

EVERY DREAM DESERVES A FIGHTING CHANCE.
Boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded in life after nearly being KO'd by drugs and crime.
Ratings
3.5
Cast

Mark Wahlberg
Micky Ward

Christian Bale
Dicky Eklund

Amy Adams
Charlene Fleming

Melissa Leo
Alice Ward

Mickey O'Keefe
Mickey O'Keefe

Jack McGee
George Ward

Melissa McMeekin
"Little Alice" Eklund

Bianca Hunter
Cathy "Pork" Eklund

Erica McDermott
Cindy "Tar" Eklund

Jill Quigg
Donna Eklund Jaynes

Dendrie Taylor
Gail "Red Dog" Eklund

Kate B. O'Brien
Phyllis "Beaver" Eklund

Jenna Lamia
Sherri Ward

Frank Renzulli
Sal Lanano
Paul Campbell
Gary "Boo Boo" Giuffrida
Caitlin Dwyer
Kasie Ward

Chanty Sok
Karen

Ted Arcidi
Lou Gold

Ross Bickell
Mike Toma
Sean Malone
Wolfie
José Antonio Rivera
Gilberto Brown aka Jose
Richard Farrell
HBO Cameraman #1
Matthew Muzio
HBO Cameraman #2
Steven Barkhimer
HBO Producer
Art Ramalho
Art Ramalho

Sugar Ray Leonard
Sugar Ray Leonard

Jackson Nicoll
Little Dicky

Alison Folland
Laurie Carroll
Sean Patrick Doherty
Jimmy (Laurie's Husband)
Sue Costello
Becky

Thomas Benton
Businessman
Ray Greenhalge
Ray Ramalho
Tino Kimly
Pran
Epifanio Melendez
Carlos Garcia
Jeremiah Kissel
Bald Businessman
Sean Eklund
Man in Diner
Roeun Chea
Chan
Brian Nguyen
Brian
Rikki Kleiman
Court Clerk
Michael Dell'Orto
WBU Commissioner
Paul Locke
Reporter #1

Kim Carrell
Reporter #2
Colin Hamell
John Hyland

Dale Place
Referee Micky Vann
Eddie Lee Anderson
Referee Joe Cortez
Joe Lupino
Referee Mitch Halpern

Bonnie Aarons
Crackhead Bonnie
Walter Driscoll
Court Officer
Matt Russell
Photo Guy On Street
A. Joseph Denucci
Man on Street #1
Dicky Eklund
Man on Street #2
George Michael Ward
Man on Street #3

Dicky Eklund Jr.
Man on Street #4
Jack Greenhalge
Man on Street #5
Kevin Paige
Man on Street #6
David A. Ramalho Sr.
Trainer
Ziad Akl
Inmate

Simon Hamlin
Movie Patron
Gerald Greenhalge
Uncle Jerry

Matthew Russell
Running Kid #1
Tommy Eklund
Running Kid #2
Rita Mercier
Woman on Street #1
Deborah Bolanger
Woman on Street #2
Kerry Moore
Woman on Street #3

Philip Dorn Hebert
Micky's Cutman
Raul Vera
Sanchez Trainer
Jack Lally
Neary Trainer
Carlos L. Smith
Sugar Ray Leonard Bodyguard
Lee Wesley
Fight Spectator #1
Hugh Long
Fight Spectator #2
Catherine Lynn Stone
Fan

Eric Weinstein
Micky's Friend
Bo Cleary
Cop

Anthony Molinari
Neary
Peter Cunningham
Mike "Machine Gun" Mungin
Miguel Espino
Alfonso Sanchez

Anthony "Ace" Thomas
Castillo
Brian Christensen
Drunk Guy

Jen Weissenberg
Drunk Girl

Michael Buffer
Fight Announcer

Larry Merchant
Fight Announcer

Jim Lampley
Fight Announcer
Emanuel Steward
Fight Announcer

Roy Jones Jr.
Fight Announcer

George Foreman
Fight Announcer

Don Dunphy
Fight Announcer
James Donnelly
Donut Shop Patron (uncredited)

Al Conti
Larry Merchant (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Screenplay
Executive Producer
Director of Photography
Prosthetics
Original Music Composer
Editor
Utility Stunts
Production Design
Costume Design
Casting
Set Decoration
Art Direction
Script Supervisor
Visual Effects
Co-Producer
Post Production Supervisor
Sound Designer
Post-Production Manager
Visual Effects Supervisor
Special Effects
Executive In Charge Of Production
Unit Production Manager
Assistant Director
Boom Operator
Grip
Prosthetic Supervisor
Stunt Coordinator
Hairstylist
Production Supervisor
Visual Effects Producer
Makeup Artist
Special Effects Coordinator
Steadicam Operator
Assistant Editor
Color Timer
Actor's Assistant
Production Sound Mixer
Makeup Department Head
Fight Choreographer
"A" Camera Operator
Rigging Grip
Details
Release Date
2010-12-10
Runtime
116 min
Original Language
English
Languages
English
Production Companies
The Weinstein Company
Relativity Media
Mandeville Films
Closest to the Hole Productions
Countries
United States of America
Genres
Drama