Jake Gyllenhaal channeled the love he has for his nieces while playing a father in his latest film, Southpaw Writer-Reporter, PEOPLE Jake Gyllenhaal endured months of intense training to transform ...

To play a boxing star in “Southpaw,” Jake Gyllenhaal had to transform himself into a bulked-up bruiser who could convincingly go twelve rounds with the fiercest and meanest guys in the ring.

In the movie “Southpaw,” which is opening Friday, Jake Gyllenhaal plays a tough-as-nails former boxing champ who uses the unorthodox “southpaw” stance favored by left-handed boxers. Conventional ...

Southpaw fighters are a crazy bunch. Would you go into a battle with no shield if it meant your opponent didn't get a shield ...

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Boxing movies have recognizable characteristics that are usually integral to their story. They stick to what works best by following a flawed protagonist who has to fight inside and outside the ring ...

One of Gyllenhaal's best-reviewed films ever, this crime thriller from last year earned the actor a Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of a shady crime photographer. Where to watch: Netflix.

The finest 1947 boxing picture of 2015 is here: “Southpaw,” a film that’s gruntingly insistent on its clichés. It brings back every stale genre convention you can think of, then hopes you won’t ...

If you admire the shameless in cinema, if you consider yourself a connoisseur of contrivance, you’re going to have to tip your glove in the direction of “Southpaw,” a boxing melodrama so gleefully ...