Southpaw
Film2015123 min

Southpaw

Taste attributes: actiondramasportstried & testedsimplelineargrittyemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipgame/competition

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"Believe in Hope."

Boxlist takeA simple, stirring action film, otherwise balanced. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original

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Synopsis

Billy "The Great" Hope, the reigning junior middleweight boxing champion, has an impressive career, a loving wife and daughter, and a lavish lifestyle. However, when tragedy strikes, Billy hits rock bottom, losing his family, his house and his manager. He soon finds an unlikely savior in Tick Willis, a former fighter who trains the city's toughest amateur boxers. With his future on the line, Hope fights to reclaim the trust of those he loves the most.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questcomplex relationshipgame/competition

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Jake GyllenhaalRachel McAdamsForest WhitakerOona Laurence50 Cent

Details

Genre
Action
Year
2015
Runtime
123 min
Status
Released
Studio
Fuqua Films
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How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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