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Murderball (2005) — Stream on Prime Video · CriticCrunch

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Murderball

Movie2005·88 min

Murderball

Directed by Henry Alex Rubin, Dana Adam Shapiro

An Oscar-nominated documentary film directed by Henry Alex Rubin.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 50%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.1/10

108 ratings

About Murderball

Quadriplegics, who play full-contact rugby in wheelchairs, overcome unimaginable obstacles to compete in the Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece.

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Uplifting (9 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Playful
Story Tags: survival of spirit, sacrifice duty, sports, international, urban, group found family, underdog, reluctant hero, competition tournament, quest mission

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Details

Director: Henry Alex Rubin, Dana Adam Shapiro
Language: English

Cast

Joe Bishop, Keith Cavill, Andy Cohn

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Awards

◆Oscar Nominee — Best Documentary Feature (2005)

How Murderball Ranks

All movies

Top 50%

2000s movies

Top 43%

Documentary movies

Top 61%

★Henry Alex Rubin films#2 of 3

Among the best films we track.

Second-best Henry Alex Rubin film, behind Disconnect.

the vibe

Murderball Vibe

What it feels like

briskupliftingmoderateapproachablelight-touchpersonalheartfelt

gritty

playful

What it's about

competition tournamentquest missionsurvival of spiritsacrifice dutyunderdogreluctant herogroup found familysportsinternationalurban

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

uplifting 9/9uplifting 9/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

grittygritty