The Wrestler

Released Year: 2008

Certificate: UA

Runtime: 109 minutes

Genre: Drama, Sport

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 80

Director: Darren Aronofsky

Stars: Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood, Mark Margolis

No of Votes: 289415

Gross: 26236603

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

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