A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down.
Casts James Earl Jones, Jane Alexander, Lou Gilbert, Joel Fluellen, Chester Morris, Robert Webber, Marlene Warfield, Hal Holbrook, Beah Richards, Moses Gunn
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Way Back Home
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
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12 Angry Men
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
The Stone Host
Pandora's Box
Cinderella Man
Hamlet
King of the World
Chicago
Raging Bull
Rope
Yellow Kid
West Side Story
Lucky You
The Wild Duck
New Girl
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Way Back Home
IMDB 10 | Oct , 2015
The second installment to BTOB's Ballad Trilogy, "Way Back Home" tells the story of three troubled boys who, after having lost their way, finally find their way back home.Match Point
IMDB 7.4 | Oct , 2005
Chris, a former tennis pro, takes a job as an instructor and befriends his wealthy young student, Tom. After being introduced to his family, Chris is soon engaged to Tom's sister, Chloe. Despite the professional and financial advantages that this relationship affords him, Chris becomes obsessed with Tom's fiancee, American actress Nola.Million Dollar Baby
IMDB 8 | Dec , 2004
Despondent over a painful estrangement from his daughter, trainer Frankie Dunn isn't prepared for boxer Maggie Fitzgerald to enter his life. But Maggie's determined to go pro and to convince Dunn and his cohort to help her.Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
IMDB 7.6 | Aug , 1958
An alcoholic ex-football player drinks his days away, having failed to come to terms with his sexuality and his real feelings for his football buddy who died after an ambiguous accident. His wife is crucified by her desperation to make him desire her: but he resists the affections of his wife. His reunion with his father—who is dying of cancer—jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son.Amadeus
IMDB 8 | Sep , 1984
Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the hedonistic and remarkably talented young Salzburger composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.12 Angry Men
IMDB 8.6 | Apr , 1957
The defense and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a young Spanish-American is guilty or innocent of murdering his father. What begins as an open and shut case soon becomes a mini-drama of each of the jurors' prejudices and preconceptions about the trial, the accused, and each other.Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
IMDB 7.7 | Jun , 1966
A history professor and his wife entertain a young couple who are new to the university's faculty. As the drinks flow, secrets come to light, and the middle-aged couple unload onto their guests the full force of the bitterness, dysfunction, and animosity that defines their marriage.The Stone Host
IMDB 5 | Jun , 1971
TV adaptation of Lesya Ukrainka's drama, which interprets the plot of Don Juan from a feminist point of view.Pandora's Box
IMDB 7.5 | Jan , 1929
The rise and inevitable fall of an amoral but naive young woman whose insouciant eroticism inspires lust and violence in those around her.Cinderella Man
IMDB 7.6 | Jun , 2005
The true story of boxer Jim Braddock who, following his retirement in the 1930s, makes a surprise comeback in order to lift his family out of poverty.Hamlet
IMDB 0 | Jun , 1964
Hamlet suspects his uncle has murdered his father to claim the throne of Denmark, and the hand of Hamlet's mother, but the prince cannot decide whether or not he should take vengeance.King of the World
IMDB 0 | Dec , 2006
Cinema version of the 5 part TV series. During World War II, Stan Vandewalle saves boxing trainer Max from the bombed German war prisoners camp, and shoots two German soldiers while escaping. After the war, Stan resolves to put all his frustration over the death of his slow-witted brother Aloïs, who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, with his side-car against a farmer's truck in making come true Aloïs other dream, to see Stan becoming 'king of the world' as boxer.Chicago
IMDB 7.1 | Dec , 2002
Murderesses Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart find themselves on death row together and fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows in 1920s Chicago.Raging Bull
IMDB 7.9 | Nov , 1980
The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.Rope
IMDB 7.9 | Feb , 1948
Two young men attempt to prove they committed the perfect murder by hosting a dinner party for the family of a classmate they just strangled to death.Yellow Kid
IMDB 5.8 | Jan , 2010
Fired from his part-time job in a restaurant kitchen for absenteeism, rookie boxer Tamura has a lot to be angry and frustrated about in his life. But things start to change when he’s approached at the gym by the artist Hattori, who wants to use him as the new model for the manga character Yellow Kid. Yellow Kid first appeared in an American comic in the late 19th century, and Hattori revived him as an older character a century later.West Side Story
IMDB 7.2 | Dec , 1961
In Manhattan’s Upper West Side, rival gangs of Polish-Americans and newly arrived Puerto Ricans clash for control of the neighborhood, even as two young members from opposite sides fall dangerously in love.Lucky You
IMDB 5.7 | May , 2007
A professional poker player whose astounding luck at the table fails to translate into his lonesome love life attempts to win the World Series of Poker while simultaneously earning the affections of a beautiful Las Vegas singer.The Wild Duck
IMDB 6.7 | Mar , 1984
Ibsen's play, adapted to Australia, concerns a couple forced to answer for their daughter's legitimacy.New Girl
IMDB 7.3 | Apr , 1969
A talented athlete joins the USSR gymnastics team.