Born a Champion

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Born a Champion

R

Released Jan 22, 2021

1h 52m

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Drama

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A former Marine prepares for a jujitsu rematch against a bruising opponent who cheated during their first encounter.

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Glenn Kenny

RogerEbert.com

Flanery and Ranarivelo lay the groundwork for all the plot turns pretty well, but of course the destination is predictable.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 23, 2021

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Brian Costello

Common Sense Media

Earnest underdog movie has violence, language.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 26, 2021

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joel w

Really enterntaining movie. Not just a MMA movie has a lot of emotion in it. The love story is wonderfully tragic and the action sequences are well done with a unforseen plot twist at the end. You won't regret the time spent watching

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/14/24

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Barbara J

Pleasantly surprised… Great flick for the whole family. Absolutely loved it! Wish they touched more on his Marine days, was likely cut. Gave me Rocky / Warrior vibes.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/01/24

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Cole W

Great movie. Awesome to see a movie on true Brazilian jiu jitsu!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/02/24

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Drake S

Good movie especially if your into Jiu Jitsu and MMA

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/24/23

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G S

All the right moves, all the right heart strings. Brilliant.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/13/23

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Ken D

Great movie! Love it when he tucks the arms lol!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/24/23

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Alex Ranarivelo

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Sean Patrick Flanery

Mickey

Katrina Bowden

Layla

Dennis Quaid

Mason

Currie Graham

Burchman

Costas Mandylor

Dimitris

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Synopsis

A former Marine prepares for a jujitsu rematch against a bruising opponent who cheated during their first encounter.

Director: Alex Ranarivelo
Producer: Ali Afshar, Paul J. Alessi, Kevin Asbell, Daniel Aspromonte, Ava Rettke, Josh Abraham Webber
Screenwriter: Sean Patrick Flanery, Alex Ranarivelo
Distributor: Lionsgate
Production Co: ESX Entertainment, Forrest Films
Rating: R (Language Throughout)
Genre: Action, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 22, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 22, 2021
Runtime: 1h 52m

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