TwentyFourSeven (1997) - Movie

TwentyFourSeven (1997)
As a youth, Alan Darcy (Bob Hoskins) avoided getting sucked into violent gang life in Nottingham by taking out his aggression at a boxing club. Years later, the same grim temptations of crime and drugs from his upbringing threaten to lure a new generation of young public housing residents into a downward spiral. With financial help from gangster Ronnie Marsh (Frank Harper), Alan reopens the gym he went to in his youth and begins training his troubled recruits for a public boxing match.

Release Date: 1997

R |1 hr 36 min

Plot Summary

As a youth, Alan Darcy (Bob Hoskins) avoided getting sucked into violent gang life in Nottingham by taking out his aggression at a boxing club. Years later, the same grim temptations of crime and drugs from his upbringing threaten to lure a new generation of young public housing residents into a downward spiral. With financial help from gangster Ronnie Marsh (Frank Harper), Alan reopens the gym he went to in his youth and begins training his troubled recruits for a public boxing match.

Cast: Bob Hoskins, Danny Nussbaum, James Hooton, Darren O. Campbell, Justin Brady, Jimmy Hynd, Karl Collins, Johann Myers

Director: Shane Meadows

Genres: Comedy drama

Keywords: 1990s, Inspiring, Transformation, Father, Underdog, Gritty