Tue Mar 25 06:30:00 UTC 2025: **Oscar-Winning ‘The Fighter’ Lands on Peacock**
LOS ANGELES, CA – Academy Award-winning film *The Fighter*, starring Christian Bale and Mark Wahlberg, will be available to stream on Peacock starting April 1st. The 2010 sports drama, based on the true story of boxer Micky Ward (Wahlberg) and his troubled half-brother Dicky Eklund (Bale), earned critical acclaim and box office success. Bale’s transformative performance as the crack-addicted Eklund garnered him the Best Supporting Actor Oscar, among numerous other accolades. The film, which also stars Amy Adams and Melissa Leo (who won Best Supporting Actress for her role), boasts an impressive 89% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. While the film was nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars, it lost to *The King’s Speech*. *The Fighter* represents a significant addition to Peacock’s streaming library and offers viewers a chance to revisit this celebrated boxing story.
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