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TKO

2025 · 145 min

A slow-building family drama wrapped in boxing, trading on reconciliation and quiet tension more than spectacle.

Directed by
Chris Stokes
Genres
Thriller
Starring
Akeem Cheatham, Robert Ri'chard, Marques Houston
Overview
After reuniting with his estranged sons, a former boxer must step up as a father and a coach when his oldest begins competing in professional boxing.

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Directed by
Chris Stokes
Genres
Thriller
Starring
Akeem Cheatham, Robert Ri'chard, Marques Houston
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • redemption
  • parenthood
  • ambition
  • healing
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
thriller
Directed by
Chris Stokes
Written by
Marques Houston
Starring
Akeem Cheatham, Robert Ri'chard, Marques Houston, Preston Best, Jessica Jarrell, Lateria Hope, Clifton Powell, Jackie Long
Cinematography
Chris Stokes
Runtime
145 min
Languages
English

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