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The Philly Kid

Play trailer Poster for The Philly Kid R Released May 11, 2012 1h 34m Action Crime Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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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 Formulaic, functional guys'-night-in entertainment. May 10, 2012 Full Review Read all reviews

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Michelle R 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! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/26/24 Full Review Audience Member Easy to watch, but not that special Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/21/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member The dialogue was terrible. It was almost entertaining in a guy's night in way, but ultimately it sucked. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review farah r The Philly Kid has nothing new to offer. The same wrestler story fighting for the cash. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review 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
After Dark Films, Signature Pictures, Fourth Floor Productions
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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