The Fighters

Orlando high school hallway, lockers slamming shut, a fistfight erupts. Jake, a new student, faces off against Ryan, leader of an underground MMA fight club, in a brutal showdown. Jeff Wadlow brings a nuanced take to the teen fight genre.

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Jeff Wadlow directed The Fighters in 2008. See Jeff Wadlow's full filmography, where to start with Jeff Wadlow, or where to go after you've seen everything by Jeff Wadlow.

The Fighters was released in 2008 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 113 minutes.