American Wrestler: The Wizard

Movie Details

Overview

In 1980, a teenage boy escapes the unrest in Iran only to face more hostility in America, due to the hostage crisis. Determined to fit in, he joins the school’s floundering wrestling team.

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Cast: Ali Afshar, Chase Mowen, Gabriel Basso, George Kosturos, Jon Voight, Kevin G. Schmidt, Lia Marie Johnson, Nicholas Guilak, Sasha Feldman, William Fichtner

Director: Alex Ranarivelo

Genre: Drama, Sport

Country: United States

Release Year: 2016

IMDB Rating: 7.1 (2957 votes)

TMDB Rating: 7.3 (70 votes)

Rotten Tomatoes: 90

Metacritic: 7.5

Runtime: 1h 57m

Release Date: 2017-05-16

Awards: Awards, 10 wins total

Tagline: He escaped one war, only to face another.