Foxcatcher Movie Synopsis & Plot
"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.
MOVIE REVIEW
Steve Carell takes a turn for the creepy and Channing Tatum takes a turn for the serious in Foxcatcher, a drama about millionaire John Du Point and the murder he eventually commits. The movie is okay, but hardly worthy of the buzz that has followed it for most of the year.Read our Foxcatcher movie review »