Never Back Down (2008)
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Win or lose... Everyone has their fight.
Jake, full of anger after his father's death, is just starting to find a place for himself at his new Orlando high school - until Ryan, head of an underground MMA fight club, picks Jake out as a prime opponent. After being trounced by Ryan in front of the entire school, Jake begins training under the firm, moral guidance of a MMA master, where he learns how to fight... and how to avoid a fight. But it becomes obvious that a rematch will be inevitable if Jake wants to stop Ryan and his bullying, once and for all.
- Released: 2008-03-04
- Genres: Drama, Action
- Runtime: 1h 53m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10 from 2,559 votes
Directed by Jeff Wadlow.
Top cast
- Sean Faris as Jake Tyler
- Amber Heard as Baja Miller
- Cam Gigandet as Ryan McCarthy
- Djimon Hounsou as Jean Roqua
- Evan Peters as Max Cooperman
- Leslie Hope as Margot Tyler
- Wyatt Smith as Charlie Tyler
- Neil Brown Jr. as Aaron
- Lauren Leech as Jenny
- Tilky Jones as Eric
Where to watch Never Back Down
- United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla, Fawesome, The Roku Channel, VIX , YouTube Free, Plex, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Tubi TV, Amazon MX Player; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels; watch free on YouTube Free; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video
- India: stream on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels; rent on Amazon Video
- Canada: stream on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels; watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV, Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: stream on Stan, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels; watch free on Hoopla; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
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