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Southpaw

Southpaw

Believe In Hope.
  • Getting the tat was a mistake ...

The reigning Junior Middleweight Champion seemingly has it all with an impressive career, a beautiful and loving wife, an adorable daughter and a lavish lifestyle. When tragedy strikes and his lifelong manager and friend leaves him behind, he hits rock bottom and turns to an unlikely saviour at a run-down local gym. This is a retired fighter and trainer to the city's toughest amateur boxers. With his future riding on his new coach's guidance and tenacity, the boxer enters the hardest battle of his life as he struggles with redemption and to win back the trust of those he loves.


124 minutes, No persons under 16 (Language, Violence)
Action, Drama, Sports, Thriller.

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Credits
Cast
Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams, Forest Whitaker, Oona Laurence, 50 Cent, Skylan Brooks, Naomie Harris
Director
Antoine Fuqua
ScreenplayKurt Sutter
MusicJames Horner
CinematographyMauro Fiore
EditingJohn Refoua
Sound formatsDolby Digital
SoundtrackAvailable
Made in2015
Produced byEscape Artists, Fuqua Films, Riche Productions, WanDa Pictures

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FPB Report (SA)
GenreSports drama
LanguageStrong impact, frequent, not disapproved of.
NudityNone
SexNone
ViolenceStrong impact, frequent, realistic with bloodletting.
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseNone
CommentsContains scenes which may trigger Photo or Pattern Sensitivity in susceptible viewers.
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines.


CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)
Suggested age limitPositive messagesPositive role models
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ViolenceSexLanguage
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Ratings
Scale (Max)20
South African Media
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Cape TimesDeborah Young quote icon 10
International Media
Metacritic.com42 critics11
Metacritic.com151 users16
RottenTomatoes.com186 critics12
RottenTomatoes.comTomatometer quote icon 12
RottenTomatoes.com31934 users15
Movie Review Query Engine (USA)MRQE critics quote icon 12
CommonSenseMedia (USA)Staff evaluation quote icon 15
Internet (IMDB)35426 Netizens quote icon 15
Average .. 63%13


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