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Icarus

  • 2017
  • TV-MA
  • 2h
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7.9/10
57K
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Icarus (2017)
When Bryan Fogel sets out to uncover the truth about doping in sports, a chance meeting with a Russian scientist transforms his story from a personal experiment into a geopolitical thriller involving dirty urine, unexplained death and Olympic Gold-exposing the biggest scandal in sports history.
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When Bryan sets out to uncover the truth about doping in sports, a chance meeting with a Russian scientist transforms his story from a personal experiment into a geopolitical thriller.When Bryan sets out to uncover the truth about doping in sports, a chance meeting with a Russian scientist transforms his story from a personal experiment into a geopolitical thriller.When Bryan sets out to uncover the truth about doping in sports, a chance meeting with a Russian scientist transforms his story from a personal experiment into a geopolitical thriller.

  • Director
    • Bryan Fogel
  • Writers
    • Bryan Fogel
    • Mark Monroe
    • Jon Bertain
  • Stars
    • Bryan Fogel
    • Dave Zabriskie
    • Don Catlin
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    57K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Bryan Fogel
    • Writers
      • Bryan Fogel
      • Mark Monroe
      • Jon Bertain
    • Stars
      • Bryan Fogel
      • Dave Zabriskie
      • Don Catlin
    • 136User reviews
    • 51Critic reviews
    • 68Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 9 wins & 14 nominations total

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    Bryan Fogel
    Bryan Fogel
    • Self
    Dave Zabriskie
    • Self
    Don Catlin
    • Self
    Grigory Rodchenkov
    Grigory Rodchenkov
    • Self
    Scott Brandt
    • Self
    • (as Scott A. Brandt)
    Ben Stone
    • Self
    Dick Pound
    • Self - IOC Member (Canada)
    Richard McLaren
    • Self
    Nikita Kamaev
    Nikita Kamaev
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Thomas Bach
    Thomas Bach
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Sebastian Coe
    Sebastian Coe
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Vitaliy Mutko
    Vitaliy Mutko
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Dan Cogan
    Dan Cogan
    • Self
    • (voice)
    David Howman
    • Self
    Jacques Rogge
    Jacques Rogge
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Jim Walden
    • Self
    Lance Armstrong
    Lance Armstrong
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Barry Bonds
    Barry Bonds
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Bryan Fogel
    • Writers
      • Bryan Fogel
      • Mark Monroe
      • Jon Bertain
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    User reviews136

    Featured review
    10/10

    Underrated

    Just noticed that most of reviews rate either very high (9/10 or 10/10) if the reviewer believes this movie tells the truth or very low (1/10 or 2/10) if the reviewer dismisses this movie as propaganda.

    Now in year 2020 we already know that the facts in this movie have been confirmed (in 2019 WADA recommended that Russia be barred from hosting and participating for 4 years).

    The movie is gripping and interesting and as I said, is underrated because of 1/10 rates claiming it is a propaganda movie which is not.

    On the negative side: I would like to see more clarity and more documents in such an investigation movie, similar to e.g. 'Chaika' or "Don't call him Dimon" by FBK.
    • alexanderkhovansky
    • Mar 27, 2020
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    • Trivia
      A hit at the Sundance Film Festival, there was some speculation that the reason the festival was hacked was because of this film's presence in the line-up and the Russian authorities' need to suppress the revelations contained in the film.
    • Goofs
      Whenever race results were displayed for the Haute Route, the country flags for the French riders are ALL backwards. Blue/white/red is correct; they're displayed as red/white/blue.
    • Quotes

      Grigory Rodchenkov: Even to understand the word 'doublethink' involves the use of doublethink. I was doing in parallel two things which cancelled out each other and being fully contradictory. Doping and anti-doping.

    • Connections
      Featured in WatchMojo: Top 20 Best Documentary Films of the Last Decade (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Swan Lake: Op. 20, Act 1 No. 2: Valse
      Written by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
      Arranged by M. Infante
      Performed by RSO Ljubljana
      Courtesy of Forman Bros. Classics

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    • Release date
      • August 4, 2017 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • Official Netflix
      • Official Site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Bóng Ma Doping
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Alex Productions
      • Chicago Media Project
      • Diamond Docs
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    • Runtime
      2 hours
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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