The Harder They Fall (1956)
• May 8th, 1956 • 1h 49min
Drama
Overview
Jobless sportswriter Eddie Willis is hired by corrupt fight promoter Nick Benko to promote his current protégé, an unknown Argentinian boxer named Toro Moreno. Although Moreno is a hulking giant, his chances for success are hampered by a powder-puff punch and a glass jaw. Exploiting Willis' reputation for integrity and standing in the boxing community, Benko arranges a series of fixed fights that propel the unsophisticated Moreno to #1 contender for the championship. The reigning champ, the sadistic Buddy Brannen, harbors resentment at the publicity Toro has been receiving and vows to viciously punish him in the ring. Eddie must now decide whether or not to tell the naive Toro the truth.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Carnera: The Walking Mountain
Released on: 2008-05-09
Drama
The life of Primo Carnera a.k.a. "Ambling Alp", Italian professional boxer and the World Heavyweight...
All She Wrote
Released on: 2018-01-05
Drama
When Aaron, an ex-fighter, turns to music after years of being knocked around and left with permanen...
Saturday Night
Released on: 1957-07-31
Drama, Romance
Three stories set in Belgrade by night: A loving couple who alarms public uproar for kissing in the ...
Death of a Salesman
Released on: 2000-01-09
Drama, TV Movie
Willy Loman is an over-the-hill salesman who faces a personal turning point when he loses his job an...
Crows
Released on: 1969-05-09
Drama
A flat broke aging boxer, living on the verge of existence, teams up with the equally desperate peop...
Nickel Boys
Released on: 2024-12-13
Drama, History
Chronicles the powerful friendship between two young Black teenagers navigating the harrowing trials...
Final Round
Released on: 2022-12-28
Drama
Rachid is a young man who survives in Morroco boxing in clandestine fights in order to save enough m...
Million Dollar Baby
Released on: 2004-12-05
Drama
Despondent over a painful estrangement from his daughter, trainer Frankie Dunn isn't prepared for bo...
The Quiet Man
Released on: 1952-07-21
Romance, Comedy, Drama
An American man returns to the village of his birth in Ireland, where he finds love and conflict.
Raging Bull
Released on: 1980-11-14
Drama
The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destro...
Shadowboxer
Released on:
Drama
Former boxing champion is unable to provide for his family and commits suicide. His wife and son, Jo...
Jezebel
Released on: 1938-03-26
Drama, Romance
In 1850s Louisiana, the willfulness of a tempestuous Southern belle threatens to destroy all who car...
The Crowd Roars
Released on: 1938-08-06
Drama, Action
A young boxer gets caught between a no-good father and a crime boss when he starts dating the boss's...
Flashback
Released on: 1997-07-08
Drama
A boxer tries to recover from the memories he brought back from war.
Connection
Released on: 2021-05-18
Drama, Action
The biggest boxing fight of 1960 takes an unexpected turn with the help of a powerful twin connectio...
Danton
Released on: 1983-01-12
Drama, History
Danton and Robespierre were close friends and fought together in the French Revolution, but by 1793 ...
Pride & Prejudice
Released on: 2005-09-16
Drama, Romance
A story of love and life among the landed English gentry during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is a ge...
Rocky Balboa
Released on: 2006-12-20
Drama
When he loses a highly publicized virtual boxing match to ex-champ Rocky Balboa, reigning heavyweigh...
Rocky
Released on: 1976-11-20
Drama
Rocky Balboa is a Philadelphia club fighter who seems to be going nowhere. But when a stroke of fate...
Rocky II
Released on: 1979-06-15
Drama
After Rocky goes the distance with champ Apollo Creed, both try to put the fight behind them and mov...