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64% Critic Match
First Match
“This is HER fight.”
6.4 / 10• 2018• 1h 34m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
Hardened by years in foster care, a teenage girl from Brooklyn’s Brownsville neighborhood decides that wrestling boys is the only way back to her estranged father.
Cast & Crew
Elvire Emanuelle
Monique
Lead
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Darrel
Colman Domingo
Coach Castile
Jharrel Jerome
Omari
Jared Kemp
Malik
Jeanette Branch
Nadege
Jimmy Gary Jr.
Hassan
Kim Ramirez
Lucila
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Olivia Newman's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. First Match is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
