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'The Fighter': Small-Town Hero, Big-Time Drama

<strong>Quite A Fight:</strong> Mark Wahlberg (right) plays boxer Micky Ward, whose druggy half-brother Dicky Eklund (Christian Bale), the former &quot;Pride of Lowell,&quot; acts as his trainer — at least when he isn't in jail. (Paramount Pictures)
Quite A Fight: Mark Wahlberg (right) plays boxer Micky Ward, whose druggy half-brother Dicky Eklund (Christian Bale), the former "Pride of Lowell," acts as his trainer — at least when he isn't in jail. (Paramount Pictures)

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