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Warrior is a 2011 American action, martial arts, and drama film directed, written, and produced by Gavin O'Connor. The cast includes Tom Hardy, Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Morrison, and Frank Grillo. Mark Isham composed the score, while Masanobu Takayanagi served as director of photography and John Gilroy as film editor. The film was distributed by Starz Entertainment and Netflix, with production support from Lionsgate, Mimran Schur Pictures, Solaris Film, and Filmtribe.
The narrative is set in Pittsburgh and New Jersey, which also served as filming locations. The story centers on a dysfunctional family, alcoholism, and mixed martial arts. The film has a runtime of 139 or 140 minutes and was released on September 9, 2011. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. The film's tagline is "Family is worth fighting for."
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Film · TMDB
7.8The youngest son of an alcoholic former boxer returns home, where he's trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament – a path that puts the fighter on a collision course with his estranged, older brother.
Cast
- Joel Edgerton as Brendan Conlon
- Tom Hardy as Tommy Conlon
- Nick Nolte as Paddy Conlon
- Jennifer Morrison as Tess Conlon
- Frank Grillo as Frank Campana
- Kevin Dunn as Principal Zito
Themes
- bank
- training
- beating
- mixed martial arts (mma)
- teacher
- muscleman
- combat
- alcoholic
- gym
- exercise
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Gavin O'Connor
- Screenplay by
- Gavin O'Connor Anthony Tambakis Cliff Dorfman
- Story by
- Gavin O'Connor Cliff Dorfman
- Produced by
- Gavin O'Connor Greg O'Connor David Mimran Jordan Schur
- Starring
- Joel Edgerton Tom Hardy Jennifer Morrison Frank Grillo Nick Nolte
- Cinematography
- Masanobu Takayanagi
- Edited by
- John Gilroy Sean Albertson Matt Chesse Aaron Marshall
- Music by
- Mark Isham
- Production companies
- Mimran Schur Pictures Solaris Entertainment Filmtribe
- Distributed by
- Lionsgate
- Release date
- September 9, 2011 ( 2011-09-09 )
- Running time
- 140 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $25 million
- Box office
- $23.3 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Warrior is a 2011 American martial arts sports drama film directed by Gavin O'Connor. It stars Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton as two estranged brothers whose entrance into a mixed martial arts tournament makes them come to terms with their lives and each other. Nick Nolte, Jennifer Morrison, Frank Grillo, and Bryan Callen appear in supporting roles. Real-life MMA and combat sports figures like Kurt Angle, Nate Marquardt, Anthony Johnson, Roan Carneiro, Yves Edwards, Amir Perets, and Dan Caldwell make appearances.
The film was theatrically released in the United States on September 9, 2011, by Lionsgate. Although not commercially successful, the film received positive reviews from critics, with Nolte receiving an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
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