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)
Storyline
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
Dickie Eklund: Are you like me? Huh? Was this good enough to fight Sugar Ray? Never had to win, did I? You gotta do more in there. You gotta win a title. For you, for me, for Lowell. This is your time, all right? You take it. I had my time and I blew it. You don't have to. All right? You fuckin' get out there, and use all the shit that you've been through, all that fuckin' hell, all the shit we've gone through over the fuckin' years, and you put it in that ring right now. This is yours. This is fuckin' yours.
- 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
It shows the struggles of a young fighter as he attempts to turn his life around after always living in the shadows of his brother. How he faces dilemma's when confronted with his family and newfound love interest (amy adams) about what is good for his career.
Walhberg does a good job with his role but the supporting cast take the cake. Bale, Melissa Leo and Adams all acted incredibly and are worthy of the awards. This just shows how well acted this whole film is.
- CarpeDiem12
- Mar 14, 2018
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Details
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
- Runtime1 hour 56 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1