Danny en Maggie weten hoe het voelt te leven tussen geweld. Ze wonen in Belfast waar al jaren gevochten wordt tussen Engeland en de onafhankelijkheidstrijders van Noord-Ierland. Na 14 jaar in de gevangenis keert Danny terug naar de buurt waar hij is opgegroeid. Maggie is inmiddels getrouwd en heeft een zoon van Danny's beste vriend. De jaren in de gevangenis hebben hem schuw gemaakt, hij voelt zich alleen nog thuis in de boks-ring.
Nee, helaas is The Boxer nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Directing | Jim Sheridan | Director |
| Crew | Gerry Grennell | Dialogue Coach |
| Crew | Brendan Gunn | Dialogue Coach |
| Production | Nye Heron | Associate Producer |
| Editing | Clive Barrett | Editor |
| Editing | Gerry Hambling | Editor |
| Production | Nuala Moiselle | Casting |
| Art | Brian Morris | Production Design |
| Writing | Jim Sheridan | Writer |
| Writing | Terry George | Writer |
| Camera | Chris Menges | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Gavin Friday | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Maurice Seezer | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Marko Costanzo | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Tom Fleischman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Sylvia Menno | Dialogue Editor |
| Production | Arthur Lappin | Producer |
| Production | Jim Sheridan | Producer |
| Art | Fiona Daly | Art Direction |
| Art | Richard Earl | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joan Bergin | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Muriel Bell | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jan Archibald | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Morna Ferguson | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fiona Hogan | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Melissa Lackersteen | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Morag Ross | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dee Tormey | Hairstylist |
| Crew | Mark Griffin | Special Effects Technician |
