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The Wrestler (2008)

R  109 min  -  Drama | Romance | Sport   -  30 January 2009 (USA)
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Reviews: 489 user | 359 critic | 36 from Metacritic.com

A faded professional wrestler must retire, but finds his quest for a new life outside the ring a dispiriting struggle.

Director:

Darren Aronofsky
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mickey Rourke ...
Marisa Tomei ...
Evan Rachel Wood ...
Mark Margolis ...
Todd Barry ...
Wass Stevens ...
Judah Friedlander ...
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Storyline

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. Written by Matlock-6  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Taglines:

Love. Pain. Glory.

Genres:

Drama | Romance | Sport

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, sexuality/nudity, language and some drug use See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA | France

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

El luchador See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$6,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$202,714 (USA) (21 December 2008) (4 Screens)

Gross:

$26,236,603 (USA) (10 May 2009)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

DTS  | SDDS  | Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Randy "The Ram" Robinson's van is a Dodge Ram. See more »

Goofs

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Mickey Rourke's character is playing the 'Wrestling Jam' video game with a boy from his neighborhood, the boy mistakenly refers to the British SAS special forces in the Call Of Duty 4 video game as "British SNS". See more »

Quotes

[First Line]
WXW Announcer: and a true American, the people's hero... Randy "The Ram" Robinson!
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Connections

Featured in Spike's Guys Choice (2009) See more »

Soundtracks

"The Muscle"
Written by W. Hardnett, J. Anderson, and J. Lightfoot
Performed by Bone Crusher
By Arrangement with Fine Gold Music See more »