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Never Back Down

  • 2008
  • PG-13
  • 1h 53m
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Djimon Hounsou, Sean Faris, Cam Gigandet, and Amber Heard in Never Back Down (2008)
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A frustrated and conflicted teenager arrives at a new high school to discover an underground fight club, and meets a classmate who begins to coerce him into fighting.A frustrated and conflicted teenager arrives at a new high school to discover an underground fight club, and meets a classmate who begins to coerce him into fighting.A frustrated and conflicted teenager arrives at a new high school to discover an underground fight club, and meets a classmate who begins to coerce him into fighting.

  • Director
    • Jeff Wadlow
  • Writer
    • Chris Hauty
  • Stars
    • Sean Faris
    • Djimon Hounsou
    • Amber Heard
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    104K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,318
    190
    • Director
      • Jeff Wadlow
    • Writer
      • Chris Hauty
    • Stars
      • Sean Faris
      • Djimon Hounsou
      • Amber Heard
    • 212User reviews
    • 137Critic reviews
    • 39Metascore
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      • 1 win

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    Top cast

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    Sean Faris
    Sean Faris
    • Jake Tyler
    Djimon Hounsou
    Djimon Hounsou
    • Jean Roqua
    Amber Heard
    Amber Heard
    • Baja Miller
    Cam Gigandet
    Cam Gigandet
    • Ryan McCarthy
    Evan Peters
    Evan Peters
    • Max Cooperman
    Leslie Hope
    Leslie Hope
    • Margot Tyler
    Wyatt Smith
    Wyatt Smith
    • Charlie Tyler
    Affion Crockett
    Affion Crockett
    • Beatdown DJ
    Neil Brown Jr.
    Neil Brown Jr.
    • Aaron
    Lauren Leech
    Lauren Leech
    • Jenny
    Tilky Jones
    Tilky Jones
    • Eric
    Steven Crowley
    Steven Crowley
    • Ben
    Tom Nowicki
    Tom Nowicki
    • Mr. Lloyd
    Chele André
    • Max's Girl
    Chris Lindsay
    Chris Lindsay
    • Beat Down Referee
    David Zelon
    David Zelon
    • Ryan's Dad
    Kyle Sabihy
    • Jake's Teammate
    Patric Knutsson
    Patric Knutsson
    • Vocabulary Guy
    • Director
      • Jeff Wadlow
    • Writer
      • Chris Hauty
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Sean Faris gained 15 lbs. of muscle for his role.
    • Goofs
      During the fight scene when Jake gets out of the car to fight the three guys in the Yellow Hummer, Max lifts up his video camera after Jake throws his first punch, but after the fight, when all of the students are watching the fight on the net at school, it shows that Max is recording before the fight even begins.
    • Quotes

      Jean Roqua: [Jake is considering going to the Beatdown] Do this and you can never come back in my gym again. I let you get away with it once, not twice.

      Jake Tyler: Wait! You think this is what I want? To never train with you again? Just to give some asshole the show that he's looking for?

      Jean Roqua: Then stop! Let it go.

      Jake Tyler: The night my dad died, I just let him drive. I didn't even try to stop him. Doing nothing has consequences too.

      Jean Roqua: You cannot live in the past, my friend.

      Jake Tyler: Really? If you could go back, and stop the guy who shot your brother.

      Jean Roqua: Don't push me.

      Jake Tyler: I know you would've fought that guy. I know...

      Jean Roqua: You know nothing! Seven years. Seven years, I've not seen my family. My friends. And every day, like the day before, I wake up, wash my face, look myself in the mirror, disgusted.

      Jake Tyler: Why not go back?

      Jean Roqua: And face my father? The last time he spoke to me, he said both of his sons died that night.

      Jake Tyler: Well if that's what you believe, then he was right. You gave up. Sometimes fighting the fight means that you have to do the one thing you don't want to do. You have to fight for his forgiveness. You can't just hide here forever. At least I can't. I'm gonna stop this guy. Win, lose, it makes no difference. It ends tonight. This is my fight. Everyone's got one.

      Jean Roqua: Jake, no matter what happens, control the outcome. It's on you.

      Jake Tyler: Always has been.

    • Alternate versions
      PG-13 version is 110 Minutes while the unrated version is 113 Minutes.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Horton Hears a Who!/Never Back Down/10,000 B.C./Funny Games/Paranoid Park/Conspiracy (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      Teenagers
      Written by Bob Bryar, Frank Iero, Ray Toro (as Raymond Toro), Gerard Way (as Gerard Arthur Way) and Mikey Way (as Michael Way)

      Performed by My Chemical Romance

      Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.

      By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

    User reviews212

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    8/10
    Great film, praise-worthy
    This is one more film with quite good idea. Though, there are a lot similar films that we could bracket in one group with this one. Yet, it has something outstanding. It inspires me in a way. To strive for my life-goals, never back down, no matter how hard it may be, what sort of obstacles are ahead of you.. Maybe that's the real purpose of this film? To inspire one, to be confident and persistent. At least, I was affected in this way. I presume, that this movie is suitable for those, who have a very deep and grim times, who need some sort of wake up call to evoke positive feelings to what's life.. to make one be optimistic again...
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    • osvazas
    • Jan 12, 2010

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    • Is "Never Back Down" based on a book?
    • Where were the fighters found for this movie?
    • Which song is playing when Jake enters the Beatdown?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 14, 2008 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Vidio (Indonesia)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Get Some
    • Filming locations
      • Orlando, Florida, USA
    • Production companies
      • Summit Entertainment
      • Mandalay Independent Pictures
      • Baumgarten Management and Productions (BMP)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $20,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $24,850,922
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $8,603,195
      • Mar 16, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $41,627,431
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 53 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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