The Armstrong Lie

2013 • 123 minutes
4.3
63 reviews
82%
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R
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Eligible
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About this movie

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.
Rating
R

Ratings and reviews

4.3
63 reviews
Carl Hastings
1 September 2014
Great seeing things from a different angle. You could see that behind the scenes Lances expressions gave a lot away, something you don't see - or didn't see - on mainstream television coverage during the Tours
37 people found this review helpful
A Google user
17 June 2018
me gusta esta serie tiene mucho de enseñanza
Jonathan Hurtado
15 June 2014
La quiero
10 people found this review helpful