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.

Cast

Mark Wahlberg

as Micky Ward

Christian Bale

as Dicky Eklund

Amy Adams

as Charlene Fleming

Melissa Leo

as Alice Ward

Mickey O'Keefe

as Mickey O'Keefe

Jack McGee

as George Ward

Melissa McMeekin

as "Little Alice" Eklund

Bianca Hunter

as Cathy "Pork" Eklund

Erica McDermott

as Cindy "Tar" Eklund

Jill Quigg

as Donna Eklund Jaynes

Reviews

Kenneth Axel Carlsson

Two brothers. Two fighters. One has had his time and his now a junkie - Dicky (Christian Bale), and the other is in the shape of his life, with his career ahead of him - Micky (Mark Wahlberg). The two love eachother, but one is on his way up, and the other is on his way down. Lets just say, it is no...

Andres Gomez

A really good movie like you don't easily find lately. Great story, without getting into getting cheesy and great cat. Specially remarkable Christian Bale and Amy Adams but they all perform superb. Just waiting for the second part ......

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