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Review

The Fire Inside review – a sporting biog that lacks originality

by David Jenkins

Rachel Mor­ri­son directs a script by Bar­ry Jenk­ins with this sad­ly-under­whelm­ing under­dog box­ing biopic of Cla­res­sa ​“T‑Rex” Shields.

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Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Incoming

Rachel Morrison eyes directing debut with Flint boxing drama

by Charles Bramesco

The Oscar-nom­i­nat­ed cin­e­matog­ra­ph­er is devel­op­ing a fea­ture based on a script by Bar­ry Jenkins.
Black man wearing grey shirt, sitting in boxing ring
Review

Cradle of Champions

by Christina Newland

Com­mu­ni­ty spir­it and the sense of per­son­al empow­er­ment found in ama­teur box­ing is the sub­ject of this mov­ing doc.

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4
In Retrospect
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Review

Jawbone

by Phil Concannon

John­ny Har­ris puts in an emo­tion­al­ly lay­ered shift in this hard-hit­ting box­ing drama.

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4
In Retrospect
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Review

The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki

by Adam Woodward

A charm­ing romance anchors this hand­some box­ing dra­ma from direc­tor Juho Kuosmanen.

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Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Trailers

Watch this exclusive clip from your new favourite boxing movie

by Joel Blackledge

The Hap­pi­est Day in the Life of Olli Mäki is the Finnish box­ing rom-com you nev­er knew you needed.
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In Praise Of

Is this the most authentic boxing movie ever made?

by Joel Blackledge

John Huston’s Fat City is not a straight­for­ward under­dog story.
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Review

Southpaw

by Adam Woodward

A clas­sic under­dog saga comes full cir­cle in this low impact box­ing dra­ma star­ring Jake Gyllenhaal.

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2
In Retrospect
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Review

The Fighter

by Kevin Maher

A for­mu­la­ic box­ing movie made utter­ly com­pelling by one of the most com­mit­ted actors in the business.

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In Retrospect