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Fighting with My Family 2019
Biographical dramaComing-of-age comedy-dramaSports comedy-drama
Fighting with My Family is a 2019 biographical sports comedy-drama film directed and written by Stephen Merchant. This film is based on the 2012 documentary The Wrestlers: Fighting with My Family by Max Fisher and follows English professional wrestler Paige's journey to WWE, while also showing her brother Zak Zodiac's struggle with not achieving similar success. Florence Pugh plays Paige and Jack Lowden plays Zodiac, with Lena Headey, Nick Frost, Vince Vaughn, and Dwayne Johnson appearing in supporting roles. Dwayne Johnson also served as producer for the film.
The movie made its debut at the Sundance Film Festival on 28 January 2019 before opening in US theaters on 14 February 2019. Critics responded positively, especially praising Merchant's direction and the acting by Pugh and Vaughn. Worldwide box office earnings reached $41.5 million.
Cast
- Florence PughSaraya Knight / Paige
- Lena HeadeyJulia Knight / Sweet Saraya
- Nick FrostRicky Knight
- Jack LowdenZak Knight / Zak Zodiac
- Kim MatulaJeri-Lynn
- Ellie GonsalvesMadison
- Aqueela ZollKirsten
- Julia DavisDaphne
- Zelina VegaAJ Lee
- Vince VaughnHutch Morgan
- Dwayne Johnsonhimself / The Rock
Crew
- Director
- Stephen Merchant
- Writer
- Stephen Merchant
- Producer
- Kevin Misher, Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, Stephen Merchant, Michael J. Luisi
- Cinematography
- Remi Adefarasin
- Editing
- Taja Sevelle
- Music
- Vik Sharma, Graham Coxon
Details
- Production
- Film4, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Misher Films, Seven Bucks Productions, The Ink Factory, WWE Studios
- Distributor
- Bloom (Some select territories), Lionsgate (United Kingdom), Mirror Releasing (United States), Universal Pictures
- Budget
- $11 million
- Box office
- $41.5 million
