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Southpaw
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Southpaw is a 2015 American drama and action film directed by Antoine Fuqua. The screenplay was written by Kurt Sutter, with music composed by James Horner. The cast includes Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams, Forest Whitaker, and Oona Laurence. The narrative is set in New York and centers on the sport of boxing.
Production involved companies such as Escape Artists, Wanda Media, and Fuqua Films. Filming took place in Pittsburgh. The film was distributed by The Weinstein Company and Netflix, with a release date of July 22, 2015. It has a runtime of 123 to 124 minutes and carries an R rating.
Critical reception included a 60% review score and a 57/100 Metascore. The film received 11 nominations for awards. It was released on video on demand. The soundtrack, titled *Southpaw – Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture*, was also released.
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7.4Billy "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 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.
Cast
- Jake Gyllenhaal as Billy 'The Great' Hope
- Rachel McAdams as Maureen Hope
- Forest Whitaker as Titus 'Tick' Wills
- Oona Laurence as Leila Hope
- 50 Cent as Jordan Mains
- Skylan Brooks as Hoppy
Themes
- sports
- fighter
- tragedy
- death
- boxing
- box ring
- father daughter relationship
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Ratings
IMDb
7.3/10
276,562 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
59%
Metacritic
57/100
- Year
- 2015
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Genres
- Action, Drama, Sport
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 11 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- boxing
- Director
- Antoine Fuqua
- Screenwriter
- Kurt Sutter
- Composer
- James Horner
- Producer
- Todd Black
- Production company
- Wanda Media
- Cinematographer
- Mauro Fiore
- Narrative location
- New York
- Filming location
- Pittsburgh
- Duration
- 124
- FilmAffinity ID
- 994754
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- southpawfilm.com
- Image
- Le Gaucher.png
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- publication date
- 2015-10-15
- title
- Southpaw
- distributed by
- Netflix
- film editor
- John Refoua
- social media followers
- 9700
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 57/100
- soundtrack release
- Southpaw – Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture
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