Team Foxcatcher
A chilling true-crime sports documentary about how a wealthy benefactor’s Olympic wrestling dream curdles into lethal control.
Overview
A gripping exploration of ambition and betrayal in the world of Olympic wrestling.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- foreboding
- harrowing
- melancholic
- true crime viewing
- sports history night
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the documentary as a compelling and disturbing reconstruction of the Foxcatcher tragedy, strengthened by archival material and intimate testimony.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
John du Pont presents Foxcatcher as a philanthropic training project while his behavior increasingly destabilizes the wrestling community.
The documentary recounts Dave Schultz's relationship with du Pont while the audience understands that the partnership ends in murder.
The USA Olympic wrestling team and Foxcatcher facilities connect athletic achievement to wealth, status, and institutional influence.
The Foxcatcher property functions as both a lavish training compound and an enclosed social environment where concerns about du Pont intensify.
Films like Team Foxcatcher, and why
The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst
true crime documentary examining wealth, obsession, violence, and the collapse of a carefully constructed public image
Icarus
sports-centered documentary where ambition, charismatic authority, and psychological disturbance produce escalating personal danger
The Armstrong Lie
intimate nonfiction portrait of athletic ambition, family loyalty, and tragic violence surrounding a larger-than-life figure
Movie Details
- Director
- Jon Greenhalgh
- Release Date
- 2016-04-18
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (155)
Cast
- Dave Schultz
- Nancy Schultz
- John E. du Pont
- Dan Chaid
- Mark Schultz
- Valentin Yordanov
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Team Foxcatcher about?
- A chilling true-crime sports documentary about how a wealthy benefactor’s Olympic wrestling dream curdles into lethal control.
- What is Team Foxcatcher like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Team Foxcatcher as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Team Foxcatcher violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Team Foxcatcher as moderate.
- What did critics think of Team Foxcatcher?
- Critics broadly regard the documentary as a compelling and disturbing reconstruction of the Foxcatcher tragedy, strengthened by archival material and intimate testimony.
- Which films are like Team Foxcatcher?
- Films with a similar feel include The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst, Icarus, and The Armstrong Lie.
- How long is Team Foxcatcher?
- Team Foxcatcher runs 91 minutes.
- Where can I watch Team Foxcatcher?
- In United States, Team Foxcatcher streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
