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Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story

1985 · 94 min

A warm, old-fashioned underdog biography that moves at an easy pace, landing its emotional punches gently rather than hard.

Overview: The film details the life of Ray Mancini, a World Boxing Association world lightweight champion boxer from 1982 to 1984, Hollywood actor and a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
How it feels: Earnest, uplifting and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Ambition, family, sport, identity
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
family
sport
identity
redemption
Places: small town
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild