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Critic Dan Jolin
rated 8

The real victor here, though, is Teller. Buffed up way beyond his nerdier turn in Whiplash, he sells the commitment of an obsessive talent just as hard, and just as impressively.

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Cast & Crew

Ben Younger
Director
David Gere
As Scott Pryor (uncredited)
Jay Leno
As Himself (uncredited)
Ciarán Hinds
As Angelo Pazienza
Ted Levine
As Lou Duva
Aaron Eckhart
As Kevin Rooney
Tom DeNucci
As Tommy
Chad A. Verdi
As Chad (uncredited)

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Bleed for This is a 2016 biographical sport drama film directed by Ben Younger and written by Younger and Angelo Pizzo. The film tells the true story of Vinny Pazienza, a boxer from Rhode Island who became a world champion in the light middleweight division. After a near-fatal car accident, Pazienza was told by doctors that he may never walk again, let alone fight. However, he refused to accept his fate and, with the help of his trainer Kevin Rooney, staged an incredible comeback to the ring. The film stars Miles Teller as Pazienza, Aaron Eckhart as Rooney, Katey Sagal as Louise Pazienza, Ciarán Hinds as Angelo Pazienza, and Ted Levine as Lou Duva. It received mixed reviews from critics but was praised for Teller's performance.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Bleed for This include Mr. Church, The Judge, Nomadland, The Good Lie, Adopt a Highway, Manchester by the Sea.

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Bleed for This was released in theaters on November 18, 2016.