The Fire Inside (2024)
Directed by Rachel Morrison
Claressa Shields, a high school junior from Flint, Michigan, aided by her tough-love coach, Jason Crutchfield, pushes past all limitations to become the first American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing. But even at the pinnacle of success, Claressa has to reckon with the fact that not all dreams are created equal, and the real fight has only just begun.
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It would take nearly 20 years before audiences saw another knockout women’s boxing story: The Fire Inside, a biopic about Claressa Shields.
Rachel Morrison’s The Fire Inside also premiered at Toronto in 2024…
It suffers from many of the same issues plaguing last year’s “The Fire Inside,” unleashing a flurry of punches so fast and furious you never have enough time to absorb them.