战胜自我

Jane, a high school teenager, tries to deal with the discovery that she is a lesbian after developing an intense friendship with another girl who makes her discover her true sexuality, which is only the start of Jane's troubles when Jane's unaccepting mother, Janice, struggles with his surprising revelation of brought forth by her only daughter.

布洛克（罗素·克劳 Russell Crowe 饰）除了是一名过气的拳击手，还是三个孩子的父亲。当他的拳击生涯走下坡路后，紧接着而来的是生活的拮据和入不敷出的家庭状况。幸好有贤惠美丽的妻子梅（芮妮·齐薇格 Renée Zellweger 饰）理解支持，她的从不埋怨和勤劳持家，令这个家庭不至于毫无生机。布洛克放下自尊去排队领取救济金，却挡不住严冬的即将来临，家里食物短缺，生存问题迫在眉睫。
　　布洛克终于决定重上拳击台，这是他可以挽救家人的唯一办法。他的复出引来了民众的关注，成为了人们心中的平民英雄。他在比赛中英勇挥拳，为了男人的尊严，为了家人的生存。