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Chuck

Chuck

Drama · 2017

A drama inspired by the life of heavyweight boxer Chuck Wepner.

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Chuck

2017 Drama 1h 41m

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TMDB

6.2 / 10

Community rating

A drama inspired by the life of heavyweight boxer Chuck Wepner.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Philippe Falardeau

Written by

Michael Cristofer · Jeff Feuerzeig · Jerry Stahl · Liev Schreiber

Liev Schreiber

Liev Schreiber

Chuck Wepner

Naomi Watts

Naomi Watts

Linda Wepner

Elisabeth Moss

Elisabeth Moss

Phyllis Wepner

Ron Perlman

Ron Perlman

Al Braverman

Jim Gaffigan

Jim Gaffigan

John Stoehr

Michael Rapaport

Michael Rapaport

John Wepner

Pooch Hall

Pooch Hall

Muhammad Ali

Court is in session

Put Chuck on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.