars: Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson, Jonathan Majors, Wood Harris
Votes: 93,021
3. Rocky IV (1985)
PG | 91 min | Drama, Sport
Rocky Balboa proudly holds the world heavyweight boxing championship, but a new challenger has stepped forward: Drago, a six-foot-four, 261-pound fighter who has the backing of the Soviet Union.
Director: Sylvester Stallone | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers
Votes: 226,525 | Gross: $127.87M
4. Rocky Balboa (2006)
PG | 102 min | Action, Drama, Sport
Thirty years after the ring of the first bell, Rocky Balboa comes out of retirement and dons his gloves for his final fight against the reigning heavyweight champ Mason 'The Line' Dixon.
Director: Sylvester Stallone | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Antonio Tarver, Milo Ventimiglia, Burt Young
Votes: 231,551 | Gross: $70.27M
5. Rocky III (1982)
PG | 99 min | Drama, Sport
Rocky faces the ultimate challenge from a powerful new contender, and must turn to a former rival to help regain his throne as the undisputed fighting champion.
Director: Sylvester Stallone | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers
Votes: 211,315 | Gross: $125.05M
6. Creed II (2018)
PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Drama, Sport
Under the tutelage of Rocky Balboa, newly crowned heavyweight champion Adonis Creed faces off against Viktor Drago, the son of Ivan Drago.
Director: Steven Caple Jr. | Stars: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad
Votes: 155,603 | Gross: $115.72M
7. Big George Foreman (2023)
PG-13 | 129 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
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.
Director: George Tillman Jr. | Stars: Khris Davis, Jasmine Mathews, Sullivan Jones, Lawrence Gilliard Jr.
Votes: 8,774
8. Rocky II (1979)
PG | 119 min | Drama, Sport
Rocky struggles in family life after his bout with Apollo Creed, while the embarrassed champ insistently goads him to accept a challenge for a rematch.
Director: Sylvester Stallone | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers
Votes: 231,350
9. Rocky V (1990)
PG-13 | 104 min | Drama, Sport
Reluctantly retired from fighting, Rocky takes charge of Mickey's gym and agrees to train a young protégé who's hungry for success.
Director: John G. Avildsen | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Sage Stallone
Votes: 150,679 | Gross: $40.95M
10. Ali (2001)
R | 157 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
A biography of sports legend Muhammad Ali, focusing on his triumphs and controversies between 1964 and 1974.
Director: Michael Mann | Stars: Will Smith, Jamie Foxx, Jon Voight, Mario Van Peebles
Votes: 105,582 | Gross: $58.20M
11. Tyson (1995 TV Movie)
Unrated | 104 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
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... See full summary »
Director: Uli Edel | Stars: George C. Scott, Paul Winfield, Michael Jai White, James Sikking
Votes: 2,517
12. The Harder They Fall (1956)
Passed | 109 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Sport
An ex-sportswriter is hired by a shady fight promoter to promote his latest find, an unknown but easily exploitable rising star from Argentina.
Director: Mark Robson | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Rod Steiger, Jan Sterling, Mike Lane
Votes: 9,048
13. When We Were Kings (1996)
PG | 88 min | Documentary, Sport
Boxing documentary on the 1974 world heavyweight championship bout between defending champion, George Foreman, and the underdog challenger, Muhammad Ali.
Director: Leon Gast | Stars: Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Don King, James Brown
Votes: 19,139 | Gross: $2.79M
14. Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama, Sport
Knockout performances by Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason, Mickey Rooney and Julie Harris highlight this hard-hitting drama of corruption in the ring. Featuring Muhammad Ali.
Director: Ralph Nelson | Stars: Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason, Mickey Rooney, Julie Harris
Votes: 4,837
15. Resurrecting the Champ (2007)
PG-13 | 112 min | Drama, Sport
Up-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man ("Champ") only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect Champ's story and escape the shadow of his father's success becomes a personal journey as the ambitious reporter reexamines his own life and his relationship with his family.
Director: Rod Lurie | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Josh Hartnett, Kathryn Morris, Dakota Goyo
Votes: 21,324 | Gross: $3.17M
16. The Set-Up (1949)
Approved | 73 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Sport
Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.
Director: Robert Wise | Stars: Robert Ryan, Audrey Totter, George Tobias, Alan Baxter
Votes: 10,091
17. Gentleman Jim (1942)
Approved | 104 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
As bare-knuckled boxing enters the modern era, brash extrovert, Jim Corbett, uses new rules and dazzlingly innovative footwork to rise to the top of the top of the boxing world.
Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: Errol Flynn, Alexis Smith, Jack Carson, Alan Hale
Votes: 4,118
18. The Greatest (1977)
PG | 101 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
Muhammad Ali plays himself in a reconstruction of the events that brought him to fame.
Directors: Tom Gries, Monte Hellman | Stars: Muhammad Ali, Ernest Borgnine, John Marley, Lloyd Haynes
Votes: 1,624 | Gross: $8.28M
19. Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)
TV-PG | 214 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
The story of Jack Johnson, the first African-American Heavyweight boxing champion.
