Southpaw
2015 · Movie · R · 123 min · ★ 7.4 · 58% critics
Billy Hope, a reigning boxing champion, loses nearly everything after a tragedy upends his life. Forced to rebuild, he teams up with an unlikely mentor to train tough amateur fighters and fight for the people he still has left.
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Details
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-07-22
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Critic score
- 58/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (5,820 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy Southpaw if you want a heartfelt boxing comeback and strong emotional stakes, with intense fights and standout performances; Not for you if you dislike predictable sports stories or have little patience for well-worn redemption arcs like Creed II or Warrior.
Pros: emotional performances; intense boxing drama; compelling comeback | Cons: predictable story; formulaic tropes; uneven acting fits
Themes
- sports
- fighter
- tragedy
- death
- boxing
- box ring
- father daughter relationship
Cast & crew
Jake Gyllenhaal
as Billy 'The Great' Hope
Rachel McAdams
as Maureen Hope
Forest Whitaker
as Titus 'Tick' Wills
Oona Laurence
as Leila Hope
50 Cent
as Jordan Mains
Skylan Brooks
as Hoppy
Naomie Harris
as Angela Rivera
Victor Ortiz
as Ramone
Beau Knapp
as Jon Jon
Miguel Gómez
as Miguel 'Magic' Escobar
Directed by Antoine Fuqua