Fighting with My Family

Even though this film has Nick Frost, Lena Headly, and yes, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, I wasn't expecting much more than a bit of amusing viewing to while away an evening. Well, "Frack me dead and bury me pregnant", as the females in the Knight family are prone to exclaim, if this didn't turn out to be a hidden gem of a movie. (shoulda' known with the caliber of the actors) Florence Pugh does a fantastic job as the future, real life, WWE Diva "Paige", who gets her shot to go from a D League family wrestling hustle, to the big time, thanks to having actual skills rather than just "boobs and a nice butt" to shake at the male fans. The thing that makes it all the more amazing, is, the whole thing is true. I didn't think a wrestling movie would cause me to reach for the Kleenex, but yeah, the story is that inspiring, and may just get you in the feels too.

Some heart rending moments as her brother, who tried out with her, but didn't have "it" struggles with what one is to do when your dream has been absconded with by someone you're close to, even if deep inside you know they did nothing wrong. Hilarious "Meet the family" moment as Zak introduces his pregnant girlfriends parents to his tribe, and to pro(ish) wrestling, British style.

There's even some sage advice from Vince Vaughn, and The Rock, as he tells the eventual WWE Diva "Don't try to be the next ME, be the first YOU! Yeah baby, I can totally SMELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL, what this movies cookin'!

Superb film, one of the best of 2019. I saw the documentry years ago and this surpasses that by far. The Rock is great in it as well, its very funny.

9/10

Surprisingly good movie. Loved watching this movie for the second time. The story is good, Florence Pugh is excellent, the humor is perfect. A sports movie that combines, humor, sadness and a great real story.

Great film. Good portrayal too of the Knight Family! The ‘rock’ ROCKED as usual!

I had this 4 years seating on my watchlist, instead i watched Godzilla vs Kong and some other atrocities.
I had never heard of this or had any expectations, i didn't even know who is playing! Oh my god what a beautiful, sentimental and fantastic movie. You have Nick Frost, Lena, the underdog Stephen Merchant the rock as a perfect guest and Vince Vaughn who was magnificent at his role. The goth girl reminded me of someone and then i realizes is Pugh !!!!!!! That was the perfect surprise.

I have no idea about WWE, i never liked it, have nothing to do with it. It doesn't matter, the movies start a bit of a comedy and then it turns to a story of strength, family stuff and emotions that are captivating you. The story of the brother in contrast with the sister was unique. I loved how they didn't just focus on Pugh and show us how the family reacted and the brother back.

Yes it got me to tears near the end with the brother doing the right thing and how it portrays the whole change and scenes.
This is an unknown gem, a perfect drama with a hitch of comedy which deserves a watch. Thorough entertaining and heart-warming.

I absolutely love films about unknown to me true stories and this was no exception. it was a comedic look into the life of Paige, a WWE wrestler who rose to prominence in the community at just 18 years old. it was funny, emotional and all round a good family film.

It was nice to see Lena Headey here aswell, I didn't realize she was in this film but I was glad when I saw that she was. I absolutely love her style of acting and she did not disappoint here.

I’m not big on wrestling, never been interested really but this film tells a great story that’s infact based on a true story that makes it even better and it’s got a good sense of humour to it..

I’ve only seen 4 films from Florence pugh, last one being midsummer and i think she’s a decent actor and does great in her paige role..

They are calling this a comedy but I think it is just a great drama whose comedy lies in odd situations rather than in one liners (although, I did laugh out loud a couple of times). This has been on my Watch Next list for awhile, first because of Dwayne Johnson (who, really, just lends his name to the film), then because of the awesome Lena Headley, but, it made its way to the top of the list because I didn't know of Florence Pugh until yesterday, when I saw her notable performance in LITTLE WOMEN. This story has heart and you'll find yourself holding your breath for the underdog especially knowing these are avatars for real people. For these reasons, plus Florence Pugh's great performance, a fresh story that is gives more than it promises (and because I really enjoyed it) I rate this film an 8 (great) out of 10. [Comedy/Drama]

I didn’t expect to like this one that much. Not a big wrestling fan but the story and themes took me by surprise.

I still don’t understand how this movie is categorized as a comedy. Okay, some moments are funny but definitely more drama than comedy.

[spoiler]The Rock appeared just enough. Could have been too much.[/spoiler]

Last night I saw the film Fighting with my family. Really enjoyed this film.

10❤- Masterpiece 💯
9❤- Excellent
8❤ - Amazing 👌
7❤- Great 🌞
6❤ - Good 👍
5❤ - Average 🤕
4❤ - Bad but watchable :octagonal_sign:
3❤ - Bad 😭
2😡- Awful :face_vomiting:
1:face_with_symbols_over_mouth: - Bull Shit