What age rating is The Fighter?

In Spain, The Fighter is not recommended for children under 12 years old.

When does The Fighter come out in Spain?

The Fighter hits Spanish cinemas on February 4, 2011.

How much did The Fighter gross?

The Fighter grossed $129.2M worldwide on a budget of $25.0M.

The Fighter

Name: The Fighter
Director: David O. Russell
Genre: Drama
Released: 2010-12-10
Duration: 1 h 53 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Melissa Leo, Mickey O'Keefe

2010

Become a fan of its genres:

7.4/10

Release Date

10/12/2010

Popularity

🍅 Rotten Tomatoes

91%

🎬 Internet Movie Database

78%

Ⓜ️ Metacritic

79%

Every Dream Deserves a Chance to Fight

In Lowell, Massachusetts, Dicky Eklund lives off the glory of a bygone era. He was once the pride of his city after knocking down world champion Sugar Ray Leonard, but today his name carries more weight than his fists, dragged down by an addiction that keeps him away from the gym. His younger brother, Micky Ward, is a rising boxing star from Lowell. While their mother takes charge of managing his career, Dicky wants to make amends for his mistakes and take Micky's corner as his trainer. Mark Wahlberg plays Micky and Christian Bale plays Dicky in this film directed by David O. Russell.

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Facts about The Fighter

Releases, age ratings, box office, post-credit scenes and more.

Post-credits sceneNone

Age ratingNot recommended for viewers under 12 years old

Spain releaseFebruary 4, 2011

Worldwide premiereDecember 6, 2010

Runtime1 h 53 min

Original languageEnglish

CountryUnited States

Production companiesThe Weinstein Company, Relativity Media, Mandeville Films

Budget$25.0M

Worldwide box office$129.2M

Box office in the U.S.$93.6M

Return on investmentx5.2 Box office hit

Based onTrue story

Trailer views21K

More ratings

3.9/5Letterboxd76/100Trakt8.0/10Metacritic (público)2.5/4Roger Ebert

Awards for The Fighter

2Oscars won

74total awards

123total nominations

Oscar 2 7 nom.

Awards won

2011Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress · Melissa Leo
2011Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor · Christian Bale
—National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Nominations

2011Academy Award for Best Picture
2011Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
2011Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
2011Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
2011Academy Award for Best Director
2011Academy Award for Best Film Editing

See 1 more

2011Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

The Fighter Cast

Mark WahlbergMicky Ward

Christian BaleDicky Eklund

Amy AdamsCharlene Fleming

Melissa LeoAlice Ward

Mickey O'KeefeMickey O'Keefe

Jack McGeeGeorge Ward

Melissa McMeekin"Little Alice" Eklund

Bianca HunterCathy "Pork" Eklund

Erica McDermottCindy "Tar" Eklund

Jill QuiggDonna Eklund Jaynes

Dendrie TaylorGail "Red Dog" Eklund

Kate B. O'BrienPhyllis "Beaver" Eklund

Jenna LamiaSherri Ward

Frank RenzulliSal Lanano

Paul CampbellGary "Boo Boo" Giuffrida

Caitlin DwyerKasie Ward

Chanty SokKaren

Ted ArcidiLou Gold

Ross BickellMike Toma

Sean MaloneWolfie

José Antonio RiveraGilberto Brown aka Jose

Richard FarrellHBO Cameraman #1

Matthew MuzioHBO Cameraman #2

Steven BarkhimerHBO Producer

Art RamalhoArt Ramalho

Sugar Ray LeonardSugar Ray Leonard

Jackson NicollLittle Dicky

Alison FollandLaurie Carroll

Sean Patrick DohertyJimmy (Laurie's Husband)

Sue CostelloBecky

Thomas BentonBusinessman

Ray GreenhalgeRay Ramalho

Tino KimlyPran

Epifanio MelendezCarlos Garcia

Jeremiah KisselBald Businessman

Sean EklundMan in Diner

Roeun CheaChan

Brian NguyenBrian

Rikki KleimanCourt Clerk

Michael Dell'OrtoWBU Commissioner

Paul LockeReporter #1

Kim CarrellReporter #2

Colin HamellJohn Hyland

Dale PlaceReferee Micky Vann

Eddie Lee AndersonReferee Joe Cortez

Joe LupinoReferee Mitch Halpern

Bonnie AaronsCrackhead Bonnie

Walter DriscollCourt Officer

Matt RussellPhoto Guy On Street

A. Joseph DenucciMan on Street #1

Dicky EklundMan on Street #2

George Michael WardMan on Street #3

Dicky Eklund Jr.Man on Street #4

Jack GreenhalgeMan on Street #5

Kevin PaigeMan on Street #6

David A. Ramalho Sr.Trainer

Ziad AklInmate

Simon HamlinMovie Patron

Gerald GreenhalgeUncle Jerry

Matthew RussellRunning Kid #1

Tommy EklundRunning Kid #2

Rita MercierWoman on Street #1

Deborah BolangerWoman on Street #2

Kerry MooreWoman on Street #3

Philip Dorn HebertMicky's Cutman

Raul VeraSanchez Trainer

Jack LallyNeary Trainer

Carlos L. SmithSugar Ray Leonard Bodyguard

Jerrell Lee WesleyFight Spectator #1

Hugh LongFight Spectator #2

Catherine Lynn StoneFan

Eric WeinsteinMicky's Friend

Bo ClearyCop

Anthony MolinariNeary

Peter CunninghamMike "Machine Gun" Mungin

Miguel EspinoAlfonso Sanchez

Anthony "Ace" ThomasCastillo

Brian ChristensenDrunk Guy

Jen WeissenbergDrunk Girl

Michael BufferFight Announcer

Larry MerchantFight Announcer

Jim LampleyFight Announcer

Emanuel StewardFight Announcer

Roy Jones Jr.Fight Announcer

George ForemanFight Announcer

Don DunphyFight Announcer

James DonnellyDonut Shop Patron (uncredited)

