Metacritic Movie Ratings
Boxing Gym Reviews

5.0

83

out of 100

Metascore®
Universal acclaim
Based on a weighted average of all critic review scores.

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

  • 100

    out of 100

    Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum

    A riveting and unexpectedly inspiring essay on the peace that comes from shared physical and mental concentration.

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  • 90

    out of 100

    The New York TimesManohla Dargis

    Pugilists and philosophers of all kinds converge in Frederick Wiseman's mesmerizing documentary Boxing Gym.

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  • 90

    out of 100

    Village VoiceJ. Hoberman

    Boxing Gym is a companion piece of sorts to "La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet," Wiseman's previous doc that played Film Forum last fall. It's not simply that boxing and ballet are understood as kindred activities. Boxing Gym is itself a dance movie-which is to say, a highly formalized exercise in choreographed activity.

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  • 90

    out of 100

    Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern

    This one is both demanding and extremely rewarding, because it's really a meditation on violence.

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  • 50

    out of 100

    The Hollywood ReporterRay Bennett

    The film captures the energy, the stresses and the tension of people striking punching bags and each other but without narration, it all feels a bit random and uninteresting.

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