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* [[Stephen Dorff]] as Cash Boykins
* [[Stephen Dorff]] as Cash Boykins
* Darren Mann as Jett Boykins
* Darren Mann as Jett Boykins
**[[David Alexander Kaplan]] as Young Jett
* [[Karrueche Tran]] as Jade
* [[Karrueche Tran]] as Jade
* Colin McKenna as Quinn Boykins
* Colin McKenna as Quinn Boykins
* [[Jakari Fraser]] as Kingston Boykins
* [[Donald Faison]] as Mr. Stewart
* [[Donald Faison]] as Mr. Stewart
* [[Saïd Taghmaoui]] as Claude
* [[Saïd Taghmaoui]] as Claude
* [[Elizabeth Reaser]] as Susan
* [[Elizabeth Reaser]] as Susan
* [[Drew Starkey]] as Tanner Van Holt
* [[Drew Starkey]] as Tanner Van Holt
* [[Ethan Melisano]] as Timofei Kozlov
* [[Brian Walters]] as Christian Kim
* [[Leopold Manswell]] as Kareef Hardicke
* [[Brian Oerly]] as Jamie Ghould
* [[Chip Carriere]] as Earl Hardy
* [[Adam Karst]] as Rami Elbahri
* [[Mark Fite]] as David Adelsberg
* [[Michael Wayne Foster]] as Richie Simmonsma
* [[Oliver Trevena]] as Syd Man
* [[Donald Cerrone]] as Jack 'Autograph Jack'
* [[Kasandra Bandfield]] as Alice Yaurek
* [[Mimi Davila]] as Patty Martinez
* [[Marie Burke]] as Amber Jefferson
* [[Sienna Novikov]] as Emma Levesque
* [[Ava Capri]] as Keaton Carmichael
* [[Lindsey Garrett]] as Ms. Malek
* [[Marcus Bailey]] as Daryl
* [[Kevin Ianucci]] as Patrick
* [[Drew Scheid]] as Brian
* [[Benjamin M. Pelham]] as Jerry
* [[Demorian Treyse Lizana]] as Jamar
* [[Charline St. Charles]] as Leticia
* [[Mina Ownlee]] as Gladys
* [[Kenny Florian]] as Himself
* [[Tyron Woodley]] as Himself


==Release==
==Release==

Revision as of 20:45, 8 July 2021

Embattled
Film poster
Directed byNick Sarkisov
Written byDavid Mckenna
Produced by
Starring
Distributed byIFC Films
Release date
  • November 20, 2020 (2020-11-20)
Running time
117 minutes[1][2][3]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$32,259[2][1]

Embattled is a 2020 American sports film directed by Nick Sarkisov, who also wrote it with David McKenna, and produced by Eryl Cochran. It stars Stephen Dorff as a reigning mixed martial arts fighter (largely styled after Conor McGregor) whose harsh and abusive nature brings him into conflict with his son, who he attempts to train.

IFC Films acquired distribution rights to the film in July 2020.[4]

Plot

Raised by an aggressive father, Cash Boykins (Stephen Dorff) abandoned his family when his second son was born with Williams syndrome. Over the years, while he made a successful career as an MMA fighter channeling his anger into the octagon, his eldest son Jett (Darren Mann) becomes the caregiver to his younger brother Quinn (Colin McKenna) and decides to be an MMA fighter as well. Father and son will soon find themselves battling each other in the cage.

Cast

Release

IFC Films acquired distribution rights to the film in July 2020,[4] and released it on domestic theaters[1] and on VOD on November 20, 2020.[2][3]

Reception

Box office

Embattled grossed $32,259 only in the United States and Canada.[1][2]

Critical reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 73% based on 22 reviews, with a weighted average of 6.8/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Embattled fights genre clichés to a draw while landing enough emotional punches to make this a sports drama worth watching."[3] On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 56 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[5] LA Times gave the film a great review, describing it as "an exciting, scrappy brawler" and "as a moving family drama, it's a contender."[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Embattled (2020)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Embattled (2020) — Financial Information". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Embattled (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  4. ^ a b McNary, Dave (July 15, 2020). "Stephen Dorff's Drama 'Embattled' Sells North American Rights to IFC Films". Variety. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  5. ^ "Embattled Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  6. ^ Ordoña, Michael (November 18, 2020). "Review: An aspiring MMA fighter with a legendary father is 'Embattled' in more ways than one". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 8, 2021.