8.4 Score

2010 • 1h 56min • R • Drama

The Fighter

"Every dream deserves a fighting chance."

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.

IMDb 7.8

RT 91%

MC 79

Director

David O. Russell

Writers

Paul Tamasy

Eric Johnson

Keith Dorrington

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Mark Wahlberg

Micky Ward

Christian Bale

Dicky Eklund

Amy Adams

Charlene Fleming

Melissa Leo

Alice Ward

Mickey O'Keefe

Jack McGee

George Ward

Melissa McMeekin

"Little Alice" Eklund

Bianca Hunter

Cathy "Pork" Eklund

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Mark Wahlberg Micky Ward

Christian Bale Dicky Eklund

Amy Adams Charlene Fleming

Melissa Leo Alice Ward

Mickey O'Keefe Mickey O'Keefe

Jack McGee George Ward

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Bianca Hunter Cathy "Pork" Eklund

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Kate B. O'Brien Phyllis "Beaver" Ekl...

Jenna Lamia Sherri Ward

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Caitlin Dwyer Kasie Ward

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