Requiem for a Running Back poster
Requiem for a Running Back poster

Requiem for a Running Back

Director Rebecca Carpenter's father, Lewis Carpenter, was a running back for Vince Lombardi's NFL Champion Green Bay Packers. When he dies, her family receives a surprise call from Boston University's brain bank requesting his brain - with shocking results. Lew becomes the 18th NFL player diagnosed postmortem with Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative neurocognitive disorder that can cause episodes of rage, social withdrawal, and other unusual behaviors. Carpenter finds herself at ground zero of an unfolding public health controversy and embarks on a three-year odyssey across America to explore the far-reaching implications of this "new" disease in football players.Director Rebecca Carpenter's father, Lewis Carpenter, was a running back for Vince Lombardi's NFL Champion Green Bay Packers. When he dies, her family receives a surprise call from Boston University's brain bank requesting his... Read more

Starring

Watch "Requiem for a Running Back" from streaming services Apple TV+ (itunes), Amazon released in 2017. It's a documentary and biography movie, and has a rating of 8.5 out of 10 from Imdb which is very high for this kind of movie, and is currently only available for purchase or rent.

Watch it here

Best price

Links in this list may be a link where we earn a commission. Thank you for your support.

More like this

O.J.: Made in America
O.J.: Made in America (2016)
8.9Biography 

Disney+ +1
The Hoy Boys
The Hoy Boys (2019)
9.2Documentary 

Amazon
Born in a Ballroom
Born in a Ballroom (2019)
8.7Documentary 

Google Play
Rock In The Red Zone
Rock In The Red Zone (2018)
8.6Documentary 

Google Play +1
Manlife
Manlife (2017)
8.5Documentary 

Amazon
Balentes
Balentes (2018)
8.5Documentary 

Google Play
A Shot in the Dark
A Shot in the Dark (2017)
8.4Documentary 

Tubi TV
BTS: Global Takeover
BTS: Global Takeover (2020)
8.6Documentary 

Apple TV+ (itu +1
The Front Man
The Front Man (2014)
8.6Biography 

Apple TV+ (itu

First Lady of the Revolution

First Lady of the Revolution (2016)
8.4Biography 

Amazon Prime +1
The Heart of Nuba
The Heart of Nuba (2016)
8.4Documentary 

Amazon Prime
An error has occurred. This application may no longer respond until reloaded. Reload 🗙