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
Hugh Jackman
Charlie Kenton
Dakota Goyo
Max Kenton
Evangeline Lilly
Bailey Tallet
Kevin Durand
Ricky
Anthony Mackie
Finn
Hope Davis
Aunt Debra
James Rebhorn
Marvin
Karl Yune
Tak Mashido
Sophie Levy
Big Sister
Tess Levy
Little Sister
Olga Fonda
Farra Lemkova
John Gatins
Kingpin
Gregory Sims
Bill Panner
Torey Adkins
Large Texan Man
Phil LaMarr
ESPN Boxing Commentator
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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