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The Fighter

Another of this year's top Oscar contenders, this boxing movie is based on a true story. Set around the 1980-1990s, we follow a younger brother as he tries to emulate and exceed what his older sibling had achieved. Big brother has since become a drug addict and his coach, but the biggest battles for our young boxer are outside the ring, against his own family, especially his domineering mother. Things look up when he gets a new girlfriend who sees through his roadblocks and pushes him to break free from the ties that bind, to find success.

113 minutes, No persons under 16 (Language, Violence, Drug abuse)
Biographical, Drama, Sports, On the art circuit

Credits

Cast

Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Melissa Leo, Mickey O'Keefe, Jack McGee

Director

David O. Russell

Screenplay

Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson, Keith Dorrington

Music

Michael Brook

Cinematography

Hoyte van Hoytema

Editing

Pamela Martin

Sound formats

Dolby Digital, DTS

Soundtrack

Not available

Made in

2010

Produced by

Closest to the Hole Productions, Fighter, Mandeville Films, The Park Entertainment, Relativity Media, The Weinstein Company

SA Distributor

Ster-Kinekor

FPB Report (SA)
Genre	Drama
Language	Strong, fairly frequent
Nudity	None
Sex	Brief, mildish
Violence	Strong, fairly frequent
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	Strong
Comments	Strong adult themes
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity

Violence

Blood / Gore / Gross

Guns /
Weapons

Profanity

Alcohol / Drugs

Smoking

Disrespectful /
Bad Attitude

Imitative Behaviour

Frightening /
Tense Scenes

Jump Scenes

Tense Family Scenes

Music (Scary/Tense)

Music (Inappropriate)

Topics to talk about

Ratings

Scale (Max)

International Media

Box Office (USA)Amy Nicholson The movie as a whole is a punching bag stuffed with boxing clichés down to the tracking shots of Wahlberg jogging his way fit.

Chicago Sunday TimesRoger Ebert Because we aren't deeply invested in Micky, we don't care as much as we should, and the film ends on a note that should be triumph but feels more like simple conclusion.

eye Weekly (Canada)Adam Nayman

ReelViews (USA)James Berardinelli The Fighter may not be a heavyweight, but it's more than capable of providing a solid bout.

Rolling Stone (US)Peter Travers The Fighter, its heart full to bursting, is an emotional powerhouse that comes close to spilling over. No sweat. Like Micky, this is a warrior's movie that rises to the bell.

ScreenIt (USA)C. Fuchs On the surface, it might just seem like any other boxing flick (or 'gladiator' movie), but once the layers are revealed, it turns into something more.

Metacritic.com41 critics

RottenTomatoes.com218 critics

RottenTomatoes.comTomatometer Led by a trio of captivating performances from Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, and Amy Adams, The Fighter is a solidly entertaining, albeit predictable, entry in the boxing drama genre.

Internet (IMDB)28225 Netizens Everyone involved in this film just made a fan of me

Average .. 75%

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