Southpaw
After a fatal incident sends him on a rampant path of destruction, a champion boxer fights to get custody of his daughter and revive his professional career.
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 2h 4m
- Released
- 2015
- Country
- United States, China, Hong Kong
Details
Release year: 2015
Storyline
After a fatal incident sends him on a rampant path of destruction, a champion boxer fights to get custody of his daughter and revive his professional career.
Top credits
Jake Gyllenhaal — Billy Hope
Rachel McAdams — Maureen Hope
Oona Laurence — Leila Hope
Forest Whitaker — Tick Wills
Did you know
• Antoine Fuqua had no money to pay James Horner to compose the film, due to the film's short budget. However, Horner did not care as he loved the idea of the film, and he decided to do it for free.
• Some prints of the film, at the end of the credits, have "In Memory of Our Friend James Horner," who died in a plane crash days before the film opened for release.
• Eminem was originally scouted for the role, which he accepted and started filming. The film had to be put on hold as Eminem wanted to focus on his music career, so the role was then given to Jake Gyllenhaal.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $52,421,953
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $16,701,294 (2015-07-26)
User reviews
Formulaic but entertaining, in its own way, with an excellent cast doing excellent work.
Jake Gyllenhaal's performance is a southpaw that goes straight to the heart
Jake Gyllenhaal deserves at least a nomination
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
- Color
- Color
