Redbelt
Is there room for principle in Los Angeles? Mike Terry teaches jujitsu and barely makes ends meet. His Brazilian wife, whose family promotes fights, wants to see Mike in the ring making money, but to him competition is degrading. A woman sideswipes Mike's car and then, after an odd sequence of events, shoots out the studio's window. Later that evening, Mike rescues an action movie star in a fistfight at a bar. In return, the actor befriends Mike, gives him a gift, offers him work on his newest film, and introduces Mike's wife to his own - the women initiate business dealings. Then, things go sour all at once, Mike's debts mount, and going into the ring may be his only option.
Drama
Sony Pictures Classics
Chiwetel Ejiofor as Mike Terry, Tim Allen as Chet Frank, Alice Braga as Sondra Terry, Jose Pablo Cantillo as Snowflake, Randy Couture as Dylan Flynn, Ricky Jay as Marty Brown, Joe Mantegna as Jerry Weiss, Max Martini as Joe Collins, Emily Mortimer as Laura Black, David Paymer as Richard, Rebecca Pidgeon as Zena Frank, Rodrigo Santoro as Bruno Silva, Jennifer Grey as Lucy Weiss, Vincent Guastaferro as Eddie Bialy, John Machado as Ricardo Silva, Matt Malloy as Lawyer, Ray Mancini as George (as Ray Mancini), Cathy Cahlin Ryan as Gini Collins, Caroline de Souza Correa as Monica, Bob Jennings as Sammy, Steve DeCastro as Knife Fighter on Set, Jake Johnson as Guayabera Shirt Man