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Resurrecting the Champ
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6.3Up-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man ("Champ") only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect Champ's story and escape the shadow of his father's success becomes a personal journey as the ambitious reporter reexamines his own life and his relationship with his family.
Released: 2007-06-14112 minDir: Rod LurieDrama
Cast
- Samuel L. Jackson as Champ
- Josh Hartnett as Erik Kenman Jr.
- Alan Alda as Ralph Metz
- Teri Hatcher as Andrea Flak
- Kathryn Morris as Joyce Kernan
- Dakota Goyo as Teddy Kernan
Themes
- sports
- boxing
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Ratings
IMDb
6.7/10
21,598 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
61%
Metacritic
55/100
- Year
- 2007
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Genres
- Drama, Sport
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 2 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- boxing
- Director
- Rod Lurie
- Screenwriter
- Allison Burnett
- Cast member
- Ryan McDonald
- Producer
- Mike Medavoy
- Cinematographer
- Adam Kane
- Narrative location
- Colorado
- Duration
- 111
- FilmAffinity ID
- 137143
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.yarifilmgroup.com/films/resurrectingthechamp
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- publication date
- 2007-08-24
- title
- Resurrecting the Champ
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 61%
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