The Boxer
1997 · 114 min · Director: Jim Sheridan
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Nineteen-year-old Danny Flynn is imprisoned for his involvement with the I.R.A. in Belfast. He leaves behind his family and his sixteen-year-old girlfriend, Maggie Hamill. Fourteen years later, Danny is released from prison and returns to his old working class neighborhood to resume his life as a boxer, fighting and opening a boxing club training aspiring boxers. Maggie has since married Danny's best friend, who is also imprisoned for his I.R.A. activities. Although he has not denounced the I.R.A. or denigrated his I.R.A. colleagues, Danny has decided to live a life free of political violence. His boxing club is nonsectarian, open to both Catholics and Protestants. This move irks some of his old I.R.A. colleagues since they feel working with the Protestants will not resolve their David versus Goliath struggle. Danny's old I.R.A. colleagues, especially their unofficial leader Harry, resort to traditional tactics of violence to stop Danny. Maggie's father, Joe, also an I.R.A. activist, does not condone the violence against Danny as he is working through peaceful means to free I.R.A. prisoners (including Maggie's husband), but also does not want Maggie to resume her past relationship with Danny, a man who he sees as having no future. Amidst this turmoil, Danny and Maggie dream of a life together, also taking into account Maggie's wedded status and the feelings of her teen-aged son, Liam. [Originally by: Huggo]
Emotional fingerprint
The Boxer (1997) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Hope 30%, Empathy 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Hope30%
- Empathy25%
- Tension20%
- Sadness15%
- Satisfaction10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Hope, Empathy, Tension. Genres: Drama, Romance, Sport. AI estimate.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Sadness
- Empathy
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Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Sadness | Empathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Hope | 42 % | 28 % | 17 % | 27 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Sadness | 47 % | 38 % | 27 % | 34 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Tension | 51 % | 46 % | 27 % | 34 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Tension | 46 % | 39 % | 21 % | 28 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Hope | 45 % | 34 % | 21 % | 24 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Tension | 55 % | 44 % | 30 % | 33 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Empathy | 61 % | 49 % | 43 % | 48 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Tension | 61 % | 53 % | 44 % | 50 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Tension | 64 % | 61 % | 35 % | 45 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Tension | 67 % | 58 % | 36 % | 46 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Sadness | 64 % | 46 % | 45 % | 51 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Tension | 66 % | 56 % | 43 % | 46 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Tension | 77 % | 76 % | 43 % | 43 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Tension | 80 % | 74 % | 54 % | 53 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Sadness | 73 % | 56 % | 56 % | 64 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Empathy | 69 % | 51 % | 40 % | 59 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 94′ | Tension | 75 % | 68 % | 39 % | 54 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 100′ | Tension | 87 % | 85 % | 56 % | 63 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 105′ | Tension | 84 % | 79 % | 56 % | 55 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 111′ | Sadness | 69 % | 60 % | 52 % | 37 % |
Riches to rags
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Groom
Priest
Patsy
Liam
Mrs. Walsh
Mr. Orr
Mrs Orr
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Details
- Directed by
- Jim Sheridan
- Written by
- Jim Sheridan, Terry George
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1997
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Country
- Ireland, United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Hope
- Data updated
Where to watch
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