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The Fighter (2010)

Directed by David O. Russell

Drama

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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.

Rated R | Length 116 minutes

Actors

Mark Wahlberg | Christian Bale | Amy Adams | Melissa Leo | Mickey O'Keefe | Jack McGee | Melissa McMeekin | Bianca Hunter | Erica McDermott | Jill Quigg | Dendrie Taylor | Kate B. O'Brien | Jenna Lamia | Frank Renzulli | Paul Campbell | Caitlin Dwyer | Chanty Sok | Ted Arcidi | Ross Bickell | Sean Malone | José Antonio Rivera | Richard Farrell | Matthew Muzio | Steven Barkhimer | Art Ramalho | Sugar Ray Leonard | Jackson Nicoll | Alison Folland | Sean Patrick Doherty | Sue Costello | Thomas Benton | Ray Greenhalge | Tino Kimly | Epifanio Melendez | Jeremiah Kissel | Sean Eklund | Roeun Chea | Brian Nguyen | Rikki Kleiman | Michael Dell'Orto | Paul Locke | Kim Carrell | Colin Hamell | Dale Place | Eddie Lee Anderson | Joe Lupino | Bonnie Aarons | Walter Driscoll | Matt Russell | A. Joseph Denucci | Dicky Eklund | George Michael Ward | Dicky Eklund Jr. | Jack Greenhalge | Kevin Paige | David A. Ramalho Sr. | Ziad Akl | Simon Hamlin | Gerald Greenhalge | Matthew Russell | Tommy Eklund | Rita Mercier | Deborah Bolanger | Kerry Moore | Philip Dorn Hebert | Raul Vera | Jack Lally | Carlos L. Smith | Lee Wesley | Hugh Long | Catherine Lynn Stone | Eric Weinstein | Bo Cleary | Anthony Molinari | Peter Cunningham | Miguel Espino | Anthony 'Ace' Thomas | Brian Christensen | Jen Weissenberg | Michael Buffer | Larry Merchant | Jim Lampley | Emanuel Steward | Roy Jones Jr. | George Foreman | Don Dunphy

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
10/13/2011TVStreamingVideo on Demand8 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Finally got around to watching The Fighter with my wife last night. Very well done movie, liked it quite a bit. It’s obviously Christian Bale’s and Melissa Leo’s show here, though everyone else does a capable job as well. Mark Wahlberg’s performance was nicely understated, and a good counterpoint to Bale’s manic presence.

Melissa Leo is just brilliant, even though you spend most (if not all) of the movie despising her character.

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