Cinderella Man movie

The story of James Braddock, a supposedly washed up boxer who came back to become a champion and an inspiration in the 1930s.

Cinderella Man is a 2005 American Academy Award-nominated drama film titled after the nickname and inspired by the real life story of former Heavyweight boxing champion, James J. Braddock.

As the United States enters the Great Depression, Braddock worked at a variety of menial jobs to support his family, but still dreams of somehow returning to boxing and making it big. Thanks to a last minute cancellation by another boxer, Braddock gets a second chance to fight but is put up against the number two contender in the world by the promoters who see Braddock as nothing more than a punching bag. Braddock stuns the boxing experts and fans with a third round knockout of his formidable opponent. Fighting with permanent injuries to his hands, Braddock continues to win and before long he comes to represent the hopes and aspirations of the American public coping with the Depression. Dubbed the "Cinderella Man," in one of the biggest upsets in boxing history, he would eventually defeat the seemingly invincible Max Baer to become the heavyweight champion of the world.FilmingDuring filming in Toronto, several areas were redressed to resemble 1930s New York. The Richmond Street side of the The Bay Queen Street store was redressed as Madison Square Garden, complete with fake store fronts and period stop lights.

All Cinderella Man trailers available on youtube

Cinderella Man Cast

• Ariel Waller
• Bruce McGill
• Chuck Shamata
• Connor Price
• Craig Bierko
• David Huband
• Gene Pyrz
• Linda Kash
• Nicholas Campbell
• Paddy Considine
• Patrick Louis
• Paul Giamatti
• Renée Zellweger
• Rosemarie DeWitt