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80 out of 100

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7.5 out of 10

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  • Starring: Chris Bell, Mark Bell, Mike Bell
  • Summary: In America, we define ourselves in the superlative: we are the biggest, strongest, fastest country in the world. We reward speed, size and above all else: winning – at sport, at business and at war. Metaphorically we are a nation on steroids. Is it any wonder that so many of our heroes are on performance enhancing drugs? Blending comedy and pathos, Bigger, Stronger, Faster* is a collision of pop culture and first-person narrative, with a diverse cast including US Congressmen, professional athletes, medical experts and everyday gym rats. At its heart, this is the story of director Christopher Bell and his two brothers, who grew up idolizing muscular giants like Hulk Hogan, Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger, and who went on to become members of the steroid-subculture in an effort to realize their American dream. When you discover that your heroes have all broken the rules, do you follow the rules, or do you follow your heroes? (Magnolia)… Expand

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  1. Positive: 20 out of 20
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  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Owen Gleiberman
    91
    Bigger, Stronger, Faster is a portrait of a culture that claims to hate steroids but may, by now, be too pumped to do much about it.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Carina Chocano
    90
    Raucously funny and surprisingly insightful.
  3. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Don R. Lewis
    90
    Bell's documentary is an absolute must see for anyone taking part in any kind of debate about steroids.

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  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
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  1. kelam
    10
    This is the best documentary I have ever seen;far better than those dumbed down and biased movies of that judgmental prick Michael Moore
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. tonydjr
    9
    Great movie! About family, choices, the grayness of heroes, and the conflict between the regulation and usage of steroids for athletes, regular joes, and the ill, who need it the most. Makes you wonder about atheletes, their choices, how others perceive them, and what you would do given their situation.… Expand
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  3. JonH
    0
    Some fat lazy deluded bible-bashing drug-taking family presenting their uninformed opinions on the silver screen as if they were scientific fact.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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