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IMDb rating 6.5
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Critic rating 7.2

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Critic Nigel M Smith
rated 8

Liev Schreiber a knockout as the schlub who inspired Rocky.

Read full review at The Guardian
Critic Sheila O'Malley
rated 8

...there's an honesty to it, a fresh and messy one.

Read full review at Roger Ebert
Critic Marjorie Baumgarten
rated 7

...film tells an achingly true story about chasing dreams and letting them slip through your hands, as well as the gravitational forces that cause one’s life to seek its own level.

Read full review at The Austin Chronicle
Critic A.A. Dowd
rated 5

There really was a Rocky Balboa. Well, sort of. His name was Chuck Wepner...

Read full review at The A.V. Club
Critic Annika Andersson
rated 8

Berättelsen är intressant nog, karaktärerna välspelade och sympatiska, och 70-talets Bayonne erbjuder oemotståndlig nostalgi.

Read full review at Moviezine

Cast & Crew

Ron Perlman
As Al Braverman
Liev Schreiber
As Chuck Wepner
Naomi Watts
As Linda Wepner
Jim Gaffigan
As John Stoehr
Michael Rapaport
As John Wepner
Elisabeth Moss
As Phyllis Wepner

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Chuck Wepner, a heavyweight boxer from New Jersey, gets a surprise chance to fight Muhammad Ali in 1975. Despite the odds, Wepner lasts 15 rounds against the champion, earning him sudden fame and the nickname "The Bayonne Bleeder." As his celebrity grows, Wepner struggles with the pressures of fame and addiction, ultimately losing everything and ending up in prison. However, he finds redemption and a new chance at life after his release, reuniting with his daughter and finding love with a new partner. A true underdog story about a man who refuses to give up, no matter how hard life hits him.

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