

The Wrestler
Love. Pain. Glory.
Aging wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson is long past his prime but still ready and rarin' to go on the pro-wrestling circuit. After a particularly brutal beating, however, Randy hangs up his tights, pursues a serious relationship with a long-in-the-tooth stripper, and tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter. But he can't resist the lure of the ring and readies himself for a comeback.
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7.5/10
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $6M
- Box office
- $44.7M
- Language
- English
- daughter
- new jersey
- supermarket
- heart attack
- redemption
- ambition
- barbed wire
- stripper
- steroids
- fame
- pro wrestling
- reflective
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United States of America, France
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereNew York Film Festival12 Oct 2008
- Theatrical (limited)R17 Dec 2008
- TheatricalR30 Jan 2009
United KingdomGB
- PremiereBFI London Film Festival26 Oct 2008
- Theatrical1516 Jan 2009
AustraliaAU
- Theatrical (limited)MA 15+9 Jan 2009
CanadaCA
- PremiereToronto International Film Festival7 Sept 2008
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical11 Feb 2009
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1413 Feb 2009
CzechiaCZ
- Theatrical7 Sept 2009
EstoniaEE
- PremiereTallinn Black Nights Film Festival29 Nov 2008
- Theatrical23 Jan 2009
FinlandFI
- TheatricalK-1616 Jan 2009
FranceFR
- TheatricalTP18 Feb 2009
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1226 Feb 2009
GreeceGR
- PremiereThessaloniki International Film Festival14 Nov 2008
- Theatrical165 Feb 2009
Frequently asked questions
The Wrestler was released on 17 December 2008.
Audience reviews
3- W8/10
Wuchak
9/26/2018
“The Wrestler” (2008) Twenty years past his glory days in the mid/late 80s, a wrestler (Mickey Rourke) struggles to make ends meet in New Jersey while wrestling on the weekends, taking illegal pain-meds, pursuing a dancer at the local strip club (Marisa Tomei) and trying to reestablish a relationship with his estranged daughter (Evan Rachel Wood). This is an engrossing, but gloomy drama about the grim reality o…
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
3/30/2024
Mickey Rourke is on top-form in this depiction of fading wrestling star "Randy". Once the talk of the tour, he has fallen on hard times. His body hasn't the strength or stamina it once had and after one fairly convincing pasting in the ring he decides it is time to hang up his loincloth. Whilst his professional life was full of glamour, testosterone and showbiz, his retirement is much less so. Still needing to work, …
- G9/10
griggs79
3/28/2025
What a film. It’s raw, heartfelt, and unexpectedly tender. Mickey Rourke's character, all battered pride and broken dreams, is a reflection of our own struggles, clinging to past glory while life keeps kicking him in the ribs. The themes of faded stardom, loneliness, and defiance really hit home. It’s not flashy, but it’s utterly gripping. Quietly devastating. I loved it.
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