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Foxcatcher (2014)  link to Foxcatcher on IMDb  link to trailer on IMDb

Number: 389

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IMDb Rating:
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7.0/10 (109456 votes)

Country: USA, 2h 14min

Spoken Languages: English, French

Genre(s): Drama, Sport, History, Biography

Director(s): Bennett Miller

Cast: Steve Carell (as John du Pont), Channing Tatum (as Mark Schultz), Mark Ruffalo (as David Schultz), Sienna Miller (as Nancy Schultz), Vanessa Redgrave (as Jean du Pont)

Medium: Bluray,

Storyline: Based on true events, Foxcatcher tells the dark and fascinating story of the unlikely and ultimately tragic relationship between an eccentric multi-millionaire and two champion wrestlers. When Olympic Gold Medal winning wrestler Mark Schultz (Channing Tatum) is invited by wealthy heir John du Pont (Steve Carell) to move on to the du Pont estate and help form a team to train for the 1988 Seoul Olympics at his new state-of-the-art training facility, Schultz jumps at the opportunity, hoping to focus on his training and finally step out of the poverty striken situation Olympic caliber athletes like he and his revered brother, Dave (Mark Ruffalo). Driven by hidden needs, du Pont sees backing Schultz's bid for Gold and the chance to "coach" a world-class wrestling team as an opportunity to gain the elusive respect of his peers and, more importantly, his disapproving mother (Vanessa Redgrave). Trapped in du Pont's majestic but suffocating world, Mark comes to see his benefactor as an ...

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 1.85:1