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Similar Movies:

Cinderella Man

Far and Away

जॉनी मेरा नाम

The Great White Hype

Phantom Punch

Body and Soul

Dempsey

Caro diario

The Harder They Fall

It's All Gone Pete Tong

The Crowd Roars

Friday Night Lights

Yankee Doodle Dandy

Rocky Balboa

Rocky II

Rocky III

The Square Ring

Kid Galahad

The Other Side of the Wind

Hell's Kitchen