Boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded in life after nearly being KO'd by drugs and crime.
Mark Wahlberg
as Micky Ward
Christian Bale
as Dicky Eklund
Amy Adams
as Charlene Fleming
Melissa Leo
as Alice Ward
Mickey O'Keefe
as Mickey O'Keefe
Jack McGee
as George Ward
Melissa McMeekin
as "Little Alice" Eklund
Bianca Hunter
as Cathy "Pork" Eklund
Erica McDermott
as Cindy "Tar" Eklund
Jill Quigg
as Donna Eklund Jaynes
Dendrie Taylor
as Gail "Red Dog" Eklund
Kate B. O'Brien
as Phyllis "Beaver" Eklund
