Watch this when
The Wrestler
The crowd loved him. His daughter barely knew him. He knew which one was harder to face.
Who it's for
Randy's whole self is tied to being The Ram, and the film shows plainly what happens when that identity outlives the body that supported it.
Lonely→Released (Catharsis)
Feelings it meets
What it is
Darren Aronofsky's drama, written by Robert Siegel, follows Randy 'The Ram' Robinson (Mickey Rourke), a professional wrestler popular in the 1980s who now wrestles on weekends for independent promotions in New Jersey, lives in a trailer park and works part-time at a supermarket.
Where to find it
Rent or buy on major digital stores. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Bloody violence and drug use.
Age: R (MPAA)
To regret one's own experiences is to arrest one's own development.Oscar Wilde, De Profundis
