The Fighter

Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale star in this drama based on the lives of professional boxers and half-brothers Mickey 'Irish' Ward and Dicky Eklund. From a tough childhood in Lowell, Massachusetts, Dicky (Bale) becomes a talented boxer in the late 1970s and early '80s. Away from the ring, however, he becomes addicted to crack cocaine and resorts to crime to support his habit. When Mickey (Wahlberg) begins to show similar promise in the boxing ring, Dicky decides to retire from the sport and become his brother's trainer - but can he kick his drug habit and dedicate himself to making Mickey a star? Bale won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and Melissa Leo won Best Supporting Actress.

Director: David O. Russell
Producer: Dorothy Aufiero
Producer: David Hoberman
Producer: Ryan Kavanaugh
Producer: Todd Lieberman
Producer: Paul Tamasy
Producer: Mark Wahlberg
Writer: Scott Silver
Writer: Paul Tamasy
Writer: Eric Johnson
Music: Michael Brook
Cinematographer: Hoyte Van Hoytema
Actor: Christian Bale
Actor: Mark Wahlberg
Actor: Amy Adams
Actor: Melissa Leo
Actor: Robert Wahlberg
Actor: Jack McGee
Actor: Dendrie Taylor
Actor: Jenna Lamia
Actor: Bianca Hunter
Actor: Chanty Sok
Actor: Erica McDermott
Actor: Sean Patrick Doherty
Writer: Eric Johnson