Al ContiLarry Merchant (uncredited)

Dannielle RoseRingside Spectator (uncredited)

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Cast of The Fighter by the numbers

43average cast age in years

2years of age gap between the leads

48%women in the cast

25%women in the crew

The youngest in the main cast: Amy Adams, age 36 at release. The oldest: Jack McGee, at 62.

Cast ages at release

Mark Wahlberg39 years old
Christian Bale37 years old
Amy Adams36 years old
Melissa Leo50 years old
Jack McGee62 years old
Melissa McMeekin38 years old
Bianca Hunter41 years old
Erica McDermott37 years old

Cast heights

1.83 mChristian Bale
1.73 mMark Wahlberg
1.65 mJack McGee
1.63 mMelissa Leo
1.63 mAmy Adams
1.60 mJenna Lamia

Crew

AddressDavid O. Russell
WritingPaul Tamasy, Scott Silver, Eric Johnson
MusicMichael Brook
PhotographyHoyte van Hoytema
EditingPamela Martin
Production designJudy Becker
Costume designMark Bridges
CastingSheila Jaffe
Visual effectsTim Carras
ProductionDorothy Aufiero, Ryan Kavanaugh, Todd Lieberman, David Hoberman

Trivia about The Fighter

Eminem was the first choice for the role of Micky Ward, but he turned down the offer, according to producer Todd Lieberman in an interview.

Matt Damon signed on to play Dicky Eklund but ended up leaving due to commitments to other projects. Brad Pitt took over the role in the cast.

The budget was reportedly around 11 million dollars, but Brad Grey of Paramount disputed this, and other sources put it at 25 million.

The Fighter was the first film to win both Best Supporting Actor Oscars, for Bale and Leo, since 1986's Hannah and Her Sisters.

The movie puts Ward's record at 30-7 with 20 KOs against Neary, but in reality it was 34-9 with 25 KOs.

The fight scenes use the real commentary of Larry Merchant, Roy Jones Jr. and Jim Lampley, taken from Micky's actual bouts.

Mark Wahlberg began training to play Micky Ward in 2005 and kept up the daily preparation during production delays, until filming finally began in July 2009.

Filming took place on location in Lowell, Massachusetts, and several gym scenes were shot at West End Gym, one of the gyms where the real Micky Ward had trained.

Sources: Wikipedia (English) · Wikipedia (Spanish)

What it's about The Fighter

sportsirish-americanboxerbiographyfamily business dysfunctional familyfamily conflicthometownboxing trainercrack addictlowell massachusettsjumping ropeshadow boxingboxingboxer heroprofessional athleteblack sheepdevoted girlfriendlocal hero

Main theme: dysfunctional family, boxing, sibling relationship, Micky Ward

What The Fighter is called in other countries

It was released in 31 countries, each in its own language.

FranceFighter
MexicoEl peleador
BrazilO Vencedor 2010
PortugalThe Fighter - Último Round
Japanザ・ファイター
South Korea파이터
China燃烧斗魂
Indiaद फाइटर
RussiaБоец
BulgariaБоецът
CanadaLe coup de grâce
CroatiaBoksač

See the remaining 19 countries

CzechiaFighter
EstoniaVõitleja
FinlandTaistelija
Georgiaმებრძოლი
Hong Kong擊情手足
HungaryThe Fighter - A harcos
Israelפייטר
LatviaCīkstonis
LithuaniaKovotojas
PolandFighter
RomaniaLuptătorul
SerbiaБоксер
SlovakiaBoxer
SloveniaBorec
Taiwan燃燒鬥魂
Thailand2 แกร่ง หัวใจเกินร้อย
TurkeyDövüşçü
UkraineБоєць
VietnamVõ Sĩ

Where it was filmed The Fighter

Where the Story Takes Place

Quotes by The Fighter

[after seeing the size of his opponent] He did not just get off the fuckin' couch. If he did, I'm gonna buy a couch like that.
It's not fuckin' ladylike to be shoutin' in the street like this, all right?
That's the movie you wanted to see? There wasn't even any good sex in it. Had to read the whole fuckin' movie. Fuckin' subtitled. Some guy from a road crew recommended it to you, a fuckin' subtitled movie?
We're not talking about his trainer, sweetheart! We're talking about his manager. That's me!
Wolfie: This ain't any anti-Cambodian thing. White people do this to other white people, which is what makes the world go around.
You didn't give a fuck if I got killed by Mungin; now, all of a sudden, you're worried Sanchez is gonna hurt me? Why? I mean, come on, Dick. 'Cause you're stuck in here and can't be the center of attention no more?

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