The Fighter is a 2010 biographical sports drama film directed by David O. Russell. It stars Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, and Melissa Leo. The film tells the story of boxer "Irish" Micky Ward and his older half-brother Dicky Eklund,
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The Fighter is a 2010 American biographical sports drama film directed by David O. Russell, and stars Mark Wahlberg, 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). The film was inspired by the 1995 documentary featuring the Eklund-Ward family titled High on Crack Street: Lost Lives in Lowell.