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The Fighter

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• Drama
• Sport

• 2010
• David O Russell
• 110 mins
• 15

Summary

Oscar-winning biographical drama starring Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale and Amy Adams. Welterweight boxer "Irish" Micky Ward dreams of a shot at the big time, but loyalty to his dysfunctional family - particularly Dicky, his drug-addicted half-brother and coach - threatens to block his path to greatness.

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A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Adam Smith

Based on the career of welterweight boxing champ "Irish" Micky Ward, this rousing crowd-pleaser stars Mark Wahlberg as the fighter whose unlikely career took him from the working-class streets of Lowell, Massachusetts, to the heights of pugilistic fame. Director David O Russell expertly handles the shift from gritty realism to a triumph-against-the-odds Hollywood finale that really does justice to the story, delivering kinetic, exciting fight sequences and a peppering of humour along the way. Oscar-winning Christian Bale is a mass of crazy energy as Dicky Eklund, Micky's drug-addled half-brother and coach, who's determined to relive his own past success in the ring through his sibling. But it's Wahlberg's lower-key performance as the good-natured scrapper torn between family loyalty and a desire to take a shot at glory on his own terms that is the movie's real, and utterly irresistible, heart. This is easily the most shamelessly enjoyable boxing flick since Rocky.

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7.8/10

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Cast

rolename"Irish" Micky WardMark WahlbergDicky EklundChristian BaleCharlene FlemingAmy AdamsAlice WardMelissa LeoGeorge WardJack McGeeAlfonso SanchezMiguel EspinoMike "Machine Gun" MunginPeter CunninghamShea NearyAnthony MolinariCastilloAnthony "Ace" ThomasSugar Ray LeonardSugar Ray LeonardMickey O'KeefeMickey O'Keefe

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rolenameDirectorDavid O Russell

Details

Theatrical distributor

Momentum Pictures

Released on

2011-02-04

Languages

English

Guidance

Violence, swearing, drug abuse.

Available on

DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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