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* BareYourMidriff: Charlene's intro scene has her in a crop top.
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** Creator/MelissaLeo is only about a decade older than Creator/MarkWahlberg and Creator/ChristianBale.
** Also, Creator/ChristianBale is younger than Creator/MarkWahlberg, but plays his older brother.
** Creator/MelissaLeo is only about a decade older than Creator/MarkWahlberg and Creator/ChristianBale.
** Also, Creator/ChristianBale is younger than Creator/MarkWahlberg, but plays his older brother.
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Starring Creator/MarkWahlberg as Micky, Creator/ChristianBale as Dicky, Melissa Leo as Alice, and Creator/AmyAdams as Charlene. Was nominated for seven UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s, with Bale and Leo winning for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress.
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Starring Creator/MarkWahlberg as Micky, Creator/ChristianBale as Dicky, Melissa Leo Creator/MelissaLeo as Alice, and Creator/AmyAdams as Charlene. Was nominated for seven UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s, with Bale and Leo winning for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress.
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* [[SirSwearsALot Lady Swears-a-Lot]]: Charlene sticks her head out the window and shouts nothing but curse words, a far cry from the squeaky clean roles that Creator/AmyAdams is known for.
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* FreakierThanFiction: Bale seems to be overdoing it, and Wahlberg seems to be underplaying it. Then at the end we see footage of the real people they're playing and we find out their performances were in fact spot-on. In an interview, the director David O. Russell claims that he had to actually tone down Micky's sisters, as he was afraid people would think [[RealityIsUnrealistic they were too over-the-top.]]
* GloryDays: Dicky replays his knockdown (not "out", ''down'') of Sugar Ray constantly. [[spoiler: Other characters suggest it was a slip, not a knockdown.]]
* GloryDays: Dicky replays his knockdown (not "out", ''down'') of Sugar Ray constantly. [[spoiler: Other characters suggest it was a slip, not a knockdown.]]
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* FreakierThanFiction: Bale seems to be overdoing it, and Wahlberg seems to be underplaying it. Then at the end we see footage of the real people they're playing and we find out their performances were in fact spot-on. In an interview, the director David O. Russell claims that he had to actually tone down Micky's sisters, as he was afraid people would think [[RealityIsUnrealistic they were too over-the-top.]]
over-the-top]].
* GloryDays: Dicky replays his knockdown (not "out", ''down'') of Sugar Ray constantly.[[spoiler: Other characters suggest it was a slip, not a knockdown.]]
* GloryDays: Dicky replays his knockdown (not "out", ''down'') of Sugar Ray constantly.
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* LowerClassLout: The Eklund sisters are a shining example of New England townie trash, and anyone from the Merrimack Valley will tell you that [[RealityIsUnrealistic absolutely nothing about them was exaggerated or embellished.]]
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* LowerClassLout: The Eklund sisters are a shining example of New England townie trash, and anyone from the Merrimack Valley will tell you that [[RealityIsUnrealistic absolutely nothing about them was exaggerated or embellished.]]embellished]].
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* TheReveal: About halfway through the movie, Dicky learns that the HBO documentary isn’t about his comeback. It’s about his crack addiction.
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* RealPersonEpilogue: The CreativeClosingCredits show clips of the real Micky Ward and Dicky Eklund. It becomes apparent that Bale's eccentric portrayal of Dicky was rather accurate.
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* OhCrap: When Micky sees that one of his opponents is much, ''much'' larger than he expected, he has this reaction.
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* Henpecked Husband: George Ward is regularly put down by his wife, daughters and stepson.
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* Henpecked Husband: HenpeckedHusband: George Ward is regularly put down by his wife, daughters and stepson.
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* Henpecked Husband: George Ward is regularly put down by his wife, daughters and stepson.
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* {{Jerkass Realization}}:
** Alice has a well deserved one when Micky finally calls her out on her favoritism towards Dicky.
** Dicky understandably has one while watching the documentary, especially when he realizes his young son could be watching it.
** Alice has a well deserved one when Micky finally calls her out on her favoritism towards Dicky.
** Dicky understandably has one while watching the documentary, especially when he realizes his young son could be watching it.
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* LowerClassLout: The Eklund sisters are a shining example of New England townie trash, and anyone from the Merrimack Valley will tell you that [[RealityIsUnrealistic absolutely nothing about them was exaggerated or embellished.]]
