Concussion (2015 film)

Concussion
Concussion
	Theatrical release poster
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 (AFI Fest); December 25, 2015 (United States);
Running time	122 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$35–57 million
Box office	$48.6 million

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.^[6] 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.

The film premiered at AFI Fest on November 11, 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.

^ ^a ^b ^c Busch, Anita (September 30, 2015). "'Concussion' To Get World Premiere At AFI Fest". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media. Archived from the original on September 27, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
^ Scott Mendelson (November 11, 2015). "'Concussion' Review: Will Smith Scores Touchdown With Timely NFL Muckraker". Forbes. Archived from the original on November 29, 2017. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
^ "CONCUSSION (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. November 2, 2015. Archived from the original on January 1, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
^ McDonald, Adrian (June 15, 2016). "2015 Feature Film Study" (PDF). Film L.A. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Concussion". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Archived from the original on August 24, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
^ Laskas, Jeanne Marie (September 14, 2009). "Bennet Omalu, Concussions, and the NFL: How One Doctor Changed Football Forever". GQ. Condé Nast. Archived from the original on November 11, 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2016.

[deadline-premiere-1] Busch, Anita (September 30, 2015). "'Concussion' To Get World Premiere At AFI Fest". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media. Archived from the original on September 27, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2017.

[2] Scott Mendelson (November 11, 2015). "'Concussion' Review: Will Smith Scores Touchdown With Timely NFL Muckraker". Forbes. Archived from the original on November 29, 2017. Retrieved May 12, 2019.

[3] "CONCUSSION (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. November 2, 2015. Archived from the original on January 1, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2015.

[4] McDonald, Adrian (June 15, 2016). "2015 Feature Film Study" (PDF). Film L.A. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2016.

[BOM-5] "Concussion". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Archived from the original on August 24, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2016.

[6] Laskas, Jeanne Marie (September 14, 2009). "Bennet Omalu, Concussions, and the NFL: How One Doctor Changed Football Forever". GQ. Condé Nast. Archived from the original on November 11, 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2016.

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