The Wrestler

The Wrestler (2008) — drama, romance film. Directed by Darren Aronofsky. Starring Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood, Mark Margolis. This page maps 5 characters and 5 relationships between them as an interactive character network. Rated 7.5/10 from 4,136 votes.

The Wrestler (2008) Poster

Interactive Features for The Wrestler

The Wrestler offers interactive tools beyond traditional movie databases:

Character Relationship Map — Interactive D3-powered visualization of character connections, alliances, and conflicts. Explore how 5 characters interconnect through 5 relationship links.
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Story Analysis

An aging wrestler chooses the ring that accepts him, even after losing the chance to rebuild his life outside it.

Drama, Romance · 7.5/10 · 109 min · 2008

Credits

Director

Darren Aronofsky
Cast

as Randy

Mickey Rourke
Cast

as Cassidy

Marisa Tomei
Cast

as Stephanie

Evan Rachel Wood
Cast

as Lenny

Mark Margolis
Cast

as Wayne

Todd Barry
Cast

as Nick Volpe

Wass Stevens
Cast

as Scott Brumberg

Judah Friedlander
Cast

as The Ayatollah

Ernest Miller
Cast

as Necro Butcher

Dylan Keith Summers
Cast

as Tommy Rotten

Tommy Farra
Cast

as Lex Lethal

Mike Miller
Cast

as Admissions Desk Woman

Marcia Jean Kurtz

Videos

THE WRESTLER Roundtable (part five)
THE WRESTLER AT NYFF: Choreographing Fight Scenes
THE WRESTLER AT NYFF: The Film's Inspiration
THE WRESTLER AT NYFF: Marisa on Stripping
THE WRESTLER AT NYFF: Mickey's Training
THE WRESTLER AT NYFF: Wrestling as a Sport
Danny Boyle & Darren Aronofsky: Mickey & Marissa
THE WRESTLER Roundtable (part one)
THE WRESTLER Roundtable (part three)
THE WRESTLER Roundtable (part two)
Official Trailer
THE WRESTLER Roundtable (part four)
THE WRESTLER film clip #1-"Lets Hang Out"
THE WRESTLER film clip #2-"Boardwalk"
THE WRESTLER film clip #3-"Im Here"
THE WRESTLER film clip #5-"The Thrift Shop"
THE WRESTLER film clip #4-"Just One Beer"
Script to Scene - THE WRESTLER #shorts
UK Trailer

Images

Content sources

Plot analysis generated from content on Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Related entry on Wikidata (Q139326), public domain (CC0).