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"the pain that "Fighting Tommy Riley" inflicts is an apt payoff, not a sucker punch." -- The New York Times

(Avg. 4)Fighting Tommy Riley is a 2005 American independent film that tells the story of Tommy Riley and Marty Goldberg, a boxer and his trainer, as they work to secure a title shot for Tommy. Their plans are complicated by the unrequited feelings Marty develops for Tommy. When a big-time promoter seeks to acquire Tommy's contract, Tommy endangers his future career because of his loyalty to Marty. Marty, seeing only one way to free Tommy to take his shot, takes his own life.