$$$ | Netflix
Released: 1981
George Bowers directs this updated version of John Garfield's 1947 film about a pugilist's fight to retain his sense of self in a competitive and corrupt world. Leon Isaac Kennedy stars as a boxer who longs for a shot at becoming a true contender. Once he attains success, his ethics fall by the wayside, leaving him empty and dissatisfied. But the love of a woman (Jayne Kennedy) may lead him down the right path.