

The Armstrong Lie
2013 · Movie · 2h 4m · R
Documentary
Overview
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."
Ratings
IMDb
7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes
82%
Metacritic
67/100
Key crew
- Alex GibneyDirector
- Alex GibneyWriter
- David KahneOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Lance ArmstrongSelf
- Betsy AndreuSelf
- Frankie AndreuSelf
- Reed AlbergottiSelf
- Johan BruyneelSelf
- Daniel CoyleSelf
- Michele FerrariSelf
- Michael BloombergSelf (archive footage)
- Anderson CooperSelf (archive footage)
- Bill ClintonSelf (archive footage)
- Oprah WinfreySelf (archive footage)
- Alex GibneySelf - Narrator
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Themes
dopinginterviewoutcastbehind the scenesarchive footagesports documentarysport competitioncyclingcheaterprofessional athletetestimonybiographical documentary





















