Thanks to his powerful turn in Darren Aronofsky's critically-acclaimed drama The Wrestler, Mickey Rourke has become the year's biggest comeback kid. It's a story not lost on critics and pundits, who place Rourke's washed-up ex-ring champ Randy "The Ram" Robinson among the year's best performances; the tragic portrait of a proud man living in the shadow of his former glory has proven a much-needed career redemption for Rourke, for whom success had been elusive in the decades since Diner and Rumble Fish. Mickey Rourke spoke with Rotten Tomatoes about his favorite films of all time, and also reflected on the great reception that The Wrestler (and his own performance, for which he's received a Golden Globe nomination) has enjoyed. "It's a movie I'm very proud of," Rourke said. "It's the best movie I've ever made, the hardest movie I've ever made. I think Darren Aronofsky is one of the best directors I've ever worked with. I'd put him right up there with [Michael] Cimino, [Francis Ford] Coppola and Adrian Lyne."

The Wrestler is currently in limited release and is Certified Fresh at 98 percent on the Tomatometer.