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The Cut
UK theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sean Ellis
Screenplay by	Justin Bull
Story by	Mark Lane
Produced by	Mark LaneLeonora DarbyJames HarrisOrlando BloomAdam KarasickBret SaxonThomas Fanning
Starring	Orlando BloomCaitríona Balfe John Turturro
Cinematography	Sean Ellis
Edited by	Mátyás Fekete
Music by	Lorne Balfe Stuart Michael Thomas
Production companies	Tea Shop ProductionsAmazing Owl
Distributed by	Altitude Film Distribution^[1] (United Kingdom)Republic Pictures (United States)
Release dates	5 September 2024 (TIFF)^[2]5 September 2025 (United States)
Running time	96 minutes^[1]
Country	United States
Language	English

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.

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

Orlando Bloom as The Boxer / “The Wolf of Dublin”
Caitríona Balfe as Caitlin Harney
John Turturro as Boz
Gary Beadle as Donny Hoff
Clare Dunne as Mother
Andonis Anthony as Paolo
Mohammed Mansaray as Lupe
Ed Kear as Manny
Oliver Trevena as Jay

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]

References

“The Cut (2025)”. BBFC. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
Pond, Steve (22 July 2024). “Toronto Film Festival Lineup Includes New Films From Angelina Jolie, Mike Leigh, Edward Burns”. TheWrap. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
“The Cut”. Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
Wiseman, Andreas (12 February 2023). “Orlando Bloom To Star In Boxing Thriller ‘The Cut’ For Director Sean Ellis –EFM”. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
McPherson, Chris (20 April 2024). “Orlando Bloom Shed 35 Pounds For His Upcoming Boxing Movie [Exclusive]”. Collider. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
Seigh, Steve (6 August 2025). “The Cut: Orlando Bloom packs on the pounds in the disturbingly instense trailer for Sean Ellis’ boxing drama”. JoBlo.com. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
“The Cut“. Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
“The Cut“. Metacritic. Retrieved 6 September 2025.

External links

The Cut at IMDb

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Films directed	Cashback (2006)The Broken (2008)Metro Manila (2013)Anthropoid (2016)The Cursed (2021)The Cut (2024)
Books	Kubrick the Dog (2011)

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