The Boxer

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Robert P @Superbad 6 days ago The Boxer is a *4* star Movie!!! See more Matthew D @OceanSage Oct 2, 2026 Daniel Day-Lewis portrays an Irish boxer and IRA fighter, returning from prison back to his former love to discover his homeland deeply divided. Irish director Jim Sheridan’s Irish sports romance drama The Boxer (1997) is genuinely astounding to me. The Boxer ranks up there with the very best Irish films. Irish and English actor Daniel Day-Lewis is phenomenal as Irish boxer and IRA fighter Danny Flynn. Day-Lewis is so incredible because of his reserved performance full of nuance. English actress Emily Watson is lovely, gentle, and touching as Danny’s love interest Maggie. Scottish actor Brian Cox is brilliant as the IRA leader Joe Hamill, who just wants to negotiate peace to free his fellow Irish people. I also liked Scottish actor Ken Stott as the alcoholic boxing coach Ike Weir. He’s full of despair for all the kids that’ve died during The Troubles. In all, The Boxer is a fantastic film featuring two excellent acting performances by Daniel Day-Lewis and Emily Watson. See more Alec B @Alec97 Feb 20, 2024 The connection between boxing and the violence of northern Ireland is a bit on the nose but Day-Lewis is brilliantly low key key here. See more Mar 4, 2022 The connection between boxing and the violence of northern Ireland is a bit on the nose but Day-Lewis is brilliantly low key key here. See more Chris G @RT19045642 Nov 6, 2021 The incredible fight scenes and the noir IRA story get lost in a much less interesting romantic story, no matter how well acted it is. See more Apr 9, 2021 This movie is very pleasent, it has a very interesting setting and a great plot. At first I was afraid it was going to be the usual boxing movie, but it was not. I think the irish setting in that period of history is the most interesting part of the movie. See more Read all reviews

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