Fighting with My Family is a 2019 biographical sports comedy-drama film written and directed by Stephen Merchant. Based on the 2012 documentary The Wrestlers: Fighting with My Family by Max Fisher, it depicts the career of English professional wrestler Paige as she makes her way up WWE, while also following her brother Zak Zodiac, as he struggles with his failure to achieve similar success. Florence Pugh and Jack Lowden star as Paige and Zodiac respectively, alongside Lena Headey, Nick Frost, Vince Vaughn, and Dwayne Johnson, with the latter also acting as producer. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on 28 January 2019, and was theatrically released in the United States on 14 February 2019. It received positive reviews from critics, particularly for the performances of Pugh and Vaughn. It was also a commercial success, grossing $41.5 million worldwide against a budget of $11 million.
| Director | Stephen Merchant |
| Produced by | Kevin Misher, Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, Stephen Merchant, Michael J. Luisi |
| Writer(s) | Stephen Merchant |
| Based on | The Wrestlers: Fighting with My Family, by Max Fisher |
| Starring | Florence Pugh, Lena Headey, Nick Frost, Jack Lowden, Vince Vaughn, Dwayne Johnson |
| Music | Vik Sharma, Graham Coxon |
| Cinematography | Remi Adefarasin |
| Edited by | Nancy Richardson |
| Production, company | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Film4, The Ink Factory, Seven Bucks Productions, Misher Films, WWE Studios |
| Distributed by | Lionsgate (United Kingdom), Mirror Releasing (United States), Universal Pictures (International) |
| Released | January 28, 2019 (Sundance), February 14, 2019 (United States), February 27, 2019 (United Kingdom) |
| Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom, United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $11 million |
| Box office | $41.5 million |
About Fighting with My Family
Biographical sports film from Stephen Merchant in which a former wrestler and his family make a living performing at small venues around the country. As the kids grow older, they dream of joining World Wrestling Entertainment.
Achievement of Fighting with My Family
The movie is based on the 2012 documentary The Wrestlers: Fighting with My Family. Dwayne Johnson executive produces the film.
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Latest information about Fighting with My Family updated on July 28 2021.
