Bruised

2020, Drama, 2h 12m

92 Reviews 250+ Ratings

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Bruised isn't as hard-hitting as its title might suggest, but Halle Berry impresses on either side of the camera in her directorial debut. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

Jackie Justice (Halle Berry) is a mixed martial arts fighter who leaves the sport in disgrace. Down on her luck and simmering with rage and regret years after her fight, she's coaxed into a brutal underground fight by her manager and boyfriend Desi (Adan Canto) and grabs the attention of a fight league promoter (Shamier Anderson) who promises Jackie a life back in the octagon. But the road to redemption becomes unexpectedly personal when Manny (Danny Boyd, Jr.) -- the son she gave up as an infant -- shows up at her doorstep. BRUISED marks the directorial debut of Academy Award winner Halle Berry and also stars Adriane Lenox, Sheila Atim, Valentina Shevchenko, and Stephen McKinley Henderson in a triumphant story of a fighter who reclaims her power, in and out of the ring, when everyone has counted her out.

Rating:

R (Some Sexual Content/Nudity|Pervasive Language|Violence)
Genre:

Drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

Halle Berry
Producer:

Guymon Casady, Terry Dougas, Brad Feinstein, Linda Gottlieb, Gillian Hormel, Basil Iwanyk, Paris Kassidokostas-Latsis, Erica Lee
Writer:

Michelle Rosenfarb
Release Date (Theaters):

Nov 17, 2021 limited
Release Date (Streaming):

Nov 24, 2021
Runtime:

2h 12m
Distributor:

Netflix

Cast & Crew

Halle Berry
Jackie Justice

Stephen Henderson

Stephen Henderson
Pops

Adan Canto
Desi

Shamier Anderson

Shamier Anderson
the encouraging MMA league owner

Marcella Lentz-Pope

Marcella Lentz-Pope
Additional Voices

Nikolai Nikolaeff

Nikolai Nikolaeff
Igor.

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Critic Reviews for Bruised

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