Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher
(2022)
Overview
At the turn of the 19th century, Pugilism was the sport of kings and a gifted young boxer fought his way to becoming champion of England.
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CinemaSerf
⭐ 5/10August 16, 2022
Matt Hookings isn't very convincing here in this rather sketchy biopic of British boxer Jeb Belcher. On the plus side, it conveys really well the gritty side of life in Victorian Britain where the genteel, ostensibly refined, upper class routinely used the travails of the working class as a source of entertainment. This young lad finds himself trained in the school of hard knocks by Russell Crowe's "Slack" whilst being fairly shamelessly manipula… read the rest.
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Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$8,000,000
Revenue
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