The Armstrong Lie
2013 · Movie · R · 124 min · ★ 7.0 · 75% critics
A filmmaker begins documenting a famous cyclist’s comeback, only for the story to shift when long-denied cheating allegations explode into public view. With rare access and interviews, the film traces how a celebrated sports legend’s image unravels, raising questions about ambition, power, and the culture that helped sustain the myth.
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Details
- Years
- 2013
- Release date
- 2013-09-08
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Critic score
- 75/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (136 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like investigative, character-driven documentaries about fame, deception, and public fallout, similar to Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room or The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley; Not for you if you want a purely uplifting sports story.
Pros: gripping real-life scandal; insider access and interviews; thought-provoking psychology | Cons: uneven tone at times; limited focus on motives; aftermath feels underexplored
Themes
- doping
- interview
- outcast
- behind the scenes
- archive footage
- sports documentary
- sport competition
- cycling
- cheater
- professional athlete
- testimony
- biographical documentary
- +1 more
Cast & crew
Lance Armstrong
as Self
Betsy Andreu
as Self
Frankie Andreu
as Self
- RA
Reed Albergotti
as Self
- JB
Johan Bruyneel
as Self
- DC
Daniel Coyle
as Self
- MF
Michele Ferrari
as Self
Michael Bloomberg
as Self (archive footage)
Anderson Cooper
as Self (archive footage)
Bill Clinton
as Self (archive footage)
Directed by Alex Gibney