The Crowd Roars(1938)
DRAMA! YOUR THRILL OF A LIFETIME!
A young boxer gets caught between a no-good father and a crime boss when he starts dating the boss's daughter, although she doesn't know what daddy does for a living.
Movie: The Crowd Roars
Top 10 Billed Cast
'Killer' McCoy
Jim Cain
Brian McCoy
Sheila 'Shelia' Carson
Johnny Martin
'Happy' Lane
Vivian
'Pug' Walsh
Bill Thorne
Tommy McCoy, as a boy
Recommendations Movies
The Set-Up(en)
Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.
Kid Galahad(en)
After completing his military service, Walter Gulick takes a job as a sparring partner at a gym, the owner of which sees potential in Walter as a professional fighter—and takes him under his wing.
Little Caesar(en)
A small-time hood shoots his way to the top, but how long can he stay there?
The Wild One(en)
The Black Rebels Motorcycle Club ride into the small California town of Wrightsville, eager to raise hell. Brooding gang leader Johnny Strabler takes a liking to Kathie, the daughter of the local lawman, as another club rolls into town.
Indemnity(en)
An ex-fireman with PTSD goes on the run when accused of a crime he doesn't even remember committing, leading him down a rabbit hole of conspiracy to the highest degree.
The Damned Don't Cry(en)
Fed up with her small-town marriage, a woman goes after the big time and gets mixed up with the mob.
They Made Me a Fugitive(en)
After being framed for a policeman's murder, a criminal escapes prison and sets out for revenge.
Double Threat(en)
With ruthless mobsters on her tail, a young woman with a split personality becomes entangled with a man on a pilgrimage across the country to scatter his brother's ashes.
Knock on Any Door(en)
An attorney defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the court.
Edge of the City(en)
A male army deserter and a black male dock worker join forces against a corrupt manager, in a corrupt environment, and as their connection blossoms they must face the oppressive and morally decaying city they live in.
Each Dawn I Die(en)
A corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter's criticism of his criminal activities and decides to frame the reporter for manslaughter in order to silence him.
House of Bamboo(en)
Eddie Kenner is given a special assignment by the Army to get the inside story on Sandy Dawson, a former GI who has formed a gang of fellow servicemen and Japanese locals.
The Blue Lamp(en)
P.C. George Dixon is a long-serving traditional copper who is due to retire shortly. He takes a new recruit under his aegis and introduces him to the easy-going night beat. Dixon is a classic ordinary hero but also anachronistic, unprepared and unable to answer the violence of the 1950s.
Framed(en)
Truck driver Mike Lambert is a down-and-out mining engineer searching for a job. When his rig breaks down in a small town, he happens upon a venomous seductress. When her boyfriend robs a bank, they intend to frame Lambert.
The Quiller Memorandum(en)
After two British Secret Intelligence Service agents are murdered at the hands of a cryptic neo-Nazi group known as Phoenix, the suave agent Quiller is sent to Berlin to investigate.
Hell Drivers(en)
An ex-con trying to go clean ends up working for a crooked trucking company swindling money.
The Ring(en)
Both Jack Sander and Bob Corby are boxers in love with Mabel. Jack and Mabel wed, but their marriage is flat. The young wife looks to Bob for comfort.
'G' Men(en)
James “Brick” Davis, a struggling attorney, owes his education to a mobster, but always has refused to get involved with the underworld. When a friend of his is gunned down by a notorious criminal, Brick decides to abandon the exercise of the law and join the Department of Justice to capture the murderer.
The Spy Next Door(en)
Former CIA spy Bob Ho takes on his toughest assignment to date: looking after his girlfriend's three kids, who haven't exactly warmed to their mom's beau. And when one of the youngsters accidentally downloads a top-secret formula, Bob's longtime nemesis, a Russian terrorist, pays a visit to the family.
Champion(en)
An unscrupulous boxer fights his way to the top, but eventually alienates all of the people who helped him on the way up.
Similar Movies
Ed Wood(en)
The mostly true story of the legendary "worst director of all time", who, with the help of his strange friends, filmed countless B-movies without ever becoming famous or successful.
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl(en)
The love story of an abused English girl and a Chinese Buddhist in a time when London was a brutal and harsh place to live.
