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Cinderella Man
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.
2005 · Directed by Ron Howard · 144 min · Romance · Drama · History · 12 frames
Tagline
One man's extraordinary fight to save the family he loved.
Crew
- Screenplay: Akiva Goldsman, Cliff Hollingsworth
- Cinematography: Salvatore Totino
- Edited by: Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hill
- Music: Thomas Newman
- Production design: Wynn Thomas
- Produced by: Penny Marshall, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard
Cast
- Russell Crowe as Jim Braddock
- Renée Zellweger as Mae Braddock
- Paul Giamatti as Joe Gould
- Craig Bierko as Max Baer
- Paddy Considine as Mike Wilson
- Bruce McGill as Jimmy Johnston
- David Huband as Ford Bond
- Connor Price as Jay Braddock
- Ariel Waller as Rosemarie Braddock
- Patrick Louis as Howard Braddock
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Universal Pictures, Miramax, Imagine Entertainment, Parkway Productions
- Budget: $88,000,000
- Box office: $108,539,911
- Themes: daughter, transporter, sports, irish-american, socially deprived family, boxer, family's daily life, netherlands, comeback, defeat
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