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Jim Sheridan (In the Name of the Father) directed this drama about a Belfast boxer, filmed with Dublin locations substituting for Belfast. Released after his 14-year prison sentence for IRA activities, 32-year-old Danny Flynn (Daniel Day-Lewis) returns to his old neighborhood and sees former-flame Maggie (Emily Watson), who has .. Read more
| Starring | Daniel Day-Lewis, Emily Watson, Brian Cox, Ken Stott |
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| Director | Jim Sheridan |
| Genres | Drama |
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A tough and gritty drama about controlled violence as redemption. The fight sequences have an authentic, sweaty feel about them; the rest is too schematic in its condemnation of bigotry to convince.
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Knock out!
A wonderful cast is headed by Daniel Day-Lewis in one of the best films relating to the 'troubles' in Northern Ireland.
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excellent film, brutal, well written and superb acting. Daniel Day Lewis is, as ever, fantastic as to is Emily Watson
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Daniel Day Lewis.....
The Boxer is a solid enough movie that somehow doesn't quite rise as high as you think it might. However, Daniel Day Lewis is simply a Great Actor. Anything... read more »
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Quite intense - but I was pleasantly surprised.
This film goes beyond the traditional story with the Irish political issues as a backdrop.
The plot is well woven and gives you not only a sense of ... read more »
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Terrible attempts at Irish accents
Was really looking forwards to renting this movie as a friend of my wifes played a role in it. After about five minutes of terrible fake irishs accents I ... read more »
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The Boxer
Underrated film. Great performance from Daniel Day Lewis.
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resuming life
It's been a few weeks since I watched The Boxer.
It tells the story of Danny (Daniel Day Lewis) who is imprisoned for involvement in the IRA. The... read more »
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Daniel day lewis plays an amazing part
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excellent film,,,,,,,,,,,from start to finish...................
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Precise and powerful performance in a mediocre film.
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I was really dissaointed with this-what was the point of the story? If it wasn't for Day Lewis it would have been a disaster