Movies I've Reviewed Featuring a Wrestling Theme
I was a big time pro wrestling fan in the Sixties, but lost interest when it got way over the top in the late Seventies and beyond. But I still enjoy a good old rasslin' flick every now and then. Here's the ones I've seen and reviewed, listed in IMDb ranking order.
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- 2019– 44mTV-148.7 (580)TV EpisodeDirectorJason EisenerStarsMick FoleyFrank GoodishTony AtlasWrestlers relive the tragic evening in 1988 when they witnessed a locker room confrontation that resulted in the death of legendary wrestler Bruiser Brody."He struck fear in the hearts of fans."
- DirectorJason EisenerStarsDutch MantellBret HartJames E. CornetteIn one of wrestling's most infamous off-script moments, wrestler Bret Hart is stripped of his championship title through a backstage plot of betrayal that forever changes the sport.The Bret Hart title belt controversy
- DirectorJason EisenerStarsDutch MantellKevin Von ErichDavid ManningThe last surviving brother of the legendary Von Erich wrestling dynasty revisits the tragedy that plagued his once iconic family."...it takes guts to live, not to die."
- DirectorNitesh TiwariStarsAamir KhanSakshi TanwarFatima Sana ShaikhFormer wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat and his two wrestler daughters struggle towards glory at the Commonwealth Games in the face of societal oppression."You have to fight in a way that people remember you."
- DirectorSean DurkinStarsZac EfronJeremy Allen WhiteHarris DickinsonThe true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s."You never heard of the curse of the Von Erichs?"
- DirectorJason EisenerStarsDutch MantellBruce PrichardLanny PoffoArt collides with real life when the mythical love story between wrestling icons Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth explodes beyond the ring with tragic consequences.An inside look at the Randy Savage/Miss Elizabeth relationship
- DirectorJules DassinStarsRichard WidmarkGene TierneyGoogie WithersA small-time grifter and nightclub tout takes advantage of some fortuitous circumstances and tries to become a big-time player as a wrestling promoter.Born a hustler, you will die a hustler.
- DirectorDarren AronofskyStarsMickey RourkeMarisa TomeiEvan Rachel WoodA faded professional wrestler must retire, but finds his quest for a new life outside the ring a dispiriting struggle.Ram Jam! Ram Jam! Ram Jam! Ram Jam!
- DirectorRory KarpfStarsRic FlairMuhammad AliArn AndersonDocumentary following the life & career of 16 time world champion Ric "The Nature Boy" Flair."I always wanted to be The Man."
- DirectorSteve YuStarsSteve AustinLouie BensonJoe CaseA fallen professional wrestling superstar battles his past demons in a struggle to reclaim his life and the family that has given up on him.I had a life, but I poisoned it.
- DirectorJason HehirStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerCary ElwesRobin WrightA look at the life and career of professional wrestler André Roussimoff, who gained notoriety in the 1980s as Andre the Giant."Here's the eighth wonder of the world!"
- DirectorTyler NilsonMichael SchwartzStarsZack GottsagenAnn PierceDakota JohnsonZak, a man with down syndrome, runs away from a residential nursing home to pursue his dream of becoming a wrestler. Later, he meets with an outlaw who becomes his friend and coach."I want to be a hero!"
- DirectorBarry W. BlausteinStarsTerry FunkMick FoleyJake RobertsA heartfelt documentary focusing on the day-to-day lives of professional wrestlers, some on the rise, some on the wane, and others fighting for their lives."I look at wrestling as theater at it's most base."
- 2019– 44mTV-MA7.5 (435)TV EpisodeDirectorJason EisenerStarsDutch MantellMica Aguirre-BwarinthaGino HernandezFor 30 years, the family of wrestling star Gino Hernandez believed his tragic death was a drug-related murder. Startling new revelations are revealed to his still grieving mother.A mystery solved?
- DirectorJason EisenerStarsDutch MantellMary AustinSelina MajorsThe legacy of wrestling's biggest female star, The Fabulous Moolah, is re-examined after controversial allegations surface following her 2007 death."The meaner she was, the more they liked it."
- DirectorBennett MillerStarsSteve CarellChanning TatumMark RuffaloU.S. Olympic wrestling champions and brothers Mark Schultz and Dave Schultz join "Team Foxcatcher", led by eccentric multi-millionaire John du Pont, as they train for the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea, but John's self-destructive behavior threatens to consume them all."We caught the fox, didn't we?"
- DirectorWilliam BeaudineStarsLeo GorceyHuntz HallMarjorie ReynoldsSach acquires super strength, which the boys attempt to cash in on by turning him into a professional wrestler.It's in my finger, I got travelin' muscles.
- DirectorSylvester StalloneStarsSylvester StalloneLee CanalitoArmand AssanteThree Italian-American brothers, living in the slums of 1940's New York City, try to help each other with one's wrestling career using one brother's promotional skills and another brother's con-artist tactics to thwart a sleazy manager.Yeah, that's a very heavy grease ball wager.
- DirectorBenjamin StoloffStarsJohn BolesJack OakieIda LupinoWrestling trainer puts himself in charge of a singer's love life when the singer is jilted by a rich girl.I will show him that there is only one dummy in your life.
- DirectorHal NeedhamStarsDirk BenedictTanya RobertsRoddy PiperA down-on-his-luck music manager for the fictional rock band Kick finds his luck changing when he by mistake also starts managing a successful wrestling duo.Sounds like we're talking grudge match here.
- DirectorRay EnrightStarsHumphrey BogartFrank McHughLouise FazendaPromoter Ed Hatch comes to the Ozarks with his slow-witted wrestler Joe Skopapoulos whom he pits against a hillbilly Amazon blacksmith, Sadie Horn. Joe falls in love with her and won't fight. At least not until Sadie's beau Noah shows up.Well listen, I'd match him with an ape if the customers could tell them apart.
- DirectorWarren P. SonodaStarsBrett GranstaffLara Jean ChorosteckiT.J. McGibbonA pastor and professional wrestler accepts a position at a struggling church where he helps the community both in his official capacity and as his alter ego The Saint."So, go find some lost souls."