Does The Armstrong Lie end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Armstrong Lie sad?

Yes. More sad than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Armstrong Lie violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Armstrong Lie easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Armstrong Lie scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Armstrong Lie

Name: The Armstrong Lie
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2013
Duration: 124 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Lance Armstrong, Betsy Andreu, Frankie Andreu, Reed Albergotti, Johan Bruyneel

Directed by Alex Gibney

Produced by Jigsaw Productions, Matt Tolmach Productions

2013124 min7.0 / 10

A probing documentary examination of deception, ambition, and moral collapse, built from interviews and archival material that trace how one athlete's lie unraveled.

In 2009, Alex Gibney was hired to make a film about Lance Armstrong's comeback to cycling. The project was shelved when the doping scandal erupted, and re-opened after Armstrong's confession. The Armstrong Lie picks up in 2013 and presents a riveting, insider's view of the unraveling of one of the most extraordinary stories in the history of sports. As Lance Armstrong says himself, "I didn't live a lot of lies, but I lived one big one."

Clusters

Betrayal, Downfall, Survival Morally Ambiguous Crime Dramas Complicity Under Pressure Realistic Injustice Dramas Outcasts and Misfits

Genres

Documentary

Keywords

Doping Interview Outcast Behind The Scenes Archive Footage Sports Documentary Sport Competition Cycling Cheater Professional Athlete Testimony Biographical Documentary Cycling Sport

Questions people ask

Does The Armstrong Lie end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.
Is The Armstrong Lie sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is The Armstrong Lie violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is The Armstrong Lie easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is The Armstrong Lie scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% 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.

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