Never Back Down (2008)

Plot: Frustrated high school student Jake Tyler has a history of letting his hot temper get the best of him. After relocating to a wealthy new school in Orlando, Florida, he is publicly humiliated in a brutal fistfight by the school's reigning mixed martial arts champion, Ryan McCarthy. To protect himself and learn discipline, a classmate introduces Jake to an underground MMA mentor, Jean Roqua, who takes him under his wing. Through grueling training, Jake must learn to channel his inner rage into true martial arts mastery, building toward a final showdown at the elite "Beatdown" tournament to settle the score once and for all.

Actors: Sean Faris, Djimon Hounsou, Amber Heard, Cam Gigandet, Evan Peters, Leslie Hope, Wyatt Smith, Lauren Leech, Tilky Jones, Steven Crowley, Tom Nowicki, David Zelon, Chris Lindsay, Chele André, Rachel Sterling

Genre: Action • Drama • Sport

Studio / Manufacturer: Alliance Films

Producer: Craig Baumgarten • David Zelon • Bill Bannerman

Director: Jeff Wadlow

Behind-the-scenes Crew & Production Side Personnel: Lukas Ettlin (Director of Photography) • Victor Du Bois (Film Editor) • Ida Random (Production Designer) • Michael Wandmacher (Music Composer) • Judy Ruskin Howell (Costume Designer) • Sarah Finn (Casting) • Randi Hiller (Casting) • Damon Caro (Stunt Coordinator)

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