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The Boxer

The Boxer

Dec 31, 1997
114 min
DramaRomance
6.7/ 10
289 votes

Overview

Nineteen-year-old Danny Flynn is imprisoned for his involvement with the I.R.A. in Belfast. He leaves behind his family and his sixteen-year-old girlfriend, Maggie Hamill. Fourteen years later, Danny is released from prison and returns to his old working class neighborhood to resume his life as a boxer.

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TMDB
6.7/10
289 votes
IMDB
7.0/10
22,773 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
81%
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Metacritic
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75/100
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Box Office$16,534,578Worldwide gross
US Box Office$5,980,578Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

3 wins & 6 nominations

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"Love is always worth fighting for."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

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Revenue

$16,534,578

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Universal PicturesHell's Kitchen

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