The movie tells the inspirational story of World Champion Boxer Vinny Pazienza who miraculously returns to the ring to reclaim his title belt only a year after an accident that caused him nearly unable to walk again.
25 August 1951, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
1984, Cranston, Rhode Island, USA
15 February 1975, Cromwell, Connecticut, USA
January 01, 2017
Teller is a knockout. He nails the hometown hero's accent, fighting style and goofball charm.
November 18, 2016
Teller is magnetic in the lead role, and he helps "Bleed for This" transcend boxing movie clichés.
November 17, 2016
This is a boxing movie that actually gets boxing.
November 18, 2016
Ben Younger's Bleed for This, starring Miles Teller, distinguishes itself by doubling down on some of the tried-and-true formulas. It's a comeback times two.
November 17, 2016
You can't shake the sense that the real Vinny Paz is far more fascinating than this basic boxing biopic.
December 27, 2016
The glove drama grand guignol comes straight from grandma's kitchen -- hot-chestnut hokum, sizzling clichés.
December 20, 2016
An enjoyable, stirring sports movie.
December 31, 2016
Bleed for This is the kind of film we all need right now.
January 01, 2017
It's a boxing movie so you know where it's headed -- though in fairness it seems pretty true to Vinny's actual story, so whaddya gonna do.
December 12, 2016
In fight-movie terms, I'd call it a draw.
November 18, 2016
There's always another fight, just as there's always another boxing film.
November 17, 2016
Thirty of Paz's 50 career victories were by knockout, but Bleed for This wins more narrowly, on points.
