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The Wrestler

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Release Date: December 17, 2008 (limited)
Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Screenwriter: Robert Siegel
Starring: Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R (for violence, sexuality/nudity, language and some drug use)
Official Website: FoxSearchlight.com/TheWrestler
Review: 8.5/10 rating
DVD Review: The Wrestler on Blu-ray @ DVDfile
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Plot Summary: Back in the late '80s, Randy "The Ram" Robinson (Mickey Rourke) was a headlining professional wrestler. Now, twenty years later, he ekes out a living performing for handfuls of diehard wrestling fans in high school gyms and community centers around New Jersey.

Estranged from his daughter (Evan Rachel Wood) and unable to sustain any real relationships, Randy lives for the thrill of the show and the adoration of his fans. However, a heart attack forces him into retirement. As his sense of identity starts to slip away, he begins to evaluate the state of his life -- trying to reconnect with his daughter, and strikes up a blossoming romance with an aging stripper (Marisa Tomei). Yet all this cannot compare to the allure of the ring and passion for his art, which threatens to pull Randy "The Ram" back into his world of wrestling.

Director Darren Aronofsky presents a powerful portrait of a battered dreamer, who despite himself and the odds stacked against him, lives to be a hero once again in the only place he considers home -­ inside the ring.

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COMMENTS (60)

Posted by:
renee
June 3, 2008
they shot the film in a trailer park across the street from my house in Hazlet
Posted by:
chris.k.
September 8, 2008
the wrestler what about that this movie they soon get a wwe superstars they wrestler too
Posted by:
theDarkone
September 8, 2008
this seems kinda odd for daron...
Posted by:
theDarkone
September 8, 2008
darren*
Posted by:
smm76
September 9, 2008
This should be a good film. Like that documentary Beyond The Mat this movie looks like its gonna shed a light on the reality of whats its like to be a pro wrestler.
Posted by:
Aaron
September 9, 2008
This movie is going to be incredible. Aronofskys previous 2 movies Pi and his masterpiece Requiem for a Dream are going to leave expectations high.
Posted by:
Aaron
September 9, 2008
This does seem a change of pace after the fountain.
Posted by:
Jushin Thunder Liger
September 16, 2008
Rourke the Ram! Looking very forward to this film!
Posted by:
redundant
September 16, 2008
chris.k. should really get a syntax book or something. maybe a dictionnary would be good
Posted by:
flapjack
September 16, 2008
pretty funny comment redundant...that is until you spelled dictionary wrong

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