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Against the Ropes

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Boxing manager Jackie Kallen (Meg Ryan) believes she and a veteran trainer can turn a young man (Omar Epps) into a streamlined prizefighter.
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Critics Consensus

A bland, dumbed-down package of sports cliches.

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Antonia Quirke London Evening Standard This is pulpy, unforgivable stuff, as ungainly as Ryan's walk in her black high heels. Dec 14, 2017 Full Review Nell Minow Common Sense Media Uninspired tale feels like a made-for-TV movie. Rated: 2/5 Sep 9, 2010 Full Review Empire Magazine What could have been a gripping tale becomes hammy and overdone. Rated: 2/5 May 14, 2004 Full Review Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens Kallen's story is interesting and I, quite frankly, expected something better than what we have. The raw materials are all here. They just need a little better management and promotion. Against the Ropes -- a split decision. Nov 6, 2019 Full Review Kaleem Aftab The List Based on a true story? Right. This is the boxing movie at its most sentimental -- and fake. Could be a contender for worst movie of the year. Rated: 1/5 Apr 18, 2019 Full Review Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com An inoffensively average, formulaic entertainment with a marketing-problematic point of view. Rated: 2.5/4 Dec 28, 2008 Full Review Read all reviews

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steve d Epps is solid but the rest is overacted poorly written and predictable. A great film can come from this story but this sure wasn't it. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Unworthy of a star. Slow boring and predictable from beginning to the end Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Loved the movie. Thought meg ry an was great in iy Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member It was a bland sort of movie where you could see the manager taking the fame over the real talent. It was time wasted that I'll never get back. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member The film also suffers from a split personality syndrome: it wants to tell the "real life" story (based on actual events, but heavily fictionalized) of Jackie Kallen (played in the film by Meg Ryan), the first big-time female boxing promoter, but it also wants the rousing ending of a big bout, so it dovetails Jackie's story with that of a fictional pugilist, Luther Shaw (Omar Epps), and, in the process, loses its focus. This is a good watch but don't go with your expectations sky high. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Her accent in this movie drove me crazy, horrible. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Charles S. Dutton

Director

Meg Ryan

Jackie Kallen

Omar Epps

Luther Shaw

Tony Shalhoub

Sam LaRocca

Tim Daly

Gavin Reese

Charles S. Dutton

Felix Reynolds

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(Left to right) Charles S. Dutton as Felix and Meg Ryan as Jackie in "Against the Ropes." (Left to right) Charles S. Dutton as Felix, Meg Ryan as Jackie and Omar Epps as Luther in "Against the Ropes." (Left to right) Tony Shalhoub as LaRocca, Meg Ryan as Jackie and Juan Hernandez as Hernandez in "Against the Ropes." (Left to right) Meg Ryan as Jackie and Omar Epps as Luther in "Against the Ropes." Center) Meg Ryan as Jackie, (back left) Charles S. Dutton as Felix and (back center left) Omar Epps as Luther in "Against the Ropes." (Left to right) Charles S. Dutton as Felix, Meg Ryan as Jackie and Omar Epps as Luther in "Against the Ropes." A scene from the movie " Against the Ropes." Omar Epps as Luther and Meg Ryan as Jackie. Omar Epps as Luther in "Against the Ropes." (Center white trunks) Omar Epps as Luther in "Against the Ropes." View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis Boxing manager Jackie Kallen (Meg Ryan) believes she and a veteran trainer can turn a young man (Omar Epps) into a streamlined prizefighter.
Director
Charles S. Dutton
Producer
Robert W. Cort, David Madden
Screenwriter
Cheryl Edwards
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Paramount Pictures, Cort/Madden Productions
Rating
PG-13 (Crude Language|Brief Sensuality|Some Drug Material|Violence)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 20, 2004, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 15, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA)
$5.9M
Runtime
1h 51m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, Surround
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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