The Wrestler
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The Wrestler is a 2008 drama film directed by Darren Aronofsky that follows an aging professional wrestler, played by Mickey Rourke, as he struggles with declining fame, health issues, and personal redemption.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Wrestler (film) | 1 |
| The Wrestler (score) | 1 |
| The Wrestler (song) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drama film
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film ⓘ sports drama film ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Golden Lion ⓘ |
| boxOfficeGrossWorldwide | approximately $44 million ⓘ |
| budget | approximately $6 million ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Maryse Alberti ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Darren Aronofsky ⓘ |
| discusses | aging and physical decline ⓘ |
| distributedBy |
Searchlight Pictures
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surface form:
Fox Searchlight Pictures
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| editedBy | Andrew Weisblum ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Pam / Cassidy
ⓘ
Stephanie Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingStyle | naturalistic ⓘ |
| follows | an aging professional wrestler ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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sports ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasSong |
The Wrestler
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Wrestler (song)
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| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActorAwardNominations | Academy Award for Best Actor nomination for Mickey Rourke ⓘ |
| leadActorPerformance |
Mickey Rourke
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surface form:
Mickey Rourke as Randy 'The Ram' Robinson
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| mainCharacter | Randy 'The Ram' Robinson ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Clint Mansell ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
estranged family relationships
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life outside the ring ⓘ |
| portrays |
economic hardship of performers
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independent wrestling circuit ⓘ professional wrestling ⓘ |
| premieredAt |
Venice Film Festival
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surface form:
65th Venice International Film Festival
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| productionCompany | Protozoa Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 109 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Robert D. Siegel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
New Jersey, United States
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surface form:
New Jersey
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| songPerformedBy | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Evan Rachel Wood
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Marisa Tomei ⓘ Mickey Rourke ⓘ |
| supportingActressAwardNominations | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination for Marisa Tomei ⓘ |
| theme |
declining fame
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health issues ⓘ personal redemption ⓘ |
| visualStyle | handheld camera work ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
The Wrestler (film)
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The Wrestler (song)
this entity surface form:
The Wrestler (score)