The Boxer (1997)

US:: R UK:: 15 Drama Romance

Nineteen-year-old Danny Flynn is imprisoned for his involvement with the I.R.A. in Belfast. He leaves behind his family and his sixteen-year-old girlfriend, Maggie Hamill. Fourteen years later, Danny is released from prison and returns to his old working class neighborhood to resume his life as a boxer.

Updated May 10 2020

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FACTS

Runtime: 114 mins Revenue: $16,534,578 Rating: 6.8 Tag Line: Love is always worth fighting for.

Cast

Brian Cox

Joe Hamill

Emily Watson

Maggie

Daniel Day-Lewis

Danny Flynn

Ken Stott

Ike Weir

Kenneth Cranham

Matt MaGuire

Paul Ronan

Eddie's Cornerman

Gerard McSorley

Harry

Ian McElhinney

Reggie Bell