Most Similar Movies to Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
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Raging Bull (1980), The Fighter (2010), Don King: Only in America (1997), Facing Ali (2009), Bleed for This (2016), Hands of Stone (2016), Cinderella Man (2005) ... Let's take a look at the following list...
Raging Bull (1980)
The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.
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The Fighter (2010)
Based on the story of Micky Ward, a fledgling boxer who tries to escape the shadow of his more famous but troubled older boxing brother and get his own shot at greatness.
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Don King: Only in America (1997)
Don King (Ving Rhames) is involved in two fistfights that result in the deaths of his combatants, and, after serving prison time, enters the world of professional boxing. Chatty, with a memorable head of hair, King becomes the promoter for Muhammad Ali (Darius McCrary) and other champions, and he stages lucrative boxing spectacles in the Philippines, Zaire, Atlantic City, Reno and Las Vegas. Despite King's success, he's beset by critics who say he cons his fighters out of their ring earnings.
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Facing Ali (2009)
Ten of Muhammad Ali's former rivals pay tribute to the three-time world heavyweight champion.
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Bleed for This (2016)
The inspirational story of World Champion Boxer Vinny Pazienza who, after a near fatal car crash which left him not knowing if he'd ever walk again, made one of sport's most incredible comebacks.
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Hands of Stone (2016)
The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.
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Cinderella Man (2005)
The story of James Braddock, a supposedly washed-up boxer who came back to become a champion and an inspiration in the 1930s.
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The Champ (1931)
An alcoholic ex-boxer struggles to provide a good living for his son.
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The Fighting Preacher (2019)
In 1905 champion boxer Willard Bean travels to upstate New York to serve as a preacher for five years.
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A Tale of Love and Darkness (2015)
The story of Amos Oz's youth, set against the backdrop of the end of the British Mandate for Palestine and the early years of the State of Israel. The film details the young man's relationship with his mother and his beginnings as a writer, while looking at what happens when the stories we tell become the stories we live.
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Joe and Max (2002)
This docudrama explores the unusual friendship between African-American boxer Joe Louis (Leonard Roberts) and German pugilist Max Schmeling (Til Schweiger). They first clash in the ring in 1936, a bout that ends in a Schmeling knock-out victory. Two years later, Louis returns the favor. After the end of World War II, Schmeling learns that Louis is in financial straits and seeks out his onetime rival -- igniting a friendship that will last their entire lives.
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I Can Only Imagine (2018)
The inspiring and unknown true story behind MercyMe's beloved, chart topping song that brings ultimate hope to so many is a gripping reminder of the power of true forgiveness.
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Beautiful Boy (2018)
Based on the best-selling pair of memoirs from father and son David and Nic Sheff, Beautiful Boy chronicles the heartbreaking and inspiring experience of survival, relapse, and recovery in a family coping with addiction over many years.
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Champion (2002)
After growing up poor and disenfranchised in the countryside, Kim Deuk-gu (Yu Oh-seong) decides to take a chance at becoming a successful boxer. He moves to Seoul, South Korea, trains relentlessly and even ingests an unusual diet that includes ginseng to maximize his potential. During his ascent to the top of the boxing ranks, Kim, who also becomes a populist hero, enters into a relationship with lovely Lee Kyeong-mi (Chae Min-seo). However, their differing personalities create some problems.
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Secretariat (2010)
Penny Chenery Tweedy and colleagues guide her long-shot but precocious stallion to set, in 1973, the unbeaten record for winning the Triple Crown.
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The Glass Castle (2017)
A young girl comes of age in a dysfunctional family of nonconformist nomads with a mother who's an eccentric artist and an alcoholic father who would stir the children's imagination with hope as a distraction to their poverty.
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Wild (2014)
A chronicle of one woman's one thousand one hundred mile solo hike undertaken as a way to recover from a recent personal tragedy.
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Roxanne Roxanne (2017)
The most feared battle emcee in the early 1980s in Queens, New York, was a fierce teenager from the Queensbridge projects. At the age of 14, Roxanne Shanté was well on her way to becoming a hip-hop legend, as she hustled to provide for her family.
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