Director: Ken Burns | Stars: Jack Johnson, Keith David, Samuel L. Jackson, Adam Arkin
Votes: 1,691
20. Foreman (2017)
PG-13 | 84 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
A retrospective look at the boxing career of George Foreman.
Director: Chris Perkel | Stars: George Foreman Jr., Ralph Cooper, George Foreman, Jim Brown
Votes: 551
21. Facing Ali (2009)
R | 100 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
Ten of Muhammad Ali's former rivals pay tribute to the three-time world heavyweight champion.
Director: Pete McCormack | Stars: George Chuvalo, Henry Cooper, George Foreman, Joe Frazier
Votes: 3,774
22. Undisputed (2023 Video Game)
Sport
A cutting-edge boxing video game featuring pugilists past and present.
Director: Ash Habib | Stars: Muhammad Ali, Sophie Alisch, Lyndon Arthur, Kenny Bayless
Votes: 20
23. Tyson (2008)
R | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
A mixture of original interviews, archival footage, and photographs sheds light on the life experiences of Mike Tyson.
Director: James Toback | Stars: Mike Tyson, Mills Lane, Trevor Berbick, Cus D'Amato
Votes: 12,935 | Gross: $0.89M
24. I Am Ali (2014)
PG | 111 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
Unprecedented access to Muhammad Ali's personal archive of "audio journals" as well as interviews and testimonials from his inner circle of family and friends are used to tell the legend's life story.
Director: Clare Lewins | Stars: Muhammad Ali, Gene Kilroy, Rahman Ali, Odessa Clay
Votes: 4,095 | Gross: $0.01M
25. Muhammad Ali: The Greatest (2016 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 79 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
Retrospective documentary charting the rise and fall of Muhammad Ali.
Director: Josephine McCusker | Stars: Eddie Butler, Jamillah Ali, Khalilah Camacho Ali, Lonnie Ali
Votes: 47
26. Champs (2014)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
A documentary on boxing greats Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield and Bernard Hopkins examines their lives in and out of the ring.
Director: Bert Marcus | Stars: Evander Holyfield, Bernard Hopkins, Mike Tyson, Larry 'Ratso' Sloman
Votes: 1,969
27. Dempsey (1983 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 144 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
True story about Jack Dempsey, one of the most famous professional US boxers who made his name in the 1920's as the world heavyweight champion and media sensation.
Director: Gus Trikonis | Stars: Treat Williams, Sam Waterston, Sally Kellerman, Victoria Tennant
Votes: 220
28. One Night: Joshua vs. Ruiz (2019)
38 min | Documentary, Sport
A look back at one of the greatest upsets in the history of boxing: Anthony Joshua vs. Andy Ruiz Jr..
Directors: Deirdre Fenton, Jamie Horowitz | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Claudia Trejos, Evander Holyfield, Sergio Mora
Votes: 76
29. Klitschko (2011)
Not Rated | 118 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
A documentary encompassing the lives of world heavyweight boxing champions, Vitali & Wladimir Klitschko. The first time in history two brothers have shared all the heavyweight world titles,... See full summary »
Director: Sebastian Dehnhardt | Stars: Lamon Brewster, Chris Byrd, Bernd Bönte, Pearlman Hicks
Votes: 2,921
30. Cain and Mabel (1936)
Passed | 90 min | Comedy, Musical, Mystery
A talented boxer and a gifted dancer hope to increase their waning popularity by inventing a fictitious love affair for the benefit of the tabloids.
Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: Marion Davies, Clark Gable, Allen Jenkins, Roscoe Karns
Votes: 2,067
31. Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston (2019 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
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.
Director: Simon George | Stars: Nigel Collins, Helen-Jean Long, Jerry Izenberg, Mike Tyson
Votes: 427
32. Rocky Marciano: A Life Story (2004)
TV-14 | 95 min | Documentary
ROCKY MARCIANO: A LIFE STORY is the most definitive, complete, comprehensive and entertaining film ever done about this legendary champion and American hero. The film is narrated by ... See full summary »
Director: Marino Amoruso | Stars: Robert Loggia, Frankie Carbo, Betty Colombo, Jack Dempsey
Votes: 37
33. Thrilla in Manila (2008 TV Movie)
100 min | Documentary, Sport
A detailed examination of the intense rivalry between the two heavyweight boxing champions, Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali.
Director: John Dower | Stars: Joe Frazier, Marvis Frazier, Thomas Hauser, Muhammad Ali
Votes: 923
34. Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson (1993 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
Filmmaker Barbara Kopple profiles the life and career of former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson and the surrounding events that led to his 1992 6 year prison conviction.
Director: Barbara Kopple | Stars: Mike Tyson, Kevin Rooney, Desiree Washington, Curtis Ratliff
Votes: 237
35. Boxing Bloopers (2007 Video)
2 min | Short, Comedy, Sport
A short blooper reel from the filming of Rocky Balboa.
