Head Games
2012 · Movie · PG-13 · 96 min · ★ 6.8 · 83% critics
This documentary follows a former athlete on a mission to bring attention to growing research on the serious, long-term effects of concussions in contact sports. It challenges the culture of brushing off head injuries as temporary and explores what the risks can mean for players, families, and communities.
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Details
- Years
- 2012
- Release date
- 2012-09-21
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Max quality
- SD
- Critic score
- 83/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (8 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a sobering, real-world look at sports and health that can change how you see youth and pro competition; Not for you if you avoid heavy, unsettling topics or slower documentaries like Hoop Dreams.
Pros: eye-opening information; strong emotional impact; important for parents | Cons: runs long; unpleasant subject matter; can feel heavy
Themes
- suicide
- sports
- parent child relationship
- dementia
- training
- autopsy
- head injury
- ice hockey
- football (soccer)
- amateur sports
- sports medicine
- brain research
- +1 more
Cast & crew
- CN
Christopher Nowinski
as Self
- AS
Alan Schwarz
as Self
- KP
Keith Primeau
as Self
- RM
Robert Cantu, MD
as Self
- AM
Ann McKee
as Self
- IK
Isaiah Kacyvenski
as Self
- CC
Cindy Parlow Cone
as Self
- BS
Brendan Shanahan
as Self
Linda Sánchez
as Self
Directed by Steve James