Donnybrook

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Donnybrook

R

2019

1h 42m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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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.

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

There are no winners here, only losers.

Rated: F

Feb 20, 2019

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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

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Odie Henderson

RogerEbert.com

I like my sleaze 100% pure; this movie is covered in Sleaze-Whiz.

Rated: 1/4

Feb 15, 2019

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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andy p

i came for the violence - got bored - skimmed the rest.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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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

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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

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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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