Believe in hope.
Billy "The Great" Hope, the reigning junior middleweight boxing champion, has an impressive career, a loving wife and daughter, and a lavish lifestyle. However, when tragedy strikes, Billy hits rock bottom, losing his family, his house and his manager. He soon finds an unlikely savior in Tick Willis, a former fighter who trains the city's toughest amateur boxers. With his future on the line, Hope fights to reclaim the trust of those he loves the most.
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Classical in form, contemporary, grave and earnest.
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
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Cast
- Jake GyllenhaalBilly 'The Great' Hope
- Rachel McAdamsMaureen Hope
- Forest WhitakerTitus 'Tick' Wills
- Oona LaurenceLeila Hope
- 50 CentJordan Mains
- Skylan BrooksHoppy
- Naomie HarrisAngela Rivera
- Victor OrtizRamone
- Beau KnappJon Jon
- Miguel GómezMiguel 'Magic' Escobar
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- Antoine FuquaDirector
- Kurt SutterWriter
- Mauro FioreDirector of Photography
- James HornerOriginal Music Composer
- John RefouaEditor
- Peter RicheProducer
- Jason BlumenthalProducer
- Steve TischProducer
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