What 1980 Scorsese film is a biographical drama about boxer Jake LaMotta?

What 1980 Scorsese film is a biographical drama about boxer Jake LaMotta? The answer is Raging Bull. Martin Scorsese directed this 1980 biographical sports drama from Jake LaMotta’s memoir, Raging Bull: My Story.

Robert De Niro plays LaMotta, whose career as a middleweight champion is interwoven with his jealousy, violence, marriage, and relationship with his brother Joey, played by Joe Pesci. Cathy Moriarty portrays Vikki LaMotta.

The film became famous for its stark black-and-white photography and intensely staged boxing sequences. De Niro trained with the real LaMotta and later gained roughly 60 pounds to portray him after retirement, one of the film’s most discussed production details.

Raging Bull was initially a modest box-office performer but later became widely regarded as one of Scorsese’s finest films. It received eight Academy Award nominations, with De Niro winning Best Actor and Thelma Schoonmaker winning for editing.