Dir. Martin Scorsese · Starring Robert De Niro, Cathy Moriarty, Joe Pesci, Frank Vincent, Nicholas Colasanto, Theresa Saldana
“I don’t go down for nobody.”
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The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.
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This is a raw, unflinching descent into the psyche of a man consumed by his own rage and insecurity. It feels like a punch to the gut, a brutal character study rendered in stark black and white, leaving an indelible mark of melancholic despair and the tragic cost of unchecked aggression.
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