An great doc that shows us how America's need for being the best changes the way people alter themselves.
In America, we define ourselves in the superlative: we are the biggest, strongest, fastest country in the world. Is it any wonder that so many of our heroes are on performance enhancing drugs? Directo...( read more
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DVD Release Date: September 30, 2008
Stats: 1,414 reviews
Flixster Reviews (1,414)
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July 22, 2009
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October 8, 2008
When I sat down to watch "Bigger, Stronger, Faster", I expected to be bombarded with the facts and statistics regarding steroid use - roid rage, steroids effects on the heart, incompetent drug testing, etc. All of that is highly familiar, especially in the past year when we've se...( read more)
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June 28, 2008
it's a documentary, sure, and sometimes i know that that's the best sleep therapy anyone can ask for, but this one will sneak up on you. starting out as a personal look at steroid use and its far-reaching effects on american culture, not to mention it's youngest adherents, it be...( read more)
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May 30, 2008
This movie is a super timely indictment on the steroid use that has become rampant in America. What makes an American hero? What makes a hero get to his/her position? Must you be strong? Can you be that way without abusing or cheating? And if everyone is cheating to get there, is...( read more)
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October 17, 2009
Its amazing how many people are taking steroids.Especially the baseball players who use to be skinny & now are built like trees & lie about taking them
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October 3, 2009
was a very interesting doc'... though it did go on a bit long. nice how he was on both sides... most interesting though was the story of his brother as a washed up wwf wrestler... that was another movie waiting to be made!
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September 16, 2009
Well, that sure was something different... Made by a man who watches his brothers take steroids, he explores the American culture that is based on the simple moto "the first is the king, the second is noone". The documentary claims that taking these things is not as dangerous as ...( read more)
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September 11, 2009
This is the documentary I have wanted someone to make for a very long time now! I have doubted the claims made about anabolic steroids for quite sometime, and this goes to show I was right about many of assumptions about the propaganda machine. Also shown was the audacity of Con...( read more)
Critic Reviews
This movie is remarkable in that it seems to be interested only in facts. full review
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Morgan Spurlock should be thrilled about the new documentary "Bigger, Stronger, Faster*." full review
Addresses its complex topic with both humor and intelligence. full review
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