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Summary
The painfully true story of welterweight boxing champion Barney Ross is detailed in Monkey on My Back. Cameron Mitchell stars as Ross, whose meteoric ring career is interrupted when he joins the Marines at the outset of WWII.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 60GoodWatch 62
IMDb6.9
Audience score50%
Running time
1 h 34 min
Shorter than most dramas, −15 min on the typical 109
typical 10994Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
Released
1957
May 29, 1957
69 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- 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 WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 5 moreDirecting · 1
- André de Toth Director
Writing · 3
- Crane Wilbur Screenplay
- Anthony Veiller Screenplay
- Paul Dudley Screenplay
Production · 2
- Edward Small Producer
- Robert E. Kent Associate Producer
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