Blood on the Canvas
5.5
2018
0 hr 22 min
Drama
Liam (late teens to early-twenties) has had every obstacle in life thrown at him and living without a father figure has left him as the man of the house at a very young age. His neighbourhood doesn't allow the youth to chase their dreams; with drug use and prison as the usual destination for most living in the area. However, Liam has a gift for boxing with his fast-moving feet and piercing hands
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Instant Favorite.
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I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.
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This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.
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The movie really just wants to entertain people.
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