Foxcatcher
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DVD Released (Y/M/D): 2015-03-03
Genre: Drama
Director: Bennett Miller
Stars: Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo, Vanessa Redgrave, Sienna Miller, Anthony Michael Hall, Tara Subkoff, Guy Boyd, Corey Jantzen, Daniel Hilt, Lee Perkins, Brett Rice, Jackson Frazer, Samara Lee
MPAA Rating: R
Synopsis: FOXCATCHER is a psychological drama directed by Academy AwardŽ nominee Bennett Miller (MONEYBALL) and starring Golden GlobeŽ winner Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, Academy AwardŽ nominee Mark Ruffalo, Academy AwardŽ winner Vanessa Redgrave and Sienna Miller. The film was written by E. Max Frye and Academy AwardŽ nominee Dan Futterman. FOXCATCHER tells the story of Olympic Gold Medal-winning wrestler Mark Schultz (Tatum), who sees a way out from the shadow of his more celebrated wrestling brother Dave (Ruffalo) and a life of poverty when he is summoned by eccentric multi-millionaire John du Pont (Carell) to move onto his estate and train for the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Desperate to gain the respect of his disapproving mother, du Pont begins "coaching" a world-class athletic team and, in the process, lures Mark into dangerous habits, breaks his confidence and drives him into a self-destructive spiral. Based on actual events, FOXCATCHER is a gripping and profoundly American story of fragile men who pinned their hopes for love and redemption on a desperate obsession for greatness that was to end in tragedy.
Source: Sony Classics
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