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* AmazonChaser: Adrian is quickly attracted to tomboy and female boxer Diana. [[ZigzaggingTrope He gets embarrassed]] [[IWasBeatenByAGirl when he's beaten by her though]], fearing Diana won't respect him as a result (she does however).
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* AmazonChaser: Adrian is quickly attracted to tomboy and female boxer Diana. [[spoiler:However, [[ZigzaggingTrope He he gets embarrassed]] [[IWasBeatenByAGirl when he's beaten by her though]], her]], fearing Diana won't respect him as a result (she does however).result. She makes it clear that she does, however, and the film ends with their relationship somewhat uncertain but still with a chance to grow.]]
* ArtisticLicenseSports: Despite the film trying to tell us otherwise, it's very obvious that [[spoiler:Adrian and Diana]] are in different weight classes and wouldn't be allowed to fight each other in an amateur tournament as formal as prestigious as the one they compete in.
* ArtisticLicenseSports: Despite the film trying to tell us otherwise, it's very obvious that [[spoiler:Adrian and Diana]] are in different weight classes and wouldn't be allowed to fight each other in an amateur tournament as formal as prestigious as the one they compete in.
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* BrooklynRage: Diana comes from Brooklyn, and is defined by her hot-tempered, aggressive nature. First she just gets into a lot of fights, but then actually trains as a boxer. Most of the other characters in the film from NYC are only somewhat less like this.
* CallingTheOldManOut: [[spoiler:Diana angrily says her father drove her mother to suicide with his abuse in the second half of the film. He hits her over this, but (having trained as a boxer) she quickly beats him up.]]
* CallingTheOldManOut: [[spoiler:Diana angrily says her father drove her mother to suicide with his abuse in the second half of the film. He hits her over this, but (having trained as a boxer) she quickly beats him up.]]
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* BrooklynRage: Diana comes from Brooklyn, and is defined by her hot-tempered, aggressive nature. First she just gets into a lot of fights, but then actually trains as a boxer. Most of the other characters in the film are from NYC and are only somewhat ''somewhat'' less like this.
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* CallingTheOldManOut: [[spoiler:Diana angrily says her father drove her mother to suicide with his abuse in the second half of the film. He hits her over this, but(having now that she has trained as a boxer) boxer and he's quite drunk, she quickly beats him up.]]
* CallingTheOldManOut: [[spoiler:Diana angrily says her father drove her mother to suicide with his abuse in the second half of the film. He hits her over this, but
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* HairTriggerTemper: In the beginning of the film, Diana has so much difficulty controlling her anger that she starts fights at school.
* IWasBeatenByAGirl: The men whom Diana beats at boxing (which includes her boyfriend) both are embarrassed by the fact they lost to a woman.
* IWasBeatenByAGirl: The men whom Diana beats at boxing (which includes her boyfriend) both are embarrassed by the fact they lost to a woman.
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* HairTriggerTemper: In the beginning of the film, Diana has so much difficulty controlling her anger that she starts fights at school.
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* InadequateInheritor: Sandro, who was once a boxer, has tried very hard to push his son Tiny into the sport, but Tiny would rather be an artist and while the poor boy is decent in sparring he simply isn't made to be a boxer.
* IWasBeatenByAGirl: The men whom Diana beats at boxing(which includes her boyfriend) both are embarrassed by the fact they lost to a woman.woman. [[spoiler:Including, at least for awhile, her boyfriend Adrian after she defeats him in the amateur boxing tournament they were both competing in.]]
* InadequateInheritor: Sandro, who was once a boxer, has tried very hard to push his son Tiny into the sport, but Tiny would rather be an artist and while the poor boy is decent in sparring he simply isn't made to be a boxer.
* IWasBeatenByAGirl: The men whom Diana beats at boxing
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* PapaWolf: While Sandro is not the world's greatest dad by any stretch of the imagination, he still goes and confronts Adrian after the latter accidentally gives Diana a black eye during a sparring match.
