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Plot Summary:
Vanished genius boxer Kwon-sook and cold-hearted agent Tae-young risk all to defy match-fixing's clutches.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 196
Genere: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags:
Best tv shows and movies like My Lovely Boxer (2023):
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Vechtershart (2015)
Plot Summary:
A kickboxer is trying to make his comeback after a few years in jail.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 234
Genere: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags:
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Robber (2008)
Plot Summary:
Romance blossoms between a single mom and a womanizing bad boy.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 54
Genere: Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags:
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7th & Union (2021)
Plot Summary:
Ex-fighter Raymundo forms an unlikely bond with a disgruntled man whose life and relationship with his daughter are unraveling. The men join forces to win a fight that could very well save Raymundo, his wife and their child.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 119
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags:
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Miracle on 1st Street (2007)
Plot Summary:
In the heart of the small shanty town known as Pine Village, lies 1st Street. The area has been earmarked by businessmen for redevelopment with lush parks and skyscraper apartments. Gangsters have been enlisted by the businessmen to persuade the residents to sell their homes for pennies on the dollar. It turns out that the towns only hope for a miracle may well come from Pil-je, the gangster sent to 1st street to bully the residents into submission.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 449
Genere: Comedy, Romance, Sport
Country: South Korea
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing
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Last Man Standing (1987)
Plot Summary:
Roo Marcus has just spent 8 years in a mental institution, and takes up bare-knuckle boxing and gets a job fighting in a gym run by Napoleon. Roo is often tormented by memories of shock treatment and inhumane conditions. His friends, Capser and Ratty help him along the way, until he gets brutally beaten up by one of Napoleon's fighters.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 129
Genere: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Ringo, la pelea de su vida (2019)
Plot Summary:
Ringo is a young man, who has dedicated his life to boxing, and at the peak of his career he loses the national title upon receiving the news of the death of his brother. From that moment, Ringo decides to retire from boxing. Gloria, his wife, leaves him to go live with El Turco, Ringo's main rival in the ring. Gloria's decision leaves Ringo alone in charge of the care of his son Santi. Then, Gloria will return to claim custody of her son, and in that situation, Ringo will have to obtain a job that provides fixed income, to keep custody of his son. He decides to return to boxing with the clear goal to be crowned champion.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 25
Genere: Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, soap opera, telenovela
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Sweet Combat (2018)
Plot Summary:
As the eldest daughter of the Fang Conglomerate, Fang Yu was raised to become the sole successor of the company, yet she goes against her family's objections to pursue boxing and won the championship title at the young age of 18. On the other hand, Ming Tian comes from a poor family. He once stopped schooling for three years in order to work and he decided to apply for a sports scholarship despite not having any background whatsoever. Fang Yu was one of the first to see his talents and their relationship grows over time.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 328
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: China, South Korea
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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One-Pound Gospel (2008)
Plot Summary:
Hatanaka Kosaku is a talented boxer who turned pro at the age of 19, winning his debut match with a first round KO. He is talented, but he has no guts. His uncontrollable appetite is an even bigger problem. He can't put himself in the right weight class, he runs out of energy because of hunger, and he gets knocked out while his eyes are set on food at the ringside. However, Kosaku's life changed when he met Sister Angela, a novice nun in the convent near his boxing gym. She became the source of his power, and Kosaku fights only to win her heart.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 126
Genere: Comedy, Romance, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: captivating, satirical, disturbing, manga
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Gipsy Queen (2019)
Plot Summary:
Ali, once a promising young boxer from the Romani community and the only daughter of a Romani leader, falls in disgrace when she gives birth to her second child out of wedlock.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 779
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: Germany, Austria
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: sincere, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, emotional
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Dr. Champ (2010)
Plot Summary:
Dr. Champ is a 2010 South Korean television series about a doctor caught in a love triangle between a judo athlete and a crippled doctor who was once a speed-skating star.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 32
Genere: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, disturbing
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Small, Slow But Steady (2022)
Plot Summary:
A hearing-impaired woman with dreams of becoming a professional boxer due to the pandemic is threatened closure of her boxing club and the illness of its ageing president, who has been her biggest supporter, push her to the limit.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 909
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: Japan, France
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags:
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Tiger, Blood in the Mouth (2016)
Plot Summary:
Boxing drama / romance.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: Argentina, Italy
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: sincere, light, captivating, erotic, crying, visually appealing
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Monzón: A Knockout Blow (2019)
Plot Summary:
The story about Argentinian boxer Carlos Monzón in his career and life in prison.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 828
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Sport
Country: Argentina
Duration: 44 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, tragic
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Back in the Day (2016)
Plot Summary:
A young boxer is taken under the wing of a mob boss after his mother dies and his father is run out of town for being an abusive alcoholic.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 856
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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The Boxer and Death (1963)
Plot Summary:
