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After years away from the cage, a once-feared MMA champion is pulled back in for the fight of his life when his younger brother is put in danger. Reuniting with the trainer who once made him a legend, he commits to one final showdown against the reigning title-holder -- a brutal fighter determined to dismantle the ex-champ's legacy in front of the world. Pushed to his breaking point, the contender's stakes are simple: win, or lose everything he's built.

Simon Abrams

RogerEbert.com

1d

3/4

This is the kind of movie that will play forever on basic cable, and you’ll sit down and wonder why there isn’t more like it.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

3d

2.5/4

Tyler Atkins directs the action with a singular purpose and he knows exactly what his audience wants but there are flaws too big to ignore.

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Carla Hay

Culture Mix

13h

Beast is slightly better than the average movie about fighters in mixed-martial arts. This sports drama's ending is predictable, but other parts of the movie are not so formulaic.

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Rachel Wagner

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1d

when it moves away from being an underdog sports movie it becomes less effective

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Juanma Fernández París

El Nuevo Día (Puerto Rico)

2d

3/5

Unfortunately, the generic and bland performances of the supporting cast limit the film's dramatic impact and accentuate all the script's weaknesses. [Full review in Spanish]

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

4d

A triumph! A heartfelt, gripping and exhilarating emotional journey.

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KP

2h

Russell Crowe is just bait to get people in the door. This movie is so bad. So bad…The mma is incredibly over exaggerated and ridiculous. The plot line is so tired and predictable. Also, Crowe doesn’t really even play much of a role in this movie. Don’t bother to see this one.

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Jacqueline

5h

Great story and epic fight scenes!

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richard f

10h

Same old story. The main character and Crowe are the only two whi can act. ALL of the ancillary characters were pitiful and really dragged the whole mo in down. You wanna see a GREAT MMA movie with great performances all around, stay home and watch Warrior.

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towelie

12h

predictable same fight movie plot

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Kristin

13h

I enjoyed this movie! Drama and action were plentiful.

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Ilma

13h

It was a great story line and fighting was great. Really good action. Fell bad his brother had to die. Over all it wonderful movie.

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Synopsis

After years away from the cage, a once-feared MMA champion is pulled back in for the fight of his life when his younger brother is put in danger. Reuniting with the trainer who once made him a legend, he commits to one final showdown against the reigning title-holder -- a brutal fighter determined to dismantle the ex-champ's legacy in front of the world. Pushed to his breaking point, the contender's stakes are simple: win, or lose everything he's built.

Director: Tyler Atkins
Producer: John Schwarz, David Frigerio, Michael Schwarz, Tim O'Hair
Screenwriter: Russell Crowe, David Frigerio, David Frigerio, Russell Crowe
Distributor: Grindstone Entertainment Group
Production Co: Broken Open Pictures, Deeper Water Films, Armagh Films Media Finance Capital, Three 777 Films, Stan Entertainment, Black Pearl Productions, In the Tent Productions, Spectrum Entertainment, Solution Entertainment Group
Genre: Action, Drama, Sports
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 10, 2026, Wide

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