# Movies like The Wrestler

> Films most similar to The Wrestler (2008) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/the-wrestler-2008/>

## 11 films in this list

- **[Atonement](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/atonement-2007/)** (2007) — ★ 7.6 · 4,679 votes · bittersweet, gut-punch, tender
- **[Joyeux Noel](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/joyeux-noel-2005/)** (2005) — ★ 7.4 · 924 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, tender
- **[His Secret Life](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/his-secret-life-2001/)** (2001) — ★ 7.3 · 593 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, outsider
- **[Love Me If You Dare](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/love-me-if-you-dare-2003/)** (2003) — ★ 7.2 · 1,873 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, playful
- **[A Very Long Engagement](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/a-very-long-engagement-2004/)** (2004) — ★ 7.3 · 1,326 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, slow-burn
- **[The Piano Teacher](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-piano-teacher-2001/)** (2001) — ★ 7.3 · 1,268 votes · foreign-gem, gut-punch, sexy
- **[2046](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/2046-2004/)** (2004) — ★ 7.2 · 1,068 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, slow-burn
- **[Baaria](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/baaria-2009/)** (2009) — ★ 7.2 · 666 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, epic
- **[The Piano](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-piano-1993/)** (1993) — ★ 7.4 · 1,643 votes · bittersweet, raw, sexy
- **[Mr. Nobody](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/mr-nobody-2009/)** (2009) — ★ 7.8 · 6,196 votes · bittersweet, cerebral, mindfuck
- **[The Dreamers](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-dreamers-2003/)** (2003) — ★ 7.2 · 3,074 votes · bittersweet, sexy, tender

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