Film

The Wrestler

Name: The Wrestler
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Released: 2008
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Mickey Rourke, Evan Rachel Wood, Marisa Tomei, Mark Margolis, Todd Barry

2008 · 109 min · ★ 7.5 · Dir. Darren Aronofsky

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.