Raw Deal(en)
Mark Kaminsky is kicked out of the FBI for his rough treatment of a suspect. He winds up as the sheriff of a small town in North Carolina. FBI Chief Harry Shannon, whose son has been killed by a mobster named Patrovina, enlists Kaminsky in a personal vendetta with a promise of reinstatement into the FBI if Patrovina is taken down. To accomplish this, he must go undercover and join Patrovina's gang.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine(en)
After seeking to live a normal life, Logan sets out to avenge the death of his girlfriend by undergoing the mutant Weapon X program and becoming Wolverine.
Homeboy(en)
Johnny Walker is a cowboy and a boxer. He is very shy and a bit of a fool. He is in love with Ruby, but he cannot tell her. He is also a bit old to keep on boxing, but its the only thing he does well.
The Way of the Dragon(cn)
After a Chinese restaurant in Rome is threatened by the mafia, who will stop at nothing to acquire the property, the owner recruits a family friend in Hong Kong, kung fu expert Tang Lung, to help them defend their business.
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover(en)
When churlish mobster Albert Spica acquires an upscale French restaurant in London, he dines there nightly, effectively scaring off the clientele with his bad manners. His wife, Georgina, is especially disgusted by him, and soon begins an affair with regular guest Michael. Despite their best efforts to keep it secret, Spica learns about their trysts, and he plots a terrible revenge.
Glass Chin(en)
After going down in the fifth round, boxer Bud Gordon bowed out of the limelight. Now residing in a fixer-upper apartment in New Jersey with his girlfriend, Bud longs for his former Manhattan glory. In an effort to get back in the game, he makes a deal with a crooked restaurateur. But quick schemes rarely bring easy pay-offs and as the consequences of his business negotiations unfold, Bud has to make a choice between his integrity and his aspirations.
Pokiri(te)
Pandu is a contract killer and will accept any contract provided the amount is right. The police want him for questioning, while the underworld needs him to silence their opponents. No one really knows this assassin's background. It is only Pandu who knows his real identity, and he has no intention of sharing it with anyone.
Keep Punching(en)
Henry Jackson, known as Little Dynamite, is a Golden Gloves champion, who agrees to turn professional when approached by fight manager Ed Watson, despite the opposition raised by his father and Fanny Singleton, his sweetheart.
They Made Me a Criminal(en)
A boxer flees, believing he has committed a murder while he was drunk.
The Keeper(en)
Roland Sallinger is an LA cop who after nearly being killed by his greedy partner, and eventually being forced to retire for medical reasons, flees to San Antonio, Texas, after being asked to work as a bodyguard for the daughter of a wealthy businessman. The businessman had been a colleague of Sallinger years before, when they were both cops. When mobsters kidnap the businessman's daughter, he hunts them down to rescue her and protect her
Rocco and His Brothers(it)
When a impoverished widow’s family moves to the big city, two of her five sons become romantic rivals with deadly results.
I Spy(en)
When the Switchblade, the most sophisticated prototype stealth fighter created yet, is stolen from the U.S. government, one of the United States' top spies, Alex Scott, is called to action. What he doesn't expect is to get teamed up with a cocky civilian, World Class Boxing Champion Kelly Robinson, on a dangerous top secret espionage mission. Their assignment: using equal parts skill and humor, catch Arnold Gundars, one of the world's most successful arms dealers.
Tyson(en)
Director James Toback takes an unflinching, uncompromising look at the life of Mike Tyson--almost solely from the perspective of the man himself. TYSON alternates between the controversial boxer addressing the camera and shots of the champion's fights to create an arresting picture of the man.
The Hitmen(en)
"The Hitmen" is a fun and highly entertaining Comedy/Crime mashup, about challenges to the loyalty and honor of two mob enforcers, and the decisions they must make that could be the difference between life and death........ including their own. "The Hitmen" blends high-stakes mafia action with comedic misadventure and delivers an engaging blend of crime and comedy, driven by sharp writing and strong performances. The authenticity and humorous story centers around the mob enforcers whose latest assignment takes a comedic twist when they find themselves caring for Carlucci’s infant son. The Hitmen not only showcases the talent and vision of its creators, but also serves as proof that independent productions can succeed on major platforms.
Far and Away(en)
A young free-spirited Irish woman from an affluent Protestant family spontaneously befriends a street-smart commoner cheated by her family’s hostile land takeovers. They escape to America, ready to take advantage of the 19th century Oklahoma land rush.
Never Die Alone(en)
A drug kingpin's rise and tragic fall is witnessed vicariously by a reporter who uses the criminal's diary as the basis for his new book.