Southpaw

  • Theatrical - Wide 2015-07-22
Box Office Gross: $91,709,827
Running Time: 123 minutes
Language: English
Production Company: Fuqua Films, Escape Artists, Wanda Pictures, The Weinstein Company, Riche Productions
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JoBlo's Rating

8/10

Synopsis

Billy “The Great” Hope, the reigning junior middleweight boxing champion, has an impressive career, a loving wife and daughter, and a lavish lifestyle. However, when tragedy strikes, Billy hits rock bottom, losing his family, his house and his manager. He soon... See more finds an unlikely savior in Tick Willis, a former fighter who trains the city’s toughest amateur boxers. With his future on the line, Hope fights to reclaim the trust of those he loves the most.

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  PLOT: A boxing champ, Billy Hope (Jake Gyllenhaal), goes to pieces following a tragedy, losing his title, his home and the custody of his daughter. Broke and friendless, Billy must repair his fractured career if he ever hopes to...

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