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Rating: 7 stars

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All movies seen on 07/26/2011

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The Fighter (2010)

Directed by David O. Russell

Drama | Sports | Biography

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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 | James Donnelly | Al Conti

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

Solid 7 out of 10. Good drama. Bale steals the movie. Sick how good he is. Everyone else is very good but Bale is the clear standout. Decent film but other than Bale didn’t deserve all the accolades, IMO.

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