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Every dream deserves a fighting chance. - The Fighter
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Title: The Fighter

Release Date: 10 Dec 2010

Runtime: 1h 56m

Genre: Drama

Director: The Weinstein Company, Relativity Media, Mandeville Films, Closest to the Hole Productions

Production Companies: The Weinstein Company, Relativity Media, Mandeville Films, Closest to the Hole Productions

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.388 (4369 votes)

Cast

  • Micky Ward: Mark Wahlberg
  • Dicky Eklund: Christian Bale
  • Charlene Fleming: Amy Adams
  • Alice Ward: Melissa Leo
  • Mickey O'Keefe: Mickey O'Keefe
  • George Ward: Jack McGee
  • "Little Alice" Eklund: Melissa McMeekin
  • Cathy "Pork" Eklund: Bianca Hunter
  • Cindy "Tar" Eklund: Erica McDermott
  • Donna Eklund Jaynes: Jill Quigg
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