

Charlie Kenton is a washed-up fighter who retired from the ring when robots took over the sport. After his robot is trashed, he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son to rebuild and train an unlikely contender.
Practical Effects
Real animatronic robots, not just CGI—Hugh Jackman punched actual metal.
Acting
Dakota Goyo carries the emotional weight like a tiny professional.
Direction
Shawn Levy somehow made robot boxing feel intimate and human.

Director
Shawn Levy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The robot fights used real animatronics mixed with motion-capture, with Sugar Ray Leonard consulting on boxing authenticity.
This bombed at the box office but became a massive streaming cult hit—a decade before Netflix proved that model works.
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