The Wrestler Movie (2008)
A faded professional wrestler must retire, but finds his quest for a new life outside the ring a dispiriting struggle.
This is a drama about an aging professional wrestler, decades past his prime, who now barely gets by working small wrestling shows in VFW halls and as a part-time grocery store employee. As he faces health problems that may end his wrestling career for good he attempts to come to terms with his life outside the ring: by working full time at the grocery store, trying to reconcile with the daughter he abandoned in childhood and forming a closer bond with a stripper he has romantic feelings for. He struggles with his new life and an offer of a high-profile rematch with his 1980s arch-nemesis, The Ayatollah, which may be his ticket back to stardom.
This is a drama about an aging professional wrestler, decades past his prime, who now barely gets by working small wrestling shows in VFW halls and as a part-time grocery store employee. As he faces health problems that may end his wrestling career for good he attempts to come to terms with his life outside the ring: by working full time at the grocery store, trying to reconcile with the daughter he abandoned in childhood and forming a closer bond with a stripper he has romantic feelings for. He struggles with his new life and an offer of a high-profile rematch with his 1980s arch-nemesis, The Ayatollah, which may be his ticket back to stardom.
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The Wrestler was amazing it gave the background story on what retired wrestlers go through in there life and the way that Micki rourke played Rand the ram robinson was phenomenal he became one of my favorite actors after watching that movie My favorite part is when randy was talking to his friend letting her know that the only place he feels safe is in the ring and the only place he gets hurt is outside
have it on dvd. this is a great sports drama. what a performance from mickey rourke. you really feel sorry for the character in the movie, its such a powerful and emotional movie. the ending is sad.
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This is a drama about an aging professional wrestler, decades past his prime, who now barely gets by working small wrestling shows in VFW halls and as a part-time grocery store employee. As he faces health problems that may end his wrestling career for good he attempts to come to terms with his life outside the ring: by working full time at the grocery store, trying to reconcile with the daughter he abandoned in childhood and forming a closer bond with a stripper he has romantic feelings for. He struggles with his new life and an offer of a high-profile rematch with his 1980s arch-nemesis, The Ayatollah, which may be his ticket back to stardom.Details
- Rated: R
- Runtime: 1:49 hours
- Genre: Drama, Sport
- Director: Darren Aronofsky
- Writer: Robert D. Siegel
- Actors: Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood, Mark Margolis
- Language: English
- Country: USA, France
- Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 56 wins & 83 nominations
- Production Company: Fox Searchlight Pictures
- Box Office: $26,136,413
- ASIN: B00274EYKY
- Year Released: 2008
- Release Date: Jan 29, 2009
- DVD Date: Apr 20, 2009
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