年迈的法兰基（克林特·伊斯特伍德 Clint Eastwood 饰）是一个有名的拳击教练，他的徒弟在拳击场上战绩辉煌。但因为太过于投身与拳击事业，忽略了家人的感受，法兰基与女儿的关系长期冰封，他亦因此陷入了长期的自我封闭和压抑。一天，一个对拳击有强烈兴趣的女子麦琪（希拉里·斯万克 Hilary Swank 饰）走进训练馆，请求法兰基受为门徒。坚毅的决心软化了法兰基，他终于决定把麦琪培养成出色的女拳击手。尽管路很艰辛，但是二人在训练和比赛中默契的相处磨合，令法兰基内心得到了亲情的抚慰，而麦琪也登上了拳击场。勇气和梦想让他们放下了往日的痛苦，心中有了新的力量。 　　本片荣获第77届奥斯卡最佳影片、最佳导演、最佳女主角、最佳男配角4项大奖。Wanting to learn from the best, aspiring boxer Maggie Fitzgerald wants Frankie Dunn to train her. At the outset he flatly refuses saying he has no interest in training a girl. Frankie leads a lonely existence, alienated from his only daughter and having few friends. Maggie's rough around the edges but shows a lot of grit in the ring and he eventually relents. Maggie not only proves to be the boxer he always dreamed of having under his wing but a friend who fills the great void he's had in his life. Maggie's career skyrockets but an accident in the ring leads her to ask Frankie for one last favor.