THEME EXPLORATION

wrestling

7 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Flesh
Flesh
1932 · John Ford
Bunny Hugged
Bunny Hugged
1951 · Chuck Jones
Nouvelles luttes extravagantes
Nouvelles luttes extravagantes
1900 · Georges Méliès
Love+Sling
Love+Sling
2018 · Kim Dae-woo
Pehlivan
Pehlivan
1964 · Maurice Pialat
The Foul King
The Foul King
2000 · Kim Jee-woon
Silver
Silver
1999 · Takashi Miike
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ray Mendoza Mexico

Blended wrestling entertainment with cinema, capitalizing on athletic spectacle and Mexican cultural heroism.

 Darren Aronofsky United States

His film 'The Wrestler' is a profound character study of a aging professional wrestler grappling with physical decline, identity, and redemption.