Girlfight (25th Anniversary)

In Karyn Kusama’s raw, understated feature debut, Michelle Rodriguez commands the screen in what would become a memorable breakout role as a young woman hitting back at society’s expectations and her own personal demons.

Bullied by her father at home and feeling adrift at school, Diana Guzman (Michelle Rodriguez) finds refuge in an unexpected pocket of her native Brooklyn—a timeworn boxing gym, where she learns to channel her strength, discovers a sense of community, and falls for a rival fighter.