The Fire Inside (2024)
3.7 of 5 from 46 ratings
1h 49min
- General info
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- Synopsis:
- A 17-year-old Claressa T-Rex Shields (Ryan Destiny / Jazmin Headley / Kylee D. Allen), a Flint, Mich, native whose dreams of becoming the first woman in history to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing were realized at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, Shields won a second gold medal in womens middleweight boxing.
- Actors:
- Ryan Destiny, Jazmin Headley, Kylee D. Allen, Brian Tyree Henry, De'Adre Aziza, Chrystian Buddington, Maurice Wayne Anglin, Teanna Weir, Idrissa Sanogo, Taytem Douglas, Oluniké Adeliyi, Adam Clark, Shechinah Mpumlwana, Nendia Lewars, Sekhai Jayden Smith, Chidubem Rafael Echendu, Sarah Allen, Lanette Ware, Jason Weinberg, Richard Lewis
- Directors:
- Rachel Morrison
- Producers:
- Michael De Luca, Elishia Holmes, Barry Jenkins
- Writers:
- Barry Jenkins
- Aka:
- Flint Strong
- Genres:
- Drama, Sports & Sport Films
- Collections:
- A Brief History of Boxing Films, A Brief History of Film...
Reviews (1) of The Fire Inside
Lands its Punches - The Fire Inside review by griggs
The Fire Inside is a timely sports biopic that gives the boxing story a much-needed shake-up. This isn’t Rocky or Creed with a new face; this is Claressa Shields, forging her own path. The early big win is just the warm-up—the real fight is against cultural stereotypes and the grind for equal pay, a far tougher and more gripping battle. The performances, especially Brian Tyree Henry’s, are spot-on, and it’s no shock to see Barry Jenkins behind the script. The film lands its punches in the ring and where it really counts.
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