Movies like Bambo
If Bambo's mix of cocaine, heartbreak and brooklyn, new york city stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Bambo's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Big George Foreman
2023 · Directed by George Tillman Jr. · 129 min7.6
Why you'll like itShares: 1980s, boxing
Fueled by an impoverished childhood, George Foreman channeled his anger into becoming an Olympic Gold medalist and World Heavyweight Champion, followed by a near-death experience that took him from the boxing ring to…
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Southpaw
2015 · Directed by Antoine Fuqua · 123 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: boxing, father daughter relationship
Billy "The Great" Hope, the reigning junior middleweight boxing champion, has an impressive career, a loving wife and daughter, and a lavish lifestyle.
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Raging Bull
1980 · Directed by Martin Scorsese · 129 min7.9
Why you'll like itShares: boxing
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 · Directed by David O. Russell · 116 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: boxing
Boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded in life after nearly being KO'd by drugs…
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Molly's Game
2017 · Directed by Aaron Sorkin · 141 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: father daughter relationship
Molly Bloom, a young skier and former Olympic hopeful becomes a successful entrepreneur (and a target of an FBI investigation) when she establishes a high-stakes, international poker game.
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Creed III
2023 · Directed by Michael B. Jordan · 116 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: boxing
After dominating the boxing world, Adonis Creed has thrived in his career and family life. When a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy, Damian Anderson, resurfaces after serving a long sentence in prison, he is…
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The Champ
1979 · Directed by Franco Zeffirelli · 121 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: boxing
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.
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A Most Violent Year
2014 · Directed by J.C. Chandor · 125 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: 1980s
A thriller set in New York City during the winter of 1981, statistically one of the most violent years in the city's history, and centered on the lives of an immigrant and his family trying to expand their business and…
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Resurrecting the Champ
2007 · Directed by Rod Lurie · 112 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: boxing
Up-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man ("Champ") only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away.