Steve Carell and Channing Tatum in 'Foxcatcher'

Oscar contender Foxcatcher tells a gripping and true tale of an eccentric and wealthy benefactor (played by an unrecognizable but truly remarkable Steve Carell) for a team of Olympic-hopeful wrestlers, including brothers 

The last lines of dialogue in “Foxcatcher” are “USA! USA!” A wrestler stares longingly at a portrait of George Washington. There's a vintage American flag over a desk, talk about American values and a visit to Valley Forge. It's almost as if director

The last lines of dialogue in “Foxcatcher” are “USA! USA!” A wrestler stares longingly at a portrait of George Washington. There's a vintage American flag over a desk, talk about American values and a visit to Valley Forge. It's almost as if director

Channing Tatum and Mark Ruffalo also deliver in this icy tale of American wealth, but Carell's performance is like nothing you've seen him do before.

In Bennett Miller's Foxcatcher (out this Friday), Steve Carell turns in a haunted and harrowing performance as John E. du Pont, the millionaire heir to the du Pont fortune and amateur wrestling enthusiast who murdered Olympic gold medalist Dave Schultz