The Boxer

The Boxer

The Boxer

R
1h 53m
1997

Certified Fresh

80%

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Academy Award® winner Daniel Day-Lewis (In The Name Of The Father, My Left Foot) and Academy Award® nominee Emily Watson (Breaking the Waves) are star-crossed lovers torn between unquestioning loyalty to the ties of tradition and the passion they share in one of the year's most critically-acclaimed films from Academy Award®-nominated director Jim Sheridan.

Director:

Jim Sheridan

Producer:

Writer:

Cast:

Daniel Day-Lewis, Emily Watson, Brian Cox, Ken Stott, Gerard McSorley, Kenneth Cranham

© 1997 Focus Features. All Rights Reserved.

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

Certified Fresh

80%

Critics Consensus: The Boxer is a standard drama that packs a true emotional wallop thanks to the highly tuned central performances.

Reviews

rachelsreviews.net

Fresh

It is well acted and directed... It's just the script that could have been a little more memorable...

Associated Press

Fresh

In each film he makes, Day-Lewis seems to adopt a new persona.

Metro Times (Detroit, MI)

Serena Donadoni

Fresh

What makes The Boxer as potent as it is are the performances, especially Daniel Day-Lewis' contain...

Fresh

An intelligent, provocative piece of cinema, with something quite bold to say in the Irish context...

August 16, 2017

Fresh

A knock-out performance by Daniel Day-Lewis is the highlight of this admirable if rather conventio...

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Additional Info

Genre:Drama
Release Date:December 31, 1997
Languages:English
Captions:English
Audio Format:
5.1

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