Real Steel (2011)
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60% of critics liked it
(209 reviews) -
74% of users liked it
(120,169 ratings)
A gritty, white-knuckle, action ride set in the near-future where the sport of boxing has gone high-tech, Real Steel stars Hugh Jackman as Charlie Kenton, a washed-up fighter who lost his chance at a title when 2000-pound, 8-foot-tall steel robots took over the ring. Now nothing but a small-time… More A gritty, white-knuckle, action ride set in the near-future where the sport of boxing has gone high-tech, Real Steel stars Hugh Jackman as Charlie Kenton, a washed-up fighter who lost his chance at a title when 2000-pound, 8-foot-tall steel robots took over the ring. Now nothing but a small-time promoter, Charlie earns just enough money piecing together low-end bots from scrap metal to get from one underground boxing venue to the next. When Charlie hits rock bottom, he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son Max (Dakota Goyo) to build and train a championship contender. As the stakes in the brutal, no-holds-barred arena are raised, Charlie and Max, against all odds, get one last shot at a comeback. -- (C) Dreamworks
- Directed By
- Shawn Levy
- Written By
- John Gatins, Shawn Levy, Richard Mathis
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy
- In Theaters
- Oct 7, 2011 Wide
- Studio
- Walt Disney Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Bruce Diones, New Yorker
Its remote-controlled emotional responses leave little room for genuine uplift.
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Tom Huddleston, Time Out
Satisfyingly sturdy and no-nonsense, a multiplex monster smartly constructed from tried-and-trusted parts.
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Richard Roeper, Richard Roeper.com
Thanks to an admittedly corny script, some amazing fight scenes, and a terrific cast, "Real Steel's" actually a winner by split decision.
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Eric D. Snider, Film.com
Surely a story as elementary and essentially derivative as this one could be told in less than 127 minutes.
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Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
They should call this overloud, underwhelming movie Real Steal.
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Cast
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Hugh Jackman
as Charlie, Charlie Kenton
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Dakota Goyo
as Max
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Anthony Mackie
as Finn
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Evangeline Lilly
as Bailey Tallet
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Kevin Durand
as Ricky
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Hope Davis
as Aunt Debra
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James Rebhorn
as Marvin
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Karl Yune
as Tak Mashido
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Olga Fonda
as Farra Lemkova
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John Gatins
as Kingpin
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Sophie Levy
as Big Sister
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Tess Levy
as Little Sister
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Gregory Sims
as Bill Panner
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Torey Adkins
as Large Texan Man








