Never Back Down

About Never Back Down

Jake, full of anger after his father's death, is just starting to find a place for himself at his new Orlando high school - until Ryan, head of an underground MMA fight club, picks Jake out as a prime opponent. After being trounced by Ryan in front of the entire school, Jake begins training under the firm, moral guidance of a MMA master, where he learns how to fight...

Never Back Down is a 2008 action drama film directed by Jeff Wadlow. Sean Faris stars as Jake Tyler, Amber Heard as Baja Miller, Cam Gigandet as Ryan McCarthy, and Djimon Hounsou as Jean Roqua.

At 113 minutes long, it arrived in March 2008. Written by Chris Hauty. It was produced by Mandalay Pictures.

Shelv files it under vibrant, training, underground, and rebel. American members can watch it on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and fuboTV. It scores 6.8 out of 10 from 2,562 TMDB voters and it carries a PG-13 rating.

Never Back Down: No Surrender, Kickboxer, and The Next Karate Kid make useful companions to Never Back Down, all filed under champion, fight, and martial arts.