Stars: A.J. Benza, Tony Burton, Joe Cortez, Lou DiBella
Votes: 333
36. Joe Louis: America's Hero... Betrayed (2008 TV Movie)
75 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
An American story. Traces the career of Joe Louis (1914-1981) within the context of American racial consciousness: his difficulty getting big fights early in his career, the pride of ... See full summary »
Stars: Joe Louis, Joe Louis Barrow Jr., Randy Roberts, Dick Gregory
Votes: 152
37. Tyson Fury: The Gypsy King (2020)
Reality-TV, Sport
Behind-the-scenes reality series featuring one of sports most flamboyant and controversial characters and his larger-than-life family.
Stars: Ben Davison, Gareth A. Davies, Philip Glenister, Steve Bunce
Votes: 157
38. Muhammad Ali: The Whole Story (1996 TV Movie)
348 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
Muhammad Ali is the best fighter!
Directors: Joseph Consentino, Sandra Consentino | Stars: Muhammad Ali, Khalilah Camacho Ali, Rahman Ali, Julian Bond
Votes: 1,084
39. Joe Frazier: When the Smoke Clears (2011)
Not Rated | 72 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
They say that Philadelphia is the capital of boxing and Joe Frazier's Gym is the White House. This is the story of a father, a son and a forgotten legacy. Joe Frazier has been lost in ... See full summary »
Director: Mike Todd | Stars: George Benton, Angelo Dundee, George Foreman, Joe Frazier
Votes: 39
40. Champions Forever (1989)
90 min | Documentary, Sport
No other film has the sweeping review of Ali's greatest fights, the legendary fight footage, and the real time relevant comments and conversations with the men who made him "The Greatest." ... See full summary »
Director: Dimitri Logothetis | Stars: Muhammad Ali, Henry Cooper, Angelo Dundee, Jimmy Ellis
Votes: 214
41. Bruno v Tyson (2021 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary, Sport
An exploration of the rivalry and relationship between Frank Bruno and Mike Tyson, two heavyweight icons from opposite sides of the Atlantic.
Director: Benjamin Hirsch | Stars: Frank Bruno, Paul Dempsey, Don King, Duke McKenzie
Votes: 580
42. Rocky Legends (2002 Video Game)
T | Action, Comedy, Drama
Based off all five Rocky movies, play as Rocky Balboa as he rises to championship battling foes like Apollo Creed, Billy Snow, Joe Czak, Ivan Drago and more.
Stars: Cyrille Artaux, Jay Benedict, Alain Bergé, John Chancer
Votes: 158
43. Tyson Fury: Redemption (2022)
54 min | Documentary, Sport
Tyson Fury, one of the greatest heavyweights of all-time. Born into the traveller community, fighting is in Tyson's blood. Named after the boxing legend, Mike Tyson, Fury was destined for ... See full summary »
Director: Ben Sempey | Stars: Bob Arum, Dereck Chisora, Ben Davison, John Fury
Votes: 18
44. Fight of the Century (1971 TV Special)
64 min | Sport
World championship heavyweight boxing live from Madison Square Garden in New York City as the defending champion, Joe Frazier, takes on the undefeated challenger, Muhammad Ali.
Stars: Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Johnny Addie, Woody Allen
Votes: 50
45. Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes (2018)
Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary, Sport, Talk-Show
The life and times of Muhammad Ali, as shown through the lens of his numerous appearances on The Dick Cavett Show (1968).
Director: Robert S. Bader | Stars: Dick Cavett, Muhammad Ali, Woody Allen, Jimmy Breslin
Votes: 346
46. Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee (1969)
Not Rated | 94 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
He's the greatest fighter of all time. A sports icon that is loved throughout the world. A man driven by his ambition to be the best. Muhammad Ali is a name that to this day puts fear in ... See full summary »
Director: William Klein | Stars: Muhammad Ali, Sonny Liston, Angelo Dundee, Jack Nilon
Votes: 705 | Gross: $0.02M
47. Sky Sports World Championship Boxing (1989– )
Sport
Live Sky Sports coverage of world title fights, eliminators and undercard matches.
Stars: Johnny Nelson, Adam Smith, Anna Woolhouse, Andy Scott
Votes: 21
48. The Protagonist (I)
103 min | Documentary, Sport | Post-production
David Haye. Unified world cruiserweight champion at twenty-eight, heavyweight champion at twenty-nine - on course to join the pantheon of boxing greats before injury and defeat in the ring ... See full summary »
Director: Dael Poulter | Stars: Wladimir Klitschko, Tony Bellew, David Haye, Vitali Klitschko
49. Sonny Liston: The Mysterious Life and Death of a Champion (1995 TV Movie)
Unrated | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
The story of the life and career of boxer Sonny Liston, who rose from being a violent street enforcer for an organized crime ring to become the heavyweight champion of the world.
Director: Jeff Lieberman | Stars: Sonny Liston, William Nack, Jerry Izenberg, Geraldine Liston
Votes: 76
50. Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing (2000 TV Movie)
Documentary, Biography, Sport
Documentary on heavyweight boxers Jack Johnson, Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis and Muhammad Ali.
Director: Bud Greenspan | Stars: Will Lyman, Jack Johnson, Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis
Votes: 48