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Name: Bleed for This
Released: 2016-11-18
Cast: Miles Teller, Aaron Eckhart, Katey Sagal, Ciaran Hinds, Ted Levine

Bleed for This

R
1h 57m
2016

70%

age 16+

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BLEED FOR THIS is the incredible true story of one of the most inspiring and unlikely comebacks in sports history. Miles Teller (Whiplash) stars as Vinny "The Pazmanian Devil" Pazienza, a local boxer from Rhode Island who shot to stardom after winning two world title fights. After a near-fatal car accident leaves Vinny with a severed spine, he is told he may never walk again. Against doctor’s orders, renowned trainer Kevin Rooney (Aaron Eckhart, The Dark Knight) agrees to help Vinny return to the ring in just a year after the accident for what could be the last fight of his life.

Director:

Ben Younger

Producer:

Bruce Cohen, Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Chad A. Verdi, Noah Kraft, Ben Younger, Pamela Thur, Martin Scorsese

Writer:

Ben Younger

Cast:

Miles Teller, Aaron Eckhart, Katey Sagal, Ciaran Hinds, Ted Levine

Extras

Deleted Scenes

Locked video

Inspired by a Legend

Locked video

An Authentic World

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

70%

Critics Consensus: Bleed for This rises on the strength of Miles Teller's starring performance to deliver a solid fact-based boxing drama that takes a few genre clichés on the chin but keeps on coming.

Reviews

NME

Nick Levine

Because of Teller's compelling performance and chemistrywith Eckhart, it's hard not to be roused by the film's triumphant finale, but it never transcends the clichés of its genre. It's an often gripping film, but never very insightful.

Bleed for This is a surprisingly strong result.

February 3, 2021

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Richard Crouse

Succeeds in getting across its predictable 'never-say-die' lesson. It's a shame Younger settles for a made-for-TV-movie sentiment instead of digging deeper to dins a subtext that would really knock the audience out.

February 3, 2021

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KSDK News (St. Louis)

Dan Buffa

Younger's films goes bebind the scenes as much as it goes in front of it. This is crucial to getting Pazienza's story right.

November 10, 2020

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World Socialist Web Site

Joanne Laurier

The filmmakers have crafted characters who are flawed, and recognizable, but who come together with an unusual degree of feeling and honesty.

August 13, 2020

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Common Sense Media

age 16+

Common Sense Says

Mature boxing drama is absorbing, if not original.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that Bleed for This is a sometimes brutal, often riveting, but not entirely original drama based on the life of boxer scrappy, ambitious Vinny Pazienza (Miles Teller). His love for boxing is re-ignited by a tragic accident that's shown in a pretty disturbing way. There are also plenty of hard-hitting, bloody fight scenes in the ring that may be too intense for younger viewers. Strong language is frequent and includes "f--k," "t-ts," and more. Expect some social drinking and a character who's an alcoholic. Scenes take place in a strip club, and there's partial nudity: A woman's breasts are shown in the middle of an intimate scene. Still, the movie conveys the importance of believing in yourself and working hard.