* PassionateSportsGirl: Diana, once she discovers boxing, becomes extremely into the sport, channeling her aggression and tendency for fighting into her training. She grows very good, enough to win most of her bouts, including the boys she fights in most cases. She's proud and unapologetic about it, in spite of her father objecting.
* PassionateSportsGirl: Diana, once she discovers boxing, becomes extremely into the sport, channeling her aggression and tendency for fighting into her training. She grows very good, enough to win most of her bouts, including the boys she fights in most cases. She's proud and unapologetic about it, in spite of her father objecting.
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* PapaWolf: While Sandro is not the world's greatest dad by any stretch of the imagination, he still he's outraged when Diana comes home one night with a black eye because his first assumption is that her boyfriend Adrian did it. (Diana has kept him in the dark about her boxing training, and the black eye was the result of an accident in sparring.) Sandro also goes and confronts Adrian after the latter accidentally gives Diana a black eye during a sparring match.
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* PassionateSportsGirl: Diana, once she discovers boxing, becomes extremely into the sport, channeling her aggression and tendency for fighting into her training. She grows to be a verygood, good fighter, enough to win most of her bouts, including the boys she fights in most cases. She's proud and unapologetic about it, in spite of despite her father objecting.father's objections.
* SoProudOfYou: Diana's trainer is overjoyed and celebrates passionately when she wins an amateur boxing tournament, and says this to her. Unfortunately for her, it's bittersweet at best, since [[spoiler:her opponent in the finals was Adrian, and she's deathly afraid that winning the match and beating him will destroy their relationship.]]
* PassionateSportsGirl: Diana, once she discovers boxing, becomes extremely into the sport, channeling her aggression and tendency for fighting into her training. She grows to be a very
* SoProudOfYou: Diana's trainer is overjoyed and celebrates passionately when she wins an amateur boxing tournament, and says this to her. Unfortunately for her, it's bittersweet at best, since [[spoiler:her opponent in the finals was Adrian, and she's deathly afraid that winning the match and beating him will destroy their relationship.]]
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* CreatorCameo: Creator/JohnSayles, who helped finance the movie (along with his partner Maggie Renzi), appears in one scene as a teacher.
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* PassionateSportsGirl: Diana, once she discovers boxing, becomes extremely into the sport, channeling her aggression and tendency for fighting into her training. She grows very good, enough to win most of her bouts, including the boys she fights in most cases. She's proud and unapologetic about it, in spite of her father objecting.
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* TanktopTomboy: Diana wears tank tops most times, and is a quintessential tomboy.
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* TanktopTomboy: Diana wears tank tops most times, and is a quintessential tomboy. Together with ''Film/TheFastAndTheFurious'', this film is why Creator/MichelleRodriguez is typecast as such characters.
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* SpicyLatina: Diana is a Latina who is quick-tempered, from a rough background, aggressive and trains as a boxer. She quickly attracts a male boxer and gets involved with him.
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* SpicyLatina: Diana is a textbook case. She's a Latina who is quick-tempered, from a rough background, aggressive and trains as a boxer. She quickly attracts a male boxer and gets involved with him.
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* TheLadette: Diana is a hot-tempered, violent tomboy who swears freely and in general acts more like a stereotypical Latino tough guy. Once she becomes a boxer, this gets enforced even more, with her beating two men in the ring.
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* TheLadette: Diana is a hot-tempered, violent tomboy who swears freely and in general acts more like a stereotypical Latino tough guy. She propositions her boyfriend, then is disappointed when he turns her down, since he'd promised her father not to. Once she becomes a boxer, this gets enforced even more, with her beating two men in the ring.
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* TheLadette: Diana is a hot-tempered, violent tomboy who swears freely and in general acts more like a stereotypical Latino tough guy. Once she becomes a boxer, this enforced even more, with her beating two men in the ring.
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* TheLadette: Diana is a hot-tempered, violent tomboy who swears freely and in general acts more like a stereotypical Latino tough guy. Once she becomes a boxer, this gets enforced even more, with her beating two men in the ring.
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* IWasBeatenByAGirl: The men whom Diana beats at boxing (which includes her boyfriend) both are embarrassed by they fact they lost to a woman.
