TV Guide: Online Video Guide The Fighter

The Fighter: You Can't Be Me

Sat, 02 Mar 2013 13:46:45 -0400

Dicky Ecklund (CHRISTIAN BALE) is a former boxing legend that squandered his talents and threw away his shot at greatness. Micky Ward (MARK WAHLBERG), his half brother, is the struggling journeyman boxer who spent his life living in his big brother's shadow. The Fighter is the inspirational, true story of these two brothers who, against all the odds, come together to train for a historic title bout that will unite their fractured family, redeem their pasts and, at last, give their hard-luck town what it's been waiting for: pride. The story unfolds on the gritty, blue-collar streets of Lowell, Mass, where Dicky was once known as "The Pride of Lowell" having gone the distance with the world champion Sugar Ray Leonard. However, after losing that fight, like the town of Lowell, Dicky's fallen on hard times. His boxing days are behind him and his life has become shattered by drug abuse. Younger brother Micky, meanwhile, has become the family's fighter and fading hope for a champion. But despite all of his work, Micky's career is failing and he loses fight after punishing fight. Dicky and Micky's tougher-than-nails mother, Alice (MELISSA LEO), manages his career and Dicky serves as his highly unreliable trainer. When Micky's latest fight nearly kills him, it looks like it could all be over - until his iron-willed new girlfriend, Charlene (AMY ADAMS), convinces him to do the unthinkable: split with his family, pursue his own interests and train without his increasingly volatile and criminal brother. Now Micky has the chance of a lifetime as he earns a shot at the World Championship. But when his brother and dysfunctional family reenter his life, they must all reconcile their pasts and become more than just a family in name. With Micky and Dicky reunited, this becomes more than just a fight - it's an all-out comeback for these brothers, their family, and their city. When it's over, Micky will have become a World Champion, a Hall of Fame legend, and the new "Pride of Lowell". The Fighter is a moving and often humorous drama about fighting for the people you love.

The Fighter: 9/18/2010

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:20:41 -0400

The Fighter

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 11:20:08 -0400

Common Sense Media reviews The Fighter for kids and families.

The Fighter: What's The Problem?

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 03:20:32 -0400

The Fighter: 9/18/2010

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The Fighter

Sun, 12 Aug 2012 03:48:51 -0400

Mark Wahlberg stars in Paramount Pictures' inspirational docudrama exploring the remarkable rise of Massachusetts-born lightweight title winner "Irish" Micky Ward. A determined pugilist whose career in the ring was shepherded by his loyal half-brother, Dicky (Christian Bale) - a hard-living boxer-turned-trainer whose own career in the ring was nearly sent down for the count due to drugs and crime.

The Fighter

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 14:16:00 -0400

After a tragic accident that killed his wife and sent his son to the hospital, Leone, a retired street fighter, is forced to go back to the underground world of illegal street fights to help capture El Chapo, head of a criminal organization.

The Fighter

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 04:47:23 -0400

The Fighter: Christian Bale Featurette

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 22:39:05 -0400

The Fighter

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 22:39:05 -0400

Common Sense Media reviews The Fighter for kids and families.

The Fighter: Mark Wahlberg Featurette

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 22:39:05 -0400

The Fighter: JKL - Amy Adams II