If you loved Rocky, try The Fighter

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Theyboth carry the uplifting mood tag, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Rocky, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What The Fighter is

Rocky if it was about the brother. Micky Ward ascends in the boxing world, coached by his erratic, drug-addled older sibling, Dicky. Wahlberg and Bale's commitment sells this familiar underdog story.

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