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Jawbone

  • 2017
  • 15
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
3.3K
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Johnny Harris, Ian McShane, Michael Smiley, and Ray Winstone in Jawbone (2017)
Former youth boxing champion Jimmy McCabe, after hitting rock bottom, returns to his childhood boxing club and his old team, gym owner Bill and corner-man Eddie.
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After hitting rock bottom, former youth-boxing champion Jimmy McCabe returns to his childhood boxing club and his old team: gym owner Bill and corner-man Eddie.After hitting rock bottom, former youth-boxing champion Jimmy McCabe returns to his childhood boxing club and his old team: gym owner Bill and corner-man Eddie.After hitting rock bottom, former youth-boxing champion Jimmy McCabe returns to his childhood boxing club and his old team: gym owner Bill and corner-man Eddie.

  • Director
    • Thomas Napper
  • Writer
    • Johnny Harris
  • Stars
    • Ian McShane
    • Ray Winstone
    • Michael Smiley
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    6.4/10
    3.3K
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    • Director
      • Thomas Napper
    • Writer
      • Johnny Harris
    • Stars
      • Ian McShane
      • Ray Winstone
      • Michael Smiley
    • 29User reviews
    • 39Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 2 wins & 11 nominations total

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    Ian McShane
    Ian McShane
    • Joe Padgett
    Ray Winstone
    Ray Winstone
    • William Carney
    Michael Smiley
    Michael Smiley
    • Eddie
    Johnny Harris
    Johnny Harris
    • Jimmy McCabe
    Haqi Ali
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    Luke J I Smith
    Luke J I Smith
    • Damian
    • (as Luke J.I. Smith)
    Ernest Vernon
    Ernest Vernon
    • Funeral Mourner
    Anna Wilson-Hall
    • Mary
    James Cartwright
    • Boxing Ring Spectator
    Sam Cole
    • Job Centre Youth
    Philip Walker
    • Police Officer
    Jon Pegg
    • Jimmy's Cornerman
    Kirstie Shannon
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    Neil Bradley
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    David Cronin
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    • Director
      • Thomas Napper
    • Writer
      • Johnny Harris
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    6Jithindurden

    Predictable yet involving

    Based on the lead actor's own life experiences a told to death boxing story is made with heart. The power-packed performance from all around the cast is the driving force of the film. This dark and gritty British drama has a final boxing match that has to be one of the most authentic representations of that sports in a film. Even though the story is predictable the film was able to keep me involved but still, there's nothing new in here either.
    9leeroyreddy

    A no nonsense film that hits all the marks!

    The story of a man down on his luck is as familiar as it gets. Boxing as a metaphor for human struggle and inner conflict is also very much tried and tested. So for star and writer of this redemption tale, Johnny Harris, to come up with something so endearingly heartfelt is a testament to the mans talent and ability.

    I never write about a films plot, I only like to convey a sense of what the experience provided etc. This film will make you feel something; empathy, sadness, hope, pity - all the ingredients of a rock bottom and up film.

    Yes, it's a boxing film. But that shouldn't deter viewers who don't enjoy the pugilistic genre or sport itself. This is a brilliantly written, produced and acted film that focuses on one man's incredibly bleak prospects and overcoming the insurmountable he has created for himself. A man who is proud yet lacking dignity and how he turns to the only vestige he knows in order to claw it back.

    This is a no nonsense film that ticks every box you could hope for in an indie flick. Expertly directed by Thomas Napper it manages to avoid all the many tropes and hackneyed marks that most boxing films run into and leaves you feeling privileged to have seen it.
    9A_Different_Drummer

    The Anti-Rocky, and a Heck of a film

    Take everything you thought you knew about boxing movies ... and forget it.

    Instead of a movie about someone looking to break into the sport, here is a movie about someone looking to break into Life, having wasted most of theirs. And boxing is all he knows.

    It is a testament to the skill of the writer and director that, by the time the big fight arrives, you the audience don't have a clue how it will turn out. That by itself is an accomplishment.

    Speaking of accomplishments, Harris hands us one of the most amazing performances I have ever seen. To re-use a tired cliché, he literally delivers most of his dialog in this film with his eyes.

    And Winstone may possibly have delivered one of the most subtle and nuanced performances of his career, and makes max use of every second of screen time.

    You could possibly say it is a modern update of Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962). Or you could simply call it what it is -- an extraordinary movie.

    Recommended? Hell, yes.

    ((Designated "IMDb Top Reviewer." Please check out my list "167+ Nearly-Perfect Movies (with the occasional Anime or TV miniseries) you can/should see again and again (1932 to the present))
    6Theo Robertson

    British Grittville

    A former boxer with promise returns to his old stomping ground on the mean streets of London hoping for one last chance of success

    Stop me if you've heard this one before but .... what you stopped me as soon as I came to this page? Fair enough. JAWBONE is a traditional type of gritty drama of a washed out boxer trying to get his life back on track. If you're expecting the big budget feel good Hollywood factor try somewhere else because this is a gloomy British movie

    Actually this is maybe a little bit too gloomy. It's got that British independent feel. It's well made where the social realism shines through but it's not a film where you walk out of the cinema clicking your heels. On top of that unlike a lot of boxing films you've seen from ROCKY to RAGING BULL director Thomas Napper ensures that if you're hit with a high velocity fist then it will hurt and cut you

    One minor complaint is that some people be fooled in to watching a film starring Winstone and McShane and there can't be a single movie in Britain who doesn't love these two legends but the reality is their parts are minor with McShane literally appearing in one walk on scene . Instead it's Johnny Harris as boxer Jimmy and Michael Smiley who carry the film. Smiley in particular is very good but the story is one you've seen before
    7mikemcmillan2002

    VERY ON POINT STORY

    To those who know the struggle, the story of this fight is as plain as a boxing glove smacking the nose on your face. It is most definitely not a boxing story, but boxing is a main character.

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      The gym scenes were filmed in Stoke-on-Trent, a city in Staffordshire, England.
    • Connections
      Featured in Good Morning Britain: Episode dated 9 May 2017 (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      Jimmy / Blackout
      Written and performed by Paul Weller

      (p) 2017 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group company

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    • Release date
      • May 12, 2017 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Último asalto
    • Filming locations
      • Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK(location)
    • Production companies
      • EMU Films
      • Revolution Films
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      • $34,948
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      1 hour 31 minutes
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      • 1.78 : 1

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