# Team Foxcatcher (2016)

> A chilling true-crime sports documentary about how a wealthy benefactor’s Olympic wrestling dream curdles into lethal control.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/258469

## Facts

- Runtime: 91 min
- Genres: Documentary
- Director: Jon Greenhalgh
- Cast: Dave Schultz, Nancy Schultz, John E. du Pont, Dan Chaid, Mark Schultz, Valentin Yordanov
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5598216/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: foreboding, harrowing, melancholic, true crime viewing, sports history night

## Synopsis

A gripping exploration of ambition and betrayal in the world of Olympic wrestling.

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