Bigger Stronger Faster*

Bigger Stronger Faster*

Is it still cheating if everyone's doing it?

Directed by Chris Bell

Produced by BSF Film

2008105 min6.8 / 10

A personal, intellectually engaged documentary that uses the director's family story to interrogate American culture's obsession with dominance and the moral compromises it demands.

In America, we define ourselves in the superlative: we are the biggest, strongest, fastest country in the world. Is it any wonder that so many of our heroes are on performance enhancing drugs? Director Christopher Bell explores America's win-at-all-cost culture by examining how his two brothers became members of the steroid-subculture in an effort to realize their American dream.

Questions people ask

  • Is Bigger Stronger Faster* violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Bigger Stronger Faster* scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Bigger Stronger Faster* easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Bigger Stronger Faster* sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Bigger Stronger Faster* end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

66/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity80

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise59

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Bigger Stronger Faster*

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Bigger Stronger Faster*

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Bigger Stronger Faster*, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Bigger Stronger Faster*, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Bigger Stronger Faster*, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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