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Release Date: June 3rd, 2005

Running Time: 144 minutes

U.S. Box Office: $61,649,308

Rating: PG-13 for intense boxing violence and some language.

Director: Ron Howard

Starring: Russell Crowe, Renee Zellweger, Paul Giamatti, Craig Bierko, Paddy Considine

Critics Reviews: 7 out of 10

Chicago Sun-Times I walked in knowing nothing about Jim Braddock, "The Bulldog of Bergen," whose riches-to-rags-to-riches career inspired the movie. My friend Bill Nack of Sports Illustrated, who just won the A.J. Liebling Award, the highest honor a boxing writer can attain, could have told me all about Braddock, but I am just as happy to have gone in cold, so that I could be astonished by Crowe's performance. Roger Ebert

Reelviews Consider Cinderella Man to be a Depression era Rocky. While that may at first seem like a glib way to describe Ron Howard's rags-to-riches boxing drama, a careful examination of the storyline reveals numerous similarities between this drama and Sylvester Stallone's Oscar winner. Perhaps that's because the formula associated with boxing movies demands a sameness. James Berardinelli

San Francisco Chronicle "Cinderella Man" should settle any lingering perception of Ron Howard as a sentimental director. From its opening scenes, he gets into the ring with this film, about heavyweight boxer James J. Braddock, and starts throwing punches. His movie, full of Great Depression grit and harsh boxing sequences, is an unflinching and historically rich rendering of an amazing story. Mick LaSalle

Cinema Blend Despite being an unlikable fellow in reality, Russell Crowe keeps churning out outstanding roles that draw me to the theatre. Crowe’s portrayal of a sports legend continues his streak of powerful cinematic performances. Cinderella Man is the story of James J. Braddock, a rising star in the light heavyweight boxing ring during the late 1920s. Matt Norris

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Cinderella Man Official site for the film Cinderella Man, starring Russell Crowe as boxer Jim Braddock

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