A 2010 American biographical sports drama film directed by David O. Russell. It stars Mark Wahlberg as boxer Micky Ward and Christian Bale as his half-brother Dicky Eklund, chronicling Ward's rise to become a world champion boxer with the help of his family.
He did the fighter with Mark Wahlberg. I love that movie.
""Steven Pressfield mentions David O. Russell as a filmmaker and cites 'The Fighter' as one of his works, highlighting its theme of sabotage by those closest to the protagonist, which relates to the discussion of resistance from family and friends."