Plot Summary:During the Great Depression, a common-man hero, James J. Braddock--a.k.a. the Cinderella Man--was to become one of the most surprising sports legends in history. By the early 1930s, the impoverished ex-prizefighter was seemingly as broken-down, beaten-up and out-of-luck as much of the rest of the American populace who had hit rock bottom. His career appeared to be finished, he was unable to pay the bills, the only thing that mattered to him--his family--was in danger, and he was even forced to go on Public Relief. But deep inside, Jim Braddock never relinquished his determination. Driven by love, honor and an incredible dose of grit, he willed an impossible dream to come true. In a last-chance bid to help his family, Braddock returned to the ring. No one thought he had a shot. However Braddock, fueled by something beyond mere competition, kept winning. Suddenly, the ordinary working man became the mythic athlete. Carrying the hopes and dreams of the disenfranchised on his shoulders, Braddock rocketed through the ranks, until this underdog chose to do the unthinkable: take on the heavyweight champ of the world, the unstoppable Max Baer, renowned for having killed two men in the ring.
布洛克(罗素·克劳 Russell Crowe 饰)除了是一名过气的拳击手,还是三个孩子的父亲。当他的拳击生涯走下坡路后,紧接着而来的是生活的拮据和入不敷出的家庭状况。幸好有贤惠美丽的妻子梅(芮妮·齐薇格 Renée Zellweger 饰)理解支持,她的从不埋怨和勤劳持家,令这个家庭不至于毫无生机。布洛克放下自尊去排队领取救济金,却挡不住严冬的即将来临,家里食物短缺,生存问题迫在眉睫。 布洛克终于决定重上拳击台,这是他可以挽救家人的唯一办法。他的复出引来了民众的关注,成为了人们心中的平民英雄。他在比赛中英勇挥拳,为了男人的尊严,为了家人的生存。