History Film / CinderellaMan

Definitely not to be confused with ''Literature/{{Cinderella}}'' or the {{Music/Eminem}} song of the same name. Rosemarie [=DeWitt=], who plays the Braddocks' neighbor Sara, is the real Jim Braddock's RealLife granddaughter.

* DeadpanSnarker: Joe always has a witty line ready, [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by his boss when he doesn't have one while watching film footage of Baer.

** Art Lasky gets an Oh Crap moment when Jim merely smiles after taking a shot that knocks his mouthpiece out.

Definitely not to be confused with ''Literature/{{Cinderella}}'' or the {{Music/Eminem}} song of the same name. Creator/RosemarieDeWitt, who plays the Braddocks' neighbor Sara, is the real Jim Braddock's RealLife granddaughter.

* TrailersAlwaysSpoil - Since the movie was based on easily-researched historical fact, the trailers didn't try to hard to hide the ending.

* VillainousBreakdown: After the ShmuckBait moment above Baer starts screaming at Joe for the rest of the round, ignoring Braddock. The next round he gets his GameFace on and stops messing around.

-->Max: "That's your job assho-" *takes a shot in the chin*

''Cinderella Man'' is 2005 drama film directed by Creator/RonHoward, starring Creator/RussellCrowe, Creator/ReneeZellweger, Creator/PaulGiamatti, and Creator/CraigBierko. It loosely follows the story of RealLife boxing champion James J. Braddock, aka "Cinderella Man". It was an uplifting underdog story, set in a time when the country very much needed one.

* GrinofAudacity: Art Lasky clocks Jim hard enough to knock his mouthpiece out, and nearly floor Jim. Jim, after some flashes of what he has to fight for, simply gives Lasky a bloody smile on the way to fetch his mouthpiece. Lasky's expression goes from smug and confident to absolutely shaken when he realizes how much punishment Braddock is wiling to take.

* AintTooProudToBeg: In a heroic variation, Jim abandons what's left of his pride and goes into Manhattan to beg the managers, agents, and trainers of his old boxing club for money when the power company is a day away from shutting him off. In a movie replete with some pretty bone-jarring pugilism, ''this'' is perhaps the [[TearJerker hardest scene to watch]]. Especially when he ''apologizes to Joe'' for embarrassing him.
--> Joe: What in the ''hell'' do you have to be sorry about?

* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Max Baer, who, as described above, was actually a generally nice guy in real life and was ''horrified'' by the death of one of his opponents, going so far as donating $15,000 ($218,000 in 2005 dollars) to the man's wife. Max Baer's children were outraged at his villainous portrayal in the film.
* ItHasBeenAnHonor: Joe essentially says this before the fight against Baer.

* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Max Baer, who, as described above, was actually a generally nice guy in real life and was ''horrified'' by the death of one of his opponents, going so far as donating $15,000 ($218,000 in 2005 dollars) to the man's wife. His children were outraged at the portrayal in the film.

* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Max Baer, who, as described above, was actually a generally nice guy in real life and was ''horrified'' by the death of one of his opponents, going so far as to donate $15,000 ($218,000 in 2005 dollars)to the man's wife. His children were outraged at the portrayal in the film.

* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Max Baer, who, as described above, was actually a generally nice guy in real life and was horrified by the death of one of his opponents, going so far as to donate 15,000 dollars to the man's wife. His children were outraged at the portrayal in the film.

* MassOhCrap: The crowd visibly reacts when champ Max Baer's whole demeanor changes to "kill on sight" at the beginning of the third round.

* DeadpanSnarker: Joe always has a witty line ready, [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by his boss when he doesn't have one while watching videos of Baer.

* FragileSpeedster: John Henry Lewis is extremely fast but when Braddock finally pins him down he goes down fast.

* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Max Baer, who, as described above, was actually a generally nice guy in real life and was horrified by the death of one of his opponents, going so far as to donate 15 000 dollars to the man's wife. His children were outraged at the portrayal in the film.

** Art Lasky gets a Oh Crap moment when Jim merely smiles after taking a shot that knocks his mouthpiece out.

* PunchPunchPunchUhOh: Lasky is unnerved when Braddock smiles after taking a shot that knocks his mouthpiece out, then promptly the crap beaten out of him by Braddock.

Definitely not to be confused with ''Literature/{{Cinderella}}'' or the {{Music/Eminem}} song of the same name.

* RealPersonCameo: The neighbor, Sara, is played by Rosemarie [=DeWitt=], Braddock's RealLife granddaughter. An unusual example, in that [=DeWitt=] is a professional actress with a thriving career.

--> Joe: Oh, shit...

** The 14th round was a one-sided beatdown as Jim was pounding away at Baer. Max's only real offense in the round was a [[GroinAttack low blow]] which cost him the round (since he performed another one earlier in the match). Not that it mattered since Jim clearly won this round.

''Cinderella Man'' is 2005 drama film directed by Creator/RonHoward, starring Creator/RussellCrowe, Creator/ReneeZellweger, Creator/PaulGiamatti, and Craig Bierko. It loosely follows the story of RealLife boxing champion James J. Braddock, aka "Cinderella Man". It was an uplifting underdog story, set in a time when the country very much needed one.