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Donnybrook

Play trailer 2:25 Poster for Donnybrook R Released Feb 15, 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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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 There are no winners here, only losers. Rated: F Feb 20, 2019 Full Review Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com I couldn't get any of what I just saw out of my head for hours after I had viewed it. Rated: 3/4 Feb 15, 2019 Full Review Odie Henderson RogerEbert.com I like my sleaze 100% pure; this movie is covered in Sleaze-Whiz. Rated: 1/4 Feb 15, 2019 Full Review Brent McKnight The Last Thing I See 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. Rated: B+ Jun 30, 2020 Full Review Pat Mullen POV Magazine 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. May 21, 2019 Full Review Dustin Chase Texas Art & Film A repulsive story of drugs and street-fighting that wallows in violence more than suspense. Rated: C- Apr 30, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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jelisije j Probably one of the most disoriented story about how the only way for poor people to succeed is through violence and sacrifice. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review tom m 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. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review andy p i came for the violence - got bored - skimmed the rest. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member 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 ... Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member It doesn't really get interesting until the first fight scene; most of the film has a plot that doesn't really go very well. The actual ''donnybrook'' is at the end. Not terrible, but it could have been a lot better. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review 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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