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Foxcatcher
A slow, suffocating study of wealth and loneliness that tightens like a wire until its quiet, inevitable violence.
About 2014 film directed by Bennett Miller
Genres drama, biographical, sport
Directed by Bennett Miller
Written by Dan Futterman, Eric Max Frye
Starring Mark Ruffalo, Vanessa Redgrave, Sienna Miller, Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, Anthony Michael Hall, Alan Oppenheimer, Bruce Baumgartner
Music Mychael Danna
Runtime 134 min
Country United States
Links TMDB · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikipedia · Wikidata
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