They also portray the human side of a modern gladiator and the culture that produced him. Such films include 'Raging Bull,' 'The Joe Louis Story,' 'Ali,' 'The Hurricane,' and 'Ring of Fire: The Emile Griffith Story.' These films share in common not just a documentary-like approach to boxing or a superficial biopic. 'Cinderella Man' deserves to be placed alongside other great biographical films dealing with the lives and times of great boxers. Carrying the hopes and dreams of the disenfranchised on his shoulders, Braddock rocketed through the ranks until this underdog chose to do the unthinkable: take on the heavyweight champ of the world, the unstoppable Max Baer (Craig Bierko), renowned for having killed two men in the ring. Suddenly, the ordinary working man became the mythic athlete. However Braddock, fueled by something beyond mere competition, kept winning. In a last-chance bid to help his family, Braddock returned to the ring. Driven by love, honor, and an incredible dose of grit, he willed an impossible dream to come true. Braddock never relinquished his determination. His career appeared to be finished, he was unable to pay the bills, his family-the only thing that mattered to him-was in danger, and he was even forced to go on Public Relief. By the early 1930s, the impoverished ex-prizefighter was seemingly as broken-down, beaten-up, and out-of-luck as much of the rest of the American populace who had hit rock bottom. Braddock (Russell Crowe), aka the Cinderella Man, was to become one of the most surprising sports legends in history.

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