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Concussion
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7.1A dramatic thriller based on the incredible true David vs. Goliath story of American immigrant Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of CTE, a football-related brain trauma, in a pro player and fought for the truth to be known. Omalu's emotional quest puts him at dangerous odds with one of the most powerful institutions in the world.
Cast
- 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
Themes
- american football
- concussion
- biography
- based on true story
- doctor
- social justice
- professional sports
- brain damage
- sports injury
- nfl (national football league)
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Peter Landesman
- Written by
- Peter Landesman
- Based on
- "Game Brain", by Jeanne Marie Laskas
- Produced by
- Ridley Scott Giannina Facio David Wolthoff Larry Shuman Elizabeth Cantillon
- Starring
- Will Smith Alec Baldwin Gugu Mbatha-Raw Arliss Howard Paul Reiser Luke Wilson Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje David Morse Albert Brooks
- Cinematography
- Salvatore Totino
- Edited by
- William Goldenberg
- Music by
- James Newton Howard
- Production companies
- Columbia Pictures LStar Capital Village Roadshow Pictures Scott Free Productions
- Distributed by
- Sony Pictures Releasing
- Release dates
- November 10, 2015 ( 2015-11-10 ) ( AFI Fest ) December 25, 2015 ( 2015-12-25 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 122 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $35–57 million
- Box office
- $48.6 million
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Official website
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 123
- FilmAffinity ID
- 715071
- Official website
- www.concussion-movie.com
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- title
- Concussion
- social media followers
- 8023
- review score
- 55/100
- publication date
- 2016-02-18
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Concussion is a 2015 American biographical sports drama film written and directed by Peter Landesman, based on the exposé "Game Brain" by Jeanne Marie Laskas, published in 2009 by GQ magazine. Set during the 2000s, the film stars Will Smith as Bennet Omalu, a forensic pathologist who fights against the National Football League trying to suppress his research on chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease suffered by professional football players.
The film premiered at AFI Fest on November 10, 2015, and was released by Columbia Pictures on December 25, 2015. The film grossed $48 million worldwide and received mixed reviews, although Smith earned a Golden Globe nomination.