---
title: 'The Wrestler (2008)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Darren Aronofsky'
released: '2008-09-05'
runtime_minutes: 105
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-wrestler-2008'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1125849/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Wrestler (2008)

2008 · 105 min · Drama · France, United States


## Synopsis

The Wrestler is a 2008 American sports drama film directed by Darren Aronofsky and written by Robert Siegel. The film stars Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, and Evan Rachel Wood. Rourke plays an aging professional wrestler who, despite his failing health and waning fame, continues to wrestle due to financial hardship and in an attempt to cling to the success of his 1980s heyday. He also tries to mend his relationship with his estranged daughter and to find romance with a woman who works as a stripper.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Darren Aronofsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/darren-aronofsky)
- **Producer:** [Darren Aronofsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/darren-aronofsky), [Scott Franklin](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-franklin-2)
- **Screenplay:** [Robert Siegel](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-siegel)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Clint Mansell](https://cinepixo.com/people/clint-mansell)
- **Director of Photography:** [Maryse Alberti](https://cinepixo.com/people/maryse-alberti)
- **Editor:** [Andrew Weisblum](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-weisblum)

## Cast

- [Ajay Naidu](https://cinepixo.com/people/ajay-naidu)
- [Ernest Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-miller)
- [John D'Leo](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-d-leo)
- [Necro Butcher](https://cinepixo.com/people/necro-butcher)
- [Mickey Rourke](https://cinepixo.com/people/mickey-rourke) as Randy Robinson
- [Marisa Tomei](https://cinepixo.com/people/marisa-tomei)
- [Evan Rachel Wood](https://cinepixo.com/people/evan-rachel-wood)
- [Nigel McGuinness](https://cinepixo.com/people/nigel-mcguinness)
- [Mark Margolis](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-margolis)
- [Judah Friedlander](https://cinepixo.com/people/judah-friedlander)
- [Claudio Castagnoli](https://cinepixo.com/people/claudio-castagnoli)
- [Ron Killings](https://cinepixo.com/people/ron-killings)
- [Jay Lethal](https://cinepixo.com/people/jay-lethal)

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Official site: http://www.thewrestlermovie.com
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-wrestler-2008
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