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Real Steel (2011)

Based on a short story that also served as inspiration for a Twilight Zone episode, Real Steel imagines a world in which the sport of boxing has been taken over by fighting robots. Former boxer Charlie builds a boxing robot with his son Max, in an attempt to regain glory in his sport.

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Real Steel
PG-13
Science Fiction
Drama
Sports

Release Date
October 7, 2011
Studio(s)
Disney
Distributor(s)
Disney
Cast
Hugh Jackman , Dakota Goyo , Evangeline Lilly , Anthony Mackie , Kevin Durand , karl yune
Writers
John Gatins
Runtime
127 minutes
Budget
$110 million

Summary

Based on a short story that also served as inspiration for a Twilight Zone episode, Real Steel imagines a world in which the sport of boxing has been taken over by fighting robots. Former boxer Charlie builds a boxing robot with his son Max, in an attempt to regain glory in his sport.

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