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Generation Iron

  • 20132013
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 46m
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7.0/10
7.9K
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Generation Iron (2013)
A documentary that examines the sport of bodybuilding and gives the audience front row access to the lives of the top 7 bodybuilders as they train to compete in the world's most premiere bodybuilding stage: Mr. Olympia.
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A documentary that follows top bodybuilders as they train to compete in the Mr. Olympia competition.A documentary that follows top bodybuilders as they train to compete in the Mr. Olympia competition.A documentary that follows top bodybuilders as they train to compete in the Mr. Olympia competition.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
7.9K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
35,619
515
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    • Director
      • Vlad Yudin
    • Writer
      • Vlad Yudin
    • Stars
      • Arnold Schwarzenegger
      • Mickey Rourke(voice)
      • Michael Jai White
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Vlad Yudin
    • Writer
      • Vlad Yudin
    • Stars
      • Arnold Schwarzenegger
      • Mickey Rourke(voice)
      • Michael Jai White
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    • 21User reviews
    • 59Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 1 nomination

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    Top cast

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    Arnold Schwarzenegger
    Arnold Schwarzenegger
    • Self
    Mickey Rourke
    Mickey Rourke
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Michael Jai White
    Michael Jai White
    • Self
    Lou Ferrigno
    Lou Ferrigno
    • Self
    Kai Greene
    Kai Greene
    • Self
    Ian Mercer
    Ian Mercer
    • Self
    Busta Rhymes
    Busta Rhymes
    • Self
    Valerie McCaffrey
    • Self
    Ronnie Coleman
    • Self
    Vlad Yudin
    Vlad Yudin
    • Self
    Mike Katz
    • Judge
    Jay Cutler
    • Self
    Bob Cicherillo
    Bob Cicherillo
    • Self
    Phil Heath
    Phil Heath
    • Self
    Lauren Powers
    Lauren Powers
    • Self
    Victor Martinez
    • Self
    Dennis Wolf
    • Self
    Shawn Tempesta
    • Self
    • Director
      • Vlad Yudin
    • Writer
      • Vlad Yudin
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The man on the poster for the film is Roelly Winklaar
    • Soundtracks
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    User reviews21

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    7/10
    Discover the extent of muscular disaster.
    I have never owned dumbbells, I haven't done a push up in years, and going to the gym for more than two days in a row has always seemed impossible to me. Still, I have always found really fascinating the fact that some men are willing to go through all sorts of sacrifices and physical tortures just for the sake of getting bigger.

    The movie takes us on a journey alongside several bodybuilders who are training to participate and become the next Mr Olympia, which is the maximum price in the sport. For a person who knew absolutely nothing about the guys portrayed in the documentary, I was actually surprised to see some of them doing so well and driving Bentleys and Mercedes cars. I guess that the sport and the interest of sponsors has evolved a lot since the eighties when my cousin had bodybuilding magazines with Lee Haney on the cover or the times when the great Arnold was given a 1000 dollars check in prize money. What hasn't changed is the determination to be bigger, leaner, and more muscular than any other man on the planet. They had ridiculous looking bodies then, it's even worse now.

    The one thing that this documentary fails to answer is why they do all this in the first place? Are they the most egotistical and vain people on earth? Are they trying to prove something, to escape something, or are they just another genre of athletes who happen to like bodybuilding like I could like table tennis, or karate? I still haven't got a clue…

    In any case, I sort of enjoyed it even though I could not care less about the subject. So whether or not you have an interest in this sport or way of life, it should make for a good enough watch.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 20, 2013 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Железное поколение
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • The Vladar Company
      • American Media
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $849,521
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $245,000
      • Sep 22, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $901,649
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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