Queen of the Ring

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Queen of the Ring

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An extraordinary, true-life tale that follows Mildred Burke, the legendary professional wrestler and single mom who defied incredible odds to become the first million-dollar female athlete and longest reigning champion at a time when the sport was banned across most of America.

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Emily Bett Rickards is terrific in this straightforward sports biopic, which puts on a good show even if it only glancingly grapples with the surface of its true story.

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Scott Marks

San Diego Reader

I took more from Avildsen’s commitment to his subject than I would from watching 10 big-budget celebrity biopics combined.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 26, 2025

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Murtada Elfadl

Variety

“Queen of the Ring” is more of a montage of the highlights of Burke’s illustrious life, rather than an entertaining film.

Mar 11, 2025

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William Bibbiani

TheWrap

An incredibly direct motion picture, and sometimes the limitations of its budget put a strain on the ambitious multi-decade narrative, but it’s a film — and a cast — that demands thunderous applause anyway.

Mar 7, 2025

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Sarah Vincent

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If “Queen of the Ring” had done a better job with pacing and found a way to share the spotlight with the vast ensemble cast without feeling random and scattered, it could have become the next “A League of Their Own” (1992).

Mar 23, 2025

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Michael Ward

Should I See It

Earnestly and passionately made.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 16, 2025

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Garrett Martin

Paste Magazine

It’s all perfunctory, paint-by-numbers, and played out, without the spark or personality that separates journeyman wrestlers from the real stars.

Rated: 5.0/10

Mar 16, 2025

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Iris N.

Very good movie. Lead performance was excellent. Showed a sport I wasn't familiar with, especially which was not made readily available to women at that time. Good acting from the lead woman wrestler & the other woman wrestlers, some who appeared to be actual wrestlers. I learned a lot about how women were physically able to compete, even if smaller than their Mail counterparts.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/25/25

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Michael T

Not one dull moment in this movie. This story is amazing and it left me wanting more.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/20/25

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Rogelio Valencia

I loved this movie to all wrestling fans ❤️ go and watch it give it a chance 👍 I love muscle mommies

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/20/25

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Matthew

Great movie. Great story. Highly recommend to any wrestling fan.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/17/25

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Kari

This movie was better than I expected. I went for my wrestling fan husband but ended up enjoying the story line. Id say give it a chance.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/16/25

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Joe Swen

This movie is awesome!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/17/25

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Synopsis

An extraordinary, true-life tale that follows Mildred Burke, the legendary professional wrestler and single mom who defied incredible odds to become the first million-dollar female athlete and longest reigning champion at a time when the sport was banned across most of America.

Director: Ash Avildsen
Producer: Ash Avildsen, Aimee Schoof, Isen Robbins, B.D. Gunnell
Screenwriter: Ash Avildsen
Distributor: SUMERIAN
Production Co: Intrinsic Value Films
Rating: PG-13 (Suggestive Material|Domestic Violence|Strong Language|Smoking|Violence)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sports
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 7, 2025, Limited
Runtime: 2h 10m