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Never Back Down (2008) -- 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.
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Overview

User Rating:
6.2/10   17,922 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Chris Hauty (written by)
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Release Date:
14 March 2008 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Win or Lose... Everyone Has Their Fight
Plot:
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. full summary | full synopsis
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User Comments:
Although This Has Been Done 1,000 Times.... more (135 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Get Some (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material involving intense sequences of fighting/violence, some sexuality, partying and language - all involving teens.
Runtime:
110 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #44164) | Ireland:15A | South Korea:12 | UK:15 | Singapore:M18 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Singapore:PG (edited version) | Norway:15 | Netherlands:12 | Germany:18 | Finland:K-15 | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Iceland:14 (theatrical rating) | France:U (with warning)
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Trivia:
Sean Faris gained 15 lbs. of muscle for his role. more
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Continuity: During Jake's fight with the guys from the Hummer, he throws one of them into the vehicle's side-view mirror. In the first shot, it is seen to be the passenger side mirror. In the next shot, it is obviously the driver side mirror, and then in the last shot, it goes back to the passenger side. more
Quotes:
Baja Miller: I'm Baja.
Jake Tyler: Like Mexico?
Baja Miller: Like my parents smoke too much weed.
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Movie Connections:
Spoofs Rocky (1976) more
Soundtrack:
False Pretense more

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32 out of 41 people found the following comment useful.
Although This Has Been Done 1,000 Times...., 5 August 2008
8/10
Author: Dragoneyed363 from United States

....Never Back Down was still a really great movie.Of course, this film is VERY predictable, and was basically just a rip-off version of Fight Club, The Karate Kid, and movies like that, that was basically aimed at 16, 17, and 18 year old boys.It did get really annoying and downright unbelievable at times also, 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.Overall, I was so happy with the outcome of this movie, because while being cliché, it was really enjoyable, and I had a great time watching it.

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