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Southpaw

Southpaw

Believe in hope.

20157.42h 3m

Overview

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.

Directed by Antoine Fuqua
Written by Kurt Sutter
Produced by Jason Blumenthal, Antoine Fuqua, Steve Tisch
Box OfficeBudget: $30.0MRevenue: $91.7M

Top Cast

Jake Gyllenhaal

Jake Gyllenhaal

Billy 'The Great' Hope

Rachel McAdams

Rachel McAdams

Maureen Hope

Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker

Titus 'Tick' Wills

Oona Laurence

Oona Laurence

Leila Hope

50 Cent

50 Cent

Jordan Mains

Skylan Brooks

Skylan Brooks

Hoppy

Naomie Harris

Naomie Harris

Angela Rivera

Victor Ortiz

Victor Ortiz

Ramone

Beau Knapp

Beau Knapp

Jon Jon

Miguel Gómez

Miguel Gómez

Miguel 'Magic' Escobar

Themes & Keywords

sportsfightertragedydeathboxingbox ringfather daughter relationship

About Southpaw

Southpaw is a action, drama film released in 2015 exploring themes of sports, fighter, tragedy, death, boxing, box ring. Directed by Antoine Fuqua, it stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams, Forest Whitaker. 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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