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British boxing films
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The list British boxing films includes
Snatch., The Calcium Kid, Shiner, Crossing the Line and On the Ropes.
The list consists of 43 members.
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Snatch.
2000 crime comedy movie directed by Guy Ritchie
Overview: Snatch is a 2000 crime comedy film written and directed by Guy Ritchie, featuring an ensemble cast and set in the London criminal underworld. The film contains two intertwined plots, one dealing with the ...
Release date: 23 August 2000Genre: Comedy, Crime, ThrillerDirector: Guy RitchieProducer: Michael Dreyer, Stephen MarksWriter: Guy RitchieUnscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookmakers, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers, and supposedly Jewish jewelers fight to track down ...
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On the Ropes
2011 British film
Overview: On the Ropes is a 2011 British mockumentary film written and directed by Mark Noyce. It follows the fictional character of martial arts instructor Keith Kraft and his rivalry with boxing gym owner Big ...Release date: 8 August 2011Genre: ComedyDirector: Mark Noyce, Hamdy TahaProducer: Mark Noyce, Hamdy TahaWhen a documentary maker covers a story on a 'proper fighting gym', little does he know how events will unfold as his attention is drawn to a ... 0
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The Greatest
1977 film about Muhammad Ali
Overview: The Greatest is a 1977 biographical sports film about the life of boxer Muhammad Ali, in which Ali plays himself. It was directed by Tom Gries. The film follows Ali's life from the 1960 Summer Olympics ...
Release date: 19 May 1977Genre: Biography, Drama, SportDirector: Tom Gries, Monte HellmanProducer: John MarshallWriter: Muhammad Ali, Herbert MuhammadMuhammad Ali plays himself in a reconstruction of the events that brought him to fame. 0
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The Calcium Kid
2004 British film
Overview: The Calcium Kid is a British mockumentary comedy film which was released in 2004. It stars Orlando Bloom as a milkman and amateur boxer. Billie Piper and Michael Peña are also featured. It is directed ...Release date: 30 April 2004Genre: ComedyDirector: Alex De RakoffProducer: Derek Boyle, Alex De RakoffThe film is a mockumentary comedy, in which Bloom plays young milkman Jimmy. He is an amateur boxer who by a bizarre twist of events ends up fighting the ... 0
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Shiner
2000 British film
Overview: Shiner is a 2000 crime film written by Scott Cherry and directed by John Irvin and starring Michael Caine and Martin Landau. It was shot in London.Release date: 22 September 2000Genre: Drama, Crime, ThrillerDirector: John IrvinProducer: Scott Cherry, Neil Bowman 0
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Crossing the Line
1990 film by David Leland
Overview: The Big Man (US title: Crossing the Line) is a 1990 British sports drama film directed by David Leland. It stars Liam Neeson, Joanne Whalley and Billy Connolly. The film's score was composed by Ennio ...Release date: 31 August 1990Genre: Drama, CrimeDirector: David LelandProducer: Don MacPherson, William McIlvanneyAn unemployed Scottish miner (Liam Neeson) is forced into bare-knuckle boxing to make ends meet. 0
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Blonde Fist
1991 British film
Overview: Blonde Fist (or Blond Fist) is a 1991 sports film directed by Frank Clarke and starring Margi Clarke as the protagonist Ronnie O'Dowd, who finds female boxing as an alternative to her domestic problems ...Release date: 10 September 1991Genre: Drama, Family, Action, SportDirector: Frank ClarkeProducer: Frank Clarke, Joseph D'MoraisA woman attempts to escape her domestic problems by fleeing to New York in search of her father. She finds him, and also new problems, some friendship ... 0
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Leather Gloves
1948 film by Richard Quine, William Asher
Overview: Leather Gloves is a 1948 American film noir drama sport film directed by Richard Quine and William Asher and starring Cameron Mitchell and Virginia Grey. It is also known as Loser takes all and Winner ...Release date: 11 November 1948Genre: DramaDirector: William Asher, Richard QuineProducer: William Asher, Richard QuineWriter: Brown Holmes, Richard English 0
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And the Same to You
1960 film
Overview: And the Same to You is a 1960 British boxing-themed comedy film directed by George Pollock and starring Brian Rix and William Hartnell. It was written by John Paddy Carstairs, John Junkin and Terry Nation ...
Release date: 1 February 1960Genre: ComedyDirector: George PollockProducer: William J. GellWriter: John Paddy Carstairs, A.P. DearsleyStuck with the name "Dickie Dreadnought," Rix feels he has no choice but to pursue a career as a boxer... 0
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The Square Ring
1953 film by Basil Dearden
Overview: The Square Ring is a 1953 British tragi-comic drama, directed by Basil Dearden and made at Ealing Studios. It stars Jack Warner, Robert Beatty and Maxwell Reed. The film, based on a 1952 stage play by ...
