Charlie Kenton is a washed-up fighter who retired from the ring when robots took over the sport. After his robot is trashed, he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son to rebuild and train an unlikely contender.
Directed by Shawn Levy
future
sports
parent child relationship
fight
robot
prizefight
father son reunion
robot fighting
boxing
2020s
Rank
#81 in 2011·#4173 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.5 / 5
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Cast
Hugh Jackman
Charlie Kenton
Dakota Goyo
Max Kenton
Evangeline Lilly
Bailey Tallet
Kevin Durand
Ricky
Anthony Mackie
Finn
Hope Davis
Aunt Debra
James Rebhorn
Marvin
Karl Yune
Tak Mashido
Sophie Levy
Big Sister
Tess Levy
Little Sister
Olga Fonda
Farra Lemkova
John Gatins
Kingpin
Crew
Shawn Levy
Director
John Gatins
Screenplay
Danny Elfman
Original Music Composer
Dean Zimmerman
Editor
Mauro Fiore
Director of Photography
Shawn Levy
Producer
Jack Rapke
Executive Producer
Steven Spielberg
Executive Producer
Steve Starkey
Executive Producer
Don Murphy
Producer
Josh McLaglen
Executive Producer
Mary McLaglen
Executive Producer
Popular Reviews
2230 reviews
Quadir Rayfield
8.0★ · 02/06/26
This was a classic
This was a classic
1
Will
7.0★ · 01/25/26
1
Adnan Shad
8.0★ · 01/15/26
Robots boxing fucking hell yeah
Robots boxing fucking hell yeah
1
pleiades
7.0★ · 11/09/24
❝The 'People's Champion'? Sounds pretty good to me.❞ • ───── ⋅☾✵☽⋅ ───── •
A pretty fun film with some great CGI and good performances from the cast. The plot was a little predictable but charming, and overall not a bad experience.
❝The 'People's Champion'? Sounds pretty good to me.❞ • ───── ⋅☾✵☽⋅ ───── •
A pretty fun film with some great CGI and good performances from the cast. The plot was a little predictable but charming, and overall not a bad experience.
