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.
Acting
Carell vanishes completely; Ruffalo's physicality breaks your heart.
Direction
Miller turns wrestling into existential combat, every grip loaded.
Cinematography
Miserable Pennsylvania grey that somehow looks expensive.
Director
Bennett Miller
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Mark Schultz initially praised the film, then furiously denounced it for implying a gay subtext—before later retracting his criticism entirely.
Du Pont's mother Jean's horse scene isn't just character shading—it's the key to his entire pathology: horses got her love, he got neglect, and wrestling became his attempt to breed champions she couldn't ignore.
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