Blood of a Champion

Despondent over a painful estrangement from his daughter, trainer Frankie Dunn isn't prepared for boxer Maggie Fitzgerald to enter his life. But Maggie's determined to go pro and to convince Dunn and his cohort to help her.

Runtime

2h 12m

Director

Clint Eastwood

Cast

Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman, Jay Baruchel

Jackie Brown is a flight attendant who gets caught in the middle of smuggling cash into the country for her gunrunner boss. When the cops try to use Jackie to get to her boss, she hatches a plan — with help from a bail bondsman — to keep the money for herself.

Runtime

2h 34m

Director

Quentin Tarantino

Cast

Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert De Niro

A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.

Runtime

1h 57m

Director

Stanley Kubrick

Cast

Matthew Modine, Adam Baldwin, Vincent D'Onofrio

A frail waif, abused by her brutal boxer father in London's seedy Limehouse District, is befriended by a sensitive Chinese immigrant with tragic consequences.

Runtime

1h 28m

Director

D.W. Griffith

Cast

Lillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess, Donald Crisp

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.

Runtime

2h 24m

Director

Ron Howard

Cast

Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger, Paul Giamatti