The Boxer

The Boxer

Love is always worth fighting for.

6.7(290)
1997
1h 54m
15
50
3.8(176)
DramaRomance

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3.8
(176 ratings)

Rating Distribution

5
26 (15%)
4
97 (55%)
3
49 (28%)
2
1 (1%)
1
0 (0%)

Overview

Nineteen-year-old Danny Flynn is imprisoned for his involvement with the I.R.A. in Belfast. He leaves behind his family and his sixteen-year-old girlfriend, Maggie Hamill. Fourteen years later, Danny is released from prison and returns to his old working class neighborhood to resume his life as a boxer.

Director

Jim Sheridan

Production

Universal Pictures

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Revenue

$16,534,578

Cast

Daniel Day-Lewis

Daniel Day-Lewis

Danny Flynn

Emily Watson

Emily Watson

Maggie Hamill

Brian Cox

Brian Cox

Joe Hamill

Ken Stott

Ken Stott

Ike Weir

Gerard McSorley

Gerard McSorley

Harry

David Hayman

David Hayman

Joe Hamill's Aide

Kenneth Cranham

Kenneth Cranham

Matt MaGuire

Lorraine Pilkington

Lorraine Pilkington

Bride

N

Niall Shanahan

Groom

J

John Wall

Priest

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