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Southpaw

  • 20152015
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  • 2h 4m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
236K
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POPULARITY
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Jake Gyllenhaal and Rachel McAdams in Southpaw (2015)
Billy Hope is a one-time boxer at the height of his fame, with a fancy house and a loving family, and despite his career, his wife Maureen, pleads for him to quit so he can spend time with his daughter Leila. He announces his retirement during a party, but when Maureen is accidentally killed during an altercation with another boxer, his world falls apart.
Then when he loses Leila to child protection services due to his destructive behavior, his last hope is returning to the world of boxing with the help of trainer Tick Wills in order to reunite with Leila.
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After a fatal incident sends him on a rampant path of destruction, a champion boxer fights to get custody of his daughter and revive his professional career.After a fatal incident sends him on a rampant path of destruction, a champion boxer fights to get custody of his daughter and revive his professional career.After a fatal incident sends him on a rampant path of destruction, a champion boxer fights to get custody of his daughter and revive his professional career.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
236K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,854
430
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Antoine Fuqua
    • Writer
      • Kurt Sutter
    • Stars
      • Jake Gyllenhaal
      • Rachel McAdams
      • Oona Laurence
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Antoine Fuqua
    • Writer
      • Kurt Sutter
    • Stars
      • Jake Gyllenhaal
      • Rachel McAdams
      • Oona Laurence
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 390User reviews
    • 347Critic reviews
    • 57Metascore
    • Awards
      • 11 nominations

    Videos11

    Trailer #2
    Trailer 1:07
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    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:31
    Official Trailer
    SOUTHPAW - Trailer 3 - The Weinstein Company
    Trailer 1:01
    SOUTHPAW - Trailer 3 - The Weinstein Company
    Southpaw - Title Fight
    Clip 1:07
    Southpaw - Title Fight
    Jake Gyllenhaal and Rachel McAdams
    Interview 2:41
    Jake Gyllenhaal and Rachel McAdams
    Rachel Mc Adams
    Interview 8:05
    Rachel Mc Adams
    Victor Ortiz
    Interview 5:37
    Victor Ortiz
    Roy And Jim
    Interview 4:38
    Roy And Jim
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    Video 6:02
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    Photos174

    Antoine Fuqua in Southpaw (2015)
    Dominic Colón, Beau Knapp, and Victor Ortiz in Southpaw (2015)
    Jake Gyllenhaal and Miguel Gomez in Southpaw (2015)
    Forest Whitaker, Jake Gyllenhaal, Beau Knapp, and Victor Ortiz in Southpaw (2015)
    Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams, Beau Knapp, and Miguel Gomez in Southpaw (2015)
    Jake Gyllenhaal and Oona Laurence in Southpaw (2015)
    Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams, and 50 Cent in Southpaw (2015)
    Jake Gyllenhaal and Rachel McAdams in Southpaw (2015)
    Forest Whitaker, Jake Gyllenhaal, and 50 Cent in Southpaw (2015)
    Jake Gyllenhaal and Rita Ora in Southpaw (2015)
    Jake Gyllenhaal, Naomie Harris, and Oona Laurence in Southpaw (2015)
    Forest Whitaker and Jake Gyllenhaal in Southpaw (2015)

    Top cast

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    Jake Gyllenhaal
    Jake Gyllenhaal
    • Billy Hope
    Rachel McAdams
    Rachel McAdams
    • Maureen Hope
    Oona Laurence
    Oona Laurence
    • Leila Hope
    Forest Whitaker
    Forest Whitaker
    • Tick Wills
    50 Cent
    50 Cent
    • Jordan Mains
    • (as Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson)
    Skylan Brooks
    Skylan Brooks
    • Hoppy
    Naomie Harris
    Naomie Harris
    • Angela Rivera
    Victor Ortiz
    Victor Ortiz
    • Ramone
    Beau Knapp
    Beau Knapp
    • Jon Jon
    Miguel Gomez
    Miguel Gomez
    • Miguel 'Magic' Escobar
    Dominic Colón
    Dominic Colón
    • Mikey
    Jose Caraballo
    • Eli Frost
    Malcolm M. Mays
    Malcolm M. Mays
    • Gabe
    Aaron Quattrocchi
    • Keith 'Buzzsaw' Brady
    Lana Young
    Lana Young
    • Gloria
    Danny Henriquez
    • Hector Escobar
    Patsy Meck
    Patsy Meck
    • Judge Kayle
    Vito Grassi
    • Nick
    • Director
      • Antoine Fuqua
    • Writer
      • Kurt Sutter
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Antoine Fuqua had no money to pay James Horner to compose the film, due to the film's short budget. However, Horner did not care as he loved the idea of the film, and he decided to do it for free.
    • Goofs
      In some of the fight scenes, the ringside cameramen are seen shooting with an Arri Alexa camera. This camera would probably never be used to cover sports events. It was the actual film crew that you see in the shot.
    • Quotes

      Tick Wills: We start tomorrow.

      Billy Hope: What, like training?

      Tick Wills: No, baking cookies.

    • Connections
      Featured in Breakfast: Episode dated 16 July 2015 (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      Beast (Southpaw Remix)
      Written by Charles Caripides and Robert Bailey

      Performed by Rob Bailey & the Hustle Standard

      Remixed by DJ Khalil

      Courtesy of Shady Records/Interscope Records

    User reviews390

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    Top review
    8/10
    Hope springs eternal
    Jake Gyllenhaal gives his fans his best work since Brokeback Mountain as light heavyweight champion Billy Hope who suffers a horrific personal tragedy beyond any I've ever seen in a boxing film and comes back from it. For what he goes through Sylvester Stallone had it easy. As Brokeback Mountain got him an Oscar nomination maybe Southpaw will do the same.

    Billy Hope is a kid raised in an orphanage as a foundling as is his loving and supportive wife Rachel McAdams. They have a daughter played by Oona Laurence who is their whole world. When McAdams is killed in an unspeakable tragedy, Gyllenhaal's world falls apart and he has to make one long comeback.

    As a kid who was raised by the social welfare system it's the system that decides what he must do to gain back his child. Gyllenhaal is wonderful as a man who successfully conquers the badder angels of his nature to gain it all back, title, child, and self respect.

    McAdams should be singled out for a moving death scene ranking up there with some of the screen's best. Also Forest Whitaker who trains the ex-champ for his comeback should also be singled out.

    Watching Gyllenhaal as Billy Hope put me in mind of heavyweight contender Hurricane Jackson when I was a kid. There's no science in Hope's style, he just wades in and brawls. Hope will take two or three punches to get in his shot. As McAdams points out he'll be punch drunk within a few years. Whitaker puts a little science in his boxing persona. Hurricane Jackson was very much like Billy Hope and did in fact end up punch drunk.

    This is a fine boxing film and Oscar nominations could come for Gyllenhaal and McAdams.
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    • bkoganbing
    • Nov 6, 2015

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 24, 2015 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Hong Kong
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Twitter
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Con Đường Võ Sĩ
    • Filming locations
      • Indiana University of Pennsylvania - IUP Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Production companies
      • Escape Artists
      • Hill District Media
      • Riche Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $30,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $52,421,953
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $16,701,294
      • Jul 26, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $91,970,827
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 4 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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