The Fighter

About The Fighter

Boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded in life after nearly being KO'd by drugs and crime.

David O. Russell's The Fighter is a 2010 drama film. The film is filed under dysfunctional family, boxing, boxer, and family conflict.

Mark Wahlberg takes the lead as Micky Ward, Christian Bale as Dicky Eklund, Amy Adams as Charlene Fleming, and Melissa Leo as Alice Ward. Released in December 2010, it runs 116 minutes.

The screenplay is by Eric Johnson and Paul Tamasy. It comes from Closest to the Hole Productions, Mandeville Films, and Protozoa Pictures. It streams on Artiflix, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, and Paramount Plus Essential in the United States.

Cinderella Man, Tyson, and Million Dollar Baby make useful companions to The Fighter, all filed under biography. TMDB voters put it at 7.4 out of 10 across 4,903 votes and it carries a R rating.