has led to numerous movies based on the vast, colorful world of sports-entertainment. These movies and television shows ...

Chowdhury re-creates for his debut feature, “The Wrestler.” Straddling a line between observational and oblique, the film seems designed to fascinate and frustrate in equal measure ...

Darren Aronofsky’s new movie The Wrestler “touches on love, money, dreams and death in a way that will pile-drive you through the mat,” said Joshua Rothkopf in Time Out New York. The film ...

The film will center on his remarkable journey to Olympic glory at the 1996 Olympics, where the wrestling Hall of Famer triumphed with a gold medal despite competing with a broken neck.

Whether real or fake, the sport of wrestling continues to entertain. Especially on the big — or small — screen. Here's 20 notable wrestling movies to enjoy. Listed in chronological order.