Summary
The youngest son of an alcoholic former boxer returns home, where he's trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament – a path that puts the fighter on a collision course with his estranged, older brother.
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
Audiences like it more than critics (+11)
Critics 71Audiences 82GoodWatch 76
Metascore71
User score8.3
IMDb8.1
Letterboxd · 325 K ratings4.1/5
Box office
93%of its budget back
- Budget
- $25 M
- Worldwide
- $23 M
Worldwide it made back $23 M of the $25 M it cost.
Running time
2 h 20 min
Longer than most dramas, +31 min on the typical 109
typical 109140Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 32 countries, rent or buy in 18 more
+22Released
2011
September 9, 2011
15 years ago
Genres
DramaActionLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Academy Awards2012
- Actor in a Supporting Role2012Nominated
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence, strong language, and drug use, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 31 more63 people
- Joel EdgertonBrendan Conlon
- Tom HardyTommy Conlon
- Nick NoltePaddy Conlon
- Jennifer MorrisonTess Conlon
- Frank GrilloFrank Campana
- Kevin DunnPrincipal Zito
- Maximiliano HernándezColt Boyd
- Bryan CallenBryan Callen
Sam SheridanSam Sheridan
Fernando ChienFenroy
Jake McLaughlinMark Bradford
Vanessa MartinezPilar Fernandez
Denzel WhitakerStephon
Carlos MirandaTito- NLNick LehaneNash
Laura ChinnKC- CTCapri ThomasEmily Conlon
Lexi CowanRosie Conlon
Noah EmmerichDan Taylor
Dan CaldwellDan Caldwell- T"Timothy "Skyskrape" KatzTimothy "Skyskrape" Katz
- JSJulia StockstadJ.J. Riley's Assistant
- JRJosh RosenthalReferee Josh Rosenthal
Kurt AngleKoba
Directing · 6
- Gavin O'Connor Director, Screenplay, Story, Producer
- J.J. Perry Second Unit Director, Fight Choreographer, Stunt Coordinator
- Anna Rane Script Supervisor
- Jamie Marshall First Assistant Director, Co-Producer
- Jan McWilliams Script Supervisor
- Thomas Coe Second Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Cliff Dorfman Story, Screenplay
- Anthony Tambakis Screenplay, Co-Producer
Production · 11
- John J. Kelly Unit Production Manager, Executive Producer
- Michael Paseornek Executive Producer
- Jordan Schur Executive Producer
- Lisa Ellzey Executive Producer
- David Mimran Executive Producer
- Greg O'Connor Producer
Camera · 3
- Masanobu Takayanagi Director of Photography
- John Grillo Camera Operator
- Donald Burghardt First Assistant Camera
Editing · 4
- Aaron Marshall Editor
- Matt Chessé Editor
- John Gilroy Editor
- Sean Albertson Editor
Sound · 8
- Mark Isham Original Music Composer
- Glenn T. Morgan Supervising Sound Editor
- Mark Mangini Sound Effects
- Gary Summers Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Brian Ross Music Supervisor
- Christian P. Minkler Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 3
- Dan Leigh Production Design
- Ron von Blomberg Set Decoration
- James Donahue Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 5
- Abigail Murray Costume Design
- Trish Almeida Hair Department Head
- Heather Mages Makeup Artist
- Felicity Bowring Makeup Department Head
- Mishell Chandler Hairstylist
Visual Effects · 3
- John Brubaker Visual Effects
- Cyntia Büll Digital Compositors
- Danny S. Kim Digital Compositors
Other crew · 9
- Daniel Hargrave Utility Stunts
- Hans Marrero Stunts
- Brian Hartman Thanks
- David Beavis Special Effects Coordinator
- Derek Bird Digital Effects Supervisor
- Paul Stemmer Visual Effects Editor
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