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  • 2009
  • PG-13
  • Rogue Pictures
  • 1 h 45 m
  • 2009
  • PG-13
  • Rogue Pictures
  • 1 h 45 m

Summary Small-town boy Shawn MacArthur has come to New York City with nothing. Barely earning a living selling counterfeit goods on the streets, his luck changes when scam artist Harvey Boarden sees that he has a natural talent for street-fighting. When Harvey offers Shawn help at making the real cash, the two form an uneasy partnership. (Rogue ...

Directed By: Dito Montiel

Written By: Robert Munic, Dito Montiel

  • 2009
  • PG-13
  • Rogue Pictures
  • 1 h 45 m
  • 2009
  • PG-13
  • Rogue Pictures
  • 1 h 45 m

Fighting

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 22 Critic Reviews
61
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 160 User Ratings
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Summary Small-town boy Shawn MacArthur has come to New York City with nothing. Barely earning a living selling counterfeit goods on the streets, his luck changes when scam artist Harvey Boarden sees that he has a natural talent for street-fighting. When Harvey offers Shawn help at making the real cash, the two form an uneasy partnership. (Rogue ...

Directed By: Dito Montiel

Written By: Robert Munic, Dito Montiel

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 22 Critic Reviews
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45% Positive
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50% Mixed
11 Reviews
5% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 22 Critic Reviews
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45% Positive
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50% Mixed
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88
Fighting has real grit and excellent acting. In other words, there is gold in that dirt.
By Wesley Morris FULL REVIEW
75
Fighting is a fun, frank and faithful homage to simple inner-city drama.
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Universal Acclaim Based on 160 User Ratings
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86% Positive
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Universal Acclaim Based on 160 User Ratings
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6% Negative
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Not everything that happens in Fighting entirely makes sense -- it’s a fable, after all, and a fable doesn't necessarily have to -- but it breathes with a rough, exuberant realism that you rarely see in movies of its kind.
By A.O. Scott FULL REVIEW
60
In Channing Tatum, who also starred in "Saints," the film has a good-looking, magnetic hunk to draw a crowd. Terrence Howard lends the pedigree of great screen acting, and Zulay Henao adds charm and glamour.
By Kirk Honeycutt FULL REVIEW
50
Authentic locations and careful attention to detail help evoke several New York boroughs in all their gritty vitality, but the screenplay about a hunky street vendor turned underground fighter is sloppy and false.
By Andrea Gronvall FULL REVIEW
42
Murderously dull stretches of dialogue suck most of the fun out of this sloppy drama.
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38
Fighting seriously lacks punch.
By Claudia Puig FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Rogue Pictures, Misher Films, 5150 Action, Relativity Media, Scion Films, Twins Financing
Release Date Apr 24, 2009
Duration 1 h 45 m
Rating PG-13
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Tagline Some dreams are worth the fight.
Website http://www.fightingmovie.net/
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