"I want a man … not a human punching bag!"
Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.
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Robert Ryan
Stoker
Audrey Totter
Julie
George Tobias
Tiny
Alan Baxter
Little Boy
Wallace Ford
Gus
Percy Helton
Red
Hal Baylor
Tiger Nelson
Darryl Hickman
Shanley
Kevin O'Morrison
Moore
James Edwards
Luther Hawkins
A young girl is taken with a boy that she meets, but he leads her into gambling where she begins losing money, becomes desperate, and starts to steal.
MY BODY IS A CAGE centers around the relationship of Shawn, a once highly touted boxer, and his dutiful partner, Trish, the day after his brutal KO in the ring. When Shawn falls to a professional record of 0-6, he is faced with the harsh decision on whether or not it’s time to abandon his dream, despite his years of hard work, dedication, and loyalty to the game.
Crime Without Witness is a classic film noir-style short film that follows detective Fred. The story begins when Fred, after following clues that point to a murderer named Alan, receives a mysterious call upon arriving at a house and realizes that a woman has been murdered. Driven by tragedy, Fred tracks down Alan and confronts him. However, the attempt at justice ends in tragedy: The calculating criminal kills Fred. It all ends with Alan walking away down the street unpunished.
TV movie that tells the story of 12 Italian mountaineers and their dreams of being the first to reach the summit of K2.
Film that tells the story of Los Gatos (California) high school football coach Charlie Wedemeyer. At 31, onetime football pro Wedemeyer is living the American dream; a winning team, a happy marriage and public adulation.
Lee Santos made it out of the business alive. Now all he has to do is stay that way. However, that proves more difficult than expected when an old friend decides to pay a visit.
Born in the small-town of Kutch, Rashmi overcomes all societal barriers to become a national-level athlete. But her glory is hindered when she is asked to undergo a gender test.
On a tense set of a film noir, two background actors quietly form a connection take after take
Private Detective H. Gibson loses a case-file for the first time in his decade-spanning career. He decides to try to solve the mystery, of what it is he is supposed to be investigating.
Blackjack isn’t a difficult game so everyone thinks they can play it. My father was a typical example. He thought luck would come his way but he lost everything instead. And I need that money. I want to be something he never was. I can’t think of anything else but humiliating him. He had fifteen years to change There’s no other way.
The award-winning Coke commercial becomes a heart-warming story!
When a poor college student who cracks an online poker game goes bust, he arranges a face-to-face with the man he thinks cheated him, a sly offshore entrepreneur.
An international cycling race requires the full commitment of all forces, there is not only rivalry between the competitors, but also a willingness to help each other.
Nathan is joined by his daughter Camille by the racetracks. He hopes that by betting on the race, he will be able to afford the school of her dreams...
After a whirlwind romance in Mexico, a beautiful heiress marries a man she barely knows with hardly a second thought. She finds his New York home full of his strange relations, and macabre rooms that are replicas of famous murder sites. One locked room contains the secret to her husband's obsession, and the truth about what happened to his first wife.
A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.
New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.
Charley Davis, against the wishes of his mother, becomes a boxer. As he becomes more successful the fighter becomes surrounded by shady characters, including an unethical promoter named Roberts, who tempt the man with a number of vices. Charley finds himself faced with increasingly difficult choices.
A former boxer turned taxi driver earns the scorn of his nagging wife and gets mixed up with jewel thieves.
An ex-con trying to go clean ends up working for a crooked trucking company swindling money.
After completing military service, Walter Gulick takes a job as a sparring partner at a gym, the owner of which sees potential in Walter as a professional fighter—and takes him under his wing.
An unscrupulous boxer fights his way to the top, but eventually alienates all of the people who helped him on the way up.
A spectacular heist starts to unravel as the crooks take it on the lam.
Following Rocky Balboa's intense battle with his most powerful adversary yet – the ferocious Clubber Lang – Rocky joins forces with former rival Apollo Creed in an effort to get back his fighting spirit.
An innocent man turns fugitive as he reconstructs events that implicate him for a murder and robbery he did not commit.
Rocky Balboa holds the world heavyweight championship, but a new challenger has stepped forward: Drago, a six-foot-four, 261-pound fighter who has the backing of the Soviet Union. This time, Rocky's training regimen takes him to Siberia, where he prepares for a globally televised match in the heart of Moscow. But nothing can truly prepare him for what he's about to face – a fight to the finish, in which he must defend not only himself, but also the honor of his country!
Billy used to be a great boxer, but he's settled into a hardscrabble life that revolves around drinking, training horses, and the one bright spot in his existence — his young son, T.J. Although Billy has had custody of T.J. since his wife, Annie, left the family years ago, her return prompts a new struggle for the former fighter. Determined to hold on to his son, Billy gets back into the ring to try and recapture his past success.
An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator.
An examination of the machinations behind the scenes at a real estate office. Unscrupulous salesmen try to hawk dubious real estate to suckers.
An insurance man wishing for a more exciting life becomes wrapped up in the affairs of an imprisoned embezzler, his model girlfriend, and a violent private investigator.
Movie star Charlie Castle draws the ire of Hollywood producer Stanley Hoff when he refuses to sign a new seven-year contract. Castle is sick of the low quality of the studio's films and wants to start a new life. While his estranged wife supports him in the decision, Castle's talent agent urges him to reconsider. When Castle continues to be uncooperative, Hoff resorts to blackmail in order to get his way.
A woman fights to convince the police that she witnessed a murder while looking out her bedroom window.
Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of veteran criminals together in the Midwest for a big jewel heist.
A street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete.
At a desert diner, the lives of five strangers become linked through a single twenty-dollar bill. Shot for $20,000 and starring Philip Baker Hall, the short premiered at Sundance and later inspired Anderson’s debut feature Hard Eight (1996).
When an employee at an illegal gambling den dies suspiciously, her sister, Nancy, looks into the situation and falls for Johnny O'Clock, a suave partner in the underground casino. Selfish and non-committal by nature, Johnny slowly begins to return Nancy's affection and decides to run away with her, but conflict within his business threatens their plans. As Johnny tries to distance himself from the casino, his shady past comes back to haunt him.
A dark personal secret drives a young woman to use every man she encounters.
