Official movie poster for Southpaw (2015), a action drama film

Southpaw(2015)

Believe in hope.

7.4(5,922)2h 3m2015-07-22
ActionDrama

Southpaw Synopsis

Billy "The Great" Hope, the reigning junior middleweight boxing champion, has an impressive career, a loving wife and daughter, and a lavish lifestyle. However, when tragedy strikes, Billy hits rock bottom, losing his family, his house and his manager. He soon finds an unlikely savior in Tick Willis, a former fighter who trains the city's toughest amateur boxers. With his future on the line, Hope fights to reclaim the trust of those he loves the most.

Southpaw (2015) is a action and drama film directed by Antoine Fuqua, released on July 22, 2015 with a runtime of 2h 3m. It stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams, Forest Whitaker and Oona Laurence. Viewers rate it 7.4 out of 10 across 5,922 ratings.

Director:
Antoine Fuqua
Writers:
Kurt Sutter
Producers:
Antoine Fuqua, Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal
Cinematographer:
Mauro Fiore
Composer:
James Horner
Production:
Fuqua Films, Escape Artists, Wanda Pictures, The Weinstein Company, Riche Productions
Budget:
$30,000,000
Revenue:
$91,709,827
Status:
Released

Southpaw (2015) Trailer

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Southpaw Reviews & Ratings

Average viewer score of 7.4/10 from 5,922 ratings.

Andres Gomez

7/10

Rachel McAdams, Forest Whitaker and, specially, Jake Gyllenhaal show us how good of an actors they are. Also, we discover the great performance by Oona Laurence but that's the(one and only) big strength of the movie; its cast. The story is the one told a thousand times without many new details that would make it any different. The directing is correct but the story is just too well known.

Reviewed on January 22, 2016

John Chard

7/10

I can handle the rules, man, I'll handle the rules. Ultimately this is just another one of those sports movies about someone who went off the rails due to tragedy, but came back to make the audience cheer. There is absolutely nothing new here, every cliché is adhered to, every chance to tug the heart strings is prominent, while the finale is as obvious as any one who watches sports movies will expect. But these…

Reviewed on May 14, 2016

StbMDB

6/10

As far as boxing sport movies goes Southpaw isn't a film to remember, but the whole aspect of a criminal being made a successful man because of his wife/daughter, people in his life the MC deemed to fight for, added that one drama notch to get you all goose bumped. Regardless, as far as boxing goes, these fights weren't doing it for me as a boxing sport fanatic and practitioner myself. They were unrealistic to a…

Reviewed on May 14, 2017

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Southpaw – Frequently Asked Questions

Where can I watch Southpaw online?

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Southpaw (2015) is available to stream on Philo, Starz Amazon Channel, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels, Starz, Starz Apple TV channel and Starz Roku Premium Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.

Who stars in Southpaw?

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The main cast of Southpaw (2015) includes Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams, Forest Whitaker, Oona Laurence and 50 Cent. The film was directed by Antoine Fuqua. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.

When was Southpaw released?

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Southpaw was released on July 22, 2015 and runs for 2h 3m.

Is Southpaw worth watching?

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Southpaw (2015) holds an average rating of 7.4 out of 10 from 5,922 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy action and drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.

Is there a trailer for Southpaw?

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Yes. The official Southpaw trailer is embedded in the trailer section of this page and plays instantly, no download or sign-up required.