Cinderella Man
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69 out of 100

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7.9 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 207 Ratings

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  • Starring: Craig Bierko, RenĂ©e Zellweger, Russell Crowe
  • Summary: In the middle of the Great Depression, when an America in the grips of a devastating economic downturn was nearly brought to its knees, there came along a most unlikely hero who had crowds cheering on their feet as he proved just how hard a man would fight to win a second chance for his family and himself. That common-man hero was James J. Braddock, a.k.a. the "Cinderella Man"-who was to become one of the most surprising and inspirational sports legends in history. (Universal Pictures)… Collapse

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 40
  3. Negative: 3 out of 40
  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Michael Rechtshaffen
    100
    Ron Howard and Russell Crowe bring the Braddock story to vivid life in a superbly acted, beautifully shot, highly engaging drama that ranks as one of Howard's best efforts.
  2. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Pete Vonder Haar
    80
    Giamatti has his hands full trying to keep us from thinking about Burgess Meredith.
  3. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Rosenbaum
    60
    Ron Howard, an exemplar of honorable mediocrity, reunites with actor Russell Crowe and screenwriter Akiva Goldsman of "A Beautiful Mind" for this epic treatment of a seven-year stretch (1928-'35) in the career of New Jersey boxer James J. Braddock.
  4. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    38
    Ron Howard's bio-pic is an Oscar-baiting fairy tale that manipulates the audience at every turn of the clich.

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  1. Positive: 102 out of 126
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 126
  3. Negative: 22 out of 126
  1. CookieZ.
    10
    Excellent movie! Russell Crowe is the best.
  2. Compi24
    10
    Gripping, rousing, and redolent of a much harder time, "Cinderella Man" is a purely endearing masterpiece of a sports drama.
  3. GregT.
    8
    Well done and engaging.
  4. KarlM.
    1
    Ron Howard should be executed and Renee Zellweger burned at the stake. Justice! Justice be made!

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