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Southpaw
- Theatrical - Wide 2015-07-24
- Cast Jake Gyllenhaal Rachel McAdams Forest Whitaker 50 Cent Naomie Harris
- Directed by Antoine Fuqua
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
Genres:
JoBlo's Rating
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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