CinemaOSMovie · 2005 · 1h 33m · R

Shadowboxer

Feeling Protected Is Very Seductive

51%(82)IMDbActionCrimeDramaThriller

Mikey and Rose are professional assassins. They are also lovers, and once upon a time Rose also knew Mikey's father. During an elaborate hit job for a malicious gangster, Rose fails to kill the main target, the gangster's pregnant girlfriend. Instead, she delivers her baby and convinces Mikey to help her protect them both. As Rose weakens from cancer, Mikey becomes breadwinner for this unusual family. But tranquility will not last.

Directed byLee Daniels

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 33m
Language
EN
Released
September 9, 2005
Studios
Lee Daniels EntertainmentTeton Films

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Cuba Gooding Jr.

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Mikey

Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren

Rose

Vanessa Ferlito

Vanessa Ferlito

Vicki

Macy Gray

Macy Gray

Neisha

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Dr. Don

Stephen Dorff

Stephen Dorff

Clayton Mayfield

Mo'Nique

Mo'Nique

Precious

Tom Pasch

Andrew

Ryan Eric Speise

Anthony - Age 3

Matt Higgins

Eddie

Creative team
Directed by
Lee Daniels
Lee Daniels
Written by
Will Rokos
Produced by
Lee Daniels
Lee Daniels
Damon Dash
Damon Dash

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