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  • 2023
  • TV-MA
  • HBO Max
  • 1 h 35 m
  • 2023
  • TV-MA
  • HBO Max
  • 1 h 35 m
BS High

Summary On August 29, 2021, a nationally televised high school football game between top-ranked IMG Academy and unknown Bishop Sycamore High School ended with multiple injuries on the field and a 58-0 blowout win for IMG Academy. The fiasco ignited a media circus as fans and audiences questioned the legitimacy of the Bishop Sycamore program and ...

Directed By: Travon Free, Martin Desmond Roe

  • 2023
  • TV-MA
  • HBO Max
  • 1 h 35 m
  • 2023
  • TV-MA
  • HBO Max
  • 1 h 35 m

BS High

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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Summary On August 29, 2021, a nationally televised high school football game between top-ranked IMG Academy and unknown Bishop Sycamore High School ended with multiple injuries on the field and a 58-0 blowout win for IMG Academy. The fiasco ignited a media circus as fans and audiences questioned the legitimacy of the Bishop Sycamore program and ...

Directed By: Travon Free, Martin Desmond Roe

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Generally Favorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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60% Positive
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88
Aug 22, 2023
BS High directors Travon Free and Martin Desmond Roe do a splendid job of alternating between present-day interviews with Johnson as well as a number of former Bishop Sycamore players, who will break your heart as they talk about the realization the dream Johnson was selling to them was almost all illusion.
By Richard Roeper FULL REVIEW
80
Aug 21, 2023
A damning portrait of an unrepentant cheat and the unregulated system—and unsuspecting people—he bamboozled for his own gain.
By Nick Schager FULL REVIEW
70
Aug 25, 2023
The lack of oversight revealed in BS High is appalling—Ben Ferree, a former investigator for the Ohio High School Athletic Association, is one of the film’s biggest assets, a somewhat removed, detail-oriented observer who debunks Mr. Johnson’s claims at every turn.
By John Anderson FULL REVIEW
60
Aug 23, 2023
If you wanted to get the scoop on the when, where and how the Bishop Sycamore scandal happened, BS High is a good primer.
By David Fear FULL REVIEW
40
Aug 23, 2023
The tale is one of greed and grift. But BS High, a documentary about the saga, is too taken by the audacity of Roy Johnson, the founder of Bishop Sycamore, to critique his actions.
By Robert Daniels FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Dirty Robber, HBO Sports, Hyperobject Industries, Matador Content, Moore Street Productions, SMAC Entertainment, The Athletic, The Athletic
Release Date Aug 23, 2023
Duration 1 h 35 m
Rating TV-MA
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Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
• 1 Nomination

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