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The Fighter is a 2010 American biographical sports drama film directed by David O. Russell, and stars Mark Wahlberg (who also produced), Christian Bale, Amy Adams, and Melissa Leo. The film centers on the lives of professional boxer Micky Ward (Wahlberg) and his older half-brother and former boxer Dicky Eklund (Bale).
One for the Money is a 2012 American crime comedy film based on Janet Evanovich's 1994 novel of the same name. Directed by Julie Anne Robinson, the screenplay was written by Liz Brixius, Karen McCullah Lutz, and Kirsten Smith. It stars Katherine Heigl, Jason O'Mara, Debbie Reynolds, John Leguizamo, Daniel Sunjata and Sherri Shepherd.
Filming was given a July 2010 start date with a reduced budget of $47 million after Pitt agreed to a pay cut. [32] Filming took place at Blair Field for eight days. [33] To save money, Dodger Stadium was used to stand in for several stadiums. [34] Roughly 700 extras portrayed fans in the stadiums for the game scenes. [34]
Based on the 2003 nonfiction book of the same name by Michael Lewis, the film focuses on the 2002 season of the Oakland Athletics baseball team. The team's general manager Billy Beane (Pitt), and assistant general manager Peter Brand (Hill), decide to build the team by opting for a sabermetric approach to selecting players.
Here’s another sports movie based on a true story, this time a tale from the 1980 Olympics. In “ Miracle ,” a scrappy U.S. Olympic hockey team beats the odds to take down the heavily-favored ...
A more light-hearted TV movie also based on the Wanda Holloway story, with Emmy-winning performances by Holly Hunter and Beau Bridges. A Friend to Die For: 1994 Drama Tori Spelling and Kellie Martin in a TV film based on a California cheerleader's murder. But I'm a Cheerleader: 1999 Romance
The Fighter (2010) – biographical sports drama film based on the life of boxer Micky Ward and his half-brother, Dicky Eklund [54] The First Grader (2010) – British -American- Kenyan biographical drama film based on the true story of Kimani Maruge , a Kenyan farmer who enrolled in elementary school at the age of 84 following the Kenyan ...
Legendary is a 2010 American sports drama film directed by Mel Damski. The film stars Devon Graye as a high school wrestler, in a cast that features John Cena, Patricia Clarkson, Danny Glover, Madeleine Martin, and Tyler Posey. The film was released on September 10, 2010.