Concussion (2015)

Drama, General Film, Sports

Director: Peter Landesman

Writer(s): Peter Landesman, Jeanne Marie Laskas (magazine article)

Starring: Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Albert Brooks, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, David Morse, Arliss Howard, Mike O’Malley, Eddie Marsan, Hill Harper, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Stephen Moyer, Richard T. Jones, Paul Reiser, Luke Wilson, Sara Lindsey, Matthew Willig, Elizabeth Tulloch, Kevin Jiggetts, Gary Grubbs, Randy Kovitz, L. Scott Caldwell, Dan Ziskie, Larry John Meyers, Joni Bovill, Jason Davis, Dan Anders, Jeb Keller, Joshua Elijah Reese, Holt McCallany, Jackie Schafer, Mike Clark, Scott Conner, Jared Pfennigwerth, Phillip Chorba, David Flick, Kelley Davis, Alison Moir, Dino Rende, Samara Lee, Nathan Hollabaugh, Cindy Jackson, Scott A Miller, Michael Schaich, Hennessey Joseph, Antonia Long, Lisa Earley, Ann B. Betters, Dihlon McManne, Britanni Johnson, Dawn Vocke, Richie Acevedo, Nateice Aisha, Brittney Aleah, Leonard Anthony, Nicholas Augusta, Jennifer Nicole Baker, Jason John Beebe, Greg Berg, Jennifer Bialo, Jennifer Boch-Wawrzyniak, Troy Bogdan, Neil Booker, Christopher Boyer, Lance Brock, Jonathan Brownell, Ralph Browning, Norman Cardaro, Hanibal Chancellor, Deborah Charity, Tyler Cheman, Christina Chickis, Jennifer Pearl Childers, Cara Clark, Lloyd Crago, Shari Neumann Dodge, Amy Lyn Elliott, Mark Falvo, Joe Fishel, Jim Fitzgerald, Robin Flak, Joe Gallipoli, Carmen Gangale, Trevor Lee Georgeson, David Gragg, Robert Graziosi, Richard Guesman, Stephanie Haff, Tony Hobson, Lauren Hopkins, James Howard, Sherry Hudak, Eme Ikwuakor, Kristy Isenberg, John W. Iwanonkiw, Dominic Jackson, Kevin M. Jacobs, Dontez James, Chris Jameson, Nagy Jay, William Kania, Mike Karban, Wendell Kinney, Mike Kuse, Ashley Marie Lewis, James Lloyd, Scott Lockhart, Jordan LoNigro, George Lourimore, Laurie Mann, Kirsten McCain, David Dale McCue, Ben McDonnell, Robert G. McKay, Tiffany Sander McKenzie, F. Robert McMurray, Terri Middleton, Michael Mlynar, Peter Muggleworth, Christopher Nardizzi, Phil Nardozzi, Jeffrey Neil, Don Nowacki, Jackson Nunn, Rajeev Pahuja, Frankie Palombi, Rocky Paterra, Edward Pfeifer, Dwayne Pintoff, Laura Polinski, Lawrence Pusateri, Asuncion Ramos, Eric Rasmussen, Electa Rawls, Brent Reichert, Richard Restivo, Doug Roberts, Kimberly Ryans, Debbie Scaletta, Jared Scott, David Shurin, Remington Sinclair, Kevin Slone, Tamika Smith, Barry Stephens, Brian Stowell, Da’shawn Thomas, Kelly Trumbull, Megan Leigh Valentino, Raymond Wade Jr., Mike Walker, Genevieve Weiss, Laura Welsh, James Werley, Kym Whitehead, Frank Wilson, Eric Witkowski, Logan J. Woolfolk, Eddie Zorak

Synopsis: A look at how American football players suffer from major head injuries and life-long debilitating problems as a result of repeated concussions and efforts by the National Football League to deny it.

Will Smith stars in the incredible true David vs. Goliath story of Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of CTE, a football-related brain trauma, in a pro player.

Release Date: December 25, 2015 (USA) | Length: 123 min | Genre: Drama, Sports | MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for thematic material including some disturbing images, and language.