Movies and TvShows featuring "retired-boxer" theme.

A retired boxer will return to the ring to face his greatest rival, relying on his daughter, his friends and a famous trainer who will teach him to see the sport from new perspectives.

Thirty years after retiring, Rocky Balboa dons his gloves for his final fight against the reigning heavyweight champ. He meets Marie, a bartender, who becomes a role model for her troubled son. Despite his son's resentment, Rocky is determined to prove himself once more. With the help of his former trainer and his son, Rocky trains hard to develop powerful punches. The fight starts off slow, but Rocky begins to do damage in the second round. After a brutal 10-round battle, Rocky lands the final punch but loses in a split decision. The movie ends with a montage of people inspired by Rocky's journey.

When a retired boxer takes on a job as a bodyguard for a rap star, he finds himself entangled in a dangerous web of corruption and violence. As he fights to protect his client, he must confront his own demons and use his martial arts skills to survive.

Set in the 1920s, March or Die follows an archaeologist who leads a French Foreign Legion squad on an expedition into the Sahara Desert. They encounter epic battles, tribal warfare, and a buried tomb, leading to a final showdown against all odds.

Bayonet is a drama movie about a retired boxer from Finland who decides to make a comeback in the boxing world. He faces various challenges such as guilt, family issues, and personal demons. The movie explores his journey as he trains hard and tries to redeem himself in the sport.

Jill Rips is a gripping drama-thriller that follows the story of a female serial killer and a retired boxer. The plot intensifies when the boxer's brother is murdered, leading the two characters on a dark and dangerous journey.

Grocery clerk Eddie Quaid, in danger of losing his father to alcoholism and his girl Julie through lack of career prospects, goes into boxing.

Writer/Director Bruce Reisman pays homage to the Golden Age of Broadway during the summer of 1948. Inspired by true events, this is the story of private, often forbidden romances of legends from Montgomery Clift to Richard Rodgers, told through the perspective of 24-year-old Sidney Lumet. This special director’s cut adds 12 minutes of previously-unseen footage.

Thrilla in Manila is a documentary film that tells the story of the legendary boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier in 1975. It focuses on their intense rivalry, the build-up to the fight, and the aftermath. The film also explores the social and political aspects of the match, including Ali's conscientious objection to the Vietnam War and his affiliation with the Nation of Islam.

The unfulfilled dreams of his parents and the tensions created at home cause life to become a nightmare for a youngster who seeks release in a withdrawal to his own world.

An abrasive, two-fisted longshoreman and a quiet calligrapher attempt to share an apartment.

Fired from his part-time job in a restaurant kitchen for absenteeism, rookie boxer Tamura has a lot to be angry and frustrated about in his life. But things start to change when he’s approached at the gym by the artist Hattori, who wants to use him as the new model for the manga character Yellow Kid. Yellow Kid first appeared in an American comic in the late 19th century, and Hattori revived him as an older character a century later.