Redbelt (2008)

US:: R Drama

Is there room for principle in Los Angeles? Mike Terry teaches jujitsu and barely makes ends meet. His Brazilian wife, whose family promotes fights, wants to see Mike in the ring making money, but to him competition is degrading. A woman sideswipes Mike's car and then, after an odd sequence of events, shoots out the studio's window. Later that evening, Mike rescues an action movie star in a fistfight at a bar. In return, the actor befriends Mike, gives him a gift, offers him work on his newest film, and introduces Mike's wife to his own - the women initiate business dealings. Then, things go sour all at once, Mike's debts mount, and going into the ring may be his only option.

Updated May 10 2020

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2008-04-07

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FACTS

Runtime: 99 mins Budget: $7,000,000 Rating: 6.3 Tag Line: There's always a way out. You just have to find it.

Cast

Jennifer Grey

Lucy Weiss

Emily Mortimer

Laura Black

Joe Mantegna

Jerry Weiss

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Mike Terry

Alice Braga

Sondra Terry

Ricky Jay

Marty Brown

Tim Allen

Chet Frank

Rodrigo Santoro

Bruno Silva