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Synopsis

Raised by an abusive father, Cash (Stephen Dorff) channels his aggression to become a World Champion MMA fighter. Now accustomed to wealth, adulation and global popularity, he faces a new challenge when his second son is born with Williams Syndrome. But this time, rather than stand and fight, he runs. While Cash continues to make his fortune in the ring, his eldest son Jett (Darren Mann) becomes the caregiver to his younger brother Quinn (Colin McKenna). When Jett decides to follow his father's fighting footsteps and take to the fight game, he faces his past head on, embarking on a course inevitably pitting father versus son in a battle which, no matter the outcome, neither can win.

Cast

  • Stephen Dorff
  • Darren Mann
  • Karrueche Tran
  • Colin McKenna
  • Donald Faison
  • Saïd Taghmaoui
  • Elizabeth Reaser
  • Drew Starkey
  • Ava Capri
  • Leopold Manswell

Atom User Reviews

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This movie was very good especially since I enjoy regular and kick boxing.

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Metacritic

60
Nov 19, 2020

When it’s showing its sensitive side, the film, scripted by David McKenna (“American History X”) and directed by Nick Sarkisov, unexpectedly shines.

Metacritic review by Ben Kenigsberg
Ben Kenigsberg
The New York Times
50
Nov 18, 2020

At several points in Georgian director Nick Sarkisov’s roaring, blood-and-guts film, it’s hard not to wish it would take things down a notch: A hokey, old-fashioned father-son meller clothed in a younger man’s bling-encrusted robes, it increasingly sacrifices emotional credibility for the violent, amped-up bravado of MMA itself.

Metacritic review by Guy Lodge
Guy Lodge
Variety
50
Nov 16, 2020

The film muddies its sense of moral righteousness by suggesting that violence and vengeance can only be defeated by more of the same.

Metacritic review by Derek Smith
Derek Smith
Slant Magazine