Release date: 13 July 1953Genre: DramaDirector: Basil DeardenProducer: Michael Balcon, Basil DeardenWriter: Ralph W. Peterson, Robert WesterbyBoxing drama following the lives of five different fighters and their reasons for becoming boxers. 0
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Risen
2010 film
Overview: Risen is a 2010 Welsh sports drama film directed by Neil Jones and starring Stuart Brennan, Shane Richie, John Noble and Erik Morales. It is a biopic of the Welsh boxer Howard Winstone.
Release date: 29 July 2010Genre: Drama, Sport, Romance, BiographyDirector: Neil JonesProducer: Lyndon Baldock, Stuart BrennanWriter: Stuart Brennan, Neil JonesThe story of Howard Winstone is a compelling one. Howard became Featherweight Champion of the World at the age of 29 in 1968... 0
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Like It Is
1998 film by Paul Oremland
Overview: Like It Is is a 1998 British gay-themed romance film. It stars Steve Bell, Ian Rose, Roger Daltrey and Dani Behr.Release date: 17 April 1998Genre: DramaDirector: Paul OremlandProducer: Tracey Gardiner, Christopher HirdWriter: Robert GrayA tough young boxer struggles to come out in England. Having travelled to London, from his smaller town, he meets and falls for a twenty-something music ... 0
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Twenty Four Seven
1997 British film
Overview: Twenty Four Seven is a 1997 British sports drama film directed and written by Shane Meadows. It was co-written by frequent Meadows collaborator Paul Fraser.Release date: 31 August 1997Genre: Comedy, Drama, SportDirector: Shane MeadowsProducer: Paul Fraser, Shane MeadowsIn a typical English working-class town, the juveniles have nothing more to do than hang around in gangs... 0
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Chuck
2016 American film
Overview: Chuck (released as The Bleeder in the UK and Ireland) is a 2016 American biographical sports drama film directed by Philippe Falardeau and written by Jeff Feuerzeig, Jerry Stahl, Michael Cristofer and ...
Genre: Drama, SportDirector: Philippe FalardeauProducer: Monika Bacardi, Lee BrodaWriter: Jeff Feuerzeig, Jerry StahlA drama inspired by the life of heavyweight boxer Chuck Wepner, who had a once-in-a-lifetime bout with Muhammad Ali that would inspire the film Rocky (1976) ... 0
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Keep Fit
1937 British film
Overview: Keep Fit is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Anthony Kimmins and starring George Formby, Kay Walsh and Guy Middleton. Formby was at his British top box-office peak when this comedy was made.
Genre: Comedy, Musical, RomanceDirector: Anthony KimminsProducer: Basil DeanWriter: Anthony Kimmins, Austin Melford 0
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The Ring
1927 film by Alfred Hitchcock
Overview: The Ring is a 1927 British silent romance film written and directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Carl Brisson, Lillian Hall-Davis and Ian Hunter.
Release date: 1 October 1927Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller, SportDirector: Alfred HitchcockProducer: John MaxwellWriter: Alfred Hitchcock, Alma RevilleTwo boxers compete for the love of a woman. 0
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Sucker Punch
2008 British film
Overview: Sucker Punch is a 2008 action film written and directed by Malcolm Martin and starring Danny John-Jules, Gordon Alexander, Tom Hardy, Antonio Fargas and Ian Freeman.
Release date: 6 May 2006Genre: Comedy, ActionDirector: Malcolm MartinWriter: Malcolm MartinAfter a lost fight, a fighter wants back in the ring, seeking revenge on the fighter who knocked him out. When he comes toe to toe with him, he'll make ... 0
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Journeyman
2017 British film
Overview: Journeyman is a 2017 British drama film written and directed by Paddy Considine. The film stars Considine and Jodie Whittaker, with Paul Popplewell, Anthony Welsh and Tony Pitts.
Genre: Drama, SportDirector: Paddy ConsidineProducer: Hugo Heppell, Rose GarnettWriter: Paddy ConsidineBoxer Matty Burton suffers a serious head injury during a fight. This is the story about the impact on his marriage, his life, and his family. 0
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My Name Is Lenny
2017 British film
Overview: My Name Is Lenny is a 2017 British drama film directed by Ron Scalpello, and written by Martin Askew and Paul Van Carter. The film stars Josh Helman, Chanel Cresswell, Michael Bisping and John Hurt in ...Genre: Drama, SportDirector: Ron ScalpelloProducer: Ian Berg, Hugo GrumbarWriter: Paul Van Carter, Martin AskewThe life story of one of Britain's most notorious bare-knuckle fighters, Lenny McLean, also known as "the Guv'nor". 0
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Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher
2022 film directed by Daniel Graham
Overview: Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher is a 2022 British-American biographical drama film about the birth of boxing, written by and starring Matt Hookings. The film explores the life of Jem Belcher who ...
Director: Daniel GrahamProducer: Nathaniel Bolotin, Michael BreenWriter: Matt HookingsAt the turn of the 19th century, Pugilism was the sport of kings and a gifted young boxer fought his way to becoming champion of England. 0
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