Movie poster for The Boxer
TMDb Rating
6.7/10

293 verified votes

The Boxer (1997)

DramaRomance
114 min

"Love is always worth fighting for."

Plot Summary

Nineteen-year-old Danny Flynn is imprisoned for his involvement with the I.R.A. in Belfast. He leaves behind his family and his sixteen-year-old girlfriend, Maggie Hamill. Fourteen years later, Danny is released from prison and returns to his old working class neighborhood to resume his life as a boxer.

Director

Jim Sheridan

Top Cast

Daniel Day-LewisEmily WatsonBrian CoxKen StottGerard McSorley

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