The Boxer (15)
- Run time: 1 hour 53 mins
- Genre: Thriller / Drama
- Release date: 20th February 1998
- Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Emily Watson, Ken Stott
- Directed by: Jim Sheridan
- Official Website: www.paramountpictures.co.uk
- Distributor: U.I.P.
Plot Synopsis
Danny Flynn is released from prison in Belfast after fourteen years for his part in IRA activities. He determines to avoid the bloodshed that was inherent in his political past and to build a new life in his old home. He starts a gym to train young boxers like himself, with no political or sectarian ties, and renews his relationship with the woman he left behind when imprisoned.