Born a Champion

It had all the makings of a great underdog story, and for most of its runtime, it really delivers. But that final fight kind of undercuts everything that came before it. The referee's calls feel wildly inconsistent—penalizing him when he wasn't doing anything wrong, while…

PouliSt

I had very low expectations going in, but Sean Patrick Flanery is such a gentleman in this, and his love for Jiu Jitsu is so earnest and sincere, it is hard not to be won over. It is the kind of cheesy underdog movie that even non-MMA fans (like my wife...and myself for…

Dave Taylor

“We were looking for a place called America because that’s where they were having the chicken finger world championship” The absolute only thing I took away from this is that Dennis Quaid would make a great Vince McMahon if they ever make that biopic.

tkthetank

Community Weekend 05.08. - 07.08.2022 Sportfilme 🏀🏈🎱⚾⚽ unter der Leitung von: Coach Lennart Goebel Sportart: Mixed Martial Arts Rosco, von allen nur Taco genannt, erzählt die Geschichte seines besten Freundes und schon etwas in die Jahre gekommenen Jiu-Jitsu-Kämpfer…

Andy Fell

Sean Patrick Flanery's love letter to Brazilian Jiu Jitsu reaches levels of sincere wholesomeness rarely seen in modern Hollywood cinema.

Krautsalat

"There's always some theoretical fighter who thinks he can take on the pros." Easily dismissed as a Rocky clone, Born A Champion does indeed uses some of the expected tropes, but it's certainly different enough to be well worth seeking out. This MMA drama has got shades…

DoctorDrax

“We never start ‘em. Just end ‘em.” - Mickey Kelley Alex Ranarivelo’s Born a Champion is a martial arts drama film. The film focuses on Brazilian jiu-jitsu legend Mickey Kelley who seeks redemption in a rematch against a rival who cheated him years ago. The film stars Sean…

Darius 🇵🇸

Otra vez que la veo, y otra vez que me lo paso genial. Realmente es el Rocky del jiu jitsu, con la diferencia de que es algo más realista. Es muy telefilmera, tiene un guion bastante malillo, pero es que es una peli cargada de corazon. Una carta de amor al jiujitsu…

Ivan Hachez

Seeing an action movie wear it's heart on its sleeve this unabashedly is truly unusual. Earnest to a fault and bolstered by an absolutely spectacular Sean Patrick Flannery performance, this one is well worth checking out. There's one element in the script the holds it back…

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