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MPAA Raing: PG13
Director: Charles S. Dutton
Genres: Biopic [feature], Sports Drama, Drama
Released Date: February 20, 2004 (USA)
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Summary:
Charles S. Dutton's feature-length directorial debut Against the Ropes is based on the real-life story of Jackie Kallen, a Jewish woman from Detroit who became a successful boxing manager. Played by Meg Ryan, Kallen works her way up in the world of boxing by believing in the fighting skills of Luther Shaw (Omar Epps). Director Dutton appears as veteran trainer F... Full Summary >>

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Cast:
Meg Ryan - (Jackie Kallen)
Omar Epps - (Luther Shaw)
Charles S. Dutton - (Felix Reynolds)
Tony Shalhoub - (Sam LaRocca)
Tim Daly - (Gavin Reese)
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Review:
That other 2004 boxing movie directed by an actor who casts himself as a trainer in the film, Charles_S._Dutton's Against the Ropes is no Million_Dollar_Baby, but it does also focus on the unusual role of a woman in the world of pugilism. As played by Meg_Ryan with a raspy Midwestern mill-town accent, that woman comes across as a... Continue >>

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