The Fighter
Boxer 'Irish' Micky Ward charts an unlikely course toward the world light welterweight championship. His Rocky-inspired ascent is guided by his half-brother Dicky, a former boxer turned trainer who rebuilds his life after a descent into drugs and crime.
Director(s)
David O. Russell
Karen Golden
Michele Ziegler
Cara Giallanza
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Kenneth Axel Carlsson
Two brothers. Two fighters. One has had his time and his now a junkie - Dicky (Christian Bale), and the other is in the shape of his life, with his career ahead of him - Micky (Mark Wahlberg). The two love eachother, but one is on his way up, and the other is on his way down. Lets just say, it is not without problems. This is based on a true story, btw, and we see the two brothers by the credits (lovely idea, and also shows us how true the actors are to the real brothers). The story is centered around Micky, but we also get a lot of insight into his crazy family, which consists of a mad and devoted mother (Melissa Leo), a hundred sisters and of course, the father who is just trying to survive in the ocean of women. They all mean well, but damn, I am glad my family is different from them. I've never (big word in this case, but still) been a big David O. Russell fan. His movies has been a little too... fancy for my liking, and with a weird sense of humor (seriously, I've never understood what why everyone liked Silver Linings Playbook). However, this one really took me by the heart and flipped me around. It is a very emotional story, and the fact that it's a true story, only makes it so much better. Also, the actors are great, especially the two brothers, Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale. They have enough contrasts between them to make it really interesting. _Last words... forget the boxing matches. They are ok, but its the story between the brothers that is the real story here. I mean... that last scene with the two being interviewed... that got me so bad. It is a predictable story, but really, I can forgive that, since the rest is so good._
Andres Gomez
A really good movie like you don't easily find lately. Great story, without getting into getting cheesy and great cat. Specially remarkable Christian Bale and Amy Adams but they all perform superb. Just waiting for the second part ...
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The directors of The Fighter are David O. Russell, Karen Golden, Michele Ziegler, and Cara Giallanza.
The cast of The Fighter includes Bonnie Aarons as Crackhead Bonnie, Sugar Ray Leonard as Sugar Ray Leonard, Larry Merchant as Fight Announcer, Dendrie Taylor as Gail "Red Dog" Eklund, Dannielle Rose as Ringside Spectator (uncredited), Michael Buffer as Fight Announcer, Anthony Molinari as Neary, Mark Wahlberg as Micky Ward, Roy Jones Jr. as Fight Announcer, Jack McGee as George Ward, Christian Bale as Dicky Eklund, Jim Lampley as Fight Announcer, and more.
The duration of The Fighter is 1h 56 mins.
Yes. You can watch the The Fighter trailer on this Fanbiz page on Fanziz.
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The Fighter was released on 10 Dec 2010.
The Fighter is listed under Drama on Fanbiz.
The Fighter has 2 reviews on Fanziz, with an average rating of 7.8/10. One reviewer wrote: "Two brothers. Two fighters. One has had his time and his now a junkie - Dicky (Christian Bale), and the other is in the shape of his life, with his career ahead of him - Micky (..."
