Shadowboxer is a 2005 crime thriller film directed by Lee Daniels and starring Cuba Gooding Jr., Helen Mirren, Vanessa Ferlito, Macy Gray, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Mo'Nique, and Stephen Dorff.

It opened in limited release in six cities: New York, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Richmond, Virginia.

Organized crime kingpin Clayton suspects that his pregnant wife Vicki may have been unfaithful, so he hires Mikey and Rose to kill her.

Over Mikey's objections, Rose insists that they take Vicki and her infant son to a safe place.

When Mikey checks into a hotel he opens the file on his contract, only to find a picture of himself and Vicki leaving their house.

Clayton tortures Mikey in the basement, in part by snipping off one of his fingers with a pair of hedge clippers.

Mikey also cautions Anthony to watch out for people like Clayton and his men; the boy responds, "We'll kill 'em."

On Rotten Tomatoes, it holds an approval rating of 17%, based on 58 reviews, with an average score of 3.92/10.

The website's critics consensus reads: "With random characters and a preposterous plot, this bizarre thriller might leave you with your mouth hanging open in disbelief.