Foxcatcher is a 2014 English-language Drama Biography film written by E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman. The movie is directed by Bennett Miller and produced by Anthony Bregman, Bennett Miller, Jon Kilik and Megan Ellison under the banner of Annapurna Pictures in collaboration with Likely Story. The film's plot is loosely based on the events surrounding multimillionaire E.I. du Pont family heir and wrestling enthusiast John du Pont's 1986 recruitment of two 1984 U.S. Olympic gold medalist wrestlers, Mark Schultz and his older brother David, to help coach U.S. wrestlers for participation in national, world, and Olympic competition, and the subsequent murder of David Schultz by du Pont in January 1996. Foxcatcher features Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo, Vanessa Redgrave, Sienna Miller, Anthony Michael Hall and Daniel Mart. The music was composed by Rob Simonsen. Cinematography was done by Greig Fraser and editing by Stuart Levy, Conor O'Neill and Jay Cassidy. The film has a running time of 134 minutes. It was released on 30th January 2015. Foxcatcher was made on a budget of $24 million and at the box office it grossed only $19 million. Distribution rights for the film were acquired by Sony Pictures Classics. The film's plot is loosely based on the events surrounding multimillionaire E.I. du Pont family heir and wrestling enthusiast John du Pont's 1986 recruitment of two 1984 U.S. Olympic gold medalist wrestlers, Mark Schultz and his older brother David, to help coach U.S. wrestlers for participation in national, world, and Olympic competition, and the subsequent murder of David Schultz by du Pont in January 1996.