The Fighter
(Paramount, $30)
This gritty working-class drama “delivers a knockout punch,” said the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. For that, credit its stars, including Mark Wahlberg as professional boxer Micky Ward. Oscars went to Melissa Leo as Micky’s “overbearing” mother and Christian Bale as his crack-addled half-brother.
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