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Name: The Armstrong Lie
Released: 2013-11-8
Cast: Lance Armstrong

The Armstrong Lie

R
2h 4m
2013

82%

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Lance Armstrong was considered one of the greatest sports figures of all time and put competitive cycling into the global spotlight, by beating cancer and winning the Tour de France seven times. That success earned him an immense fortune and worldwide fame. His was also one of the most influential and inspiring sports stories of recent memory and became a pop culture phenomenon, thanks to his Livestrong initiative. Beginning in 2009, Academy Award winning documentarian Alex Gibney followed Armstrong for four years chronicling his return to cycling after retirement, as he tried to win his eighth title. Unexpectedly, Gibney was also there in 2012 when Armstrong admitted to doping, following a federal criminal investigation, public accusations of doping by his ex-teammates, and an investigation by the US Anti-Doping Agency, that led USADA's CEO, Travis Tygart, to conclude that Armstrong's team had run 'the most sophisticated, professionalized and successful doping program that sport has ever seen.

Director:

Alex Gibney

Producer:

Alex Gibney, Frank Marshall, Matt Tolmach

Writer:

Alex Gibney

Cast:

Lance Armstrong

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

82%

Critics Consensus: Smartly constructed and scathingly sharp, The Armstrong Lie presents an effective indictment of its unscrupulous subject -- as well as the sports culture that spawned him.

Reviews

Richard Crouse

A portrait of man who lied with a straight face and yet doesn't seem to quite understand or accept the repercussions of his actions. Fascinating stuff on a complex subject.

Gibney's film will live as an aural history of this dark age of cycling, a lesson of moral responsibility, and the cultural phenomenon that is the need to believe in miracles.

November 12, 2020

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Sarah Knight Adamson

Whether or not you are a sports enthusiast, you will find that this film is one of the best documentaries to be seen in years. Gibney has captured incredible footage of Armstrong's life by having carte blanche access to him.

It's no lie when I tell you The Armstrong Lie is a powerful piece of filmmaking; an absolutely riveting, compelling and beyond fascinating look into the mindset of Lance Armstrong.

An engaging and safe documentary from the Gibney factory.

June 4, 2019

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