Movie

Shadowboxer (2005)

• R
• September 9, 2005
• 1h 33m

• Action
• Crime
• Drama
• Thriller

“Feeling Protected Is Very Seductive”

Overview

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.

Director

Lee Daniels

Writers

Will Rokos

Starring

Cuba Gooding Jr., Helen Mirren, Vanessa Ferlito