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Foxcatcher
2014 134 min United States of America R 16+
★7.5
Drama, Thriller
Director: Bennett Miller
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Description
The greatest Olympic Wrestling Champion brother team joins Team Foxcatcher led by multimillionaire sponsor John E. du Pont as they train for the 1988 games in Seoul - a union that leads to unlikely circumstances.
Budget:
$24M
US Gross:
$12.1M
Worldwide:
$12.1M
Starring
Steve Carell
Actor
Channing Tatum
Actor
Mark Ruffalo
Actor
Awards
Cannes Film Festival 2014
— Best Director
Cannes Film Festival 2014
— Palme d'Or
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2015
— Best Actor
Academy Awards 2015
— Best Actor
Academy Awards 2015
— Best Screenplay
Academy Awards 2015
— Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Academy Awards 2015
— Best Supporting Actor
Golden Globe 2015
— Best Actor (Drama)
Golden Globe 2015
— Best Supporting Actor
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2015
— Best Actor
Golden Globe 2015
— Best Picture (Drama)
Academy Awards 2015
— Best Director
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2015
— Best Shirtless Performance
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2015
— Best On-Screen Transformation
BAFTA 2015
— Best Supporting Actor
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2015
— Best Supporting Actor
Key opinion
Foxcatcher is a restrained, atmospheric psychological drama that prioritizes character study over traditional sports-film tropes. While its slow, meditative pacing and bleak tone are divisive, the film is widely acclaimed for the transformative performances of its lead trio.
| Acting | Carell, Tatum, and Ruffalo deliver powerful, career-shifting performances that anchor the film's psychological intensity. | |
| Direction | Bennett Miller's direction successfully subverts the sports-biopic genre, favoring a cold, minimalist exploration of obsession and tragedy over patriotic tropes. | |
| Cinematography | The film features a stark, melancholy visual style and a restrained, atmospheric tone that effectively mirrors the internal isolation of its characters. | |
| Pacing | The deliberately slow, meditative pacing is praised by some for creating building tension, while others find it dull and emotionally distant. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay is lauded by some for its subtle, purposeful dialogue, while others find the narrative too thin and lacking in dynamic development. |