The Wrestler

The Wrestler

The Wrestler is a 2008 sports drama film directed by Darren Aronofsky, written by Robert D. Siegel and starring Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei and Evan Rachel Wood. Production began in January 2008 and Fox Searchlight Pictures acquired rights to distribute the film in the U.S.; it was released in a limited capacity on December 17, 2008 and was released nationwide on January 23, 2009. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on April 21, 2009 in the United States. It was released in the United Kingdom on June 1, 2009. Aronofsky considers The Wrestler to be a companion piece to his 2010 film, Black...
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quick facts
Release date:September 5, 2008
Directed by:Darren Aronofsky
Rated:R (USA)
Runtime:109 Minutes
Producer:Scott Franklin, Darren Aronofsky
Editor:Andrew Weisblum
Music by:Clint Mansell
Cinematography:Maryse Alberti
Screenplay by:Robert D. Siegel
Estimated budget:$6,000,000
Genre:Short Film

Award-winners from The Wrestler

Marisa Tomei
Marisa Tomei
Character:Cassidy
Born:December 4, 1964
Mickey Rourke
Mickey Rourke
Character:Randy Robinson
Born:September 16, 1952

Cast of The Wrestler

Mark Margolis
Mark Margolis
Lenny
Born:November 26, 1939
Age:72
Ajay Naidu
Ajay Naidu
Medic
Born:February 12, 1972
Age:40
Judah Friedlander
Judah Friedlander
Scott Brumberg
Born:March 16, 1969
Age:43
Evan Rachel Wood
Evan Rachel Wood
Stephanie
Born:September 7, 1987
Age:24
Marcia Jean Kurtz
Marcia Jean Kurtz
Admissions Desk Woman
Wass M. Stevens
Wass M. Stevens
Nick Volpe
Born:1970
Age:42

Honors and Awards

YearAward Won
2009 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Drama Film, Mickey Rourke
2009 Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature, Darren Aronofsky
2009 Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead, Mickey Rourke
2008 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor, Mickey Rourke
2008 BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Mickey Rourke
2008 London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film
2008 London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor, Mickey Rourke
2008 Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor, Mickey Rourke
2009 Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography, Maryse Alberti
2008 Golden Lion, Darren Aronofsky
2009 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, Bruce Springsteen
2008
2008 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress, Marisa Tomei
2008 Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor, Mickey Rourke
2009 Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress, Marisa Tomei
2009 Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor, Mickey Rourke
2008 Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor, Mickey Rourke
2008 Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress, Marisa Tomei
2008 Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor, Mickey Rourke
2009 Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Original Screenplay, Robert D. Siegel
2009 Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director, Darren Aronofsky
2009 Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor, Mickey Rourke
2008 Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress, Marisa Tomei
2009 Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor, Mickey Rourke
2009 Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress, Marisa Tomei
2008 Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Original Song
2008 Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress, Marisa Tomei
2008 San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor, Mickey Rourke
2008 San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress, Marisa Tomei
2008 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor, Mickey Rourke
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YearAward Nomination
2008 Academy Award for Actor in a Leading Role, Mickey Rourke
2008 Academy Award for Actress in a Supporting Role, Marisa Tomei
2008 BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Mickey Rourke
2008 BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Marisa Tomei
2009 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Drama Film, Mickey Rourke
2009 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Film, Marisa Tomei
2008 BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Picture
2008 BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Actor, Mickey Rourke
2008 Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama, Mickey Rourke
2009 Costume Designers Guild Award for Best Costume Design - Contemporary Film, Amy Westcott
2009 Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography, Maryse Alberti
2009 Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead, Mickey Rourke
2008 BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress, Marisa Tomei
2009 Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature, Scott Franklin
2009 Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture, Mickey Rourke
2008 ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards - Contemporary Film, Matthew Munn
2009 David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film, Darren Aronofsky
2009 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, Bruce Springsteen
2008 BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Song, Bruce Springsteen
2008 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress, Marisa Tomei
2008 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor, Mickey Rourke
2008 Satellite Award for Best Original Song, Bruce Springsteen
2008 Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor, Mickey Rourke
2010 Bodil Award for Best American Film, Darren Aronofsky
2010 Japan Academy Award for Best Foreign Film
2008 London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor, Mickey Rourke
2008 London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director, Darren Aronofsky
2008 London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film
2009 Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor, Mickey Rourke
2008 Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress, Marisa Tomei
2008 Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress, Marisa Tomei
2008 Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Original Song, Bruce Springsteen
2009 Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director, Darren Aronofsky
2009 Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Original Screenplay, Robert D. Siegel
2009 Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Picture
2008 Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress, Marisa Tomei
2009 Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Director, Darren Aronofsky
2008 Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Film, Scott Franklin
2008 Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor, Mickey Rourke
2009 Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor, Mickey Rourke
2008 Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor, Mickey Rourke
2009 Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor, Mickey Rourke
2009 Prism Award for Performance in a Feature Film, Mickey Rourke
2009 Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor, Mickey Rourke
2009 Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress, Marisa Tomei
2009 Prism Award for Feature Film
2009 MTV Movie Award for Best Song From a Movie, Bruce Springsteen
2009 British Independent Film Award for Best Foreign Independent FIlm
2009 Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress, Marisa Tomei
2009 ESPY Award for Best Sports Movie
2009 Artios for Best Casting for Feature Film, Drama, Mary Vernieu
2009 Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Original Screenplay, Robert D. Siegel
2008 San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor, Mickey Rourke
2008 San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress, Marisa Tomei
2008 Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor, Mickey Rourke
2008 Golden Lion, Darren Aronofsky
2008 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor, Mickey Rourke
2009 World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film, Bruce Springsteen
2009 Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay, Robert D. Siegel
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Film director of The Wrestler

Darren Aronofsky
Darren Aronofsky
Born: February 12, 1969
Age: 43

Darren Aronofsky is an American film director, screenwriter and film producer. He attended Harvard University to study film theory and the American Film Institute to study both live-action and animation filmmaking. He won several film awards after completing his senior thesis film, "Supermarket...
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No Time 1994 Short Film
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Music contributors for The Wrestler

Clint Mansell
Clint Mansell

Clinton Darryl "Clint" Mansell, is an English musician, composer, and former lead singer and guitarist of the band Pop Will Eat Itself. After the...
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Filming locations for The Wrestler

Linden
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Hasbrouck Heights
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Bayonne
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