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The Philly Kid

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A former NCAA wrestling champion (Wes Chatham), now an ex-con involved in mixed-martial arts, must save his best friend from a vicious loan shark.
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Dennis Harvey Variety 05/10/2012
Formulaic, functional guys'-night-in entertainment. Go to Full Review
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Michelle R 09/26/2024 Think the movie is/was pretty good. Of course always a sucker for a good true come back story. Do agree with some of the other reviews that there was a lot more fighting than actually telling all of his story. Was so good that it’s a movie could watch over again .. No but recommend the movie over all. Happy watching viewer’s! See more 06/29/2019 Easy to watch, but not that special See more 11/18/2018 I only started watching this because I love Wes Chatham but a pretty face would not have kept me watching. I had never heard of this movie before but I loved it. It's a second chance story where the guy gets the girl. Simple but really good. See more 07/08/2015 5.3/10 I watched this movie for the MMA element and cameos from fighters like Shawn Jordan because I'm an MMA nut. With that being said, it's a low budget flick and most of the movie is rough, including the acting, plot, sound effects etc. I doubt id watch if again, but hey, I got through it once so it could have been a lot worse. See more 04/11/2015 The dialogue was terrible. It was almost entertaining in a guy's night in way, but ultimately it sucked. See more farah r @Farah 12/09/2014 The Philly Kid has nothing new to offer. The same wrestler story fighting for the cash. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis A former NCAA wrestling champion (Wes Chatham), now an ex-con involved in mixed-martial arts, must save his best friend from a vicious loan shark.
Director
Jason Connery
Screenwriter
Adam Mervis
Distributor
After Dark Films
Production Co
Signature Pictures, Fourth Floor Productions, After Dark Films
Rating
R (Violence|Language)
Genre
Action, Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 11, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 5, 2017
Runtime
1h 34m
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