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67% Critic Match
The Boxer
“Love is always worth fighting for.”
6.7 / 10• 1997• 1h 54m•R• English
DramaRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Daniel Day-Lewis
Danny Flynn
Lead
Emily Watson
Maggie Hamill
Brian Cox
Joe Hamill
Ken Stott
Ike Weir
Gerard McSorley
Harry
David Hayman
Joe Hamill's Aide
Kenneth Cranham
Matt MaGuire
Lorraine Pilkington
Bride
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jim Sheridan's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Boxer is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
