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      Poor Boy's Game

      R 2007 1 hr. 44 min. Drama List
      83% 6 Reviews Tomatometer 66% 500+ Ratings Audience Score Boxer Donnie (Rossif Sutherland), jailed for nine years after causing brain damage to a boy he assaulted, is finally released. Donnie is regretful and wishes to move on, but the community is still tense with racial division. The impaired boy's black family wants revenge, and Donnie's white relatives are eager for a fight, so a boxing match with a powerful young black man (Flex Alexander) is scheduled. Amid the conflict, Donnie forms an unlikely friendship with his victim's father (Danny Glover). Read More Read Less Watch on Peacock Stream Now

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      Audience Member An interracial gay love story locked in with a heavily PC "why can't everybody just get along" Message. Truly a dreadful movie which hardly made a ripple at the box office. Mark the name of filmmaker Clement Virgo as someone to avoid in future. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member I'm not much of a boxing fan. But the story for me. Wanna watch again. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Somewhat sappy, but a pretty good movie, shot in Halifax, Nova Scotia Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member its a good story but i didnt like the movie. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member not bad for yet another brother vs brother/fighting movie. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member I really liked it! I think the end of the boxing game was a little too much though ... apart from this, the story is really great and leads to an interesting reflexion on racial hatred (and its nonsense) and forgiveness. Both Sutherland and Glover give truely moving performances. Really nice! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Neil Genzlinger New York Times Poor Boy's Game is a movie built around a boxing match, but its most powerful scenes involve no jabs or hooks. Rated: 3.5/5 Mar 13, 2008 Full Review Peter Howell Toronto Star [Director Clement] Virgo and co-writer Chaz Thorne look beyond the usual character arcs, adding fresh and urgent perspective to a socially aware and emotionally intense movie. Rated: 3/4 Dec 7, 2007 Full Review Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall A bold script improves this drama about masculinity and bigotry in a small community. It also helps to have a terrific actor like Danny Glover on board. Rated: 4/5 May 3, 2008 Full Review National Post Rated: 2.5/4 Dec 12, 2007 Full Review Liz Braun Jam! Movies The film does not pull its punches, and though uneven, is compelling. Rated: 3/5 Dec 7, 2007 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...certainly marks a step in the right direction for filmmaker Clement Virgo... Rated: 2.5/4 Sep 15, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Boxer Donnie (Rossif Sutherland), jailed for nine years after causing brain damage to a boy he assaulted, is finally released. Donnie is regretful and wishes to move on, but the community is still tense with racial division. The impaired boy's black family wants revenge, and Donnie's white relatives are eager for a fight, so a boxing match with a powerful young black man (Flex Alexander) is scheduled. Amid the conflict, Donnie forms an unlikely friendship with his victim's father (Danny Glover).
      Director
      Clement Virgo
      Screenwriter
      Chaz Thorne, Clement Virgo
      Production Co
      Astral Media, Conquering Lion Pictures, Canadian Television Fund
      Rating
      R (Some Violent Images|Pervasive Language|Strong Sexual Content)
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Nov 7, 2019
      Sound Mix
      Dolby Digital
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