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Donnybrook

Play trailer 2:25 Poster for Donnybrook R 2019 1h 42m Mystery & Thriller Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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A former U.S. Marine trains to compete in a vicious bare-knuckle fight where the winner gets a $100,000 prize.

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Critics Consensus

Donnybrook has a solid cast and noble intentions, but they're overwhelmed by surface storytelling and unrelentingly grim violence.

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Adam Graham Detroit News 02/20/2019
F
There are no winners here, only losers. Go to Full Review
Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com 02/15/2019
3/4
I couldn't get any of what I just saw out of my head for hours after I had viewed it. Go to Full Review
Odie Henderson RogerEbert.com 02/15/2019
1/4
I like my sleaze 100% pure; this movie is covered in Sleaze-Whiz. Go to Full Review
Brent McKnight The Last Thing I See 06/30/2020
B+
Holy hell, "Donnybrook" is bleak. A movie about a down-on-his-luck former soldier and a vicious drug dealer competing for $100,000 in an underground bare-knuckle melee already sounds grim, but damn. Go to Full Review
Pat Mullen POV Magazine 05/21/2019
The gritty film is a no-holds-barred bare-knuckle battle royal through the most impoverished corner of contemporary America. It is not for the faint of heart. Go to Full Review
Dustin Chase Texas Art & Film 04/30/2019
C-
A repulsive story of drugs and street-fighting that wallows in violence more than suspense. Go to Full Review
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Joseph C Nov 22 SPOILER ALERT!! Appears to unnecessarily murder a child, and this distracts from the enjoyment of the film. It is unlikely and unnecessary that Buzzsaw seeks out or simply happens to find Moses, but for some reason, the filmmaker wants us to know that the bad guy killed a child whom the audience is connected with. I’m going to give the benefit of the doubt, though, due to Moses’ last appearance in the film when he is shown alive, alone, and without the necklace that buzzsaw gives to Jarhead before the final fight. Since the family "misses" Moses in the final scene, I’m going to assume that Moses was NOT killed by Buzzsaw, that Buzzsaw took the necklace to mess with Jarhead’s head before the match, and Moses found his escape from this circle of violence and neglect. I have yet to see others confirm this "hot take", but this is what I’m going with. Had this whole dilemma not been in the film, i might give it 4 stars. See more jelisije j 06/21/2022 Probably one of the most disoriented story about how the only way for poor people to succeed is through violence and sacrifice. See more 02/13/2022 I Get That It Is Built Around Low Socio-Economic Dysfunction. The Story Is So All Over The Place & Full Of Misplaced Violence That You Loose Any Commitment To Seeing It Thru. I Only Watched it In Parts...To See It Thru Etc. See more tom m 11/13/2021 Don't bother. I don't know how this made it's way into my Netflix dvd queue. I've resolved to scrub my Netflix dvd queue with a look at how 'the crowd' has rated these films. See more andy p 08/19/2021 i came for the violence - got bored - skimmed the rest. See more 05/09/2021 I can't say that the movie is bad ... But the movie is very cruel! I think now in this hard time, such films are not needed ... Films should give some kind of hope. There is complete hopelessness here ... See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A former U.S. Marine trains to compete in a vicious bare-knuckle fight where the winner gets a $100,000 prize.
Director
Tim Sutton
Producer
David Lancaster, Stephanie Wilcox
Screenwriter
Tim Sutton
Distributor
IFC Films
Production Co
Rumble Films
Rating
R (Drug Use|Disturbing Violent Content|Disturbing Sexual Content|Language|Some Graphic Nudity)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 15, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 22, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$14.7K
Runtime
1h 42m
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