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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Cast
99 people
Mickey Rourke
Randy
Known for
Iron Man 2
Sin City
Steven Haworth
Known for
WWE NXT
TNA iMPACT!
Jamar Shipman
Marisa Tomei
Cassidy
Known for
Spider-Man: Homecoming
The Big Short
Evan Rachel Wood
Stephanie
Known for
Westworld
Frozen II
Mark Margolis
Lenny
Known for
Better Call Saul
Breaking Bad
Todd Barry
Wayne
Known for
Master of None
Wanderlust
Wass Stevens
Nick Volpe
Known for
John Wick: Chapter 2
Demolition
Judah Friedlander
Scott Brumberg
Known for
30 Rock
Zoolander
Ernest Miller
The Ayatollah
Known for
Blood and Bone
Dylan Keith Summers
Necro Butcher
Also in
CZW: Tournament of Death VII
ROH: Eliminating The Competition
Tommy Farra
Tommy Rotten
Darren Aronofsky Director · Robert D. Siegel Writer Clint Mansell Composer
Worldwide gross $45M · Budget $6M · United States release December 17, 2008
Box office
Budget
$6,000,000
Worldwide gross
$44,734,660
Gross vs. budget
7.5×
Production
Wild Bunch
Production
Top Rope
Production
Saturn Films
Production
Protozoa Pictures
Production
United States · France
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Italy · September 5, 2008
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
United States · December 17, 2008
Limited theatrical
United States
October 12, 2008 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
January 30, 2009 · Theatrical
Australia
January 9, 2009 · Limited theatrical
Belgium
February 11, 2009 · Theatrical
Brazil
February 13, 2009 · Theatrical
Canada
September 7, 2008 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Czechia
September 7, 2009 · Theatrical
Estonia
November 29, 2008 · Premiere · Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
January 23, 2009 · Theatrical
Finland
January 16, 2009 · Theatrical
France
February 18, 2009 · Theatrical
Germany
February 26, 2009 · Theatrical
Greece
November 14, 2008 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
February 5, 2009 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
April 2, 2009 · Theatrical
Hungary
May 21, 2009 · Theatrical
Iceland
February 13, 2009 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 16, 2009 · Theatrical
Italy
March 6, 2009 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
April 2, 2009 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 12, 2009 · Theatrical
December 15, 2009 · Physical · DVD
November 8, 2011 · Physical · Blu-ray
January 10, 2013 · TV · Nederland 3
Portugal
February 26, 2009 · Theatrical
Russia
March 26, 2009 · Theatrical
April 23, 2009 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
Singapore
January 29, 2009 · Limited theatrical
South Korea
March 5, 2009 · Theatrical
Spain
February 20, 2009 · Theatrical
Switzerland
February 18, 2009 · Digital
United Kingdom
October 26, 2008 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
January 16, 2009 · Theatrical
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