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Redbelt
Sign in to saveRedbelt is a 2008 American martial arts film written and directed by David Mamet and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tim Allen, Alice Braga, Randy Couture, Ricky Jay, Joe Mantegna, Emily Mortimer, David Paymer, Rebecca Pidgeon, and Rodrigo Santoro. The film also features a number of martial arts professionals. It opened in wide release in the United States and Canada on May 9, 2008. The film centers on a martial arts master who struggles to achieve financial stability without compromising on his strict set of morals and must determine if the latest opportunities in his career are too good to be tru
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6.4Martial artist Mike Terry lives by a strict code of no competitions, for he feels that such contests weaken fighters. After saving a famous action star from a brutal attack, Mike takes a job in the film industry. He soon finds his personal beliefs and integrity on the line as circumstances force him to participate in a prize fight.
Cast
- Chiwetel Ejiofor as Mike Terry
- Tim Allen as Chet Frank
- Alice Braga as Sondra Terry
- Jose Pablo Cantillo as Snowflake
- Randy Couture as Dylan Flynn
- Ricky Jay as Marty Brown
Themes
- sports
- movie business
- video surveillance
- interracial marriage
- car accident
- instructor
- jujitsu
- movie star
- nightstick
- husband
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Redbelt
- Film.image
- Redbeltposter.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- David Mamet
- Film.producer
- Chrisann Verges
- Film.writer
- David Mamet
- Film.music
- Stephen Endelman
- Film.cinematography
- Robert Elswit
- Film.editing
- Barbara Tulliver
- Film.studio
- Sony Pictures Classics
- Film.distributor
- Sony Pictures Classics
- Film.runtime
- 100 minutes
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
- Film.budget
- $7 million
- Film.gross
- $2.7 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 113
- FilmAffinity ID
- 101544
- Official website
- www.sonyclassics.com/redbelt
- Image
- Chiwetel Ejiofor by David Shankbone.jpg
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- publication date
- 2008-09-18
- title
- Redbelt
- review score
- 69/100
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Redbelt is a 2008 American martial arts film written and directed by David Mamet and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tim Allen, Alice Braga, Randy Couture, Ricky Jay, Joe Mantegna, Emily Mortimer, David Paymer, Rebecca Pidgeon, and Rodrigo Santoro. The film also features a number of martial arts professionals. It opened in wide release in the United States and Canada on May 9, 2008. The film centers on a martial arts master who struggles to achieve financial stability without compromising on his strict set of morals and must determine if the latest opportunities in his career are too good to be true.
As of 2026, Redbelt remains Allen's only non-comedic role to date, not counting a cameo in Tropical Snow.