Defendor 2009  R, 95 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Drama / Fantasy
Director: Peter Stebbings
Cast: Woody Harrelson, Elias Koteas, Kat Dennings, Sandra Oh, Michael Kelly, Lisa Ray, Kristin Booth, Charlotte Sullivan, Dakota Goyo, Tatiana Maslany, Lyriq Bent, John Paul Ruttan, Tony Nappo, Michael Cram, Graham Abbey
After swearing her to secrecy, physically injured Arthur Poppington (Woody Harrelson) tells his story to court-appointed psychologist Dr. Park (Sandra Oh). By day, Arthur works for a construction company holding up traffic signs, but at night he turns himself into "Defendor" who dresses in a dark costume and becomes a superhero fighting crime and searching for his nemesis, Captain Industry. When Defendor rescues prostitute Kat (Kat Dennings) from abuse by her pimp/crooked cop Chuck Dooney (Elias Koteas), that encounter just may lead Defendor to his showdown with Captain Industry.
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Resurrecting the Champ 2007  PG-13, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rod Lurie
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Josh Hartnett, Kathryn Morris, Dakota Goyo, Alan Alda, Rachel Nichols, Teri Hatcher, Kristen Shaw, Nick Sandow, David Paymer, Harry Lennix, Peter Coyote, Ryan McDonald
Erik (Josh Hartnett) worked as a sports reporter for the Denver Times but is not regarded highly at the office. His estranged wife Joyce (Kathryn Morris) is an esteemed editor for the same paper, and the new editor-in-chief, Metz (Alan Alda), is not a fan of Erik's work. Erik is concerned about his personal life and tries to be a hero to his six-year-old son Teddy (Dakota Goyo) by making up stories about his relationships with sports heroes. Then one day Erik finds a homeless man (Samuel L. Jackson) stumbling in the alley after a beating. He tells Erik that he is the former boxing champion "Battling" Bob Satterfield. Now Erik has a purpose in life to tell the story of this fallen sports hero, and while dedicating himself to writing an honest story, Erik re-examines his professional and personal lives and improves them both.
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| 1. Defendor (2009)
2. Resurrecting the Champ (2007)
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