The Philly Kid (2012) on Netflix
Paroled after ten years, former NCAA champion wrestler Dillon returns to Baton Rouge, where his friend Jake owes money to gamblers. Dillon agrees to fight in cages to cover the debt.
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- IMDb5.6/102,368 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes34%
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Plot summary
Dillon is a championship wrestler when an attempt to buy beer with his underage friends Chase and Jake goes wrong: Chase dies, Jake is shot in the back, and Dillon goes to prison for manslaughter. Ten years later he is paroled and returns to his Baton Rouge neighborhood, where Jake, deep in debt to gamblers, lines him up with a job and shows him the world of minor league MMA. Dillon agrees to three cage fights to cover the debt and save his friend's life. Between bouts he answers to a parole officer, a detective and a promoter, and faces Jake's disapproving sister.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Philly Kid (2012)
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- About ten department heads on The Philly Kid had ties to the Wright State University film program or to Dayton, Ohio.
