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''Cinderella Man'' was an American film released in 2005, directed by Ron Howard, starring [[Russell Crowe]], [[Renee Zellweger]], Paul Giamatti and Craig Bierko. It loosely follows the story of [[Real Life]] boxing champion James J Braddock, aka "Cinderella Man" (played by Russell Crowe). It was an uplifting underdog story, set in a time when the country very much needed one.
The movie begins during what should have been the upswing of Braddock's career in the [[The Roaring Twenties|late 1920's.]] Braddock has it all
As the Great Depression hits, Braddock is forced to do manual labor, working on the docks to (barely) support his family, who live in extremely poor conditions. At one point, he takes public assistance (a great source of shame to him) to pay his electricity bill, allowing his kids to stay in the house. After another boxer cancels at the last minute, Jim's old manager, Joe Gould (played by Paul Giamatti) asks him to fight the number two contender in the world. There is little chance Jim will win, but this is a Ron Howard film, so...
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It has made its way to cable, and although it may not be as well-known as some of Howard's [[Apollo 13|other]] [[Frost/Nixon/WMG|better-received]] [[A Beautiful Mind|films]], it is considered equal in quality and may just be able to [[Vindicated by Cable|seep back into the public consciousness]] after all. Time will tell.
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* [[Amazing Freaking Grace]]
* [[Based on a True Story]]: Braddock's story is rendered pretty accurately in the film. The main departure from fact is the portrayal of Max Baer, who was a likeable, well-regarded fellow in [[Real Life]]. The real Baer killed only one man in the ring and was deeply troubled by it.
* [[California Doubling]]
* [[Casualty in the Ring]]
* [[The Determinator]]
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]
* [[The Great Depression]]
* [[It Has Been an Honor]]
* [[Jerkass]]
* [[Oscar Bait]]
* [[Punch-Punch-Punch Uh-Oh]]
* [[Rags to Riches]]
* [[Real Person Cameo]]
* [[Recycled Trailer Music]]
* [[Rousing Speech]]
* [[Title Drop]]
* [[Trailers Always Spoil]]
* [[Ultimate Salesman]]
{{quote|They oughta put your mouth in the circus, you know that?}}
* [[Underdogs Never Lose]]
* [[Villainy
* [[Where Are They Now? Epilogue]]
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