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Summary
Christy Martin never imagined life beyond her small-town roots in West Virginia-until she discovered a knack for punching people.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 62Audiences 61GoodWatch 63
Tomatometer66%
Metascore58
IMDb6.6
Letterboxd · 52 K ratings3.2/5
Audience score65%
User score4.9
Box office
16%of its budget back
- Budget
- $15 M
- Worldwide
- $2 M
Worldwide it made back $2 M of the $15 M it cost.
Running time
2 h 14 min
A typical length for history movies, +12 min on the typical 122
typical 122134Half of all history movies run 108–138 min.
Reach
Streams in 41 countries, rent or buy in 16 more
+31Released
2025
October 27, 2025
Last year
Genres
HistoryDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 20 more46 people
- Sydney SweeneyChristy Martin
- Ben FosterJim V. Martin
- Merritt WeverJoyce Salters
- Katy O'BrianLisa Holewyne
- Ethan EmbryJohn Salters
- Jess GaborRosie
- Chad L. ColemanDon King
- Tony CavaleroJames “Shortdog” Maloney
Miles MussendenRichard Christmas
Gilbert CruzMiguel Diaz- JSJames SelfCoach
Bill KellyLarry Carrier- W'Walter 'Buddy' CarterWalt
- CPColeman PedigoRandy Salters
Tamara HopkinsWaitress- BHBryan HibbardBig Jeff
- JCJay CroftDouglas
- MLMarvin LavioletteJessie Robinson
- EJEmma JacksonBonnie
Valyn HallDana Jamison
Adrian LockettMike Tyson- SBStephanie BaurDeirdre Gogarty
- BBBraden BunchMGM Ring Announcer
Courtney GraceJournalist
Directing · 3
- David Michôd Director, Screenplay, Producer
- Alisa Fredericks First Assistant Director
- Brendalyn Richard Second Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Mirrah Foulkes Screenplay, Executive Producer
- Katherine Fugate Story
Production · 17
- David Levine Executive Producer
- Harrison Huffman Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
- John Friedberg Executive Producer
- Clementine Quittner Executive Producer
- Ryan Schwartz Executive Producer
- Nick Shumaker Executive Producer
Camera · 9
- Germain McMicking Director of Photography
- Kenneth Neil Moore "A" Camera Operator
- Joey Dwyer Steadicam Operator, "B" Camera Operator
- Allie Fredericks Still Photographer
- Christian Shonts Second Assistant "B" Camera
- Matt Cabinum First Assistant "A" Camera
Editing · 1
- Matt Villa Editor
Sound · 6
- Antony Partos Original Music Composer
- Robert Mackenzie Sound Designer
- Kevin Strahm Sound Mixer
- Jemma Burns Music Supervisor
- Mitchell Haigley Utility Sound
- Levi Carter Boom Operator
Art · 8
- Chad Keith Production Design
- Jonathan Guggenheim Art Direction
- Benjamin J. Alexander Art Department Coordinator
- Owen Pruitt Art Department Assistant
- Brian Hudson Construction Coordinator
- Dallas Clarke Thomas Graphic Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Christina Flannery Costume Designer
- Megan Deputy Key Makeup Artist
- Ashleigh Chavis Makeup Department Head
Visual Effects · 1
- Jason Hawkins Visual Effects Supervisor
Other crew · 19
- Walter Garcia Fight Choreographer, Stunt Coordinator
- Jackie Gerhardy Stunts
- Hannah Scott Stunts
- Michelle Andrea Adams Stunts
- Meredith Richardson Stunts
- Sarah Irwin Stunt Double
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