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Foxcatcher

Foxcatcher

Ambition. Power. Control.

20146.72h 14m

Overview

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.

Directed by Bennett Miller
Written by E. Max Frye, Dan Futterman
Produced by Bennett Miller, Megan Ellison, Anthony Bregman
Box OfficeBudget: $24.0MRevenue: $12.1M

Top Cast

Steve Carell

Steve Carell

John du Pont

Channing Tatum

Channing Tatum

Mark Schultz

Mark Ruffalo

Mark Ruffalo

David Schultz

Sienna Miller

Sienna Miller

Nancy Schultz

Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave

Jean du Pont

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

Themes & Keywords

sportswrestlingbiographybased on true storytragedybrothers

About Foxcatcher

Foxcatcher is a drama, thriller film released in 2014 exploring themes of sports, wrestling, biography, based on true story, tragedy, brothers. Directed by Bennett Miller, it stars Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo. 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.

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