Concussion (2015) 

 

Release Date: December 25, 2015

Director: Peter Landesman

Writer(s): Peter Landesman, Jeanne Marie Laskas (based on the GQ article "Game Brain" by)

Starring: Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Albert Brooks

Estimated budget: $35 million

U.S. Box office: $34,542,474 

Foreign: $14,081,098

Worldwide: $48,623,572

 

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 similar to Alzheimer's disease. Omalu names the disorder chronic traumatic encephalopathy and publishes his findings in a medical journal. As other athletes face the same diagnosis, the crusading doctor embarks on a mission to raise public awareness about the dangers of football-related head trauma.