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Directed by | Sean Ellis |
Screenplay by | Justin Bull |
Story by | Mark Lane |
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Cinematography | Sean Ellis |
Edited by | Mátyás Fekete |
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Running time | 96 minutes [1] |
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Language | English |
The Cut is a 2024 psychological thriller film directed by Sean Ellis and starring Orlando Bloom as a boxer ending his retirement to seek a championship title, undergoing a drastic weight cutting regimen at the urging of his coach. The film premiered as a Special Presentation at the Toronto International Film Festival on 5 September 2024.
Determined to win a championship title after coming out of retirement, a Las Vegas fighter begins a grueling training and weight loss regimen under a demanding, unorthodox boxing coach. [3]
The screenplay for The Cut was written by Justin Bull from a story by Mark Lane. Deadline reported in early 2023 that principal photography was set to take place that summer in Nevada. [4] In an interview with Collider , Bloom reported that he had lost 35 pounds for his starring role. [5]
The Cut premiered as a Special Presentation at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 5, 2024. [3] [2] The film was released in the United States on September 5, 2025. [6]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 65% of 43 critics' reviews are positive. [7] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 51 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews. [8]