The Harder They Fall (1956)
"No Punches Pulled! If you thought "On The Waterfront" hit hard... wait till you see this one!"
ThumbScore
👍 81%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 100%
(RT: 100%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Jan Sterling as Beth Willis
Mike Lane as Toro Moreno
Max Baer as Buddy Brannen
Jersey Joe Walcott as George
Harold J. Stone as Art Leavitt, TV sportscaster
Is The Harder They Fall good?
Most people think so. 81% audience score, estimated from 161 TMDB ratings. Critics gave it 100%.
Overview
Jobless sportswriter Eddie Willis is hired by corrupt fight promoter Nick Benko to promote his current protégé, an unknown Argentinian boxer named Toro Moreno. Although Moreno is a hulking giant, his chances for success are hampered by a powder-puff punch and a glass jaw. Exploiting Willis' reputation for integrity and standing in the boxing community, Benko arranges a series of fixed fights that propel the unsophisticated Moreno to #1 contender for the championship. The reigning champ, the sadistic Buddy Brannen, harbors resentment at the publicity Toro has been receiving and vows to viciously punish him in the ring. Eddie must now decide whether or not to tell the naive Toro the truth. Wikipedia ↗
