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Foxcatcher

  • 20142014
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  • 2h 14m
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Steve Carell, Mark Ruffalo, and Channing Tatum in Foxcatcher (2014)
Foxcatcher tells the fascinating true story of corruption and the struggle for power between Olympic gold medal-winning brothers and an eccentric millionaire.
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U.S. Olympic wrestling champions and brothers Mark Schultz and Dave Schultz join "Team Foxcatcher", led by eccentric multi-millionaire John du Pont, as they train for the 1988 Olympic Games ... Read allU.S. Olympic wrestling champions and brothers Mark Schultz and Dave Schultz join "Team Foxcatcher", led by eccentric multi-millionaire John du Pont, as they train for the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea, but John's self-destructive behavior threatens to consume them all.U.S. Olympic wrestling champions and brothers Mark Schultz and Dave Schultz join "Team Foxcatcher", led by eccentric multi-millionaire John du Pont, as they train for the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea, but John's self-destructive behavior threatens to consume them all.
IMDb RATING
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    • Director
      • Bennett Miller
    • Writers
      • E. Max Frye
      • Dan Futterman
    • Stars
      • Steve Carell
      • Channing Tatum
      • Mark Ruffalo
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    • Director
      • Bennett Miller
    • Writers
      • E. Max Frye
      • Dan Futterman
    • Stars
      • Steve Carell
      • Channing Tatum
      • Mark Ruffalo
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    • 358User reviews
    • 465Critic reviews
    • 81Metascore
    • Nominated for 5 Oscars
      • 13 wins & 81 nominations total

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    Steve Carell, Mark Ruffalo, and Channing Tatum in Foxcatcher (2014)
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    Steve Carell
    Steve Carell
    • John du Pont
    Channing Tatum
    Channing Tatum
    • Mark Schultz
    Mark Ruffalo
    Mark Ruffalo
    • David Schultz
    Vanessa Redgrave
    Vanessa Redgrave
    • Jean du Pont
    Sienna Miller
    Sienna Miller
    • Nancy Schultz
    Anthony Michael Hall
    Anthony Michael Hall
    • Jack
    Guy Boyd
    Guy Boyd
    • Henry Beck
    Brett Rice
    Brett Rice
    • Fred Cole
    Jackson Frazer
    Jackson Frazer
    • Alexander Schultz
    Samara Lee
    Samara Lee
    • Danielle Schultz
    Francis J. Murphy III
    • Wayne Kendall
    Jane Mowder
    Jane Mowder
    • Rosie
    David 'Doc' Bennett
    • Documentary Director
    Lee Perkins
    Lee Perkins
    • Corporal
    Robert Haramia
    • Banquet Guest
    Daniel Hilt
    Daniel Hilt
    • Roberto Garcia
    Bryan Cook
    • Ben Langer
    David Zabriskie
    • Dan Bane
    • Director
      • Bennett Miller
    • Writers
      • E. Max Frye
      • Dan Futterman
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    • Trivia
      Steve Carell claimed that, according to director Bennett Miller's wishes, there was no joking between takes, and he did not socialize with the co-stars after work.
    • Goofs
      When the wrestling team is watching the Ultimate Fighting Championship in his house, it is 1987. The Ultimate Fighting Championship didn't air until 1993, and that specific fight didn't air until 1996.
    • Quotes

      John du Pont: [from trailer] Coach is the father. Coach is a mentor. Coach has great power on athlete's life.

    • Connections
      Featured in Film '72: Episode dated 5 November 2014 (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      St. Stephen
      Written by Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh (as Philip Lesh) & Robert Hunter

      Performed by Grateful Dead

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    8/10
    Foxcatcher: A Slow Burn to an Explosive Climax.
    Foxcatcher is a movie for those who value patience as a virtue. There is not a lot of dialogue and not even a lot of wrestling (which is bold for a movie centered around Olympic wrestlers) but rarely have I seen a film that had a constant buildup of tension throughout. One phrase that you will see a lot when reading about this film is that it is a "slow burn" which is accurate. It makes you uncomfortable and anxious to the point of frustration because you are constantly waiting for the other shoe to drop.

    The story centers around Olympic wrestler Mark Schultz (Channing Tatum) an anti-social, brooding athlete who seems to be constantly living in his older brother David's (Mark Ruffalo) shadow. David and Mark have both won gold medals at the 1984 Olympics but more people are drawn to David because he is warm, charismatic, and open...everything that Mark is not. We watch Mark as he seems to go through life with a chip on his soldier, trying to forge his own path without the help of his brother. Mark receives a call from a representative of a John Du Pont (Steve Carell) who wishes Mark to visit him on his Foxcatcher farm and propose the idea of him and the entire USA wrestling team to make Foxcatcher their official training facility with Du Pont bankrolling the entire operation. From there, we watch an initial positive relationship sour as the we learn more about Du Pont and his intentions.

    The cast is lights out here. Tatum gives the performance of his career in a dark turn as Mark and Ruffalo might score an Oscar nomination for being the one ray of light as his older brother David, who only has the best intentions for Mark and his future. It is Carell though, who steals the show. You always read about how comedians, whom Carell is more popularly known as, all have a "dark side" in them which is where they get there comedy from that allows them to make shockingly effective transition into drama (think Jim Carrey in "Truman Show" and Robin Williams in "Insomnia") and he will go down as another prime example of that here. Du Pont is a man of privilege who, like Mark, is trying to find a way to make his mark on the world and seek the approval of others. He is socially awkward, maybe even a coward and uses his money and family "dynasty" as its referred to in the film, to give him a sense of entitlement to gain respect from others.

    From the point they meet we wonder why Mark would fall into a relationship with Du Pont but we see they do share similarities in terms of their personalities and both feeling the need to prove themselves. So it's no surprise to see the relationship eventually sour because in the fight to become the more relevant one, Du Pont will win due to his already established social status and wealth. Du Pont is always trying to seek the approval of his mother (Vanessa Redgrave), who sees wrestling as a "low sport", and Du Pont tries to create this deluded fantasy of what he is trying to do with this wrestling team to please his mother. Du Pont calls himself a "coach" of the wrestling team, when it seems he knows nothing about the sport, he claims his athletes see him as a mentor and a father figure when in reality, he is just the guy signing their checks. The tension comes to a head once David gets involved and begins to see Du Pont for what he really is and the climax catches you buy surprise and leaves you devastated. .

    Director Bennett Miller has only made three films (Capote and Moneyball the other two) but it's safe to say he is three for three with this being his most ambitious work yet. Foxcatcher is the type of film that has failed in the past due to its' modest pace but the performances keep you engaged just enough to be blown away in the end.
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    • Release date
      • January 16, 2015 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
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    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Мисливець на лисиць
    • Filming locations
      • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Production companies
      • Annapurna Pictures
      • Full Nelson Entertainment
      • Likely Story
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    • Budget
      • $24,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $12,096,300
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $270,877
      • Nov 16, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $19,206,513
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 14 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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