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Warrior

Warrior

Family is worth fighting for.

20117.82h 20m

Overview

The youngest son of an alcoholic former boxer returns home, where he's trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament – a path that puts the fighter on a collision course with his estranged, older brother.

Directed by Gavin O'Connor
Written by Gavin O'Connor, Anthony Tambakis, Cliff Dorfman
Produced by Greg O'Connor, Gavin O'Connor
Box OfficeBudget: $25.0MRevenue: $23.3M

Top Cast

Joel Edgerton

Joel Edgerton

Brendan Conlon

Tom Hardy

Tom Hardy

Tommy Conlon

Nick Nolte

Nick Nolte

Paddy Conlon

Jennifer Morrison

Jennifer Morrison

Tess Conlon

Frank Grillo

Frank Grillo

Frank Campana

Kevin Dunn

Kevin Dunn

Principal Zito

Maximiliano Hernández

Maximiliano Hernández

Colt Boyd

Bryan Callen

Bryan Callen

Bryan Callen

Sam Sheridan

Sam Sheridan

Sam Sheridan

Fernando Chien

Fernando Chien

Fenroy

Themes & Keywords

banktrainingbeatingmixed martial arts (mma)teachermusclemancombatalcoholicgymexercisepittsburgh, pennsylvaniaintensecomplicatedfamiliar

About Warrior

Warrior is a drama, action film released in 2011 exploring themes of bank, training, beating, mixed martial arts (mma), teacher, muscleman. Directed by Gavin O'Connor, it stars Joel Edgerton, Tom Hardy, Nick Nolte. The youngest son of an alcoholic former boxer returns home, where he's trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament – a path that puts the fighter on a collision course with his estranged, older brother.

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