Number of Discs
1
Certificate
15
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States of America
Composer
Michael Brooke
Production Designer
Judy Becker
Awards
Best Actor In A Supporting Role 2011 - Christian Bale, Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture 2011 -, Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture 2011 -, Best Actress In A Supporting Role 2011 - Melissa Leo
Executive Producer
Darren Aronofsky
Additional Information
Mark Wahlberg stars in this inspirational docudrama that explores the remarkable rise of Massachusetts-born, junior welterweight title winner 'Irish' Micky Ward. A determined pugilist whose career in the ring was shepherded by his loyal half-brother, Dicky (Christian Bale) -- a hard-living boxer-turned-trainer whose own career in the ring was nearly sent down for the count due to drugs and crime -- perennial underdog Irish Micky rebounded from a disheartening series of defeats to win both the WBU Intercontinental Lightweight title and the WBU Light Welterweight title thanks to a fierce combination of determination and hard work. David O. Russell (THREE KINGS) directs from a script by 8 MILE's Scott Silver and Paul Attanasio (THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM).
Reviews
Empire Magazine - Two very different but equally powerful performances combine to deliver an exhilarating fight-flick that, like its scrappy central character, is impossible not to root for., Guardian UK - Both Wahlberg and Bale are excellent in their different registers, as are Melissa Leo and Amy Adams as the differently calibrated women., TIME Magazine - Wahlberg has the requisite tough physicality, but his emotional take on Micky is pleasingly delicate., Radio Times - This is easily the most shamelessly enjoyable boxing flick since Rocky., Time Out - An [à] overwhelmingly likeable film, old-school to the core and none the worse for it.
Screenwriter
Paul Attanasio, Scott Silver
Cinematographer
Hoyte van Hoytema
Sound source
Dolby Digital\Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
Editor
Pamela Martin
Movie/TV Title
The Fighter
Consumer Advice
Contains strong language and hard drug use