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

| Aug 4, 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

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

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

One of 2005's very best documentaries.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 25, 2005

Few sports movies with a premise this powerful ever bother to dig this deep.

Full Review | Sep 26, 2005

Inspiring.

| Sep 24, 2005

The frank lack of condescension and mean moments of Murderball make it more than a film about sports or quadriplegics: It becomes a movie about life, about struggle, about pain, bitterness and pushing forward.

Full Review | Original Score: A | Jul 29, 2005

Wheels us through an emotional obstacle course so rigorous and satisfying you'll be gulping for air by the end.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jul 29, 2005

None of this is treated as anything but what it is: trying to get the most out of life by --- to paraphrase the famous Warren Zevon hockey tribute -- getting the ball, keeping it and trying to hurt somebody.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 29, 2005

This is not heartwarming, cuddly, or safe. it is bracing, brash, harsh, and angry. And it is thrilling.

Full Review | Original Score: B+ | Jul 28, 2005

While the game itself is enough to hold viewers' interest, the filmmakers go much further. They delve into the psyche of the players.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jul 28, 2005

Their game is ugly, raucously verbal, overtly physical and, as displayed in Murderball's rapid-pace editing, a heck of a lot of fun to watch.

Full Review | Original Score: B+ | Jul 26, 2005

Co-directors Rubin and Shapiro deliver the rare documentary that totally entertains, informs, and inspires.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 25, 2005

It's the best sports documentary since Hoop Dreams, a great piece of work.

| Jul 22, 2005

Ultimately, the film is an affectionately manly tribute to these athletes, for whom every game -- and every day -- is a triumph.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jul 22, 2005

In less than an hour and a half, the athletes profiled in the documentary will frustrate you, amaze you, make you laugh and make you cry -- but you'll never feel sorry for them.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Jul 22, 2005

Tough, terse, funny, ribald, and heartbreaking.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Jul 22, 2005

[Rubin and Shapiro] were good enough to recognize wheelchair rugby as a prime documentary topic and lucky enough to uncover a collection of human stories that makes Murderball more than just another sports movie.

Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5 | Jul 21, 2005

One of the most powerful films of the year.

| Jul 21, 2005