
The Set-Up(1949)
Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.


When a battered boxer past his prime finds his dreams and his relationships on the ropes, he falls back in with a dangerous crowd and has to take the biggest swing of his life to reclaim his hope and his family.

Toby Kebbell
Sal

Shia LaBeouf
Vince

James Cosmo
Welly

Michael Socha
Little Marcus

Aiysha Hart
Fay

Elaine Cassidy
Elaine

Barry Ward
Paddy

Nell Hudson
Becky

Kíla Lord Cassidy
Molly

Tom Leigh
Leo
Salvable is a crime, drama film released in 2025 exploring themes of boxing, illegal boxing, sports drama. Directed by Björn Franklin, it stars Toby Kebbell, Shia LaBeouf, James Cosmo. When a battered boxer past his prime finds his dreams and his relationships on the ropes, he falls back in with a dangerous crowd and has to take the biggest swing of his life to reclaim his hope and his family.
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