Warrior
Haunted by a tragic past, Marine Tommy Conlon (Tom Hardy) returns home for the first time in fourteen years to enlist the help of his father (Nick Nolte) to train for SPARTA,... the biggest winner-takes-all event in mixed martial arts history. A former wrestling prodigy, Tommy blazes a path toward the championship while his brother, Brendan (Joel Edgerton), an ex-fighter-turned teacher, returns to the ring in a desperate bid to save his family from financial ruin. But when Brendan’s unlikely, underdog rise sets him on a collision course with the unstoppable Tommy, the two brothers must finally confront each other and the forces that pulled them apart, facing off in the most soaring, soul stirring, and unforgettable climax that must be seen to be believed.
2.9 out of 5 based on 16 reviews
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Omniscore:
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| Certificate |
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| Genre |
Action, Drama, Sport |
| Director |
Gavin O'Connor |
| Cast |
Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Morrison, Nick Nolte, Bryan Callen, Kevin Dunn Tom Hardy |
| Studio |
Lionsgate |
| Release Date |
September 2011 |
| Running Time |
140 mins |
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Haunted by a tragic past, Marine Tommy Conlon (Tom Hardy) returns home for the first time in fourteen years to enlist the help of his father (Nick Nolte) to train for SPARTA,... the biggest winner-takes-all event in mixed martial arts history. A former wrestling prodigy, Tommy blazes a path toward the championship while his brother, Brendan (Joel Edgerton), an ex-fighter-turned teacher, returns to the ring in a desperate bid to save his family from financial ruin. But when Brendan’s unlikely, underdog rise sets him on a collision course with the unstoppable Tommy, the two brothers must finally confront each other and the forces that pulled them apart, facing off in the most soaring, soul stirring, and unforgettable climax that must be seen to be believed.
Reviews
Empire Magazine
Dan Jolin
"What marks out O’Connor’s film from most ‘sports’ pictures is that it’s not about one contestant, or team, but rather follows both sides, dividing the film, and our sympathies, straight down the middle."
26/09/2011
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The Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan
"A family drama set in the ultraviolent world of mixed martial arts, it shows promise but finally hits things so hard, both literally and metaphorically, that it's hard not to feel pummeled yourself by the time it's over."
09/11/2011
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The Daily Telegraph
Tim Robey
"It’s Edgerton, the Australian star of Kinky Boots and Animal Kingdom, who emerges as the movie’s true centre in a restrained performance that gets you thoroughly on his side. "
22/09/2011
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The New York Times
O. A Scott
"appropriately blunt, powerful and relentless"
08/09/2011
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The Evening Standard
Derek Malcolm
"Perhaps it's Rocky for the thinking classes, or Raging Bull for lesser mortals. Box-office, at least for the boys."
23/09/2011
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The Financial Times
Nigel Andrews
"Cage fighting in Pennsylvania is one of the eye-catching activities in that human zoo we call the US."
22/09/2011
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Time Out
Anna Smith
"This doesn’t pack a punch like ‘The Fighter’ – but it’s still a must for grapple fans."
22/09/2011
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The Times
Wendy Ide
"... two hours and 20 minutes of catharsis for the American everyman."
23/09/2011
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The Independent on Sunday
Nicholas Barber
"Warrior – an oddly singular title for a film with two protagonists – increases in ludicrousness right up to its finale. "
25/09/2011
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Total Film
Matt Mueller
"Charting a trio of redemptive journeys amid a maelstrom of brutality, there are no prizes for guessing where it’s all heading… "
14/09/2011
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The Observer
Philip French
"It's a crude, populist epic that makes the audience feel they're taking a beating in the chain-link cage with the fighters."
25/09/2011
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The Scotsman
Siobhan Synnot
"By the time The Warrior reaches its rousing, brutal final rounds, it's all too familiar. Even The Warrior's clichés take steroids... "
20/09/2011
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The Daily Mail
Chris Tookey
"It’s raging bull, but not in a good way."
23/09/2011
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The Guardian
Andrew Pulver
"You don't need an MA in screenwriting to see where this one is heading. "
22/09/2011
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The Sunday Times
Cosmo Landesman
"More preposterous than Rocky, yet much less entertaining..."
25/09/2011
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The Independent
Anthony Quinn
"It's been designed for adolescent boys who've watched few movies but a whole lifetime of cagefights on TV."
23/09/2011
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