Murderball is a movie that's easier to admire than adore, and its makers wouldn't have it any other way.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Dec 28, 2020

A celebration of the human spirit and a testimony of the power of the human body to adapt and heal.

| Original Score: 3.5/4.0 | Sep 17, 2020

Murderball tends to buck the feel-good vibe and good guy-bad guy arc of that genre... Instead, the film depicts a more profound and lifelong battle waged between these men and the circumstance they find themselves in.

| Feb 3, 2020

There's little room for tears in the testosterone-riddled territory of quadriplegic rugby. "Murderball" spat on that power of the human spirit stuff and rolled along to a kick-ass showcase of not what spinal injury excluded, but what it enabled.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Sep 19, 2010

a triumph of filmmaking: of structure, character development, and pacing

| Original Score: 4/4 | Aug 21, 2010

The quadriplegic rugby sport referred to as "Murderball" is lovingly examined in a well-crafted documentary that goes a long way toward showing the mental and physical fortitude of these wheelchair bound athletes who insist on living life to the fullest.

| Original Score: B+ | Apr 16, 2009

Arguably the greatest sports movie since Hoop Dreams and When We Were Kings.

| Aug 4, 2008

Murderball is no Rocky-esque hymn to the human spirit. It's more like a prison movie...

| Aug 4, 2008

Filmmakers Henry Alex Rubin and Dana Adam Shapiro wisely chose a high-energy aesthetic to portray quadriplegic rugby (a.k.a. "Murderball") through the story of Mark Zupan and his American teammates battling for Paralympic gold.

Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5 | Jun 21, 2008

Even when the movie tries to shoe-horn its stories into the standard documentary mold, it serves to drive home the point: these guys aspire to the same clichés as the rest of us.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jun 5, 2008

An honest, down-to-earth account of how life goes on for people with disabilities.

| Mar 26, 2007

What emerges is more interesting, thankfully, than a linear offering of sporting triumph in the face of adversity.

| Jun 24, 2006

All of the men are striking examples of the indomitable human spirit.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 12, 2006

A leftfield sports documentary that's as insightful and thought-provoking as it is fast and furious.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 1, 2006

Alm de revelador e interessante, sua inteligente montagem prende a ateno do espectador atravs do desenvolvimento de seus "personagens" e do conflito entre os dois times principais.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | Jan 9, 2006

It's an ode to the indomitable stubbornness of people, really, to pursue what gets them off, no matter what it takes.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Dec 15, 2005

Murderball doesn't want you to feel sorry for anyone. It wants the viewer to see them for who they are, not what they aren't. They're athletes with the same drive and passion for their sport as other athletes.

| Nov 26, 2005

A deftly crafted window into a sport few know much about.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 11, 2005

Most importantly, Murderball isn't afraid to depict its characters in a less than flattering light, so we really get a good feel for what each of the individuals are like.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 29, 2005

| Original Score: 8/10 | Oct 29, 2005