Shadowboxer

Shadowboxer

93 mins | Drama, Crime, Action, Thriller | Sept. 9, 2005

Mikey and Rose are professional assassins. They are also lovers, and once upon a time Rose also knew Mikey's father. During an elaborate hit job for a malicious gangster, Rose fails to kill the main target, the gangster's pregnant girlfriend. Instead, she delivers her baby and convinces Mikey to help her protect them both. As Rose weakens from cancer, Mikey becomes breadwinner for this unusual family. But tranquility will not last.

Shadowboxer

93 mins | Drama, Crime, Action, Thriller | Sept. 9, 2005

Shadowboxer
Mikey and Rose are professional assassins. They are also lovers, and once upon a time Rose also knew Mikey's father. During an elaborate hit job for a malicious gangster, Rose fails to kill the main target, the gangster's pregnant girlfriend. Instead, she delivers her baby and convinces Mikey to help her protect them both. As Rose weakens from cancer, Mikey becomes breadwinner for this unusual family. But tranquility will not last.
IMDb rating 5.5
Producers Lee Daniels Entertainment, Teton Films
Original title Shadowboxer
Directors Anthony Pettine, Lee Daniels
Writers Will Rokos

Cast

Cuba Gooding Jr.

as Mikey

Helen Mirren

as Rose

Vanessa Ferlito

as Vicki

Macy Gray

as Neisha

Stephen Dorff

as Clayton Mayfield

Mo'Nique

as Precious

Tom Pasch

as Andrew

Ryan Eric Speise

as Anthony - Age 3

Matt Higgins

as Eddie

John Panzarella

as Man in Hotel

Marvina Vinique

as Mikey's Mother

Marilyn Yoblick

as Real Estate Agent

Cullen Flynn Clancy

as Anthony - age 7

Shaun Brewington

as Little Mikey

Darnell Williams

as Mikey's Father

Noel Murano

as A.J.

Angel Oquendo

as Lamar

Tomy Dunster

as Gerard

Jack Krizmanich

as Tommy