The Iron Claw
2023, drama, history
132 minutes
The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Through tragedy and triumph, under the shadow of their domineering father and coach, the brothers seek...
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10
2023-12-17
Thanks to these three and the entire mood around every ordeal, The Iron Claw stands with its proverbial hand held high to be one of the most powerful films of 2023 and one of the damndest stories of brotherhood you’re going to find. Read more
9.1
2023-12-30
Durkin’s film is narratively heart-breaking, visually stunning, and approaches a world of professional wrestling that rarely gets the big screen treatment. Read more
8.0
2024-02-06
Like its male protagonists, it keeps its emotions in check until a climactic emotional outburst that will stir something in the most macho of male viewers. Durkin's film is a reminder that it's not just natural for men to shed tears, but necessary. Read more
8.0
2023-12-19
The result is a mesmerizing sports movie with more echoes of Malick than Aronofksy. Call it a curse or call it bad luck, but Durkin’s deft handling of these events turns public tragedy into a searing meditation on familial bonds and the limits of a certain type of masculinity. Read more
6.7
2024-02-10
This is such a highly disappointing film. This isn’t a bad film. Far from it it’s a very good film. But the things surrounding it. The lack of care taken to such a delicate story. Read more
3.0
2024-03-17
The Iron Claw compares to wrestling in the way that it’s all pose and artifice but no brains or integrity. In addition to overlong, the film lacks emotion at every turn, and the acting never impressed - Jeremy Allen White being the exception. Read more
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9.0
2024-02-20
The Iron Claw is zoveel meer dan een worstel film met Zac Efron. Het is een meeslepend drama met een fascinerend verhaal en sterke cast. Read more
8.0
2024-09-03
The Iron Claw is een intens en ijzersterk sportdrama vol familietragiek, dat vooral opvalt door het sterke acteerwerk en het psychologische geweld buiten de ring. Read more
8.0
2024-02-26
Zac Efron toont een sympathieke hoofdpersoon te zijn die zich goed staande houd in de fysieke maar ook in de emotionele scenes. Read more
8.0
2024-02-16
The Iron Claw is een intens en ijzersterk sportdrama vol familietragiek, dat vooral opvalt door het sterke acteerwerk en het psychologische geweld buiten de ring. Read more
8.0
2024-02-12
Het onderwerp zal niet voor iedereen aantrekkelijk zijn. Zo heeft mijn vriendin bijvoorbeeld niets met worstelen, maar ook zij was samen met de rest van de zaal muisstil na afloop. Read more
7.0
2024-03-04
Puik werk van de schrijvers die The Iron Claw net dat ietsje meer geven dan pakweg een Foxcatcher. Read more
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