Chick Fight

"Hit like a girl."

2020 1h 38m EN

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5.8

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★5.8TMDB · 238

ActionComedyDrama

Synopsis

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When Anna Wyncomb is introduced to an underground, all-female fight club in order to turn the mess of her life around, she discovers she is much more personally connected to the history of the club than she could ever imagine.

“Hit like a girl.”

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Cast

Malin Akerman
Anna
Bella Thorne
Olivia
Dulcé Sloan
Charleen
Kevin Connolly
Dr. Roy Park
Kevin Nash
Ed
Alec Mapa
Chuck
Dominique Jackson
Naomi
Fortune Feimster
Bear

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Paul Leyden
Writers: Joseph Downey
Languages: English, French, Spanish
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 6 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Spanish.

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3 / 8

CAST

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240+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Directed by Paul Leyden, shot by Steven Holleran. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Benson Taylor. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Kevin Armstrong shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Malin Akerman and Bella Thorne and Dulcé Sloan carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Hit like a girl.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Paul Leyden directs. Steven Holleran behind the camera. Benson Taylor scores. Kevin Armstrong cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, French, Spanish.

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1Released 6 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Spanish.
3240+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
4Directed by Paul Leyden, shot by Steven Holleran. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Benson Taylor. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Kevin Armstrong shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Malin Akerman and Bella Thorne and Dulcé Sloan carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Hit like a girl.".
9IMDB entry: tt10944486 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 21 themes, including "trainer", "bad luck", "female friendship", "coach".

The technical file

Cinematography: Steven Holleran
Original score: Benson Taylor
Editing: Kevin Armstrong
Production design: Mailara Santana
Makeup / hair: Nicole Leaño Colón
VFX supervisor: Thomas D. Moser
Sound: Jeff K. Brunello
Stunt coordinator: Shauna Galligan
Runtime: 98 min · 1h 38m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Chick Fight (2020)

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Kamurai2021-02-03
Really good watch, could watch again, and can recommend. This movie has a lot going on in it, and I think that's part of the unspoken message happening: there is a lot going on in our lives, but we go on, even if we have to fight for it. Or maybe I'm just extra pensive today. While I have to look at Malin Ackerman (I'm not a fan) try to act in this (and I know that she can do better than she did in this), it always fun to see an actor you don't like get beat up (and be okay, because it's acting), see "Duplex" for more. Bella Thorne has properly leaned into the skid of people hating her with an excellent, if very natural looking, villain role. Alec Baldwin seems like such a mess in this that I was actually concerned for him, but I have to believe that he's just that good an actor. For some reason there have been quite a few "normie suddenly in a fist fight for the first time" type of movies within the past couple of years, and we were do for the "girl one", and I honestly don't know what I would have done differently in that regard. They kept on message without being preachy, were very serious about the issues without losing the comedy, and included the reality of the impact of violence without glorifying it or reducing it comedy in the middle of a dramatic fight. They definitely had comedic injury, they just left that in a scene of its own. Where I feel the movie did go a bit off was trying to be extra inclusive. By including gay characters for comedic effect, and it was clearly very intentional, it honestly felt forced and that we're bordering on a trope similar to "in the fridge" (a character's chief purpose is to die to cause controversy for the protagonist), but "in the flame" (? maybe the name needs work) where we create characters only for them to be gay to cause comedic controversy. There is plenty going on in this movie without it, and I would have much rather her father be gay all along (established early) or two of women in the club happen to be a couple. Over all, I think the story is pretty great, and the movie does a fantastic job of showing women fighting without oversexualizing it or them.

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