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Never Back Down (2008) 6.4
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6.4/10 from 50,625 users
Metascore: 39/100
Reviews: 165 user | 137 critic | 22 from Metacritic.com At his new high school, a rebellious teen is lured into an underground fight club, where he finds a mentor in a mixed martial arts veteran. Director:Jeff WadlowWriter:Chris Hauty |
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Cast
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| Sean Faris | ... | ||
| Amber Heard | ... | ||
| Cam Gigandet | ... | ||
| Evan Peters | ... | ||
| Leslie Hope | ... | ||
| Djimon Hounsou | ... | ||
| Wyatt Smith | ... | ||
| Affion Crockett | ... | ||
| Neil Brown Jr. | ... | ||
| Lauren Leech | ... | ||
| Tilky Jones | ... | ||
| Steven Crowley | ... | ||
| Tom Nowicki | ... | ||
| Chele André | ... | ||
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At his new high school, a rebellious teen Jake Tyler is lured into an ultimate underground fighting club in a Backyard Fight, where he finds a mentor in a mixed martial arts veteran. After receiving threats to the safety of his friends and family, Jake seeks the mentoring of a veteran fighter, to train his mind and body for one final no-holds-barred elimination fight with his unrelenting personal nemesis and local martial arts champion Ryan McCarthy. Written by Anthony Pereyra {hypersonic91@yahoo.com}
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Win or Lose... Everyone Has Their FightMotion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material involving intense sequences of fighting/violence, some sexuality, partying and language - all involving teens | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
14 March 2008 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Get Some See more »Box Office
Budget:
$20,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£845,530 (UK) (4 April 2008)Gross:
$24,848,292 (USA) (30 May 2008)Company Credits
Production Co:
Summit Entertainment, Mandalay Independent Pictures, Baumgarten Management and Productions (BMP) See more »
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2.35 : 1
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Written by Sam Hollander (as Samuel Hollander), David A. Katz, Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo,
Travie McCoy (as Travis L. McCoy) and Matt McGinley (as Matthew McGinley)
Performed by Gym Class Heroes
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp. & Fueled by Ramen
By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
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Before the film's release, a raw recorded video from the set featuring a Capoeira fighter was leaked onto various video-sharing websites. See more »Goofs
When Roqua says he hasn't seen his family in seven years he only holds up five fingers. See more »Soundtracks
"It's OK, But Just This Once!"Written by Sam Hollander (as Samuel Hollander), David A. Katz, Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo,
Travie McCoy (as Travis L. McCoy) and Matt McGinley (as Matthew McGinley)
Performed by Gym Class Heroes
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp. & Fueled by Ramen
By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
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. . . Never Back Down was still a really great movie that I had a lot of fun watching, and I was surprised with how much I actually ended up liking it. Of course this film is really very predictable and was basically just a rip-off version of Fight Club, The Karate Kid, and movies like that in general that was basically aimed at 16, 17, and 18 year old boys, but it was really enjoyable if you just judge it based on an actual movie and not what audience it's trying to pull in.
It did get pretty annoying and downright unbelievable at times, but I have to give this movie it's props, because the acting was done very professionally for a bunch of model-body teenage actors, and it also managed to keep me so interested and entertained through the entire film with semi adroit and crafty, motivating scenes and material matter. It gets a bit mediocre, as I have said, and some stuff just falls flat, but they handle everything they lack so well with other interesting and appealing scenes and substance, excluding the featherweight dialogue, haha.
Overall, I was so happy with the outcome of this movie, because while being cliché, and certainly not worthy of winning an Oscar or anything like that, it was really enjoyable, and I had a great time watching it. If you lower your expectations and free your mind, I bet you will too. I suggest you see it if you can appreciate it for what it is. If anything else, there is Cam Gigandet and Sean Faris shirtless.