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A Balasaur Score of 67 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 59%, Metacritic 57/100. Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do. Scores higher than 75% of the 2,640 2010s action movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do.
5,923 audience votes
Key crew
- Antoine FuquaDirector
- Kurt SutterWriter
- James HornerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jake GyllenhaalBilly 'The Great' Hope
- Rachel McAdamsMaureen Hope
- Forest WhitakerTitus 'Tick' Wills
- Oona LaurenceLeila Hope
- 50 CentJordan Mains
- Skylan BrooksHoppy
- Naomie HarrisAngela Rivera
- Victor OrtizRamone
- Beau KnappJon Jon
- Miguel GómezMiguel 'Magic' Escobar
- Dominic ColónMikey
- Jose CaraballoEli Frost
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