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2015 • 2h 3min • R • Action, Drama

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"Believe in hope."

Billy "The Great" Hope, the reigning junior middleweight boxing champion, has an impressive career, a loving wife and daughter, and a lavish lifestyle. However, when tragedy strikes, Billy hits rock bottom, losing his family, his house and his manager. He soon finds an unlikely savior in Tick Willis, a former fighter who trains the city's toughest amateur boxers. With his future on the line, Hope fights to reclaim the trust of those he loves the most.

IMDb 7.3

RT 60%

MC 57

Director

Antoine Fuqua

Writer

Kurt Sutter

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Jake Gyllenhaal

Billy 'The Great' Hope

Rachel McAdams

Maureen Hope

Forest Whitaker

Titus 'Tick' Wills

Oona Laurence

Leila Hope

50 Cent

Jordan Mains

Skylan Brooks

Hoppy

Naomie Harris

Angela Rivera

Victor Ortiz

Ramone

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