Back home

Against the Ropes

126 votes

Producing House

A fictional story inspired by North America's most famous female boxing promoter, Jackie Kallen. Her struggle to survive and succeed in a male dominated sport.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2004-02-20

Runtime: 106 mins

Director: Charles S. Dutton

Spoken language: English

Genres: Romance, Drama

Original title: Against the Ropes

Production Companies: Moviemakers Productions (MMP), Paramount Pictures, Cort/Madden Productions, ATR Films, MMP Erste Filmproduktions

Production Countries: Germany, United States of America

Recommendations

Chariots of Fire
3.4

Chariots of Fire

1981-05-15

In the class-obsessed and religiously divided UK of the early 1920s, two determined young runners tr

Never Back Down
3.4

Never Back Down

2008-03-04

Jake, full of anger after his father's death, is just starting to find a place for himself at his ne

Ali
3.4

Ali

2001-12-10

In 1964, a brash, new pro boxer, fresh from his Olympic gold medal victory, explodes onto the scene:

The Lion King
4.1

The Lion King

1994-06-15

Young lion prince Simba, eager to one day become king of the Pride Lands, grows up under the watchfu

The Thin Red Line
3.7

The Thin Red Line

1998-12-23

The story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ult

My Life as a Dog
3.6

My Life as a Dog

1985-12-12

A boy, obsessed with comparing himself with those less fortunate, experiences a different life at th

The Karate Kid Part II
3.1

The Karate Kid Part II

1986-06-18

Summoned by his dying father, Miyagi returns to his homeland of Okinawa, with Daniel, after a 40-yea

Jerry Maguire
3.5

Jerry Maguire

1996-12-13

Jerry Maguire used to be a typical sports agent: willing to do just about anything he could to get t

Great Expectations
3.3

Great Expectations

1998-01-30

Loosely based on the Charles Dickens' classic novel, "Great Expectations" is a sensual tale of a you

95
2.3

95

2017-12-25

Set in the final weekend of the year 1995 Ice Hockey World Championships, 95 tells through overlappi

The Passion of Joan of Arc
4

The Passion of Joan of Arc

1928-04-21

A classic of the silent age, this film tells the story of the doomed but ultimately canonized 15th-c

Almost Famous
3.8

Almost Famous

2000-09-15

In 1973, 15-year-old William Miller's unabashed love of music and aspiration to become a rock journa

Platoon
3.9

Platoon

1986-12-19

As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the

American Graffiti
3.5

American Graffiti

1973-08-11

A couple of high school graduates spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before

Cool Runnings
3.5

Cool Runnings

1993-10-01

When a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a dishonored

Heikos Welt
3.5

Heikos Welt

2021-09-08

A son tries to save his mother's eyesight by drinking beer and playing darts.

Annie Hall
3.9

Annie Hall

1977-04-19

New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.

Top Gun
3.5

Top Gun

1986-05-16

For Lieutenant Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell and his friend and co-pilot Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw, being acc

Over the Top
3.2

Over the Top

1987-02-13

Lincoln Hawk a hard-luck big-rig trucker takes us under the glaring Las Vegas lights for all the boi

The Karate Kid
3.6

The Karate Kid

1984-06-22

New Jersey teen Daniel LaRusso moves to Los Angeles with his mother, and soon strikes up a relations