Real Steel (2011) Movie poster and book cover compared.

Real Steel

Shawn Levy, 2011

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Steel
Richard Matheson, 1957

Real Steel is a movie directed by Shawn Levy in 2011 and based on the book Steel: And Other Stories by Richard Matheson, first published in 2011. The movie features Hugh Jackman, Dakota Goyo, Evangeline Lilly, Anthony Mackie, Kevin Durand, Hope Davis, and others.

What users say

“The movie is better than the book”

But the book is worth reading.

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RATING

7.1

/ 10

Movie Poster: Real Steel (Shawn Levy, 2011)

7.2

/ 10

Book Cover: Steel (Richard Matheson, 1957)

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AUDIOBOOK

Audiobook cover of Steel, the 1957 book by Richard Matheson.

Steel

Read by: Scott Brick

Storyline

In 2020, human boxers are replaced by robots. After the fight, Charlie learns that his ex-girlfriend died and he must now attend a hearing deciding the future of their son, Max, a robot-boxing fan with whom Charlie has virtually no contact since Max was born.

Movie vs Book

Poster of Real Steel, the 2011 movie by Shawn Levy

Year

2011

Minutes

127

Movie Rate

7.10

Source: IMDb

Movie

Real Steel

Country: USA

Year: 2011

Length: 2h7m

*Provided by Amazon

Cover of Steel, the 1957 book by Richard Matheson

Year

1957

Pages

320

Book Rate

7.22

S: Goodreads

Book

Steel

Country: USA

First published in: 1957

Length: 320 pages

Genre: Fiction

*Provided by Amazon

User polls & recommendations

Which is better?

Poster of Real Steel, the 2011 movie by Shawn Levy

Movie

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Cover of Steel, the 1957 book by Richard Matheson

Book

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4 VOTES

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movie

IS IT WORTH WATCHING?

Poster of Real Steel, the 2011 movie by Shawn Levy

WATCH

Yes

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20% No

8 votes

2 votes

book

IS IT WORTH READING?

Cover of Steel, the 1957 book by Richard Matheson

READ

Yes

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40% No

6 votes

4 votes

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