---
title: 'American Wrestler: The Wizard (2016)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Alex Ranarivelo'
released: '2016-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 117
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/american-wrestler-the-wizard-2016'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4303202/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# American Wrestler: The Wizard (2016)

2016 · 117 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

American Wrestler: The Wizard is a 2016 American sports biographical film directed by Alex Ranarivelo. The film centers around the world of competitive high school wrestling and stars George Kosturos as Ali Jahani, a 17–year old who escapes Iran in the 1980s after the Iran hostage crisis and must adjust to life in a small California town only to face more hostility due to the hostage crisis. William Fichtner, Jon Voight, Ali Afshar, Gabriel Basso, Kevin G. Schmidt and Lia Marie Johnson also star in supporting roles.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Alex Ranarivelo](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-ranarivelo)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jamie Christopherson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jamie-christopherson)

## Cast

- [William Fichtner](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-fichtner)

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Official site: http://americanwrestlermovie.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/american-wrestler-the-wizard-2016
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