Southpaw

R

Released Jul 24, 2015

2h 3m

Drama

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Billy "The Great" Hope (Jake Gyllenhaal), the reigning junior middleweight boxing champion, has an impressive career, a loving wife and daughter, and a lavish lifestyle. However, when tragedy strikes, Billy hits rock bottom, losing his family, his house and his manager. He soon finds an unlikely savior in Tick Willis (Forest Whitaker), a former fighter who trains the city's toughest amateur boxers. With his future on the line, Hope fights to reclaim the trust of those he loves the most.

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Critics Consensus

Jake Gyllenhaal delivers an impressively committed performance, but Southpaw beats it down with a dispiriting drama that pummels viewers with genre clichés.

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Max Weiss

Baltimore Magazine

About as subtle as a right uppercut to the jaw, Southpaw is nonetheless a welcome addition to the boxing melodrama genre.

Rated: 3/4

Jun 12, 2016

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Paul Byrnes

Sydney Morning Herald

Gyllenhaal brings every ounce of his physical self to the role, but rippling muscles and a mashed-up face don't really constitute a performance. It's not quite his fault that Billy is such a maddening character.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 19, 2015

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Richard Brody

New Yorker

The modicum of pleasure delivered by "Southpaw" arrives thanks to its cast, who struggle bravely and energetically with the hopelessly bland text and the invisible, impersonal direction.

Jul 29, 2015

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Denise Pieniazek

A Sala Llena (Argentina)

Southpaw uses the world of boxing as an excuse to talk about different adversities in life, especially around emotional ties. Therefore each fight and each blow contains a meaning in itself, and with each of them the boxer will give a part of his life.

Rated: 8/10

Jan 14, 2024

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

The entire film hinges on Gyllenhaal, because everything else onscreen adopts the worn-out blueprints of every boxing film you've ever seen.

Rated: 2/4

Jun 9, 2022

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Kip Mooney

Central Track

Can't punch its way out of the ring of boxing movie cliches.

Rated: C-

Aug 10, 2021

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donnie m

way tooooooo over dramatic acting? by Jake Gyllenhaal....i keep changing the channel and going back to it but it doesn't get any better....

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/22/24

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TJK K

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/20/24

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Dan R

Jake Gyllenhaal has such a wide range in the acting world combine that with this great boxing storyline and it becomes something gripping and emotionally attaching, love it.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

05/08/24

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prawnda s

i think this film could be significantly better with better camera direction. too many of the fight scenes are too close up and hectic, and while that might accurately depict the experience of the fighter, it doesn't make for the best or most cohesive cinematic experience. the story beats are solid enough, but it just feels like the fighting that should be the main focus of the story is too blurred and erratic.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/05/24

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Randy Z

All I can say is wow! At times i totally forgot that it was Jake Gyllenhaal. He completely transformed himself. The fight scenes were so authentic, during the final fight I literally got up out my chair and was shouting at the screen. What a performance by everyone really. As far as sports dramas go, it was excellent. Jake did an amazing job re-making his body into a fighting, killing machine. Also his character was bang on perfect. Great story line as well. If you're a Jake Gyllenhaal fan, you will absolutely love this film.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/03/24

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C G

As Mick LaSalle writes in his review, this is a movie about grief and human emotions. Boxing is the stage but humanity is the subject. Really gripping and moving.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/28/24

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Synopsis

Billy "The Great" Hope (Jake Gyllenhaal), the reigning junior middleweight boxing champion, has an impressive career, a loving wife and daughter, and a lavish lifestyle. However, when tragedy strikes, Billy hits rock bottom, losing his family, his house and his manager. He soon finds an unlikely savior in Tick Willis (Forest Whitaker), a former fighter who trains the city's toughest amateur boxers. With his future on the line, Hope fights to reclaim the trust of those he loves the most.

Director: Antoine Fuqua
Producer: Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Antoine Fuqua, Alan Riche, Peter Riche, Steve Tisch, Jerry Ye
Screenwriter: Kurt Sutter
Distributor: Weinstein Co.
Production Co: Riche Productions, Fuqua Films, Escape Artists
Rating: R (Some Violence|Language Throughout)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 24, 2015, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Oct 2, 2015
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $52.4M
Runtime: 2h 3m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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