This is a drama about an aging professional wrestler, decades past his prime, who now barely gets by working small wrestling shows in VFW halls and as a part-time grocery store employee. As he faces health problems that may end his wrestling career for good he attempts to come to terms with his life outside the ring: by working full time at the grocery store, trying to reconcile with the daughter he abandoned in childhood and forming a closer bond with a stripper he has romantic feelings for. He struggles with his new life and an offer of a high-profile rematch with his 1980s arch-nemesis, The Ayatollah, which may be his ticket back to stardom.
Acteurs: Mickey Rourke ; Marissa Tomei ; Evan Rachel Wood ; Judah Friedlander
Regisseur: Darren Aronofsky
Lengte: 109 minuten
Taal: Engels
Ondertitels: Nederlands
Mijn score: 8/10
Website: http://www.foxsearchlight.com/thewrestler/ ; http://www.thewrestlermovie.com/