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Summary One night after leaving the paper, sports reporter Erik Kernan sees a gang of thugs beating up a homeless man. He notices how well the grizzly old fellow can take a punch. He bobs, he weaves, he lands a few good ones himself until Erik chases the thugs away, who leave jeers of how they beat "The Champ" in their wake. Erik realizes he has...

Resurrecting the Champ
Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 28 Critic Reviews
55
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings
6.7
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Summary One night after leaving the paper, sports reporter Erik Kernan sees a gang of thugs beating up a homeless man. He notices how well the grizzly old fellow can take a punch. He bobs, he weaves, he lands a few good ones himself until Erik chases the thugs away, who leave jeers of how they beat "The Champ" in their wake. Erik realizes he has...

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 28 Critic Reviews
55
50% Positive
14 Reviews
43% Mixed
12 Reviews
7% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 28 Critic Reviews
55
50% Positive
14 Reviews
43% Mixed
12 Reviews
7% Negative
2 Reviews

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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings
6.7
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50% Mixed
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Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings
6.7
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50% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Production Company Phoenix Pictures, Alberta Film Entertainment, Battleplan Productions, Resurrecting the Champ Distribution, Yari Film Group (YFG)
Release Date Aug 24, 2007
Duration 1 h 52 m
Rating PG-13
Tagline Based on a true story, that was based on a lie.
ESPY Awards
1 Nomination
Young Artist Awards
1 Nomination