Fresh
This doesn't pack a punch like 'The Fighter' - but it's still a must for grapple fans.
Anna Smith, Time Out
Warrior
Family is worth fighting for.
2011 · 2h 20m · PG-13
Action, Drama
Directed by
Gavin O'Connor
Overview
The youngest son of an alcoholic former boxer returns home, where he's trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament – a path that puts the fighter on a collision course with his estranged, older brother.
Director and cast
- Gavin O'Connor Director
- Tom Hardy as Tom Conlon
- Jennifer Morrison as Tess Conlon
- Nick Nolte as Paddy Conlon
- Joel Edgerton as Brendan Conlon
- Frank Grillo as Frank Campana
- Kevin Dunn as Principal Zito
- Maximiliano Hernández as Colt Boyd
- Bryan Callen as Himself
- Sam Sheridan as Himself
- Jake McLaughlin as Mark Bradford
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
82%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The movie is so skillfully made, and the performances are so convincingly real (Hardy is sensational), that, as it reaches its cathartic, winning finish, it achieves a surprising compassion and honesty.
Bruce Diones, New Yorker
Fresh
Warrior ends up feeling a lot bigger than you expect it to.
Bob Mondello, NPR
Fresh
It's too corny to live. But the picture is a slam dunk. I mean a ground-and-pound double-leg takedown. It's really gripping.
David Edelstein, New York Magazine/Vulture
Rotten
Warrior's three principle characterizations are compelling - Nolte in particular gives a tempered performance as the shambling, sad-eyed wreck of a dad - but not enough to mask the film's lesser elements.
Mary F. Pols, TIME Magazine
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