In fact, there really is something quite inspiring about the casting of Rourke. As a washed-up old actor battling his demons with myriad personal issues, playing a washed-up old wrestler battling his ...

Mickey Rourke is getting candid about how he prepared for his 2008 film, “The Wrestler.” The 72-year-old had previously denied using the performance-enhancing drug to play wrestler Randy “The Ram” ...

Randy "The Ram" Robinson, the hero of "The Wrestler," is a professional wrestler who is past his prime, estranged from his daughter, and struggling to get by financially. When he's offered a rematch ...

In Bangladesh, the sport of boli khela — or the wrestler game — is a meticulous, methodical affair, a tone Iqbal H. Chowdhury re-creates for his debut feature, “The Wrestler.” Straddling a line ...