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* IWasBeatenByAGirl: The men whom Diana beats at boxing (which includes her boyfriend) both are embarrassed by they the fact they lost to a woman.
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* IWasBeatenByAGirl: The men whom Diana beats at boxing (which includes her boyfriend) both are disappointed by they fact they lost to a woman.
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* IWasBeatenByAGirl: The men whom Diana beats at boxing (which includes her boyfriend) both are disappointed embarrassed by they fact they lost to a woman.
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* AmazonChaser: Adrian is quickly attracted to tomboy and female boxer Diana.
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* AmazonChaser: Adrian is quickly attracted to tomboy and female boxer Diana. [[ZigzaggingTrope He gets embarrassed]] [[IWasBeatenByAGirl when he's beaten by her though]], fearing Diana won't respect him as a result (she does however).
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* AbuseMistake: Diana's father, unaware that she's secretly boxing, thinks her boyfriend struck her when she comes home with a black eye, and confronts him over it despite Diana saying it was just from another fight that she got into.
* AbusiveParents: [[spoiler:When accused by Diana of driving her mother to suicide with abuse, her father strikes her (Diana beats him, since she's trained as a boxer at this point).]]
* ActionGirl: The story revolves around Diana's goal to become a boxer. She's trained and has several bouts, but even prior to that she got into a lot of fights.
* AmazonChaser: Adrian is quickly attracted to tomboy and female boxer Diana.
* BoyishShortHair: Diana actually has long hair, but she achieves this affect during the first half of the movie anyway by pulling it back, making her look like she's just got corn rows, which fits with her tomboy looks.
* BrooklynRage: Diana comes from Brooklyn, and is defined by her hot-tempered, aggressive nature. First she just gets into a lot of fights, but then actually trains as a boxer. Most of the other characters in the film from NYC are only somewhat less like this.
* CallingTheOldManOut: [[spoiler:Diana angrily says her father drove her mother to suicide with his abuse in the second half of the film. He hits her over this, but (having trained as a boxer) she quickly beats him up.]]
* AbusiveParents: [[spoiler:When accused by Diana of driving her mother to suicide with abuse, her father strikes her (Diana beats him, since she's trained as a boxer at this point).]]
* ActionGirl: The story revolves around Diana's goal to become a boxer. She's trained and has several bouts, but even prior to that she got into a lot of fights.
* AmazonChaser: Adrian is quickly attracted to tomboy and female boxer Diana.
* BoyishShortHair: Diana actually has long hair, but she achieves this affect during the first half of the movie anyway by pulling it back, making her look like she's just got corn rows, which fits with her tomboy looks.
* BrooklynRage: Diana comes from Brooklyn, and is defined by her hot-tempered, aggressive nature. First she just gets into a lot of fights, but then actually trains as a boxer. Most of the other characters in the film from NYC are only somewhat less like this.
* CallingTheOldManOut: [[spoiler:Diana angrily says her father drove her mother to suicide with his abuse in the second half of the film. He hits her over this, but (having trained as a boxer) she quickly beats him up.]]
* DomesticAbuse: [[spoiler:Diana's father had abused her mother, it turns out.]]
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Diana beats up a girl who insulted her friend, showing her as a hot-tempered, troubled girl with a chip on her shoulder from the get go.
* IWasBeatenByAGirl: The men whom Diana beats at boxing (which includes her boyfriend) both are disappointed by they fact they lost to a woman.
* KubrickStare: Diana stares at the camera in this fashion during the first shot of her.
* TheLadette: Diana is a hot-tempered, violent tomboy who swears freely and in general acts more like a stereotypical Latino tough guy. Once she becomes a boxer, this enforced even more, with her beating two men in the ring.
* LadySwearsALot: Diana is foul-mouthed, dropping a number of [[PrecisionFStrike f-bombs]] throughout the film. Some other characters are dismayed and try to have her tone this down, but she doesn't.
* MissingMom: Diana's mom died in the past. [[spoiler:It's later revealed she killed herself, with Diana accusing her father of driving her into it due to abusing her.]]
