On The Ropes

Winner Take All

July 1932 •English

Overworked boxer Jim goes to a health ranch in New Mexico to recover where he falls in love with Peggy and her sickly son. Once recovered, Jim leaves to return to the ring. Can their romance survive the distance?

Get out and win

September 2020 •Italian

Carlo is an amateur boxer, who trains in a renowned gym in his neighborhood! A forge of champions. The young and immature boxer, fights every day against his opponents and against the prejudices of a bigoted society, which is still struggling to accept homosexuality. His training weighs twice as much and his achievements are worth the same, specially in manly environment like that of boxing, when for those like Carlo, maybe, there is still no place.

The Poet of the Ring

January 2019 •Spanish

Laura will make her boxing debut in Las Vegas, but she doesn't know what kind of opponent she will have to fight against.

Whiplash

December 1948 •English

An artist follows a woman from California to New York, where he boxes for her mobster husband.

Drum

July 1976 •English

A mid-19th century mulatto slave is torn between his success as a pit-fighter and the injustices of white society.

The Eye of the Beholder

Invalid date •English

Two friends are put to the ultimate test when they are invited to the house of the mysterious 'Beholder'.

Bayonet

November 2018 •Spanish

Miguel “Bayoneta” Galíndez is a retired boxer from Tijuana who finds himself living in a cramped flat in Finland. As his future begins to look up, a desire for redemption draws him back into the ring.

Joe and Max

March 2002 •English

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

Golden Gloves

August 1940 •English

An amateur boxer's girlfriend inspires him to face a ring pro entered by a gangster.

Manodrome

November 2023 •English

Ralphie is an Uber driver and aspiring bodybuilder who is inducted into a libertarian masculinity cult and loses his grip on reality when his repressed desires are awakened.

Finding Laredo

September 2021 •English

The Northwick Kid, full-time cowboy, part-time traffic warden, travels to the wild-west of Kent in search of a new home.

Underdog: Part Two

November 2020 •Japanese

Suenaga finds his life on the verge of collapsing as violence consumes those around him. However, he finds a worthy opponent in Omura, an up-and-coming wunderkind who is trying to escape his violent past. The men's fight for redemption culminates in a climatic match brimming with raw, testosterone-fueled emotions. Upholding the Rocky Balboa spirit of learning to get hit and keep moving forward, Underdog is a tough, uncompromising epic that deserves a spot in the pantheon of great boxing films.

First Round

July 2022 •Portuguese

Drago

Invalid date •English

A spin-off to the Creed franchise focusing on the Drago family.

The Philly Kid

May 2012 •English

A former NCAA champion wrestler is paroled after 10 years in prison. Now, to save a friend's life, in a series of cage fights he must agree to do the impossible - lose.

Keep Punching

November 2020 •Hindi

Prior to fighting for her country, Kirnay, a withdrawn boxer must fight the battle for her freedom.

Split Decisions

June 1988 •English

When a boxer is killed because he wouldn't take a dive, his brother tries to find a way to avenge him even if only symbolically.

The Tiger's Fight

July 2016 •Spanish

After a year of drought, Nicolas prepares for "The Tiger's Fight", a prehispanic ritual where the village men fight to imitate thunder and foster the rain, hope of a good harvest. Inspired by one of the last surviving blood rituals in Mexico, "The Tiger's Fight" tells the story of Nicolas, a young man who wants to preserve the ritual, even when his love defies the traditions of his people.

Sunday Punch

May 1942 •English

Ma Galestrum (Connie Gilchrist) is a boardinghouse owner whose tenants are a group of aspiring boxers. When her young niece, Judy (Jean Rogers), comes to stay for a visit, college dropout Ken Burke (William Lundigan) and Swedish janitor Ole (Dan Dailey Jr.) immediately fall for her charms. Ken considers going back to college for Judy, but his fight promoter is less than thrilled with this idea. Meanwhile, Ole is determined to meet Ken in the ring to vie for Judy's heart.

Megdan

September 2024 •Serbian

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.