Plot
Boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded in life after nearly being KO'd by drugs and crime.
Cast
Mark Wahlberg
Micky Ward
Christian Bale
Dicky Eklund
Amy Adams
Charlene Fleming
Melissa Leo
Alice Ward
Mickey O'Keefe
Mickey O'Keefe
Jack McGee
George Ward
Melissa McMeekin
"Little Alice" Eklund
Bianca Hunter
Cathy "Pork" Eklund
Erica McDermott
Cindy "Tar" Eklund
Jill Quigg
Donna Eklund Jaynes
Dendrie Taylor
Gail "Red Dog" Eklund
Kate B. O'Brien
Phyllis "Beaver" Eklund
Crew
David O. Russell
Director
Scott Silver
Screenplay
Paul Tamasy
Screenplay
Eric Johnson
Screenplay
Dorothy Aufiero
Producer
David Hoberman
Producer
Ryan Kavanaugh
Producer
Todd Lieberman
Producer
Paul Tamasy
Producer
Mark Wahlberg
Producer
Hoyte van Hoytema
Director of Photography
Michael Brook
Original Music Composer
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