Bleed for This

R

Released Nov 18, 2016

1 hr. 56 min.

Biography

Drama

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Vinny "The Pazmanian Devil" Pazienza (Miles Teller), a local Providence boxer, shoots to stardom after winning two world title fights. After a near-fatal car accident leaves him with a broken neck, he is told he may never walk again. Against all odds and doctor's orders, renowned trainer Kevin Rooney (Aaron Eckhart) agrees to help Vinny return to the ring just a year after the accident for what could be the last fight of his life. Based on a true story.

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Critics Consensus

Bleed for This rises on the strength of Miles Teller's starring performance to deliver a solid fact-based boxing drama that takes a few genre clichés on the chin but keeps on coming.

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Viet C

Generally, it was a very generic experience for me, sprinkled with some emotionally captivating lines from the main character that were very motivational to hear. Not the best athlete biopic, nor the worst; it's right in between from what I've watched. Basically, you can watch it and literally passes the time.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/15/24

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Johannes S

A solid and inspiring movie allround but it lacks in certain departments to be more memorable.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/08/24

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D M

The reason I enjoyed this movie is because it was based on a true story. I think watching anyone overcome difficulties & rise above all expectation to come out on top, shows us the power of inner strength. Miles Teller did a fantastic job. Other than that there are other boxing movies I would recommend over this. It just lacked that powerful emotional ending we expect from these type of films.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/23/24

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Breno G

Special Effects: 1,0/Sound Effects: 0,5/Acting: 1,0/Story: 2,0

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/19/23

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Taylor L

There's an inspirational true story behind the comeback of Vinny Pazienza, but it's so paint-by-numbers as a film that it feels totally sterile. There's very little to the characters beyond their Providence (not Boston, as they remind you frequently) accents, not much in the way of development or even discernible features. Things happen in the right order but there's little to the events beyond your standard dogged determination, which doesn't give you anything to keep the energy flowing during the film's long drag through physical recuperation; plainly, the film is boring when it should have been engaging and dramatic even when the main character is kept in a halo to recover from a broken neck. Big pumpup tracks in the soundtrack and training montages don't work if the character feels distant, and there's so little to latch onto with this depiction of Pazienza (which seems more the fault of the script rather than Miles Teller's performance) that the story beats mostly fall on deaf ears. Technically it's executed pretty well but the storytelling needs work, as it is Bleed for This is a pretty predictable and undistinguished boxing flick that doesn't make the most of its main character's determination. Funny that both Pazienza and his opponent in the film's final match, (the honestly much more legendary) Roberto Durán, both had film dramatizations released in 2016, and they were both pretty underwhelming. (2.5/5)

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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One of Miles Teller's best movies. It's a good watch and the story is not half bad

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Ben Younger

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Miles Teller

Vinny Pazienza

Aaron Eckhart

Kevin Rooney

Katey Sagal

Louise Pazienza

Ciarán Hinds

Angelo Pazienza

Ted Levine

Lou Duva

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David Ehrlich

indieWire

Teller is appreciably committed to the character, but he's only given one note to play, his full-bodied passion wasted on a movie that would rather win on points than go for the knockout.

Rated: C

Nov 15, 2018

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Peter Travers

Rolling Stone

Younger jacks up the action in the last third, but the air goes out of a fight movie when you can see the next jab coming.

Rated: 2.5/4

Nov 15, 2018

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Leonard Maltin

leonardmaltin.com

Bleed for This is still worth seeing, despite its familiar trappings.

Nov 15, 2018

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Nick Levine

NME (New Musical Express)

Because of Teller's compelling performance and chemistrywith Eckhart, it's hard not to be roused by the film's triumphant finale, but it never transcends the clichés of its genre. It's an often gripping film, but never very insightful.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 29, 2021

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Leo Brady

AMovieGuy.com

Bleed for This is a surprisingly strong result.

Rated: 3/4

Feb 3, 2021

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

Succeeds in getting across its predictable 'never-say-die' lesson. It's a shame Younger settles for a made-for-TV-movie sentiment instead of digging deeper to dins a subtext that would really knock the audience out.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 3, 2021

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Synopsis

Vinny "The Pazmanian Devil" Pazienza (Miles Teller), a local Providence boxer, shoots to stardom after winning two world title fights. After a near-fatal car accident leaves him with a broken neck, he is told he may never walk again. Against all odds and doctor's orders, renowned trainer Kevin Rooney (Aaron Eckhart) agrees to help Vinny return to the ring just a year after the accident for what could be the last fight of his life. Based on a true story.

Director: Ben Younger
Executive Producer: Martin Scorsese, Joshua Sason, Michelle Verdi, Myles Nestel, Lisa Wilson
Screenwriter: Ben Younger
Distributor: Open Road
Production Co: Sikelia Productions, Verdi Productions, The Solution Entertainment Group
Rating: R (Sexuality/Nudity|Language|Some Accident Images)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 18, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 31, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.1M
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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