Two iconic films, Raging Bull and Cinderella Man, offer contrasting yet equally powerful visions of boxing. One delves into the dark, self-destructive side of the sport, while the other celebrates ...

Robert De Niro won his second Oscar in 1981 for playing a boxing champ in Raging Bull. And now he has been chosen as the ...

3. Raging Bull (172 points) A definitive movie about any sport has yet to be made, but this one comes closest. There's nothing formulaic or feel-good. (167 points) While "Rocky" shows what one ...

When Jake LaMotta steps into a boxing ring and obliterates his opponent, he's a prizefighter. But when he treats his family and friends the same way, he's a ticking time bomb, ready to go off at ...

As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be essential. Tragic real-life stories make for remarkably harrowing movies. The winner might take it all, but then the loser has to fall.

If Raging Bull was De Niro’s labor of love, Scorsese had less at stake emotionally, unless saving his own life counts, which may explain why this is the filmmaker’s most formal accomplishment.

And those are just the movies Scorsese has directed. Behind the scenes, he has touched even more projects as a producer or ...