The martial arts film Road House with Jake Gyllenhaal is currently a hit on Amazon Prime Video. If you want more from this genre, we recommend Bleed for This on Netflix.
Miles Teller showed what he’s made of with Whiplash at the latest. The actor is particularly good in dramas, but he also shines in action films such as Top Gun: Maverick. He was able to demonstrate a mixture of both in his role as Vincenzo “Vinny” Pazienza in Bleed for This by Ben Younger.
If you enjoyed Road House on Amazon Prime Video, then you should definitely take a look at the sports film starring Teller. It is based on a true story, tells of a bitter blow of fate and, of course, there is also a fight in the ring.
You can now stream Bleed for This with Miles Teller on Netflix
After Road House: Netflix has the perfect follow-up to the Jake Gyllenhaal action with Bleed for This
Vinny Pazienza (Miles Teller) is an aspiring boxer. With the help of his trainer Kevin (Aaron Eckhart), he is on his way to the top and successfully fights his way through his rivals. But when his neck is broken in a serious car accident, the dream seems to be over. Vinny is very lucky to have survived the accident, but the doctors don’t think he has much chance of walking again.
You can watch the trailer for Bleed for This here:
This seems to be the end of his career as a boxer. But Vinny refuses to accept his fate. Despite the doctors’ recommendations and against the wishes of his friends and family, he wants to fight his way back into the ring
Five world titles and a broken neck: Miles Teller plays the Pazmanian Devil on Netflix
Bleed for This is based on the story of professional boxer Vinny Pazienza, who won the International Boxing Federation’s lightweight world title in the 1980s. At the beginning of the 90s, he changed weight class and became the World Boxing Association’s half-middleweight champion. He went on to win further super-middleweight world titles in three other federations, making him a five-time world champion in three weight classes.
He had to relinquish the WBA title in 1991. After his traffic accident and broken neck, he was unable to defend the title. The accident should have been the end of his career. At least that’s what the doctors told him. But Pazienza was not ready to give up. He returned three years later to continue fighting successfully. He has since been inducted into two halls of fame (the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame and the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame).
