The Boxer

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 is trying to "go straight" after his release from prison. The film is the third collaboration between Jim Sheridan and Daniel Day-Lewis, and portrays the increase of splinter groups within the IRA. Former Irish pugilist Danny Flynn (... More

Initial release date:

  • Dec 31, 1997

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Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 1 h 53 min

Also known as:

  • The Boxer,
  • Der Boxer

Film

Directed by

Jim Sheridan

Jim Sheridan (born 6 February 1949) is an Irish film director. A six-time Academy Award nominee, Sheridan is perhaps best known for his films My Left Foot, In the Name of the Father, The Field and In America. Sheridan was born in Dublin, the son of Anna and Peter Sheridan, an actor and railroad...

Tagline:

  • Love is always worth fighting for.

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Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • 1997
  • May 12, 2009
  • Jul 7, 1998
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Runtime:

  • 1 h 53 min
  • 1 h 54 min
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Awards

Goya Award for Best European Film Nominees

Appears in ranked lists:

List Rank Year Note
  • 1,607
  • Apr 25, 2010
  • 6.5

The Movie List: the first 9200 of 2010-04-25

Awards Won:

Year Award Award Winner
  • 1999

Goya Award for Best European Film Winners

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