# Fat City (1972)

> A bruised, unsentimental boxing drama follows a fading fighter and a rising novice through the precarious margins of working-class California.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/10221

## Facts

- Runtime: 97 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: John Huston
- Cast: Stacy Keach, Jeff Bridges, Susan Tyrrell, Candy Clark, Nicholas Colasanto, Art Aragon, Curtis Cokes, Sixto Rodriguez
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068575/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: bleak, mordant, unsentimental, serious movie night, boxing film retrospective

## Synopsis

Two boxers navigate the harsh realities of their sport and personal lives in a gritty tale of ambition and decline.

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