Where to Watch The Iron Claw
- Austin BurkeMay 30, 2025A24’s The Iron Claw features Zac Efron’s BEST performance yet. This shocking true story hits hard. What begins as a familiar family drama morphs into a powerful look at emotional abuse and how far someone can be pushed. Also, Holt McCallany is incredible. It is a truly phenomenal and ultimately powerful film.
- Chris CSeptember 15, 2025I think this movie would hit harder for big wrestling fans, but I still thought it was very well done. The acting was excellent in general, but particularly so for Zac Efron and Holt McCallany. That said, it was also a tough movie to watch, both due to everything that happens to the family as well as how unlikeable so many of the characters were. Aside from the very, very end, this certainly is not a portrayal of healthy family dynamics.
- tellumAugust 18, 2025I am a lifelong wrestling fan so I have a different perspective. For historical accuracy this is poor, there are omissions and changes that don’t even make sense based on the story being told. For acting this is excellent, Holt McCallany was perfect as Fritz, Harris Dickinson was perfect as David, and Zac and Jeremy were very close to Kevin and Kerry. This is a good movie but also a very depressing story and one of the most tragic tales in wrestling, so don’t hold any hope for a happy resolution.
- Cod EyeAugust 8, 2025Can’t tell you how much I love this film! As a wrestling fan for almost 40 years, I was very familiar with the Von Erich story, so wish the director would have included ALL the brothers, and also touched on how Fritz exploited his sins death for profit. Also, that is the worst Ric Flair ever?
- Kevin WardJuly 2, 2025Finally had a chance to sneak out to the theaters and catch this one. December can be a little hard to make it to the cinema when the kids are out of school and holiday gatherings are happening. This a such tragic story. Zac Efron gives a career best performance. Loved the entire cast though. Holt McCallany plays such a great hard ass. All of the Von Erich boys (Dickinson, White, Simons, Efron) have such great brotherly chemistry. Maura Tierney and Lily James were both excellent as well, but I wish they had gotten a little more screen time and development—particularly Tierney. Sean Durkin’s direction is extremely assured, the wrestling segments are well captured and well choreographed. The re-creations of the wrestling broadcasts and interviews are nearly pitch perfect. It’s an really impressive looking film with a warm nostalgic feel as the story opens. But when the tragedies start to mount, the film rapidly descends into a soul crushing journey. Fortunately, soul crushing feels good in a place like this. Definitely one of the years best.
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The Iron Claw was released on December 21, 2023.
The Iron Claw was directed by Sean Durkin.
The Iron Claw has a runtime of 2h 11m.
The Iron Claw was produced by Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Angus Lamont, Sean Durkin, Derrin Schlesinger.
The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Through tragedy and triumph, under the shadow of their domineering father and coach, the brothers seek larger-than-life immortality on the biggest stage in sports.
The key characters in The Iron Claw are Kevin Von Erich (Zac Efron), Kerry Von Erich (Jeremy Allen White), David Von Erich (Harris Dickinson).
The Iron Claw is rated R.
The Iron Claw is a Biography, Drama, History film.
The Iron Claw has an audience rating of 9.4 out of 10.
The Iron Claw had a budget of $15.9M.
The Iron Claw has made $40.1M at the box office.