The Boxer is a 1997 film by Irish director Jim Sheridan. Starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Emily Watson, the film centers on the life of a boxer and former Provisional IRA Volunteer, Danny Flynn, played by Day-Lewis, who has just been released from prison. He attempts to "go straight", starting a boxing club for young people in his neighborhood and trying to reconnect with an old flame, played by Watson, but his past always seems to be catching up wi...
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The Boxer is a 1997 film by Irish director Jim Sheridan. Starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Emily Watson, the film centers on the life of a boxer and former Provisional IRA Volunteer, Danny Flynn, played by Day-Lewis, who has just been released from prison. He attempts to "go straight", starting a boxing club for young people in his neighborhood and trying to reconnect with an old flame, played by Watson, but his past always seems to be catching up with him.
The film is the third collaboration between Jim Sheridan and Daniel Day-Lewis, and portrays the increase of splinter groups within the IRA.
The film made $5,896,037 in the United States.
Reviews of the release in 1997 were generally positive—the review aggregating website Rotten Tomatoes reporting that 75% of the reviews that they tallied were positive.
The Boxer was nominated for three Golden Globes in the Picture, Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis) and Director (Jim Sheridan) categories. It also competed for the Golden Bear at Berlin Film...
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