Warrior

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Warrior

PG-13

Released Sep 9, 2011

2h 19m

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Drama

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An estranged family finds redemption in the unlikeliest of places: the MMA ring. Tommy (Tom Hardy), an ex-Marine with a tragic past, returns home and enlists his father (Nick Nolte), a recovering alcoholic and former wrestling coach, to train him for "Sparta," the biggest MMA tournament ever held. But when Tommy's underdog brother, Brendan (Joel Edgerton), fights his way into the tournament, the two brothers must finally confront each other and the forces that pulled them apart.

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Critics Consensus

Warrior relies on many of the clichés that critics of the genre love to mock -- and it transcends them with gripping action, powerful acting, and heart.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

The characters are honest and true, the fight sequences are brutal and raw, while the central themes being delivered in the denouement pack a major emotional wallop.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 27, 2012

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Sandra Hall

Sydney Morning Herald

Its three leads certainly deserve consideration for their artfulness in being able to infuse it with intimations of quality.

Rated: 3.5/5

Oct 26, 2011

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Jim Schembri

The Age (Australia)

Grainy, hand-held cinematography can't lend authenticity to the forced emotion.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 25, 2011

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

These stars deliver the goods in abundance, even if audiences must suffer through some obligatory training montages to get it.

Rated: 3/4

Mar 8, 2023

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

The MMA action is bone-jarring and brutal and you can feel each punch and kick. But at it’s core this is a brilliant and heartfelt character study brought to life by some strong acting and a rock solid script.

Rated: 4.5/5

Aug 21, 2022

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

The journey the characters take to get there sucks you in and melts the inherent predictability away.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 8, 2022

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Max P

Honestly, it's a bit insulting for the MMA fans to see a movie where two brothers with little to no mma background train for a week and a half and then proceed to destroy the best fighters in the world like they're kids. I feel the movie would have been stronger if they had joined some local tournament instead of a world championship. It's hard not to think about how absurd such a scenario would be in real life, one nobody admitted in such a prestigious tournament is a stretch, two is just plain bullshit. Other than that the movie is egregiously acted and it has great mma action, Tom Hardy and Nick Nolte deliver as always, and the end of the day it's entertaining enough, not a masterpiece though.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/07/25

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Audience Member

Havent cried in a long time, and this movie brought out some manly tears. Put this on hold for a while because the images of the movie dont look too promising, i thought its gonna be a slow monotonous movie with too much talking. And how wrong was I. Its still a lot of talking, but its in no way monotonous. And it has way more fight scenes than I thought it would. The movie felt really alive and genuine, thanks to the great performance of the actors. I was particularly moved by Nick Nolte's performance.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/14/25

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Fafy C.

Amazing! Bruce Lee would be proud.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/15/25

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Stephen C

Based on a real story in 2 hours and 19 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG-13 for Some Language, Intense Mixed Martial Arts Fight and Thematic Material!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $13,700,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/08/25

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John K

Literally my favorite movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/03/25

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Dallin W

This movie has it all, sports, family drama, emotion, character development, etc. One of the few movies that will make you want to hug your Dad and brothers, and run through a wall at the same time. I could watch this movie over and over.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/01/25

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Synopsis

An estranged family finds redemption in the unlikeliest of places: the MMA ring. Tommy (Tom Hardy), an ex-Marine with a tragic past, returns home and enlists his father (Nick Nolte), a recovering alcoholic and former wrestling coach, to train him for "Sparta," the biggest MMA tournament ever held. But when Tommy's underdog brother, Brendan (Joel Edgerton), fights his way into the tournament, the two brothers must finally confront each other and the forces that pulled them apart.

Director: Gavin O'Connor
Producer: Gavin O'Connor, Greg O'Connor
Screenwriter: Gavin O'Connor, Anthony Tambakis, Cliff Dorfman
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Mimran Schur Pictures, Lionsgate
Rating: PG-13 (Some Language|Int. Mixed Martial Arts Fight|Thematic Material)
Genre: Action, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 9, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 10, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $13.7M
Runtime: 2h 19m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS

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