Movie
The Fighter
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2010-12-10
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- The Weinstein Company, Relativity Media, Mandeville Films, Closest to the Hole Productions, Protozoa Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Mark Wahlberg as Micky Ward
- Christian Bale as Dicky Eklund
- Amy Adams as Charlene Fleming
- Melissa Leo as Alice Ward
- Mickey O'Keefe as Mickey O'Keefe
- Jack McGee as George Ward
- Melissa McMeekin as "Little Alice" Eklund
- Bianca Hunter as Cathy "Pork" Eklund
- Erica McDermott as Cindy "Tar" Eklund
- Jill Quigg as Donna Eklund Jaynes
- Dendrie Taylor as Gail "Red Dog" Eklund
- Kate B. O'Brien as Phyllis "Beaver" Eklund
Crew
- David O. Russell - Director
- Paul Tamasy - Screenplay
- Eric Johnson - Screenplay
- Scott Silver - Screenplay
- Keith Dorrington - Story
- Eric Johnson - Story
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