Cinderella Man (2005)
Genres: Sports, Drama, Biography
Cast: Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger, Paul Giamatti, Craig Bierko, Bruce McGill, Paddy Considine, Connor Price, Rosemarie DeWitt, Linda Kash, Nicholas Campbell, Chuck Shamata, Ron Canada, Troy Amos-Ross, Art Binkowski, Rance Howard, Robert Norman Smith, Angelo Dundee, David Huband, Ariel Waller, Patrick Louis, Gene Pyrz, Alicia Johnston, Mark Simmons, David Litzinger, Matthew G. Taylor
Cinderella Man is a 2005 American biographical sports drama film directed by Ron Howard, titled after the nickname of world heavyweight boxing champion James J. Braddock and inspired by his life story. The film was produced by Howard, Penny Marshall, and Brian Grazer. Damon Runyon is credited for giving Braddock this nickname. Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger and Paul Giamatti star. This is the second collaboration for Howard and Crowe following 2001's A Beautiful Mind.