Resurrecting the Champ (2007)
"Based on a true story, that was based on a lie."
ThumbScore
👍 66%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 58%
(RT: 61%, MC: 55) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Dakota Goyo as Teddy Kernan
Nick Sandow as Marciano
Is Resurrecting the Champ good?
It's divisive. 66% audience score, estimated from 279 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 58%.
Overview
Up-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man ("Champ") only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect Champ's story and escape the shadow of his father's success becomes a personal journey as the ambitious reporter reexamines his own life and his relationship with his family. Wikipedia ↗
