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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.
24 of 46
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
- Harrison Huffman Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
- David Levine Executive Producer
- John Friedberg Executive Producer
- Clementine Quittner Executive Producer
- Ryan Schwartz Executive Producer
- Andrew Golov Executive Producer
Camera · 9
- Germain McMicking Director of Photography
- Kenneth Neil Moore "A" Camera Operator
- Joey Dwyer "B" Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
- Allie Fredericks Still Photographer
- Christian Shonts Second Assistant "B" Camera
- Monica Barrios-Smith Second 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
- Meredith Richardson Stunts
- Hannah Scott Stunts
- Michelle Andrea Adams Stunts
- Bridgett Riley Stunts
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