The Fighter

In Academy Award -winning performances, Christian Bale* (The Big Short) and Melissa Leo** (Frozen River) join Academy Award nominees Mark Wahlberg*** (The Departed) and Amy Adams' (American Hustle) to star in this "remarkable"'' film. Based on a true story, two brothers, against all the odds, come together to train for a historic title bout that has the power to reunite their fractured family and give their hard-luck town what it's been waiting for: pride. Micky Ward (Wahlberg) is a struggling boxer long overshadowed by his older brother and trainer, Dicky (Bale), a local legend battling his own demons. Their explosive relationship threatens to take them both down but the bond of blood may be their only chance for redemption.

• drama