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Movies like The Wrestler

Not everyone loves The Wrestler for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love The Wrestler

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You want Mickey Rourke giving everything as Randy the Ram.

  2. You like being moved by a man who can only feel alive in the ring.

  3. You like a quiet portrait of a body and a life worn out.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Million Dollar Baby2004

    • Mickey Rourke giving everything as Randy the Ram
    • being moved by a man who can only feel alive in the ring
    • a quiet portrait of a body and a life worn out

    Good for you if you want a boxing film that moves you to tears rather than to cheers.

  • Breaking Bad2008

    • a quiet portrait of a body and a life worn out

    Good for you if you watch for how people change more than for what happens.

  • Blue Valentine2010

    • Mickey Rourke giving everything as Randy the Ram
    • a quiet portrait of a body and a life worn out

    Good for you if you like Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling making a marriage feel real.

  • Creed2015

    • Mickey Rourke giving everything as Randy the Ram

    Good for you if you like an old Rocky who's tender and frail.

  • Revolutionary Road2008

    • Mickey Rourke giving everything as Randy the Ram
    • a quiet portrait of a body and a life worn out

    Good for you if you like Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio tearing into each other.

  • Frankenstein2025

    • being moved by a man who can only feel alive in the ring
    • a quiet portrait of a body and a life worn out

    Good for you if you want to be moved by a creature rejected by the man who made him.

  • Joker2019

    • Mickey Rourke giving everything as Randy the Ram
    • a quiet portrait of a body and a life worn out

    Good for you if you like one performance that carries the whole film.

  • Silver Linings Playbook2012

    • Mickey Rourke giving everything as Randy the Ram

    Good for you if you like actors playing raw, unpredictable people.

  • American History X1998

    • Mickey Rourke giving everything as Randy the Ram
    • a quiet portrait of a body and a life worn out

    Good for you if you like a lead performance that's terrifying and then human.

  • The Last of Us2023

    • a quiet portrait of a body and a life worn out

    Good for you if you like a gruff man slowly becoming a father to Ellie.

  • Mystic River2003

    • Mickey Rourke giving everything as Randy the Ram

    Good for you if you like raw, powerful acting.

Reasons taken from The Wrestler's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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