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Trouble comes too easily to Diana Guzman, a high school senior with a chip on her shoulder and nameless, aimless scores to settle. Running an errand one day for her father Sandro, Diana finds herself in one of Brooklyn's most famous boxing gyms. At the sight of boxers sparring in the ring, her mind explodes with the promise that you can be someone through the swiftness of your fists and your will... See Full Description
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Drama, Romance and Sports |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 50 min. |
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| Release Date: |
September 29, 2000 Nationwide; January 20, 2000 Sundance '00 |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for language. |
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| Distributors: |
Screen Gems
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$1,500,047 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
N/A
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NZone,
(4.5 out of 5 stars) "'Girlfight' may not be pretty, or entirely original, but it certainly delivers a knockdown emotional wallop, primarily on the strength of its central character, and the gifted actress who plays her." Full Review...
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Cinema Sense,
(Gold) "A gritty exploration of feminine physical power..." Full Review...
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culturevulture.net,
"...soars by refusing to take the road most traveled. It still qualifies as a 'feel-good' film, but it refuses to cop out with easy answers or false epiphanies; even the requisite happy ending is laced with a bittersweet melancholy." Full Review...
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Film Journal International,
"...affecting, groundbreaking..." Full Review...
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