Out of the Furnace is a 2013 American action thriller film directed by Scott Cooper, from a screenplay by Cooper and Brad Ingelsby. The film stars Christian Bale, Woody Harrelson, Casey Affleck, Forest Whitaker, Willem Dafoe, Zoë Saldana, and Sam Shepard, the film follows a Pennsylvania steel mill worker searching for his missing Iraq War veteran brother, who disappeared after engaging in a bare knuckle fighting match arranged by an indebted bar owner and a ruthless New Jersey drug dealer.

Out of the Furnace was theatrically released in the United States on December 6, 2013, and was a box office failure, grossing $15.7 million against its $22 million budget. The film received mixed to positive reviews from critics, and the performances of the cast earned widespread praise. At the 18th Satellite Awards, Affleck was nominated for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture.