39	METASCORE Generally unfavorable reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews

7.1	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 170 Ratings

Never Back Down

Summit Distribution | Release Date: March 14, 2008

Summary: Jake Tyler never goes looking for trouble, but it always seems to find him. Since the breakup of his parents' marriage, it's everywhere he turns. Freshly transplanted from a sleepy Iowa town to the heat and flash of new-money Orlando, Florida, Jake seems headed for even more rocky terrain as he is pulled into an underground fighting league--a kind of fight club for teens. With the help of his new group of friends--a fight and life-savvy coach, a free-thinking and adventurous girlfriend, and a scrawny but charming best friend--Jake manages to rise above the chaos around him. But just as he's beginning to feel like he's in control, his world is turned upside down once again by an unrelenting campaign to get him back in the ring. (Summit Entertainment)

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Runtime:	110 min
Rating:	Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material involving intense sequences of fighting/violence, some sexuality, partying and language - all involving teens.
Production:	Summit Entertainment
Genres:	Action, Drama, Sport
Country:	USA
Language:	English
Home Release Date:	Jul 29, 2008

Director	Credit
Jeff Wadlow	Director

Writer	Credit
Chris Hauty	Written By

Principal Cast	Credit
Djimon Hounsou	Jean Roqua
Sean Faris	Jake Tyler

Cast	Credit
Affion Crockett	Beatdown DJ
Amber Heard	Baja Miller
Cam Gigandet	Ryan McCarthy
Chris Lindsay	Beat Down Referee
David Zelon	Ryan's Dad
Evan Peters	Max Cooperman
Lauren Leech	Jenny
Leslie Hope	Margot Tyler
Neil Brown Jr.	Aaron
Steven Crowley	Ben
Tilky Jones	Eric
Tom Nowicki	Mr. Lloyd
Wyatt Smith	Charlie Tyler

Producer	Credit
Bill Bannerman	Co-Producer
Craig Baumgarten	Producer
David Zelon	Producer