Foxcatcher
2014USALanguage: EnglishDirected by Bennett Miller★ 6.7
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.
Themes and style
Tone
bleakmelancholictensecold and detachedhaunting
Pacing
slow burnmethodicalslow build to explosion
Story
unravelingcompetitionpursuit
Emotion
paranoiafiguring out who you areloyalty under pressureshamelongingfeeling powerlessloss of innocencegrief
Themes
class and moneyfamily wounds passed downmen and women navigating expectationsfamily dutylife under oppressioncorrupt institutions
Feel
quietly hauntingcerebralgut punchdiscussion starterexhausting
Violence
moderateWhere to watch
Foreign films like Foxcatcher
These foreign films share the same emotional core, themes, and structural feel as Foxcatcher. Every one of them has confirmed English subtitles or dubbing.
Leap Year
2010Mexico★ 6.43 pt match
Both films sit with grief, longing, and figuring out who you are. Both circle the same ground: men and women navigating expectations and family duty. The feel is the same: bleak, melancholic, slow burn, and methodical.