Shadowboxer (2005)
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 10.913 |
Directed By
Lee Daniels
Crew
Lee Daniels
Dawn Lenfest
Damon Dash
Lisa Cortés
Lee Daniels
Brook Lenfest
M. David Mullen
Tucker Tooley
Diane Heery
Brian A. Kates
Steve Saklad
Leah Daniels-Butler
Mario Grigorov
Kerry Barden
Billy Hopkins
Suzanne Smith Crowley
Tim Galvin
Chryss Hionis
William Chang
Will Rokos
Teresa Binder Westby
Kelly Gleason
Brian Badie
Barney Burman
Stephen Prouty
Meghan Keener
Kevin Fanning
Eden Daniels
Anthony Pettine
Michael Leonard
David Taicher
David Robinson
Simone Sheffield
Valerie Hoffman
Joseph Farulla
Jacqueline Noel
Lindsay Irish-Desarno
R. Vincent Smith
Jolie Scherberger
Billy Stearne
Scott Edelson
Branka Mrkic
Marko Costanzo
Jamie Baker
Mike Poppleton
Sean Garnhart
Paul Hsu
Larry Wineland
Benjamin Cheah
Benjamin Cheah
Tierre Turner
Ben Noble
David Brandon
William Louthe
Richard A. Mitchell
Kevin Janicelli
Brad Heiner
Gregory F. Johnson
David Lee
Jason Loftus
Kara Morasco
Barbara Hause
Brian A. Kates
A.J. Azzarto
Shelly Earl
Kris Magyarits
A.J. Lambert
TOP CAST
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Mikey
Helen Mirren
Rose
Vanessa Ferlito
Vicki
Macy Gray
Neisha
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Dr. Don
Stephen Dorff
Clayton Mayfield
Mo'Nique
Precious
Tom Pasch
Andrew
Ryan Eric Speise
Anthony - Age 3
Matt Higgins
Eddie
John Panzarella
Man in Hotel
Marvina Vinique
Mikey's Mother
Marilyn Yoblick
Real Estate Agent
Cullen Flynn Clancy
Anthony - age 7
Shaun Brewington
Little Mikey
Darnell Williams
Mikey's Father
Noel Murano
A.J.
Angel Oquendo
Lamar
Tomy Dunster
Gerard
Jack Krizmanich
Tommy
Maria Soccor
Clayton's Girlfriend
Lee Daniels
Man in Steam Room
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