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Never Back Down
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Never Back Down is a 2008 American action, drama, and sport film directed by Jeff Wadlow. Produced by Summit Entertainment, Mandalay Pictures, Baumgarten Management and Productions (BMP), and Mandalay Independent Pictures, the movie features Sean Faris, Amber Heard, Cam Gigandet, and Evan Peters. The narrative is set in Florida, where filming also took place. The screenplay focuses on mixed martial arts, with a tagline stating, "Win or lose... Everyone has their fight." Michael Wandmacher composed the score for the English-language production.
The film has a runtime of 113 minutes and was released on March 4, 2008. It was distributed by Summit Entertainment and Netflix, including via video on demand. The production had a budget of $20,000,000 and generated a revenue of $41,627,431. It received a PG-13 rating and won one award. The film is part of the Never Back Down Collection and was followed by Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown.
Critical reception included a 23% score and a 4.4/10 rating, alongside a 39/100 Metascore. Audience ratings listed a 6.6 score on IMDb with 108,578 votes, a 6.5 rating on OMDb, and a 6.772 average on TMDb. The film passed the Bechdel test assessment.
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6.8Jake, full of anger after his father's death, is just starting to find a place for himself at his new Orlando high school - until Ryan, head of an underground MMA fight club, picks Jake out as a prime opponent. After being trounced by Ryan in front of the entire school, Jake begins training under the firm, moral guidance of a MMA master, where he learns how to fight... and how to avoid a fight. But it becomes obvious that a rematch will be inevitable if Jake wants to stop Ryan and his bullying, once and for all.
Cast
- Sean Faris as Jake Tyler
- Amber Heard as Baja Miller
- Cam Gigandet as Ryan McCarthy
- Djimon Hounsou as Jean Roqua
- Evan Peters as Max Cooperman
- Leslie Hope as Margot Tyler
Themes
- high school
- martial arts
- sports
- fight
- underground
- rebel
- training
- champion
- revenge
- nemesis
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Ratings
IMDb
6.5/10
108,578 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
21%
Metacritic
39/100
- Year
- 2008
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Genres
- Action, Drama, Sport
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 1 win total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown
- Main subject
- mixed martial arts
- Director
- Jeff Wadlow
- Composer
- Michael Wandmacher
- Production company
- Summit Entertainment
- Narrative location
- Florida
- Filming location
- Florida
- Duration
- 110
- FilmAffinity ID
- 564110
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Never Back Down Logo.png
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- publication date
- 2008-08-14
- title
- Never Back Down
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 39/100
- assessment
- Bechdel test
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