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Determined to fit in, he joins the school's floundering wrestling team. In this inspiring tale based on true events, 17-year-old Ali Jahani is a newcomer to a small California town, where he stands out as different in an unwelcoming community. Living with his embittered uncle, the boy faces a mountain of adversity everywhere he turns.
Show all movies in the JustWatch Streaming Charts. Streaming charts last updated: 5:14:01 pm, 15/05/2024. American Wrestler: The Wizard is 5552 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The movie has moved up the charts by 4605 places since yesterday. In Australia, it is currently more popular than Dangerous Game: The Legacy Murders but ...
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Dec 17, 2016 · Film Review: ‘American Wrestler: The Wizard’. An Iranian refugee discovers that winning the hearts of his chilly American classmates is as simple as winning the school's wrestling tournament ...
May 16, 2017 · Determined to fit in, he joins the school's floundering wrestling team. Brian Rudnick. Story, Writer. Alex Ranarivelo. Director. Ali Afshar. Story. 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.
In this inspiring tale based on true events, 17-year-old Ali Jahani is a newcomer to a small California town, where he stands out as different in an unwelcoming community. Living with his embittered uncle, the boy faces a mountain of adversity everywhere he turns. Rejected by everyone but determined to fit in, he joins the school's floundering wrestling team. With a chance to change how others ...
PG-13. 2016. 1 hr 57 min. 7.1 (2,655) Set in the late 1970s, American Wrestler: The Wizard is the inspiring story of a young Iranian boy named Ali (George Thomas). After the Iranian revolution of 1979, Ali's family flees their home in Iran, seeking refuge in the United States. They settle in a small, working-class town in California, where Ali ...
