Counterpunch (2013)

Actors: Danny Trejo (actor), Braxton Davis (actor), Yeniffer Behrens (actress), Rhoda Pell (actress), Steven Bauer (actor), Tommy Kijas (producer), Tommy Kijas (actor), Kevin Strom (actor), Jilon VanOver (actor), Oscar Torre (actor), Scott McKinley (actor), Danny Pardo (actor), Ángel Salazar (actor), Ivonne Coll (actress), Alvaro Orlando (actor),

Plot: Based on a true story. A young boxer, Emilio, from the wrong side of the tracks with big dreams of winning the Golden Gloves boxing championship, finds himself at a cross roads after being locked up. As he fights his way back into the winning circle he gets a second shot at the championship title. As he is toe to toe in the ring with his competitor he'll throw all the punches and be the last man standing.

The Nail: The Story of Joey Nardone (2009)

Actors: William Forsythe (actor), Leo Rossi (producer), Leo Rossi (actor), Robert Bizik (actor), William James Kelly (actor), Sharon Pinkenson (miscellaneous crew), James Quattrochi (director), James Quattrochi (producer), Tony Danza (actor), Ray 'Boom Boom' Mancini (actor), John Mitchell (actor), David M. Sitbon (actor), Tony Luke Jr. (writer), Tony Luke Jr. (actor), Tony Luke Jr. (producer),

Plot: After spending 8 years in prison for an unfortunate accident, heavy-weight boxer Joey Nardone returns to a solitary life in Philadelphia. His time in prison and the opportunity to reflect has changed him. Feeling like a stranger in his own neighborhood and searching for some semblance of normalcy, he takes a job at the boxing gym where he used to work-out. Joey finds comfort in the familiarity of his old friends. But his buddies notice a change in Joey Nardone. Where is the spark and zest for life, once inherent in their pal Joey? Joey, struggling to find meaning in life, meets a 14 yr. old Puerto Rican kid named Jesus, who is repeatedly beaten up by the neighborhood bully. The kid, not used to kindness from strangers, has no time for Joey. Life is hard for Jesus, a scrawny boy, who is not only dealing with his peers picking on him at school, but he also has an alcoholic, abusive father to contend with at home. The chemistry between these two unlikely friends; Joey, an over-the-hill over weight ex-boxer and Jesus a target for bullies, is pure synergistic "magic." They begin a relationship that gives them both a new and inspired life with a purpose: to only "fight for the right." the life lessons the old boxer teaches the kid are golden. This heartwarming story of two lost souls finding each other on the streets and boxing arenas of Philadelphia, will capture your heart. Because in life SOME THINGS ARE WORTH FIGHTING FOR.The Nail is a story forgiveness, hope and second chances

Anamnesis (2004)

Actors: Conall Pendergast (actor), Brendon Foster-Algoo (producer), Brendon Foster-Algoo (editor), Brendon Foster-Algoo (director), Brendon Foster-Algoo (writer), Danny Shamon (actor), Barry Choi (producer), Richard Reittie (actor), Jean-Luc Austin (actor), Brian Magee (actor), Robert Drummond (actor),

Plot: Why do we fight? Are we able to live past our experiences? 'Anamnesis' explores two boxers' traumatic childhood's as they fight each other in the ring. A curious dissection into the psychology of boxing as well as a metaphor for cognitive behavioural theory, 'Anamnesis' asks unflinching questions about who, why, and how we are, and explores how traumatic experiences shape us, and motivate our actions in the present. Who will win this physical and cognitive battle? 'Anamnesis' represents the human conundrum-the impossible question- one we have to answer for ourselves.

The Magician (1993)

Actors: Jay Acovone (actor), Clive Owen (actor), Christopher Adamson (actor), Jeff Pope (producer), Jeff Pope (writer), Jeremy Kemp (actor), Peter Howitt (actor), Edward Tudor-Pole (actor), Walter Sparrow (actor), Philip McGough (actor), John Turner (actor), Peter Jonfield (actor), Terry Winsor (director), Paul McNeilly (actor), Ian Barritt (actor),

Plot: London, the early 80s. David Katz, an American salesman with a clouded and perhaps shady past, is invited by a taxi driver to buy counterfeit notes. Katz goes to the police immediately and they set up a sting. However, Katz won't leave things to the police, but constantly adds new elements such as demanding millions of pounds of notes in one buy. Both Katz and the detective constable assigned to the case want to get to the leader of the counterfeiters and to whoever made these plates, "the magician." So too does the IRA, which has its own man on the hunt. What's Katz's game, and will it bring down the whole operation, plus cost him his marriage and maybe his life?

