Gladiator

IMDb link: 0104346
IMDb rating: 6.6 (11,821 votes)
Genres: Action, Drama, Sport
Director: Brian Dennehy, Cuba Gooding Jr., Rowdy Herrington
Cast: James Marshall, Richard Lexsee, T.E. Russell and others

Release date: 6 Mar 1992
Release year: 1992
Runtime: 101 minutes
Country: United States
Keywords: tough guy, african american, inner city, teenage boy, boxing, father son relationship, boxer, dishwasher, reference to mark twain, illegal fistfight

Plot:

A story of two teenagers trapped in the world of illegal underground boxing. One is fighting to save his fathers life and using the money pay off gambling debts accumulated by his father. The second is fighting for the money to get out of the ghettos. While being exploited by a boxing promoter the two teens become friends. An explosive ending puts the two friends in the ring against each other in a fight for survival.

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