Never Back Down

PG-13

Released Mar 14, 2008

1h 54m

Action

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21%

Tomatometer

84 Reviews

34%

Audience Score

250,000+ Ratings

Jake (Sean Faris) moves to Orlando, Fla., with his mother (Leslie Hope) and brother (Wyatt Smith). He feels like an outsider in his new school and frequently lets his temper flare out of control. But Jake wants to fit in, and he decides to go to a party with his classmate Baja (Amber Heard). There, Jake is pushed into a fight and humiliated. Another classmate (Evan Peters) sees what happened, and encourages Jake to visit martial arts trainer Jean Roqua (Djimon Hounsou).

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Critics Consensus

Though not without its pleasures, Never Back Down faithfully adheres to every imaginable fight movie cliché.

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Nell Minow

Movie Mom

Rated: C

Feb 14, 2012

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Hank Sartin

Time Out

Rated: 2/5

Nov 17, 2011

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

A naive and truly obnoxious movie about the world of Mixed Martial Arts.

Rated: 1/5

Oct 18, 2008

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James Croot

Stuff.co.nz

Once again Wadlow does his best to keep a tired-looking format looking fresh with plenty of camera trickery and CSI-style anatomy lessons to liven up the fight scenes. Unfortunately, his good work is undermined by the cast's perfect teeth

Mar 16, 2023

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S. Jhoanna Robledo

Common Sense Media

Bloody fight film has heart, but it's no champion.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 31, 2010

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Bullz-Eye.com

Rated: 2.5/5

Oct 18, 2008

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King K

Really touched me Picuur was my favourite character i really relate to that character

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/16/24

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Trevor B

Never Back Down was really good!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/19/24

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Devin B

Don't understand why people bash this movie so much. I honestly like it overall and the action is very solid and well played out.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/13/24

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luis L

Great movie, exciting. Gotta ignore the critics.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/16/24

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Libby F

Was this movie objectively good? No. Will I love it forever and ever anyways? Absolutely one hundred percent positively.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/12/23

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Michael H

Guys this movie is so good. Cheesy as hell at times but thats why I love it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/19/23

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Jeff Wadlow

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Djimon Hounsou

Jean Roqua

Sean Faris

Jake Tyler

Amber Heard

Baja Miller

Cam Gigandet

Ryan McDonald

Leslie Hope

Margot

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Synopsis

Jake (Sean Faris) moves to Orlando, Fla., with his mother (Leslie Hope) and brother (Wyatt Smith). He feels like an outsider in his new school and frequently lets his temper flare out of control. But Jake wants to fit in, and he decides to go to a party with his classmate Baja (Amber Heard). There, Jake is pushed into a fight and humiliated. Another classmate (Evan Peters) sees what happened, and encourages Jake to visit martial arts trainer Jean Roqua (Djimon Hounsou).

Director: Jeff Wadlow
Producer: Craig Baumgarten, David Zelon
Screenwriter: Chris Hauty
Distributor: Summit Entertainment
Production Co: Summit Entertainment, Mandalay Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Violence|Intense Sequences of Fighting|All Involving Teens|Some Sexuality|Language|Mature Thematic Material|Partying)
Genre: Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 14, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 20, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $24.8M
Runtime: 1h 54m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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