"Every dream deserves a fighting chance."

2010

1h 56m

7.4(4472 votes)

Drama

Overview

Boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded in life after nearly being KO'd by drugs and crime.

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Cast & Crew

88 members

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Mark Wahlberg

Micky Ward

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Christian Bale

Dicky Eklund

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Amy Adams

Charlene Fleming

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Melissa Leo

Alice Ward

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Mickey O'Keefe

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Jack McGee

George Ward

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Melissa McMeekin

"Little Alice" Eklund

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Bianca Hunter

Cathy "Pork" Eklund

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Erica McDermott

Cindy "Tar" Eklund

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Jill Quigg

Donna Eklund Jaynes

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Dendrie Taylor

Gail "Red Dog" Eklund

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Kate B. O'Brien

Phyllis "Beaver" Eklund

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Jenna Lamia

Sherri Ward

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Frank Renzulli

Sal Lanano

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Paul Campbell

Gary "Boo Boo" Giuffrida

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Caitlin Dwyer

Kasie Ward

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Chanty Sok

Karen

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Ted Arcidi

Lou Gold

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Ross Bickell

Mike Toma

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Sean Malone

Wolfie

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José Antonio Rivera

Gilberto Brown aka Jose

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Writing

Richard Farrell

HBO Cameraman #1

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Matthew Muzio

HBO Cameraman #2

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Steven Barkhimer

HBO Producer

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Art Ramalho

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Sugar Ray Leonard

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Jackson Nicoll

Little Dicky

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Alison Folland

Laurie Carroll

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Sean Patrick Doherty

Jimmy (Laurie's Husband)

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Sue Costello

Becky

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Thomas Benton

Businessman

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Ray Greenhalge

Ray Ramalho

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Tino Kimly

Pran

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Epifanio Melendez

Carlos Garcia

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Jeremiah Kissel

Bald Businessman

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Sean Eklund

Man in Diner

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Roeun Chea

Chan

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Brian Nguyen

Brian

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Rikki Kleiman

Court Clerk

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Michael Dell'Orto

WBU Commissioner

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Paul Locke

Reporter #1

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Kim Carrell

Reporter #2

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Colin Hamell

John Hyland

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Dale Place

Referee Micky Vann

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Eddie Lee Anderson

Referee Joe Cortez

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Joe Lupino

Referee Mitch Halpern

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Bonnie Aarons

Crackhead Bonnie

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Walter Driscoll

Court Officer

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Matt Russell

Photo Guy On Street

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A. Joseph Denucci

Man on Street #1

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Dicky Eklund

Man on Street #2

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George Michael Ward

Man on Street #3

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Dicky Eklund Jr.

Man on Street #4

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Jack Greenhalge

Man on Street #5

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Kevin Paige

Man on Street #6

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David A. Ramalho Sr.

Trainer

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Ziad Akl

Inmate

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Simon Hamlin

Movie Patron

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Gerald Greenhalge

Uncle Jerry

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Matthew Russell

Running Kid #1

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Tommy Eklund

Running Kid #2

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Rita Mercier

Woman on Street #1

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Deborah Bolanger

Woman on Street #2

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Kerry Moore

Woman on Street #3

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Philip Dorn Hebert

Micky's Cutman

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Raul Vera

Sanchez Trainer

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Jack Lally

Neary Trainer

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Carlos L. Smith

Sugar Ray Leonard Bodyguard

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Lee Wesley

Fight Spectator #1

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Hugh Long

Fight Spectator #2

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Catherine Lynn Stone

Fan

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Eric Weinstein

Micky's Friend

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Bo Cleary

Cop

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Anthony Molinari

Neary

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Peter Cunningham

Mike "Machine Gun" Mungin

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Miguel Espino

Alfonso Sanchez

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Anthony "Ace" Thomas

Castillo

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Brian Christensen

Drunk Guy

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Jen Weissenberg

Drunk Girl

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Michael Buffer

Fight Announcer

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Larry Merchant

Fight Announcer

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Jim Lampley

Fight Announcer

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Emanuel Steward

Fight Announcer

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Roy Jones Jr.

Fight Announcer

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George Foreman

Fight Announcer

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Don Dunphy

Fight Announcer

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James Donnelly

Donut Shop Patron (uncredited)

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Al Conti

Larry Merchant (uncredited)

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