SummaryA fierce rites of passage story about a quick-tempered young woman (Michelle Rodriguez) who finds discipline, self-respect and love in the most unlikely place - a boxing ring. [Columbia Tristar Interactive]
Directed By:Karyn Kusama
Written By:Karyn Kusama
Girlfight
Metascore
Generally Favorable
70
User score
Mixed or Average
5.9
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
70
82% Positive
28 Reviews
28 Reviews
15% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
3% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
91
While Rodriguez punches through the indie clutter to announce herself as a superb new movie talent, so Kusama scores big points in her first main event.
83
Rodriguez, who never acted before auditioning for the director, is utterly convincing, fluid and determined and jaded and wild like any teen-ager, but with a bracing spirit and a shocking store of ferocity.
80
Belongs to that most promiscuous of genres -- the go-for-it sports melodrama -- but transcends it and then some.
75
A coming-of-age tale that truly floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee.
75
The movie belongs to Rodriguez: A gorgeous woman with a powerful body and the face of an Aztec princess, she's also a natural talent who instinctively understands the importance of economy in good acting.
60
Kusama understands her subject intimately, and it shows.
20
We're in for a long, unpleasant, reactionary ride.
User score
Mixed or Average
5.9
52% Positive
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
29% Mixed
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
19% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
Aug 11, 2025
5
Alright, so I watched this movie solely because this was Michelle Rodriguez's first movie, and she is one of my favorite actresses. It is pretty awesome she was the star the movie for her first movie. She is just as badass way back in this as she is in every other movie I've seen her in. The movie itself is pretty lackluster, but I did enjoy some of the music in it, although it needed more music at different occasions that it was lacking. Also, I feel like the word 'Girlfight' feels like something I would have randomly yelled out in high school.
Production Company:
- Green/Renzi
- Independent Film Channel (IFC)
- Screen Gems
Release Date:Sep 29, 2000
Duration:1 h 50 m
Rating:R
Tagline:Prove them wrong
Awards
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Cannes Film Festival
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
Black Reel Awards
• 3 Nominations
