“Foxcatcher” could wind up being the year’s big Oscar contender. It certainly comes with the year’s most intense trailer. A crowning achievement at the Cannes Film Festival in May, the movie earned Bennett Miller (“Capote,” “Moneyball”) Best Director honors.

In buzzy dramatic turns, “Foxcatcher” stars Channing Tatum as Olympic wrestling champion Mark Schultz and Steve Carell as team sponsor John du Pont, the paranoid schizophrenic who murdered Schultz’s brother (Mark Ruffalo). Carell and Tatum are garnering awards buzz for their performances, with some forecasting a strong showings for the actors’ splashiest dramatic roles yet. The movie opens Nov. 14, featuring co-stars Vanessa Redgrave, Sienna Miller and Anthony Michael Hall.