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 | Brendan Gunn | Dialogue Coach |
| Crew | Gerry Grennell | 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 | Maurice Seezer | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Gavin Friday | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Sylvia Menno | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Marko Costanzo | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Tom Fleischman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Muriel Bell | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Morag Ross | Hairstylist |
| Art | Richard Earl | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jan Archibald | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joan Bergin | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Melissa Lackersteen | Hairstylist |
| Art | Fiona Daly | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fiona Hogan | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Arthur Lappin | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dee Tormey | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Morna Ferguson | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Jim Sheridan | Producer |
