Resurrecting the Champ

Resurrecting the Champ 2007

6.9/10

NETFLIX Rating : 3.5

IMDB Rating : 6.7

FD Smart Rating : 6.9

Synopsis : Reporter Erik Kernan encounters a homeless man who calls himself 'Champ' and soon determines he's the one-time boxing champion Bob Satterfield.

Regions Available ( 43 ) : show...
Anguilla , Antigua and Barbuda , Bahamas , Barbados , Bermuda , Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba , Cayman Islands , Christmas Island , Cook Islands , Cuba , Curaçao , Dominica , Fiji , French Guiana , Grenada , Guadeloupe , Guyana , Haiti , India , Jamaica , Kiribati , Martinique , Montserrat , Nauru , New Caledonia , New Zealand , Niue , Norfolk Island , Norway , Papua New Guinea , Saint Kitts and Nevis , Saint Lucia , Saint Vincent , Samoa , Sint Maarten (Dutch part) , Solomon Islands , Suriname , Tokelau , Tonga , Turks and Caicos Islands , Tuvalu , Vanuatu , Virgin Islands, British

Directors:

Rod Lurie

Actors:

Samuel L. Jackson , Josh Hartnett , Peter Coyote , Kathryn Morris , Harry Lennix , Teri Hatcher , David Paymer , Nick Sandow , Alan Alda , Kristen Shaw , Rachel Nichols , Dakota Goyo

Creators:

J.R. Moehringer

Languages:

Spanish , English , Brazilian Portuguese , English [Original]

Subtitles:

Spanish , Brazilian Portuguese , English , Norwegian

Genres:

Drama, Sport

Release Date:

2007

Run Time:

1h52m

Maturity Rating:

Suitable for 12 years and over

A young journalist comes to the aid of a homeless man who claims he is a former heavy weight title contender. Seeing a chance to redeem his struggling career, the writer's story of the champ's life raises questions about the past that will threaten all he holds dear.

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