The Cut (2024 film)

2024 film directed by Sean Ellis From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Cut is a 2024 psychological thriller film directed by Sean Ellis and starring Orlando Bloom as an Irish boxer ending his retirement to seek a championship title, undergoing a drastic weight cutting regimen at the urging of his coach. The film premiered as a Special Presentation at the Toronto International Film Festival on 5 September 2024.

Directed bySean Ellis
Screenplay byJustin Bull
Story byMark Lane
Produced by
  • Mark Lane
  • Leonora Darby
  • James Harris
  • Orlando Bloom
  • Adam Karasick
  • Bret Saxon
  • Thomas Fanning
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The Cut
UK theatrical release poster
Directed bySean Ellis
Screenplay byJustin Bull
Story byMark Lane
Produced by
  • Mark Lane
  • Leonora Darby
  • James Harris
  • Orlando Bloom
  • Adam Karasick
  • Bret Saxon
  • Thomas Fanning
Starring
CinematographySean Ellis
Edited byMátyás Fekete
Music by
Production
companies
  • Tea Shop Productions
  • Amazing Owl
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 5 September 2024 (2024-09-05) (TIFF)[2]
  • 5 September 2025 (2025-09-05) (United States)
Running time
96 minutes[1]
Country
  • United States
LanguageEnglish
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Premise

Determined to win a championship title after coming out of retirement, an Irish fighter begins a grueling training and weight loss regimen under a demanding, unorthodox boxing coach.[3]

Cast

Production

The screenplay for The Cut was written by Justin Bull from a story by Mark Lane. Deadline reported in early 2023 that principal photography was set to take place that summer in Nevada.[4] In an interview with Collider, Bloom reported that he had lost 35 pounds for his starring role.[5]

Release

The Cut premiered as a Special Presentation at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 5, 2024.[3][2] The film was released in the United States on September 5, 2025.[6]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 67% of 46 critics' reviews are positive.[7]

Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 51 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[8]

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