The Fighter (2010)

The Fighter is a 2010 American biographical sports drama film directed by David O. Russell, and stars Mark Wahlberg (who also produced), Christian Bale, Amy Adams, and Melissa Leo. The film centers on the lives of professional boxer Micky Ward (Wahlberg) and his older half-brother and former boxer Dicky Eklund (Bale). (wiki) The film received 7 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director, and ultimately won two Oscars for Best Supporting Actor (Christian Bale) and Best Supporting Actress (Melissa Leo).

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The Fighter (2010)

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Bane (Horror Movie)

Pro wrestler Markus “Bane” Banner was once the best wrestler in his day, but with the recent rise in performance enhancing drugs Markus is starting to get left behind by his peers. Seeking a drug that’ll make him so much larger and stronger he breaks into a secret facility and steals a serum that might work, however it turns him into a hulking monster version of his former self. Powered by this new Venom serum, he decides to try his hand at wrestling again, this time all his matches are to the death.

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