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Poor Boy's Game

  • 2007
  • R
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
1.4K
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Poor Boy's Game (2007)
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Drama

On his release from prison for the brutal beating of a black man, Donnie, a young white boxer, is coached by his victim's father, George for an upcoming fight against a talented and vengeful... Read allOn his release from prison for the brutal beating of a black man, Donnie, a young white boxer, is coached by his victim's father, George for an upcoming fight against a talented and vengeful opponent, Ossie.On his release from prison for the brutal beating of a black man, Donnie, a young white boxer, is coached by his victim's father, George for an upcoming fight against a talented and vengeful opponent, Ossie.

  • Director
    • Clement Virgo
  • Writers
    • Marguerite Pigott
    • Chaz Thorne
    • Clement Virgo
  • Stars
    • Rossif Sutherland
    • Danny Glover
    • Flex Alexander
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    1.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Clement Virgo
    • Writers
      • Marguerite Pigott
      • Chaz Thorne
      • Clement Virgo
    • Stars
      • Rossif Sutherland
      • Danny Glover
      • Flex Alexander
    • 19User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 9 nominations

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    Poor Boy's Game (2007)
    Danny Glover and Rossif Sutherland in Poor Boy's Game (2007)
    Laura Regan and Rossif Sutherland in Poor Boy's Game (2007)
    Laura Regan and Rossif Sutherland in Poor Boy's Game (2007)
    Laura Regan and Rossif Sutherland in Poor Boy's Game (2007)
    Danny Glover in Poor Boy's Game (2007)
    Attending the premiere screening of Poor Boy's Game were (from left) actors Danny Glover, Laura Regan and Rossif Sutherland with director Clement Virgo. Berlinale 2007
    Laura Regan at the photocall of "Poor Boys Game" during the 57th Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale).
    Rossif Sutherland, Laura Regan and Danny Glover at the photocall of "Poor Boy's Game" during the 57th Berlinale International Film Festival.
    Berlin International Film Festival 2008, Photocall for Poor Boy's Game
    Laura Regan at the photocall of "Poor Boys Game" during the 57th Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale).
    Laura Regan in “Poor Boy’s Game”. 2007.

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    Rossif Sutherland
    Rossif Sutherland
    • Donnie Rose
    Danny Glover
    Danny Glover
    • George
    Flex Alexander
    Flex Alexander
    • Ossie Paris
    Greg Bryk
    Greg Bryk
    • Keith Rose
    Laura Regan
    Laura Regan
    • Emma
    Tonya Williams
    Tonya Williams
    • Ruth Carvery
    • (as Tonya Lee Williams)
    Stephen McHattie
    Stephen McHattie
    • Uncle Joe
    K.C. Collins
    K.C. Collins
    • Charles Carvery
    Hugh Thompson
    Hugh Thompson
    • Chris Webb
    Dwain Murphy
    Dwain Murphy
    • Flipper
    Wes Williams
    Wes Williams
    • Nathan
    Jeremy Akerman
    Jeremy Akerman
    • Mello
    Carol Sinclair
    • Abigail
    Lee J. Campbell
    • Cyril
    Timothy Edmonds
    • Dillon
    Rick MacDonald
    • Ossie-Donnie Referee
    Garry James
    • Percy
    Cory Bowles
    Cory Bowles
    • Earl
    • Director
      • Clement Virgo
    • Writers
      • Marguerite Pigott
      • Chaz Thorne
      • Clement Virgo
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    • Trivia
      Donnie (Rossif Sutherland) and George (Danny Glover) both fall onto their beds and begin to cry, only to be comforted by their love interests at different parts of the film. Both behave this way after an encounter with Charlie (K.C. Collins).
    • Quotes

      Ossie Paris: Boxing ain't no game. So you play football, you play tennis. You don't play boxing.

    User reviews19

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    8/10
    An alright film, but feels a bit safe
    I liked this movie. I think it's fairly good, but my main complaint is that it feels like a very "safe" drama, in that normally when the end credits roll in a normal drama, you have a very strong emotion that sticks with you for hours or even days on end. You definitely do not get that from this movie.

    I picked this movie up for $2.50 and I was pleasantly surprised at it. The acting was fairly good, the plot was nice, and it carried some strong topics throughout that I think might be easy to relate to if you have background knowledge of the city of Halifax; however, I don't, and maybe that's why this movie didn't feel as powerful to me.

    To my point on a "safe" drama, my complaint is this: the tension is there, but its delivered very softly. Most of the film draws on the animosity between the various characters; there's about four main characters, and all of them have strong feelings towards each other. But its strange; you learn the backgrounds and expect strong bonds, but they're not given directly with that strong power. It's like the film is saying "we told you their relations, just take our word for it, we don't have to show it". The other thing is the ending. I'm not going to give anything away, but after sitting through the entire film I felt it was trying to deliver a message, but I simply could not understand what it was. They were trying to deliver the moral without dialogue, but I think it just couldn't be done.

    Overall, I'd say check it out. Maybe it's a film where the message you create; who knows? 8/10.
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    • Nov 26, 2010

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    • Release date
      • March 14, 2008 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Face to Face
    • Filming locations
      • Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Astral Media
      • Canadian Television Fund
      • Conquering Lion Pictures
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $6,279
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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