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      Never Back Down

      PG-13 Released Mar 14, 2008 1 hr. 54 min. Action List
      21% 84 Reviews Tomatometer 34% 250,000+ Ratings Audience Score 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). Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Feb 06 Buy Now

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

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      luis L Great movie, exciting. Gotta ignore the critics. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/16/24 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Dan W Insanely and criminally underrated movie. If you ever trained mma or have ever been a troubled teen with many regrets, you'd relate to this movie. If you like revenge, fighting, knarly fight scenes, eye candy, partying etc etc you need to see this movie. This isn't an "adult karate kid movie" this an mma movie. There's a hero a villain, and a cool build up to when the hero (the victim) and the villain (the bully) finally clash and settle things once and for all and beat the tar out of each other and with a perfect ending of the hero and the villain having an understanding and showing respect. There's so much more to this movie and the ignorance of most critics on here about this moving is absolutely embarrassing. I will admit the acting wasn't great but it wasn't God awful and I've seen wayyyy worse acting than that. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/15/23 Full Review isa e good action, good acting, Amber heard's lipstick was too inconsistent, but a fun movie Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/10/23 Full Review Saylor H It Is CheesyHave Good 00s 10s 20s 2000s 2010s 2020s Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Nell Minow Movie Mom Rated: C Feb 14, 2012 Full Review Hank Sartin Time Out Rated: 2/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian A naive and truly obnoxious movie about the world of Mixed Martial Arts. Rated: 1/5 Oct 18, 2008 Full Review 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 Full Review S. Jhoanna Robledo Common Sense Media Bloody fight film has heart, but it's no champion. Rated: 2/5 Dec 31, 2010 Full Review Bullz-Eye.com Rated: 2.5/5 Oct 18, 2008 Full Review Read all reviews

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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
      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
      Sound Mix
      Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
      Aspect Ratio
      Scope (2.35:1)
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