Life Cycles

Life Cycles

Directed by Derek Frankowski

201047 min8.3 / 10

A visually breathtaking celebration of mountain biking culture that combines stunning natural cinematography with the lifecycle of bikes and riders, balancing technical progression with philosophical reflection on creation and destruction.

Life Cycles tells a spectacular story of the bike, from its creation to its eventual demise. A visually stunning journey, with thought provoking narration, Life Cycles uses Ultra HD to document the many stories surrounding the mountain bike and its culture. Ride along into breath taking natural settings, as we battle the elements, showcase the progression of riding, take a road trip, fix the bike, and show the destruction and eventual creation of trails. Semenuk, Hopkins, Schwartz, McIntosh, McCaul Agassiz, Hunter and Vanderham guide you through this wonderful story. Life Cycles is a celebration of the bicycle, and is sure to entertain anyone who has ever ridden one.

Questions people ask

  • Is Life Cycles scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.

  • Is Life Cycles violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Does Life Cycles end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.

  • Is Life Cycles easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Is Life Cycles sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

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.

92/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity88

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise92

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love97

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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