Fox Searchlight - The Wrestler

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Roger Ebert
"The performance of a lifetime... Mickey Rourke may win the Oscar. One of the year's best films."
Entertainment Weekly
"Darren Aronofsky's WRESTLER is the best movie of the year. Fierce, tender, gripping and altogether remarkable."
Newsweek
"Witness the resurrection of Mickey Rourke in Darren Aronofsky's deeply affecting film."
Rolling Stone
"You watch THE WRESTLER in a state of pure exhilaration. Marisa Tomei is flat-out fabulous."
New York Magazine
"A career capper for Rourke, and it's virtually impossible to imagine anyone else playing the part."
Variety
"A galvanizing, humorous, deeply moving portrait that takes its place among the great, iconic screen performances"

VIDEO: Oscar Nominee Rourke's All Over the Tube!

Watch some of Mickey Rourke's recent TV (and Internet) talk show appearances. Here's video of Mickey on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!", "Today," "The View" and participating in Newsweek's "Oscar Roundtable" with his fellow nominees.

Find Out When THE WRESTLER Opens Near You!

Darren Aronofsky's THE WRESTLER opened in New York and LA December 17th and continues to spread to cities across the U.S. and Canada. Find out when it opens in your community, and stay tuned for updates!

"An Amazing, Human Piece of Work"

This is the sort of performance that ON THE WATERFRONT and STREETCAR promised to audiences when they exploded onto the screen in the '50s. The sort of honest portrayal of the uncommon soul of the most common of men in a while, and I think it takes someone like Rourke to make it work.

New York Mag: "Ten Things You Need to Know About THE WRESTLER"

"We have a sneaking suspicion that, come December, everyone's going to be talking about this movie. But who wants to wait that long? Here is your guide to the 'Ten Things You Need to Know About THE WRESTLER,' so you can be ahead of the curve. And don't worry - no spoilers!"