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Noted that the Ward-Gatti trilogy was the very end of Ward's career.
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An acclaimed 2010 film by director Creator/DavidORussell, based on the life of Lowell boxer "Irish" Micky Ward, a major figure in international boxing from the late 1990s until his retirement in 2003.
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An acclaimed 2010 film by director Creator/DavidORussell, based on the life of Lowell Lowell, Massachusetts boxer "Irish" Micky Ward, a major figure in international boxing from the late 1990s until his retirement in 2003.
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* BerserkButton: Whatever you do...do NOT call Charlene a "skank". '''Ever.'''
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* BerserkButton: Whatever you do... do NOT call Charlene a "skank". '''Ever.'''
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* BrokenPedestal: Dicky is this for his younger brother Micky. The movie gives an almost lampshading near the end of the film.
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* BrokenPedestal: Dicky is this for his younger brother Micky. The movie gives an almost lampshading a near-{{lampshad|eHanging}}ing near the end of the film.
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* ChekhovsSkill: Micky's One Two Punch. Lampshaded and Discussed following Micky's fight with Sanchez.
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* ChekhovsSkill: Micky's One Two Punch. Lampshaded and Discussed discussed following Micky's fight with Sanchez.
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* MeaningfulEcho: After the opening fight in which Ward is badly injured fighting in a weight class too heavy for him, the climatic fight is preceded by an official weighing that establishes that he is going to be in the appropriate class for him.
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* MeaningfulEcho: After the opening fight in which Ward is badly injured fighting in a weight class too heavy for him, the climatic climactic fight is preceded by an official weighing that establishes that he is going to be in the appropriate class for him.
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* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: The film ends with Ward's first title win and only mentions his true Crowning Moment Of Awesome - the legendary three-bout series with the late Arturo Gatti - in footnotes at the movie's end. Creator/MarkWahlberg and Creator/DavidORussell have mentioned that they are considering making the Gatti story into a sequel.
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* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: The film ends with Ward's first title win and only mentions his true Crowning Moment Of Awesome - the legendary three-bout series with the late Arturo Gatti Gatti[[note]](the final three bouts of the real-life Ward's career)[[/note]] - in footnotes at the movie's end. Creator/MarkWahlberg and Creator/DavidORussell have mentioned that they are considering making the Gatti story into a sequel.
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* SpotlightStealingSquad: Bale's performance has received so much acclaim that he's mostly talked about, when Mark Walhberg is the main star and plays the main character, while Bale is in a supporting role. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]], as seen in the LeaningOnTheFourthWall quote on the main page. Melissa Leo and Amy Adams also got more attention and praise for their performances than Wahlberg.
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* SpotlightStealingSquad: Bale's performance has received so much acclaim that he's mostly talked about, when Mark Walhberg is the main star and plays the main character, while Bale is in a supporting role. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]], {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d, as seen in the LeaningOnTheFourthWall quote on the main page. Melissa Leo and Amy Adams also got more attention and praise for their performances than Wahlberg.
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Trivia trope(s).
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** Creator/ChristianBale [[Film/TheMachinist yet again]] lost a huge amount of weight for a role.
** Creator/MarkWahlberg trained every day for ''four years'' waiting for the film to escape DevelopmentHell. He wound up building a boxing gym at his house to make it easier.
** Creator/ChristianBale [[Film/TheMachinist yet again]] lost a huge amount of weight for a role.
** Creator/MarkWahlberg trained every day for ''four years'' waiting for the film to escape DevelopmentHell. He wound up building a boxing gym at his house to make it easier.
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* {{Fanservice}}: For the girls, shirtless and sweaty Micky; for the fellas, Amy Adams in a BlackBraAndPanties.
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* {{Fanservice}}: {{Fanservice}}:
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** For the girls, shirtless and sweaty Micky; for the fellas, Amy Adams in a BlackBraAndPanties.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/DarrenAronofsky was originally attached to direct. He did remain on the film, serving as an executive producer. In a curious twist, Creator/DavidORussell wound up nominated for Best Director against Aronofsky (nominated for ''Film/BlackSwan'') at the 2011 UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s.
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--> "Are you just gonna stand there and stare at my ass?"
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