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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) brain degeneration suffered by professional football players.
- $48.6 million
- "Game Brain", by Jeanne Marie Laskas
- $35–57 million
- James Newton Howard
Dec 25, 2015 · Recently viewed. Concussion: Directed by Peter Landesman. With Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Albert Brooks, Gugu Mbatha-Raw. In Pittsburgh, accomplished pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu uncovers the truth about brain damage in football players who suffer repeated concussions in the course of normal play.
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Movie Info. While conducting an autopsy on former NFL football player Mike Webster (David Morse), forensic pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu (Will Smith) discovers neurological deterioration that is...
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- Peter Landesman
- PG-13
- Will Smith
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Will Smith stars in Concussion, a 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.
Concussion. Dr. Bennet Omalu, a forensic neuropathologist, single-handedly makes the first discovery of CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy) in a professional football player and brings awareness to the public and the NFL. 8,071 IMDb 7.1 2 h 2 min 2015. X-Ray HDR UHD PG-13.
- 122 min
Dec 23, 2015 · This film, written and directed by Peter Landesman and based in part on a 2009 magazine article, portrays Omalu as a cheerful, quietly religious man who, as a Nigerian-born immigrant, believes strongly in the American Dream, and believes that doing the right thing is part of that whole trip.
Dec 24, 2015 · The film stars Will Smith as Dr. Omalu, a forensic pathologist who grew up in Nigeria and was working as a coroner in 2002 when the body of former Steelers star and Hall of Famer Mike Webster came...