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A young man with a bright future suffers a near-fatal accident and recreates his new life with the help of an unlikely animal friend.


Gentle and broken, a homeless man fights others on video for money but soon finds comfort in an unlikely friend and the lost diary of a young girl.

Thomas Haden Church
Willie

Terrence Howard
Pope

Rhys Wakefield
J.J.

Boyd Holbrook
Pinky

Macy Gray
Den Mother

David Henrie
Clean Cut Man

Johanna Braddy
Clean Cut Girl
Jevon McFerrin
Robber

James Logan
Mullet
Cardboard Boxer is a drama film released in 2016. Directed by Knate Gwaltney, it stars Thomas Haden Church, Terrence Howard, Rhys Wakefield. Gentle and broken, a homeless man fights others on video for money but soon finds comfort in an unlikely friend and the lost diary of a young girl.
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