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The boxer

Original title: The Boxer
  • 19971997
  • K-16K-16
  • 1h 53m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
21K
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Daniel Day-Lewis and Emily Watson in The boxer (1997)
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Young Danny Flynn is released from prison 14 years after "taking the rap" for the IRA and tries to rebuild his life in his old Belfast neighborhood.Young Danny Flynn is released from prison 14 years after "taking the rap" for the IRA and tries to rebuild his life in his old Belfast neighborhood.Young Danny Flynn is released from prison 14 years after "taking the rap" for the IRA and tries to rebuild his life in his old Belfast neighborhood.

IMDb RATING
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21K
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    • Jim Sheridan
    • Jim Sheridan
    • Terry George
  • Stars
    • Daniel Day-Lewis
    • Emily Watson
    • Daragh Donnelly
    • Jim Sheridan
    • Jim Sheridan
    • Terry George
  • Stars
    • Daniel Day-Lewis
    • Emily Watson
    • Daragh Donnelly
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 60User reviews
    • 64Critic reviews
    • 75Metascore
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    Daniel Day-Lewis
    Daniel Day-Lewis
    • Danny Flynn
    Emily Watson
    Emily Watson
    • Maggie
    Daragh Donnelly
    • Prison Officer
    Frank Coughlan
    • Prison Officer
    Sean Kearns
    • Prison Officer
    Lorraine Pilkington
    Lorraine Pilkington
    • Bride
    Niall Shanahan
    • Groom
    John Wall
    • Priest
    • (as Father John Wall)
    Maria McDermottroe
    • Betty
    Carol Moore
    Carol Moore
    • Wedding Guest
    • (as Carol Scanlan)
    Kate Perry
    • Wedding Guest
    Andrea Irvine
    Andrea Irvine
    • Wedding Guest
    Joan McGarry
    • Wedding Guest
    Theresa McComb
    • Wedding Guest
    Catherine Dunne
    • Wedding Guest
    Kerrie Duggan
    • Wedding Guest
    Sharon Dunne
    • Wedding Guest
    Derbhla McClelland
    • Wedding Guest
      • Jim Sheridan
      • Jim Sheridan
      • Terry George
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    • Trivia
      Daniel Day-Lewis boxed and trained for three years in preparation for this role.
    • Goofs
      In one of the early scenes when Danny meets and talks to Maggie, she slaps him on the left side of his face. It was a very weak slap yet he gets a bad nose-bleed - from the right nostril. In the boxing sequences when his face is pummeled, there is less blood.
    • Quotes

      Danny: I'm not a killer, Maggie, but this place makes me want to kill.

    • Connections
      Featured in The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      LET ME DOWN EASY
      Performed by Josie Doherty

      Written by Josie Doherty

      Arranged by Conor Brady

    User reviews60

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    8/10
    Punches a Light into Dim Situation of N. Ireland
    The Boxer is dark movie about a seemingly unsolvable problem. It's filmed in a constant dark, dreary, depressing light; this light reflects not only the weather but the mood of Northern Ireland.

    This expose of "the troubles" in N. Ireland uses a story about a boxer who returns to his home after being released after 14 years of imprisonment. His goal is to take his most usable asset (boxing) and make something of himself and his former coach.

    Like everything in N. Ireland, living normally is laced with problems when you're in the middle of a war. His interest in his now-married former girlfriend is forbidden, since prisoners of war wives are off limits to honor the prisoner. Accepting gifts from the police force is also a sign of capitulation, and as such carries penalties.

    The film clearly shows that those that wish to make peace (however passively) and live normal lives are marked as disloyal and targeted by the Irish Mafia (alluded to as the IRA in the film).

    It's a sad commentary on a desolate group of trouble makers in a growing desolate land.
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    • Aug 9, 1998

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    FAQ4

    • Who's speaking in the voiceover quotes on the opening titles?
    • Are there still 'peace walls' and paramilitary murals in Belfast today?
    • Did the split within the IRA shown in the film actually happen?

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    • Release date
      • February 27, 1998 (Finland)
      • Ireland
      • United States
      • Universal
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Hell's Kitchen Films
      • Hell's Kitchen International
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    • 1 hour 53 minutes
      • Color
      • DTS
      • SDDS
      • DTS-Stereo

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