* KubrickStare: Diana stares at the camera in this fashion during the first shot of her.
* TheLadette: Diana is a hot-tempered, violent tomboy who swears freely and in general acts more like a stereotypical Latino tough guy. Once she becomes a boxer, this enforced even more, with her beating two men in the ring.
* LadySwearsALot: Diana is foul-mouthed, dropping a number of [[PrecisionFStrike f-bombs]] throughout the film. Some other characters are dismayed and try to have her tone this down, but she doesn't.
* MissingMom: Diana's mom died in the past. [[spoiler:It's later revealed she killed herself, with Diana accusing her father of driving her into it due to abusing her.]]
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* WantedAGenderConformingChild: Sandro wants Tiny to become a professional boxer and Diana to become a homemaker, but Tiny would rather be an artist and Diana would rather fight.
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* SpicyLatina: Diana is a Latina who is quick-tempered, from a rough background, aggressive and trains as a boxer. She quickly attracts a male boxer and gets involved with him.
* StayInTheKitchen: Diana's father and one of the trainers both believe women have no place in boxing. She doesn't let this stop her for even a minute though.
* TanktopTomboy: Diana wears tank tops most times, and is a quintessential tomboy.
* WantedAGenderConformingChild: Sandro wants Tiny to become a professional boxer and Diana to become a homemaker, but Tiny would rather be an artist and Diana would ratherfight.fight.
* YouGoGirl: Diana gets to compete against male opponents in her weight class due to a new equity program, beating them both. She only loses one in her four bouts.
* StayInTheKitchen: Diana's father and one of the trainers both believe women have no place in boxing. She doesn't let this stop her for even a minute though.
* TanktopTomboy: Diana wears tank tops most times, and is a quintessential tomboy.
* WantedAGenderConformingChild: Sandro wants Tiny to become a professional boxer and Diana to become a homemaker, but Tiny would rather be an artist and Diana would rather
* YouGoGirl: Diana gets to compete against male opponents in her weight class due to a new equity program, beating them both. She only loses one in her four bouts.
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''Girlfight'' is a 2000 American sports drama written and directed by Creator/KarynKusama and starring Creator/MichelleRodriguez.
In Brooklyn, frustrated teenager Diana Guzman takes up boxing as an outlet for her anger. Despite facing disapproval from her father and a lack of enthusiasm from her potential trainers, she pursues the sport and begins fighting competitively.
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!!This film contains examples of:
* DefeatMeansFriendship: Diana and Adrian's relationship begins after he beats her in a boxing match.
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:According to Diana, her mom committed suicide because of the abuse she suffered at her father's hands.]]
* HairTriggerTemper: In the beginning of the film, Diana has so much difficulty controlling her anger that she starts fights at school.
* PapaWolf: While Sandro is not the world's greatest dad by any stretch of the imagination, he still goes and confronts Adrian after the latter accidentally gives Diana a black eye during a sparring match.
* WantedAGenderConformingChild: Sandro wants Tiny to become a professional boxer and Diana to become a homemaker, but Tiny would rather be an artist and Diana would rather fight.
In Brooklyn, frustrated teenager Diana Guzman takes up boxing as an outlet for her anger. Despite facing disapproval from her father and a lack of enthusiasm from her potential trainers, she pursues the sport and begins fighting competitively.
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!!This film contains examples of:
* DefeatMeansFriendship: Diana and Adrian's relationship begins after he beats her in a boxing match.
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:According to Diana, her mom committed suicide because of the abuse she suffered at her father's hands.]]
* HairTriggerTemper: In the beginning of the film, Diana has so much difficulty controlling her anger that she starts fights at school.
* PapaWolf: While Sandro is not the world's greatest dad by any stretch of the imagination, he still goes and confronts Adrian after the latter accidentally gives Diana a black eye during a sparring match.
* WantedAGenderConformingChild: Sandro wants Tiny to become a professional boxer and Diana to become a homemaker, but Tiny would rather be an artist and Diana would rather fight.
