Southpaw (2015)

Southpaw rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.3/10· 277K votes

Rotten Tomatoes59%

Metacritic57%

TMDb7.363/10· 6K votes

With 59% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.3/10 on IMDb and 57/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.

About Southpaw

Billy "The Great" Hope, the reigning junior middleweight boxing champion, has an impressive career, a loving wife and daughter, and a lavish lifestyle. However, when tragedy strikes, Billy hits rock bottom, losing his family, his house and his manager. He soon finds an unlikely savior in Tick Willis, a former fighter who trains the city's toughest amateur boxers. With his future on the line, Hope fights to reclaim the trust of those he loves the most.

Cast of Southpaw

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  Jake Gyllenhaal

  as Billy 'The Great' Hope

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  Rachel McAdams

  as Maureen Hope

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  Forest Whitaker

  as Titus 'Tick' Wills

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  Oona Laurence

  as Leila Hope

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  50 Cent

  as Jordan Mains

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  Skylan Brooks

  as Hoppy

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  Naomie Harris

  as Angela Rivera

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  Victor Ortiz

  as Ramone

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  Beau Knapp

  as Jon Jon

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  Miguel Gómez

  as Miguel 'Magic' Escobar

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  Dominic Colón

  as Mikey

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  Jose Caraballo

  as Eli Frost

Southpaw facts

Budget

$30M

Box office

$91.7M

Our take on Southpaw

Antoine Fuqua's 2015 drama follows Billy 'The Great' Hope, a reigning junior middleweight champion with a loving family and a lavish life, until tragedy sends him crashing to rock bottom, stripped of his family, home and manager. His path back runs through Tick Willis, a hardened former fighter who trains rough amateurs, as Billy battles to rebuild himself and regain the trust of those he loves. This is a raw, emotional boxing drama built on physical intensity and a redemption arc rather than plot surprises. It suits viewers who want a gut-punch character study with committed performances. Come for the grit, the tenderness beneath it, and the fight for a second chance.