The Good Son: The Life of Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini

2013

1h 29m

Documentary

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The father of Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini had a marked influence on the boxer's life and career.

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It doesn't get any more real than this. A powerful and heartbreaking story that will grip you right until the end.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Audience Member

Sad but great story and even greater man.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Audience Member

Starts off a bit slow, but becomes very interesting and sad. My heart broke more than once watching this!!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Audience Member

I don't follow boxing and I have little exposure to it but the Warren Zevon song has always been a favourite of mine so watching this was fulfilling to a degree, refreshing in that it feels authentic and satisfying in that it answered questions well. $10 worth of a movie

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Jesse James Miller

Director

Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini

Actor

Mickey Rourke

Actor

Ed O'Neill

Actor

Mark Kriegel

Actor

Jiwan Kim

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Ben Travers

indieWire

The singular focus is not a fatal flaw. Not at all, really. It's merely a question haunting The Good Son even when its concentration steers the viewer away from it.

Rated: B

Jun 30, 2014

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Farran Smith Nehme

New York Post

Mancini is a tremendously sympathetic figure, a hard-working man who became a fighter because he wanted to make things right, and still does.

Rated: 2.5/4

Aug 9, 2013

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Rob Nelson

Variety

Connects on emotional levels in the telling of an up-from-nothing brawler whose colorful career climaxed in tragedy.

Aug 8, 2013

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Shannon M. Houston

Paste Magazine

With commentary from Sugar Ray Leonard, Mickey Rourke, and others who witnessed the exceptional journey and career of Youngstown's finest, another powerful boxing story has been told.

Rated: 7/10

Aug 29, 2013

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

Don't miss "The Good Son."

Rated: B+

Aug 12, 2013

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Frank Lovece

Film Journal International

Superb documentary about the famed boxer haunted by an opponent's death in the ring three decades ago, and a heart-tugging reconciliation.

Aug 9, 2013

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Synopsis

The father of Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini had a marked influence on the boxer's life and career.

Director: Jesse James Miller
Producer: Jimmy Lynn, Chris Tavlarides
Screenwriter: Jesse James Miller
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 5, 2016
Runtime: 1h 29m

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