“Every dream deserves a fighting chance.”
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.
- Director
- David O. Russell
Starring
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
