The Fighter

"Every dream deserves a fighting chance."

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Ratings & Reviews

7.4/10

4,618 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

🏆 2 wins•📋 4 nominations

Won

Best Supporting Actor

Best Supporting Actress

Nominated

Best Writing, Original Screenplay

Best Picture

Best Director

Best Film Editing

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Other Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$25.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$129.2M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$104.2M

ROI: +417%

Budget Recovery517% of budget

$0|Budget: $25.0M|Revenue: $129.2M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

92.4K

Daily Avg

1.5K

7-Day Trend

+72%

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Story Setting

Set In

LondonLowellAtlantic City

Time Period

1990s

Themes & Subjects

#mickyward#siblingrelationship#substancedependence#precariat#dickyeklund#dysfunctionalfamily#boxing

Characters

Micky Ward

Sugar Ray Leonard

Dicky Eklund

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Hoyte van Hoytema

Film Editing

Pamela Martin

Music / Score

Michael Brook

Costume Design

Mark Bridges

Production Design

Judy Becker

Production Companies

Relativity MediaMandeville FilmsClosest to the Hole Productions

Distributors

NetflixParamount Pictures

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

2.35:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Fighter

Available in 124 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	Paramount+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount Plus Premium	Kanopy, Hoopla, Artiflix	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom15	Sundance Now Amazon Channel	Artiflix	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store
Canada18A	Crave, Hollywood Suite, Hollywood Suite Amazon Channel, Crave Amazon Channel	Plex, Artiflix	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaMA 15+	—	Artiflix	Google Play Movies, YouTube	Google Play Movies, YouTube
India	—	Artiflix	—	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

United Kingdom15

Canada18A

AustraliaMA 15+

Germany12

France12

Brazil14

Switzerland16

+16 more countries

Production

Director

David O. Russell

Writers

Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson, Keith Dorrington, Eric Johnson, Scott Silver

Production Companies

The Weinstein CompanyRelativity MediaMandeville FilmsClosest to the Hole ProductionsProtozoa Pictures

Cast

Mark Wahlberg

Micky Ward

Christian Bale

Dicky Eklund

Amy Adams

Charlene Fleming

Melissa Leo

Alice Ward

Mickey O'Keefe

Jack McGee

George Ward

Melissa McMeekin

"Little Alice" Eklund

Bianca Hunter

Cathy "Pork" Eklund

Erica McDermott

Cindy "Tar" Eklund

Jill Quigg

Donna Eklund Jaynes

Dendrie Taylor

Gail "Red Dog" Eklund

Kate B. O'Brien

Phyllis "Beaver" Eklund

Tags & Keywords

sportsirish-americanboxerbiographyfamily business dysfunctional familyfamily conflicthometownboxing trainercrack addictlowell massachusettsjumping ropeshadow boxingboxingboxer hero

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