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Shadowboxer
Sign in to saveShadowboxer is a 2005 crime thriller film directed by Lee Daniels and starring Cuba Gooding Jr., Helen Mirren, Vanessa Ferlito, Macy Gray, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Mo'Nique, and Stephen Dorff. It opened in limited release in six cities: New York, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Richmond, Virginia.
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5.1Mikey and Rose are professional assassins. They are also lovers, and once upon a time Rose also knew Mikey's father. During an elaborate hit job for a malicious gangster, Rose fails to kill the main target, the gangster's pregnant girlfriend. Instead, she delivers her baby and convinces Mikey to help her protect them both. As Rose weakens from cancer, Mikey becomes breadwinner for this unusual family. But tranquility will not last.
Cast
- Cuba Gooding Jr. as Mikey
- Helen Mirren as Rose
- Vanessa Ferlito as Vicki
- Macy Gray as Neisha
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Dr. Don
- Stephen Dorff as Clayton Mayfield
Themes
- hitman
- mission of murder
- stepmother
- labor pain
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Shadowboxer
- Film.image
- Shadowboxer-poster.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Lee Daniels
- Film.producer
- Lee DanielsLisa CortésDavid RobinsonBrook LenfestDamon DashMarvet Britto
- Film.writer
- Will Rokos
- Film.music
- Mario Grigorov
- Film.cinematography
- M. David Mullen
- Film.editing
- Brian A. KatesWilliam Chang
- Film.distributor
- Teton FilmsFreestyle Releasing
- Film.runtime
- 93 minutes
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
- Film.gross
- $519,802
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 93
- FilmAffinity ID
- 135499
- Official website
- www.shadowboxerthefilm.com
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- publication date
- 2005-01-01
- title
- Shadowboxer
- review score
- 4.1/10
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Shadowboxer is a 2005 crime thriller film directed by Lee Daniels and starring Cuba Gooding Jr., Helen Mirren, Vanessa Ferlito, Macy Gray, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Mo'Nique, and Stephen Dorff. It opened in limited release in six cities: New York, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Richmond, Virginia.
==Plot== Mikey and his stepmother Rose are contract killers and lovers. The two continue with their line of work even though Rose is suffering from cancer.