Bruised

3.8

(1.1K)

Drama

2020

129 min

Jackie Justice is a mixed martial arts fighter who leaves the sport in disgrace. Down on her luck and simmering with rage and regret years after the fight, she's coaxed into a brutal underground fight by her manager and boyfriend Desi and grabs the attention of a fight league promoter who promises Jackie a life back in the Octagon. But the road to redemption becomes unexpectedly personal when Manny - the son she gave up as an infant - shows up at her doorstep. A triumphant story of a fighter who reclaims her power, in and out of the ring, when everyone has counted her out

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"Best sports movie I’ve seen in years, but it is so much more than that. Outstanding!"

Rob Paul

"I probably wouldn’t have watched this movie if Halle Berry wasn’t in it. Her performance is the strongest part of the movie. Other than that it’s not much to see here. The film really tried to do too much but maybe it’s just the lack of script."

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"That's a girl you don't want to argue with."

2GMike

"Just watched this tonight through Netflix and loved it. Really loved the story and the acting was pretty good. "

Coobs

"A story that grabs you from the beginning. Filled with trauma and potentially triggering topics, it follows a once top UFC fighter who has been out of the ring for years. After unintentionally getting into a fight at an underground brawl, she is pushed to start training again. Loved this; it makes you feel all the feels. Unexpectedly enjoyed this more than I thought I would."

Stefani Marie

"Ok. First of all for this to be kind of sort of like $1 million baby/hurricane /into the term wall with the fighter/characters real life/addiction problem/the things that fighters go through in the real world you know it was overall great story very ground in realism and you know I love movies like that. Great actress she played an amazing character did an amazing job everyone supported and did they’re best as well"

Rocko Pueblo

"Meh. "

James Dunphy

"A good first directorial outing for Berry. I thought that it was a bit long for what it was, but it was good. "

Antonio Richardson

"1/12/22"

Mary

"Here's something different. Halle Berry does better job acting than directing; but, that doesn't yield a poor result. The story takes some different turns at the predictable beats and stays entertaining, if not revolutionary. It's not Rocky or Creed; but, it has more hope than Million Dollar Baby. The fighting is definitely secondary to the story of a broken woman getting her fix on. I can root for that any day of the week. "