Concussion
2015 · Movie · PG-13 · 123 min · ★ 7.1 · 57% critics
A forensic doctor uncovers troubling evidence that links repeated football impacts to serious brain damage in former players. As the findings challenge a hugely powerful sports institution, the story follows a difficult fight to have the truth heard.
Based on Concussion
Also known as Game Brain · Commotion
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Details
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-11-12
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Critic score
- 57/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (2,722 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy serious real-life dramas about one person challenging a system, especially Flash of Genius or The Program; Not for you if slow issue-driven stories frustrate you.
Pros: powerful true-story hook; strong lead performance; thought-provoking sports issue | Cons: uneven pacing; disputed accuracy; accent may distract
Themes
- american football
- concussion
- biography
- based on true story
- doctor
- social justice
- professional sports
- brain damage
- sports injury
- nfl (national football league)
- medical drama
- human brain
- +13 more
Cast & crew
Will Smith
as Dr. Bennet Omalu
Alec Baldwin
as Dr. Julian Bailes
Albert Brooks
as Dr. Cyril Wecht
Gugu Mbatha-Raw
as Prema Mutiso
David Morse
as Mike Webster
Arliss Howard
as Dr. Joseph Maroon
Mike O'Malley
as Daniel Sullivan
Eddie Marsan
as Dr. Steven DeKosky
Hill Harper
as Christopher Jones
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
as Dave Duerson
Directed by Peter Landesman