The Fire Inside

Name: The Fire Inside
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport, Comedy
Released: December 25, 2024
Duration: 109 min
Rating: 76
Cast: Adam Clark, Amanda Barker, Brian Tyree Henry, De'Adre Aziza, Ivan D. Ossa

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Release Date: December 25, 2024 | PG-13

Starring: Adam Clark, Amanda Barker, Brian Tyree Henry, De'Adre Aziza, Ivan D. Ossa, Jessica Grossi, Lanette Ware, Michael Brown, Oluniké Adeliyi, Ryan Destiny, Tyrone Benskin

Summary: Claressa Shields (Ryan Destiny), a high school Junior from Flint, Michigan, aided by her tough-love coach, Jason Crutchfield (Brian Tyree Henry), pushes past all limitations to become the first American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing. But even at the pinnacle of success, Claressa has to reckon with the fact that not all dreamsClaressa Shields (Ryan Destiny), a high school Junior from Flint, Michigan, aided by her tough-love coach, Jason Crutchfield (Brian Tyree Henry), pushes past all limitations to become the first American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing. But even at the pinnacle of success, Claressa has to reckon with the fact that not all dreams are created equal, and the real fight has only just begun.… Expand

Director: Rachel Morrison

Genre(s): Biography, Drama, Sport, Comedy

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 109 min

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G. Allen Johnson

Dec 18, 2024

Women’s sports owes a debt to Shields. She finally has a movie that gives her deserved flowers. Read full review

Robert Daniels

Sep 13, 2024

The Fire Inside, in a deceptively brilliant twist on the inspirational sports film, is a humanist story, whose every hard hitting beat and aching emotion is also truly earned. Read full review

Richard Roeper

Dec 25, 2024

Whereas so many of these films end with the big game/fight/match and a freeze-frame moment of glory before the credits roll, The Fire Inside is finding another gear. Read full review

The Daily Beast Nick Schager

Dec 25, 2024

Throws a bevy of familiar, rousing punches on its way to a feel-good finale. Yet in the fearsome eyes of Destiny, it boasts its own unique power. Read full review

James Berardinelli

Dec 25, 2024

It doesn’t break any molds but expertly crafts familiar material into an end product that will likely appeal to a wide audience. Read full review

Zachary Barnes

Dec 25, 2024

Mr. Henry’s performance, by turns firm and funny, is the highlight of the movie. Read full review

Richard Whittaker

Jan 2, 2025

There’s an important message in here, especially when it comes to the financial inequality between men and women in sports. But rather than using the 17-year-old Shields’ pugnacious attitude to really explore how she landed body blows on the sexist establishment, The Fire Inside just ends up shadow boxing. Read full review

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