Southpaw is a movie in the sports drama genre.
A sports film is a film genre that uses sport as the theme of a film .. film genre. film genre. sport. sport. film. film. While the sports film may be defined as a production in which a sport , sporting event , athlete -LRB- and their sport -RRB- , or follower of sport -LRB- and the sport they follow -RRB- are prominently featured , and which depend on sport to a significant degree for their plot motivation or resolution , sport is ultimately rarely the central concern of such films .. sport. sport. film. film. Rather , sport performs primarily an allegorical role in the sports film genre .. film genre. film genre. sport. sport. film. film. Furthermore , sports fans are not necessarily the target demographic in such movies , but sports fans tend to have a large following or respect for such movies .