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| Cast |
Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Melissa Leo, Mickey O'Keefe, Jack McGee |
| Director |
David O. Russell |
| Screenplay | Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson, Keith Dorrington |
| Music | Michael Brook |
| Cinematography | Hoyte van Hoytema |
| Editing | Pamela Martin |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital, DTS |
| Made in | 2010 |
| Produced by | Closest to the Hole Productions, Fighter, Mandeville Films, The Park Entertainment, Relativity Media, The Weinstein Company |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Language | Strong, fairly frequent |
| Nudity | None |
| Sex | Brief, mildish |
| Violence | Strong, fairly frequent |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | Strong |
| Comments | Strong adult themes |
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| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith  Gritty performances from a great ensemble cast | 15 |  |
| Die Burger Mariana Malan | 15 | |
| Cape Times | 10 |  |
| iAfrica.com Candace Whitehead | 13 |  |
| The Citizen Sibusiso Mkwanazi | 16 | |
| Box Office Amy Nicholson The movie as a whole is a punching bag stuffed with boxing clichés down to the tracking shots of Wahlberg jogging his way fit. | 13 | |
| Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert Because we aren't deeply invested in Micky, we don't care as much as we should, and the film ends on a note that should be triumph but feels more like simple conclusion. | 13 | |
| eye Weekly Adam Nayman | 10 | |
| ReelViews James Berardinelli The Fighter may not be a heavyweight, but it's more than capable of providing a solid bout. | 15 | |
| Rolling Stone Peter Travers The Fighter, its heart full to bursting, is an emotional powerhouse that comes close to spilling over. No sweat. Like Micky, this is a warrior's movie that rises to the bell. | 18 | |
| ScreenIt C. Fuchs On the surface, it might just seem like any other boxing flick (or 'gladiator' movie), but once the layers are revealed, it turns into something more. | 15 | |
| Metacritic.com 41 critics | 16 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 218 critics | 16 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Led by a trio of captivating performances from Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, and Amy Adams, The Fighter is a solidly entertaining, albeit predictable, entry in the boxing drama genre. | 18 | |
What the People say | ||
| Internet 28225 Netizens Everyone involved in this film just made a fan of me | 16 | |
Average .. 73% | 15 | |