An aging wrestler (Mickey Rourke) tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter and get his battered body... (Learn more)
Starring: Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood (View All)
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Starring: Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood
His sense of identity fading into nothingness after the spotlights dim and he experiences a close brush with mortality, a retired wrestler begins to evaluate his life while considering the comeback that could very well kill him in director Darren Aronofsky's poignant portrait of an introspective former superstar in the twilight of his career. Back in his heyday, wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson (Mickey Rourke) was an icon in the ring. His image immortalized in action figures and video games, he would headline arenas across the globe. Twenty years later, those glory days have passed, and Randy is forced to earn his keep by brawling before handfuls of fans in high school gyms and community centers around New Jersey. In the wake of a heart attack, the former icon attempts to earn a little extra cash while working in a deli and making an effort to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter, Stephanie (Evan Rachel Wood). Yet, despite Randy's continued attempts at convincing local stripper Cassidy (Marisa Tomei) to settle down with him in his humble trailer, the ring still calls to him. Later, when the prospect of a high-profile rematch with his longtime nemesis presents itself, Randy is forced to weigh his mortality against his desire to hear the crowd roar one last time. The Wrestler snagged two Oscar nominations, one for Best Actor (Rourke) and one for Best Supporting Actress (Tomei). ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
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US Release Date
12/17/08
MPAA Rating
Rated R for violence, sexuality/nudity, language and some drug use.
Running Time
105 mins.
Locations
- New Jersey, USA
Language
- English
Box Office Total
$26,236,603
Awards
- Winner of the Best Actor award at the 2008 Online Film Critics Association [Festi Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actress award at the 2008 Utah Film Critics [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2008 Broadcast Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actor award at the 2008 Washington D.C. Film Critics Associatio Awards.
- Winner of the Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama award at the 2008 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actress award at the 2008 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Art Direction in a Contemporary Film award at the 2008 Costume Guild Awards [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actor award at the 2008 Utah Film Critics [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Director award at the 2008 Detroit Film Critics Society [Festival Awards.
- Winner of the Best Picture award at the 2008 London Film Critics Association [Festi Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Original Screenplay award at the 2008 Association, Southeastern Film Critics Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Original Screenplay award at the 2008 Writers Guild of America [Festival/Awa Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2008 Austin Film Critics [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2008 Detroit Film Critics Society [Festival Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actor award at the 2008 Boston Society of Film Critics [Festiv Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Actor award at the 2008 Broadcast Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
- Winner of the Best Supporting Actress award at the 2008 Florida Film Critics [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2008 New York Film Critics Online [Festival Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2008 National Board of Review [Festival/Awa Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actor award at the 2008 London Film Critics Association [Festi Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2008 Dallas/Fort Worth Film Critics Associat Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actor award at the 2008 San Diego Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Director award at the 2008 London Film Critics Association [Festi Awards.
- Winner of the Best Picture award at the 2008 American Film Institute [Festival/Awar Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Actor award at the 2008 Los Angeles Film Critics Association [ Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actress award at the 2008 Broadcast Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
- Winner of the Best Supporting Actress award at the 2008 Online Film Critics Association [Festi Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actress award at the 2008 Vancouver Film Critics [Festival/Award Awards.
- Winner of the Best Movie Yet to Open in Iowa award at the 2008 Iowa Film Critics Association [Festiva Awards.
- Winner of the Bravest Performance Award award at the 2008 Journalists, Alliance of Women Film [F Awards.
- Winner of the Best Supporting Actress award at the 2008 San Francisco Film Critics Circle [Fes Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Actor award at the 2008 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Actor award at the 2008 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Actor award at the 2008 Screen Actors Guild [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Actor award at the 2008 Vancouver Film Critics [Festival/Award Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actor award at the 2008 Independent Spirit Awards [Festival/Aw Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actor award at the 2008 Iowa Film Critics Association [Festiva Awards.
- Winner of the Best Song award at the 2008 Broadcast Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
- Winner of the Best Cinematography award at the 2008 Independent Spirit Awards [Festival/Aw Awards.
- Winner of the Best Supporting Actress award at the 2008 Phoenix Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actor award at the 2008 Florida Film Critics [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actor award at the 2008 Women Film Critics Circle [Festival/Aw Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Moti award at the 2008 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Winner of the Best Supporting Actress award at the 2008 Detroit Film Critics Society [Festival Awards.
- Winner of the Best Director award at the 2008 Kansas City Film Critics Association [ Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actor award at the 2008 San Francisco Film Critics Circle [Fes Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2008 Association, Southeastern Film Critics Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Actor award at the 2008 Association, Southeastern Film Critics Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Art Direction in a Contemporary Film award at the 2008 Art Directors Guild [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Winner of the Best Original Screenplay award at the 2008 Kansas City Film Critics Association [ Awards.
- Winner of the Best Original Song award at the 2008 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Screenplay award at the 2008 Utah Film Critics [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actor award at the 2008 Kansas City Film Critics Association [ Awards.
- Winner of the Best Supporting Actress award at the 2008 San Diego Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actor award at the 2008 Detroit Film Critics Society [Festival Awards.
- Winner of the Best Picture award at the 2008 Independent Spirit Awards [Festival/Aw Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actress award at the 2008 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actor award at the 2008 Chicago Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2008 Phoenix Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actor award at the 2008 Toronto Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Winner of the Best Supporting Actress award at the 2008 Las Vegas Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
Distributor
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
- Fox Searchlight Pictures
