6.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Action, Drama • 2015 • 123 min • Adults (18+)
Southpaw (2015)
Southpaw (2015)
Overview
Billy "The Great" Hope, the reigning junior middleweight boxing champion, has an impressive career, a loving wife and daughter, and a lavish lifestyle. However, when tragedy strikes, Billy hits rock bottom, losing his family, his house and his manager. He soon finds an unlikely savior in Tick Willis, a former fighter who trains the city's toughest amateur boxers. With his future on the line, Hope fights to reclaim the trust of those he loves the most.
Starring Cast
Jake Gyllenhaal • Rachel McAdams • Oona Laurence
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Moderate
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
6.6
Overview
Billy "The Great" Hope, the reigning junior middleweight boxing champion, has an impressive career, a loving wife and daughter, and a lavish lifestyle. However, when tragedy strikes, Billy hits rock bottom, losing his family, his house and his manager. He soon finds an unlikely savior in Tick Willis, a former fighter who trains the city's toughest amateur boxers. With his future on the line, Hope fights to reclaim the trust of those he loves the most.
Starring Cast
Jake Gyllenhaal • Rachel McAdams • Oona Laurence
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
Political: Leans Right
Confidence: High
While the film's core conflict of personal redemption is largely apolitical, its championed solution heavily emphasizes individual responsibility, discipline, and hard work as the means to overcome adversity and reclaim one's life and family, aligning with conservative values.
Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High
The film features a diverse supporting cast, but its central roles are not explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white characters. The narrative primarily focuses on the personal journey of a white male protagonist, framing traditional identities in a neutral to positive light without explicit critique or central DEI themes.
Secondary
Christianity: Positive
Confidence: High
The film subtly incorporates Christian cultural elements, such as a church funeral, into the narrative of grief and redemption. The overarching themes of forgiveness, moral discipline, and community support, embodied by characters like Tick Willis, align positively with Christian virtues, presenting them as a path to overcoming adversity.
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High
Southpaw does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative is solely centered on the heterosexual protagonist's journey through personal tragedy and professional redemption, rendering the LGBTQ+ impact N/A.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
Southpaw is a drama centered on a boxer's journey through loss and recovery. The film does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or explore themes related to transsexual identity. Consequently, its portrayal of transsexual individuals and themes is rated as N/A due to their complete absence from the narrative.
Female Combat: No
Confidence: High
The film 'Southpaw' is a sports drama centered on a male boxer. There are no scenes depicting any female character engaging in or winning direct physical combat against one or more male opponents. Female characters are present but do not participate in combat roles.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
Southpaw is an original story, not an adaptation of pre-existing material or a biopic. All characters were created for this film, meaning there are no prior canonical or historical gender portrayals to be swapped from.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
Southpaw is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installments to establish the race of any character before their portrayal in the movie. Therefore, no race swap occurred.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.3
7.4
Critic Ratings
5.9
5.7
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