Video: Reel Review: The Wrestler, starring Mickey Rourke
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The GuardianTramp
Xan Brooks is a freelance writer and broadcaster specialising in cinema
The GuardianTramp
Darren Aronofsky's film stars Mickey Rourke as a washed-up professional wrestler who tries to fight his way back into the ring for one last bout
20, Jan, 2009 @1:32 PM
Mickey Rourke's Golden Globe-winning performance as a washed-up wrestler invites comparison with his own troubled past, writes Philip French
Philip French
18, Jan, 2009 @12:01 AM
Peter Bradshaw
16, Jan, 2009 @12:01 AM
Rob Mackie: The camaraderie among the wrestling community is surprisingly charming as well as funny
Rob Mackie
28, May, 2009 @11:01 PM
Is Darren Aronofsky's Oscar-tipped drama just the latest awards season wannabe? Or will Mickey Rourke's performance reverberate for decades to come, asks Ben Child
Ben Child
19, Jan, 2009 @2:35 PM
In the first major domestic deal of Toronto, Fox Searchlight has paid $4m for US rights for Darren Aronofsky's Venice Golden Lion winner The
Wrestler
08, Sep, 2008 @4:30 PM
Mickey Rourke was Oscar nominated for this comeback role, but if that's not enough to tempt you to take a punt on the 111-minute film now that it's out on DVD, try our helpfully condensed screenplay
Paul MacInnes
03, Jun, 2009 @2:19 PM
Darren Aronofsky's film The Wrestler features a scene where a pole bearing the Iranian flag is broken
Robert Tait
13, Dec, 2008 @12:01 AM
Darren Aronofsky, Kate Winslet and Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire are the big winners at the London Critics' Circle Film awards
Ben Child
05, Feb, 2009 @10:41 AM
Virginia Cerezo
13, Feb, 2015 @11:19 AM