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The Wrestler (2008)
8.1
Ratings: 8.1/10 from 140,516 users
Metascore:
81/100
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 AronofskyWriter:Robert D. Siegel |
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Nominated for 2 Oscars.
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Cast
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| Mickey Rourke | ... | ||
| Marisa Tomei | ... | ||
| Evan Rachel Wood | ... | ||
| Mark Margolis | ... | ||
| Todd Barry | ... | ||
| Wass Stevens | ... | ||
| Judah Friedlander | ... | ||
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Ernest Miller | ... | |
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Dylan Keith Summers | ... |
Necro Butcher
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Tommy Farra | ... | |
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Mike Miller | ... | |
| Marcia Jean Kurtz | ... |
Admissions Desk Woman
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| John D'Leo | ... | ||
| Ajay Naidu | ... | ||
| Gregg Bello | ... | ||
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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 SynopsisTaglines:
Love. Pain. Glory.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for violence, sexuality/nudity, language and some drug use See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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(USA) See more »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)Company Credits
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WXW Announcer: and a true American, the people's hero... Randy "The Ram" Robinson!
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Written by W. Hardnett, J. Anderson, and J. Lightfoot
Performed by Bone Crusher
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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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"The Muscle"Written by W. Hardnett, J. Anderson, and J. Lightfoot
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