Based on the story of Micky Ward, a fledgling boxer who tries to escape the shadow of his more famous but troubled older boxing brother and get his own shot at greatness.Based on the story of Micky Ward, a fledgling boxer who tries to escape the shadow of his more famous but troubled older boxing brother and get his own shot at greatness.Based on the story of Micky Ward, a fledgling boxer who tries to escape the shadow of his more famous but troubled older boxing brother and get his own shot at greatness.
- Won 2 Oscars
- 74 wins & 123 nominations total
- Phyllis 'Beaver' Eklund
- (as Kate O'Brien)
Summary
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Did you know
- TriviaChristian Bale got involved when Mark Wahlberg asked him to take part in the movie. Wahlberg and Bale knew each other through their daughters, who attended the same elementary school.
- GoofsMicky Ward is introduced before a fight as having 20 KOs. He defeats an opponent by KO, and then is introduced for a later fight as having only 20 KOs instead of 21.
- Quotes
- Mickey Ward: [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.
- Crazy creditsThe real Micky Ward and Dicky Eklund are shown during the end credits.
- SoundtracksHow You Like Me Now?
Written by Kelvin Swaby, Dan Taylor, Spencer Page, Chris Ellul and Arlester Christian
Performed by The Heavy
Courtesy of Counter Records
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- El peleador
- Filming locations
- Smith Street, between Westford and Branch, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA(Outside scenes at Dicky's Crack House)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $25,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $93,617,009
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $300,010
- Dec 12, 2010
- Gross worldwide
- $129,190,869
- Runtime
- 1h 56m(116 min)
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1












































