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52% Critic Match
Shadowboxer
“Feeling Protected Is Very Seductive”
5.2 / 10• 2005• 1h 33m•R• English
ActionCrimeDramaThriller
Storyline
Mikey and Rose are professional assassins. They are also lovers, and once upon a time Rose also knew Mikey's father. During an elaborate hit job for a malicious gangster, Rose fails to kill the main target, the gangster's pregnant girlfriend. Instead, she delivers her baby and convinces Mikey to help her protect them both. As Rose weakens from cancer, Mikey becomes breadwinner for this unusual family. But tranquility will not last.
Cast & Crew
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Mikey
Lead
Helen Mirren
Rose
Vanessa Ferlito
Vicki
Macy Gray
Neisha
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Dr. Don
Stephen Dorff
Clayton Mayfield
Mo'Nique
Precious
TP
Tom Pasch
Andrew
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Lee Daniels's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Shadowboxer is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
