The Fighter
(2010)
Overview
Boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded in life after nearly being KO'd by drugs and crime.
Director
David O. Russell
Top Billed
Mark Wahlberg
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Reviews
Kenneth Axel Carlsson
⭐ 7.5/10December 29, 2014
Two brothers. Two fighters. One has had his time and his now a junkie - Dicky (Christian Bale), and the other is in the shape of his life, with his career ahead of him - Micky (Mark Wahlberg). The two love eachother, but one is on his way up, and the other is on his way down. Lets just say, it is not without problems. This is based on a true story, btw, and we see the two brothers by the credits (lovely idea, and also shows us how true the actors… read the rest.
Andres Gomez
⭐ 8/10April 16, 2015
A really good movie like you don't easily find lately.
Great story, without getting into getting cheesy and great cat. Specially remarkable Christian Bale and Amy Adams but they all perform superb.
Just waiting for the second part ...
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Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$25,000,000
Revenue
$129,190,869