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Once a week my boyfriend and I will sit down to watch a movie. Every time we do, we run into the problem of what to watch. This movie Cinderella Man was an easy pick for both of us. A five star rating indeed!

Cinderella Man (2005 Release)

Starring Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger, and Paul Giamatti.

Cinderella Man is just a given for both of us. Russell Crowe stars as James Braddock. The story takes place in the 1930's, during the Great Depression. Braddock is stricken as hard by the Depression as the rest of the working world. When forced to take Public Relief and faced with losing his family, driven by his determination and the love of his family, Braddock once again rises to the top. The underlying motivation for him being first his family, and then the determination to succeed is truly inspirational. A simple man, he does whatever it takes to keep his family together and to put food on the table.

The reason I can watch this movie over and over is because of the TRUE "feel good" nature of the film. My boyfriend will say he loves the film due to the fact that it portrays a chivalry that no longer exists, and that Cinderella Man is one of the few movies that he can say portrays a "true" hero.

At the end of the movie, you are left with a warm feeling, a feeling that will stay with you for awhile. I definitely recommend this movie for movie night! It gets a five star rating from me, and is beyond rating for him.

Happy Movie Watching!

Rated: PG-13

Runtime: 144 Min

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As a winner of the Academy Awards for Best Picture, Chariots of Fire won the hearts and minds of millions of people all over the world. The story is centered on two young, English men striving to achieve nothing less then the Olympic gold medal.

Who can not admire any person who strives with a constant, determined effort by the sweat of his brow, and the rush of his adrenalin, in order to be first - or nothing at all. Starring Ian Charleson and Ben Cross as two long distance runners in early 1900s England. For either of these men, second place is as good as a defeat.

Driven by desperate desires, Eric Liddell, played by Ian Charleson, and Harold Abrahams, played by Ben Cross, compete in arduous endurance training to give world Olympic glory to the United Kingdom. Liddell is a man of stern, Christian faith and believes God has given him a fateful gift, the ability to be one of the fastest runners in the world. Described by a bystander in the sidelines, "He runs like a mad man", as they watch him race, Liddell yearns to have victory for God first, and then Great Britain.

Likewise, Harold Abrahams looks at winning as a repudiation of the creeping anti-semitism within Europe and America. As a student at Cambridge, England, he is confronted with the long standing tradition of using only amateur trainers from the athletic department at school. His response is to make his point known to the president of the school; "You want what I want and that is to win, and that takes a professional trainer, not an amateur."

The two men run in both the rain and sunny skies alike, through the beautiful English countryside and along the beach. Both endure extreme workouts to build and tone their bodies. Both men sacrifice their personal lives to completely devote their time to training in order to get that extra few seconds of speed over each other, and all other rivals.

In the meanwhile, Harold Abrahams falls head over heels in love with a popular singer that does not understand his relentless ambition to always win every single race. Even though she walks away, later she decides to wait for him as he trains for the Olympics, even if it means him leaving her for a long extended period.

At the same time, Eric Liddell works at a feverish pace at both his missionary purpose and his running, often ending his races with a sermon on winning for God's glory. Later, the story takes a turn when he decides to lets his love, and fellow lady missionary, take over the mission - at least until he wins at the Olympics for God.

This movie shows the pressure put on these two men by the elaborate English culture filled with pomp and circumstance characteristic of the elite and royal families of that era. Even the Prince of Wales, the future King of England, gets involved with Eric Liddell in a politically sensitive matter. Thankfully help arrives, but from a totally unexpected source.

Based on a true story, Chariots of Fire won the Oscar for Best Picture of 1981 and is rated PG.

Rated: PG

Runtime: 123 min

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