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The Iron Claw

R

Released Dec 22, 2023

2h 12m

Drama

Action

Biography

Sports

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The Iron Claw: Featurette - Wrestling Legends

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The Iron Claw: Exclusive Spot - Challengers

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The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Through tragedy and triumph, under the shadow of their domineering father and coach, the brothers seek larger-than-life immortality on the biggest stage in sports.

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Critics Consensus

Powerfully acted and profoundly sad, The Iron Claw honors its fact-based story with a dramatization whose compassionate exploration of family ties is just as hard-hitting as its action in the wrestling ring.

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Audience Says

The Iron Claw is a powerfully emotional movie with some outstanding acting in support of a very sad real-life story.

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Mark Kermode

Kermode and Mayo's Take (YouTube)

It's also a film about family and masculinity in which the beatings in the ring are pretty much nothing compared by the beatings that are dished out at the dinner table...

Mar 1, 2024

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

The Iron Claw looks and feels like a prestreaming TV movie – and not just any old TV movie but a strangely entertaining, darkly tragic, completely gripping TV movie.

Rated: 3.5/5

Feb 24, 2024

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Simran Hans

New Statesman

Efron is an underrated actor, and this is a star-making performance.

Feb 21, 2024

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Michael Medved

The Michael Medved Show

You'll believe these characters because of expertly rendered performances. The connection between the passionately committed Von Erich brothers drives the movie, as does their loving but complicated relationship with a domineering father.

Rated: 3/4

May 17, 2024

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Adrián Monserrat

EscribiendoCine

... Led by Zac Efron, the film finds an absorbing, moving drama in the darkest side of human nature. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 8/10

May 13, 2024

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John Serba

Decider

Absorbing and unsettling, and featuring a career performance from Efron, The Iron Claw is one of the best movies of 2023.

May 10, 2024

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Justin

Amazing movie! Perfect cast, great acting, and very emotional.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/25/24

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Monica MM

Great acting, and it helped my interest throughout the whole movie. Loved it!!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/19/24

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Anson

This film was incredibly awesome! So much more than I ever expected. Outstanding acting from the brothers, and the directing was so good! An excellent story with intense scenes and great dialogue, with fight scenes that were always very, very good. Oscar material all the way!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/17/24

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Staci B

The story was portrayed well and engaging.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/11/24

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James G

Truth is stranger than fiction. Excellent movie which is hard to believe is true. More than a sports movie...more of movie about family.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/09/24

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Noel

This movie was filmed very well, I feel like it was also very well paced. I am a wrestling fan so this may have appealed to me more than most. However, it was a great movie from a movie standpoint. That all being said the story is very heavy and may be tough to take in, I'm glad I watched it though and learned about wrestling's history.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/08/24

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Sean Durkin

Director

Zac Efron

Kevin Von Erich

Jeremy Allen White

Kerry Von Erich

Harris Dickinson

David Von Erich

Stanley Simons

Mike Von Erich

Maura Tierney

Doris Von Erich

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The Iron Claw: Featurette - Wrestling Legends

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Synopsis

The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Through tragedy and triumph, under the shadow of their domineering father and coach, the brothers seek larger-than-life immortality on the biggest stage in sports.

Director: Sean Durkin
Producer: Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Angus Lamont, Sean Durkin, Derrin Schlesinger
Screenwriter: Sean Durkin
Distributor: A24
Production Co: BBC Film, House Productions, Access Entertainment
Rating: R (Language|Drug Use|Some Sexuality|Suicide)
Genre: Drama, Action, Biography, Sports
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 22, 2023, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 13, 2024
Box Office (Gross USA): $34.7M
Runtime: 2h 12m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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