Concentration camp commander Kraft finds out that prisoner Kominek is a former professional boxer. Overnight, the prisoner is made Kraft's exercise partner and unwillingly rises to a privileged position at the camp. His anger over the death of his friend and co-prisoner leads to open revolt. The film brings a new view of human degradation during fascism by a tragic story of one man whose only chance for survival is to accept the rules of an unequal game.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 381
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags:
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The Hammer (2017)
Plot Summary:
When prison boxer George "The Hammer" Martin is offered freedom for fighting in the 1984 Olympics, he says no in order to protect the woman he loves, forcing his best friend to learn the true meaning of loyalty.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 191
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags:
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The Fight (2018)
Plot Summary:
Tina lives in a quiet seaside town but her life is anything but quiet - her mother is threatening to leave her father, her daughter is being bullied and she and her husband Mick are juggling full time jobs and three children. Determined to ditch the dysfunction and beat her inner demons, Tina puts on her fighting gloves - literally, stepping into the boxing ring to sweat out her anxieties and punch up her self-worth. But does she have what it takes to get her family off the ropes and emerge victorious?.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 221
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: emotional, psychological, captivating, realistic
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Ringo. Glory and Death (2023)
Plot Summary:
After a string of bad contacts, Argentina’s greatest heavyweight boxer, Oscar “Ringo” Bonavena, arrives in Nevada in 1976 seeking to restart his career. There, Ringo unknowingly stumbles into the criminal world of Joe Conforte, who promises Ringo a bright future. But a bright future would not come, nor a sought-after rematch against Ali, as the boxer would be found dead in three months' time.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 266
Genere: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Argentina
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags:
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EVE (2022)
Plot Summary:
The Republic of Korea is overturned by 2 trillion-won divorce scandal of a chaebol caused by one ordinary woman. It is about getting into the truth of the scandal and the top 1% rich couple who made it. Surprisingly, Lee Ra-el, a nobody who's not rich nor famous has caused the divorce. But Ra-el is a charming and intelligent woman who's mastered art, psychology, and even economics. if she wants to, she can get any kind of man with her looks and brain.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 63 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Give Love Away (2013)
Plot Summary:
A heartwarming family drama centering on a couple’s remarriage in the twilight years of their lives, forcing two families of grown adult children to become one big family. This drama will describe how those grown-up children will re-act and deal with this new situation and their eventual acceptance of each other as a new family. It also depicts how young couple growing up with the turbulent romance.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 12
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating
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Smile Again (2006)
Plot Summary:
Smile Again is a 2006 South Korea television series starring Lee Dong-gun, Kim Hee-sun, Lee Jin-wook and Yoon Se-ah. It aired on SBS from May 17 to July 6, 2006 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 30
Genere: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Tough Enough (1983)
Plot Summary:
An aspiring country/western singer, whose money is disappearing faster than his career opportunities, enters a "Tough Man" amateur boxing contest to earn some cash to pay his bills. Amazingly enough, he wins it, and is picked to go onto the national finals. He's torn between his first love, music, and the glitz, glamor and money of the "Tough Man" world.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 927
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic
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The Challenger (2015)
Plot Summary:
A legendary trainer comes out of retirement to help an underdog boxer fight his way to a better life.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: inspirational, captivating, tense, realistic
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The Opponent (2000)
Plot Summary:
Patty Sullivan (Erica Eleniak) is a battered woman who decides to take charge of her life by taking boxing lessons to better protect herself when her boyfriend becomes violent. Patty soon learns she has some talent for boxing and sets her sights on competing in a professional fight. More is on the line than just the woman's title.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 253
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: sincere, rough, serious, independent film, realistic, uplifting
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Girlfight (2000)
Plot Summary:
Diana Guzman begins to train as a boxer and achieves impressive success, blazing new trails for female boxers, all while keeping it a secret from her father.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: uplifting, independent film, captivating, touching, realistic, serious, cult classic, rough, gloomy, sincere
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Mike (2022)
Plot Summary:
Explore the wild, tragic and controversial life and career of heavyweight champion Mike Tyson - one of the most polarizing figures in sports culture.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: controversial
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The Featherweight (2023)
Plot Summary:
Set in 1965, Pep is living in relative obscurity in his hometown of Hartford. Amidst personal troubles, and with the need to earn, Pep, at the age of 42, makes a stunning return to the ring.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 110
Genere: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags:
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The Boxer (1997)
Plot Summary:
Nineteen-year-old Danny Flynn is imprisoned for his involvement with the I.R.A. in Belfast. He leaves behind his family and his sixteen-year-old girlfriend, Maggie Hamill. Fourteen years later, Danny is released from prison and returns to his old working class neighborhood to resume his life as a boxer.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Ireland, USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: political, dramatic, bleak, realistic, romantic drama, artsy, sincere, thought provoking, serious, captivating
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Annapolis (2006)
Plot Summary:
Jake Huard, from a shipbuilders family, promised his dying mother he'ld make it to Anapolis Naval Academy. Thanks to tenaciously bugging a Congressman, he's selected despite dubious grades. Once inside, Jake soon proves sub-standard academically. Constantly challenged to his limits, repeatedly made the 'over-cocky' reason for the entire class to suffer, Jake nearly quits, but after facing his utterly un-supportive father's gloating returns just in time. Stubborn Jake finds support withs mates as well as Senor Ali, his lover-to-be, and a discipline he may excel in: the 'brigade' boxing tournament, open to all ranks.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: inspirational, intense, serious, exciting, sincere, rough, feel good, realistic, crying, light