The Fighter
- Release Date
- December 17, 2010
- Director
- David O. Russell
- Cast
- Christian Bale , Mark Wahlberg , Amy Adams , Melissa Leo , Dendrie Taylor , Jack McGee
- Runtime
- 114
- Main Genre
- Biography
- Writers
- Paul Attanasio , Lewis Colick , Eric Johnson , Scott Silver , Paul Tamasy
- Tagline
- based on a true story
- Website
- http://www.thefightermovie.com
Summary
The Fighter" is the life story of boxer "Irish" Mickey Ward and his trainer brother Dick Eklund, chronicling the brothers' early days on the rough streets of Lowell, Mass., through Eklund's battle with drugs and Ward's eventual world championship in London. It is the inspirational tale of these two brothers who, against all the odds, come together to train for the historic title bout that will unite their fractured family, redeem their pasts and, at last, give their hard-luck town what it's been waiting for: pride.
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