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The story unfolds on the gritty, blue-collar streets of Lowell, Mass, where Dickie Eklund (Christian Bale) was once known as 'The Pride of Lowell' having gone the distance with the world champion Sugar Ray Leonard. However, after losing that fight, like the town of Lowell, Dickie's fallen on hard times. His boxing days are behind him and his life has become shattered by drug abuse. Younger brother Mickey, (Mark Wahlberg) meanwhile, has become the family's fighter and fading hope for a champion. But despite all of his work, Mickey's career is failing and he loses fight after punishing fight. Dickie and Mickey's tougher-than-nails mother, Alice (Melissa Leo), manages his career and Dickie serves as his highly unreliable trainer. When Mickey's latest fight nearly kills him, it looks like it could all be over - until his iron-willed new girlfriend, Charlene (Amy Adams), convinces him to do the unthinkable: split with his family, pursue his own interests and train without his increasingly volatile and criminal brother.
Now Mickey has the chance of a lifetime as he earns a shot at the World Championship. But when his brother and dysfunctional family re-enter his life, they must all reconcile their pasts and become more than just a family in name. With Mickey and Dickie reunited, this becomes more than just a fight - it's an all-out comeback for these brothers, their family, and their city. When it's over, Mickey will have become a World Champion, a Hall of Fame legend, and the new "Pride of Lowell". The fighter is a moving and often humorous drama about fighting for the people you love.
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