American Wrestler: The Wizard (2017)
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He escaped one war, only to face another.
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.
- Released: 2017-05-16
- Genres: Drama
- Runtime: 1h 57m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 86 votes
Directed by Alex Ranarivelo.
Top cast
- George Kosturos as Ali
- Jon Voight as Principle Skinner
- William Fichtner as Coach Plyler
- Lia Marie Johnson as Kristi Larsen
- Kevin G. Schmidt as Rowan Knox
- Gabriel Basso as Jimmy Petersen
- Shannon Collis as Wendy
- Courtney Hope Turner as Jenny
- Ali Afshar as Hafez Tabad
- Nicholas Guilak as Pasha
Where to watch American Wrestler: The Wizard
- United States: stream on Howdy Amazon Channel; watch free on YouTube Free; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video
- Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
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