Low Blow (1986)

Actors: Leo Fong (writer), Troy Donahue (actor), Leo Fong (actor), Leo Fong (producer), Doug Parker (actor), Cameron Mitchell (actor), Leo Fong (writer), Stack Pierce (actor), Billy Blanks (actor), Akosua Busia (actress), Paul Bogh (actor), Hope Holiday (producer), Hope Holiday (actress), Timothy Paul Perez (actor), Frank Harris (director),

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Huo Yuan-Jia (1982)

Actors: See-Yuen Ng (writer), Yeh Fang (actor), Feng Feng (actor), Hark-On Fung (actor), Ha Huang (actor), Phillip Ko (actor), Yasuaki Kurata (actor), Fu Liang Chou (composer), Jing Wong (writer), Ka Ting Lee (actor), Ka-Yan Leung (actor), Siu-Lung Leung (actor), Huang-hsi Liu (actor), Kwai Shan (actor), Ping Ou Wei (actor),

Monkey on My Back (1957)

Actors: Barry Kelley (actor), Brad Harris (actor), Jack Albertson (actor), Richard Benedict (actor), Ralph Brooks (actor), Vince Barnett (actor), Scotty Beckett (actor), Sayre Dearing (actor), Sayre Dearing (actor), George Eldredge (actor), Franklyn Farnum (actor), Raymond Greenleaf (actor), Kit Guard (actor), Chuck Hamilton (actor), Jack Kenney (actor),

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The Gambler and the Lady (1952)

Actors: Anthony Hinds (producer), Larry Taylor (actor), Mona Washbourne (actress), Richard Shaw (actor), Eric Pohlmann (actor), Martin Benson (actor), Kathleen Byron (actress), Robert Adair (actor), Robert Brown (actor), Hal Osmond (actor), Dane Clark (actor), Meredith Edwards (actor), David Keir (actor), Sam Newfield (writer), Percy Marmont (actor),

Plot: A greedy but successful professional gambler wants to join the British Establishment when he falls in love with a blue-blooded lady. But first he must mend his ways and then dump his nightclub singer girl friend. She's not so easy to get rid of, neither is his past.

Sunday Punch (1942)

Actors: John Indrisano (actor), Cy Kendall (actor), Al Hill (actor), Anthony Caruso (actor), Ernie Alexander (actor), Dan Dailey (actor), Tom Hanlon (actor), Sam Ash (actor), Lester Dorr (actor), Edward Earle (actor), Dane Clark (actor), Leo Gorcey (actor), Russ Clark (actor), Frank Hagney (actor), Guy Kibbee (actor),

Plot: The routine of a group of fledgling boxers all living in Ma Galestrum's boarding house is interrupted when Ma allows her roving niece, beautiful Judy Galestrum, to move in. Especially interested is ex-college boy Ken Burke who is trying to quickly make it to the top, and young brawny Swedish janitor Olaf Jensen who believes Judy will fall for him if he becomes a champion boxer. The rivalry between the two friends leads them to an inevitable meeting in the ring.

Any Old Port! (1932)

Actors: Richard C. Currier (editor), Harry Bernard (actor), James W. Horne (director), Eddie Baker (actor), Bobby Burns (actor), Baldwin Cooke (actor), Dick Gilbert (actor), Charlie Hall (actor), Oliver Hardy (actor), Jack Hill (actor), Stan Laurel (actor), Walter Long (actor), Sam Lufkin (actor), Will Stanton (actor), Julie Bishop (actress),

Plot: Stan and Ollie check into a seedy hotel and help a young girl escape the clutches of the landlord (Long). They are forced to flee the hotel with no money and Ollie arranges for Stan to fight at a local boxing hall for $50. Stan's opponent turns out to be Musgy who uses a loaded glove. During the fight the glove is swapped and Stan triumphs only to find that Ollie has bet their fee that he would lose.

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