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the fighter (2010)

the fighter
The Fighter
R
Biography
Documentary
Drama
sport

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

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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