A former wrestler and his family make a living performing at small venues around the country while his kids dream of joining World Wrestling Entertainment.A former wrestler and his family make a living performing at small venues around the country while his kids dream of joining World Wrestling Entertainment.A former wrestler and his family make a living performing at small venues around the country while his kids dream of joining World Wrestling Entertainment.
- Awards
- 10 wins & 5 nominations
Dwayne Johnson
- Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
- (as Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson)
Tori Ellen Ross
- Young Saraya
- (as Tori Ross)
Elroy Powell
- Union Jack
- (as Elroy 'Spoonface' Powell)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaSaraya-Jade Bevis said that her Dad was disappointed he was going to be played by Nick Frost because he didn't know who Nick Frost was and he wanted to be played by Ray Winstone, but when he saw Nick Frost performance he said "he's actually pretty good ain't he."
- GoofsPaige is seen as a young girl holding a homemade cardboard version of the WWE Divas title, however this title wasn't introduced until 2008, by which time Paige was 16.
- Quotes
Julia Knight: Dick me dead, and bury me pregnant.
- Crazy creditsThe scenes over the end credits come from the 2012 UK Channel 4 documentary 'The Wrestlers: Fighting With My Family'. This is supposedly the documentary The Rock saw that got him interested in producing a film about Paige's story.
- Alternate versionsIn order to obtain a PG-13 rating in the US, some swearing was edited out of the film. The Blu-ray included an R-rated 'director's cut' which restores the edits.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Film Brain Podcast: Wrestling with "Fighting with My Family" (2019)
- SoundtracksElectrifying
Written by Jim Johnston (as James Alan Johnston)
Performed by Jim Johnston
Licensed courtesy of WWE, Inc.
Featured review
Good, and surprisingly so
Siblings Saraya and Zac have been into wrestling for as long as they can remember. Born into a wrestling-mad family they now run a wrestling clinic for kids and take part in the regular wrestling shows and tournaments their parents produce. Their chance to hit the big time arrives when the WWE has auditions in the UK. Could this be their big break?
Thanks to the trailer, I had very low expectations for this. The trailer made the film look very silly and low brow. I wouldn't have watched if it wasn't for a friend pointing out that the film is nothing like the trailer and is far better than it seems.
Turns out they were right. Rather than lowest-common-denominator slapstick the plot is interesting and is complete with some great, clever humour and an engaging warmth. Moves at a good pace: the time just flies by.
All this aided by some solid performances. Florence Pugh is great as Saraya and she is ably supported by Nick Frost, Lena Headey and Jack Lowden as her family. Even Vince Vaughn, usually the kiss of death for any film or TV series, puts in a solid, engaging performance.
All this coming from someone who is not into WWE or wrestling at all.
On the negative side, it does end feeling like just another Rocky remake. Still, it was a funny and interesting journey getting there.
Thanks to the trailer, I had very low expectations for this. The trailer made the film look very silly and low brow. I wouldn't have watched if it wasn't for a friend pointing out that the film is nothing like the trailer and is far better than it seems.
Turns out they were right. Rather than lowest-common-denominator slapstick the plot is interesting and is complete with some great, clever humour and an engaging warmth. Moves at a good pace: the time just flies by.
All this aided by some solid performances. Florence Pugh is great as Saraya and she is ably supported by Nick Frost, Lena Headey and Jack Lowden as her family. Even Vince Vaughn, usually the kiss of death for any film or TV series, puts in a solid, engaging performance.
All this coming from someone who is not into WWE or wrestling at all.
On the negative side, it does end feeling like just another Rocky remake. Still, it was a funny and interesting journey getting there.
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- Sep 20, 2020
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Gia Đình Đại Chiến
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $11,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $22,958,886
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $138,780
- Feb 17, 2019
- Gross worldwide
- $41,503,392
- Runtime1 hour 48 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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