Films about doping

Films about doping
List of the best films about doping selected by visitors of our site: Bigger Stronger Faster*, The Program, Tour de Pharmacy, Ares, Goal of the Dead, Icarus, The Flying Scotsman, Breaking Away, Ghislain Lambert's Bicycle, American Flyers.

In the top there are new films of 2020, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genredocumentary, sport
CountryUSA

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? Director Christopher Bell explores America's win-at-all-cost culture by examining how his two brothers became members of the steroid-subculture in an effort to realize their American dream.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genredrama, biography, sport
CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA
Duration03:02

An Irish sports journalist becomes convinced that Lance Armstrong's performances during the Tour de France victories are fueled by banned substances. With this conviction, he starts hunting for evidence that will expose Armstrong.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genrecomedy, short, sport
CountryUSA
Duration00:52

A mockumentary that chronicles the prevalence of doping in the world of professional cycling.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrefantastic, thriller, drama
CountryFrance
Duration01:51

In a near future, the world order has changed. With its 10 millions of unemployed citizens, France has now become a poor country. Its people wavers between rebellion and resignation and find an outlet in the shape of TV broadcast ultra brutal fights in which the players are legally doped and unscrupulous.

Markimdb: 5.5
Genrehorror, comedy
CountryFrance
Duration02:20

For the Olympique de Paris soccer team, this away match scheduled against Caplongue was merely supposed to be one last chore before the end of the professional season. Yet no one could ever have imagined that an unknown rabies-like infection was going to spread like wildfire, turning this small town’s inhabitants into ultra-violent and highly contagious creatures.

Markimdb: 7.9
Genredocumentary, sport
CountryUSA
Duration02:08

While investigating the furtive world of illegal doping in sports, director Bryan Fogel connects with renegade Russian scientist Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov—a pillar of his country’s “anti-doping” program. Over dozens of Skype calls, urine samples, and badly administered hormone injections, Fogel and Rodchenkov grow closer despite shocking allegations that place Rodchenkov at the center of Russia’s state-sponsored Olympic doping program.

Markimdb: 7
Genredrama, sport
CountryGermany, United Kingdom
Duration01:36

Based on the incredible true story of amateur cyclist Graeme Obree, who breaks the world one-hour record on a bike he made out of washing machine parts.

Markimdb: 7.7
Genrecomedy, drama, family, sport
CountryUSA
Duration01:41

Dave, nineteen, has just graduated high school, with his 3 friends, The comical Cyril, the warm hearted but short-tempered Moocher, and the athletic, spiteful but good-hearted Mike. Now, Dave enjoys racing bikes and hopes to race the Italians one day, and even takes up the Italian culture, much to his friends and parents annoyance.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genrecomedy, drama, sport
CountryFrance, Belgium

In the 70s, there was Merckx and there were the others. Ghislain Lambert was one of the others. This is his story, a quite simple one. The story of a modest Belgian bike racer. His greatest ambition in life? To become a champion. His greatest tragedy? Not having the legs his heart deserves.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genredrama, sport
CountryUSA
Duration01:53

When Dr. Marcus Sommers realizes that he and his troubled, estranged brother David may be prone a fatal brain disease that runs in their family, he decides to make peace with his sibling, and invites him on a trip to the Rockies. There, the brothers bond over their shared enthusiasm for cycling and decide to enter a grueling bike race through the mountains. However, Marcus' health soon begins to fail, and David must compete without his brother at his side.

Markimdb: 7.7
Genrecomedy, drama, cartoon
CountryFrance, Belgium, Canada, United Kingdom, Latvia, USA
Duration01:20

When her grandson is kidnapped during the Tour de France, Madame Souza and her beloved pooch Bruno team up with the Belleville Sisters--an aged song-and-dance team from the days of Fred Astaire--to rescue him.

Markimdb: 5.9
Genrecomedy, sport
CountryFrance
Duration01:38

Family man François Nouel is the number one fan of the Tour de France – an obsession that costs him his wife and his job. At a loose end, François meets a former sports manager, Rémi who encourages him to take the plunge and do the Tour himself. With nothing to lose, François sets off, always one day ahead of the race, attracting fellow amateurs, media coverage and cheering crowds. As obstacle after obstacle is thrown his way, and his family comes back on the scene, François discovers what is really most important in his life.

Markimdb: 4.3
Genreaction, thriller, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:41

When East German Eric Brogar wins a gold medal in the pentathlon, he escapes to freedom in the west with the help of a beautiful American athlete. But his demanding coach, Heinrich Mueller vows revenge and Eric's best friend and his father pay the ultimate price for his freedom when they are killed by the Secret Police. In Los Angeles, Eric starts to train for the gold again. But when Mueller comes to America, Eric must win the most deadly game of all… the fight for his life.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genrethriller, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:27

In Manhattan, a bike messenger picks up an envelope that attracts the interest of a dirty cop, who pursues the cyclist throughout the city.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genredocumentary, sport
CountryAustralia, United Kingdom, USA, New Zealand, Italy, France

A portrait of the man behind the greatest fraud in sporting history. Lance Armstrong enriched himself by cheating his fans, his sport and the truth. But the former friends whose lives and careers he destroyed would finally bring him down.

Markimdb: 5.9
Genredrama, sport
CountryRepublic of Ireland, Luxembourg, Belgium

Summer 1998 - the opening stages of Le Tour de France are relocated to Ireland. Belgian rider Dom Chabol (late 30s) has been one of the best “Domestiques” (support riders) on the Tour for the last 20 years. It’s a sacrificial role – setting pace, blocking wind, and providing support to enable the team’s sprinter to victory - winning is not an option. But Dom secretly harbours a desire to wear the yellow jersey - just once before his career is over. At the start of what will likely be his last Tour, Dom is unceremoniously dropped from the Team he has dedicated his life to. His best mate Sonny, the team masseur, fails to reassure him about his future. But a chance liaison with Lynn, a young Irish doctor, softens the blow, and Dom starts to accept - and even enjoy - the idea of civilian life. But as he gears up to go home and to face his estranged sister, a massive doping error knocks another teammate off the Tour and Dom is thrown back in the saddle…

Markimdb: 6.8
Genredrama, sport
CountryCzech Republic, Slovakia, Germany
Duration01:40

In the 1980s, Anna, a Czech sprinter, starts training for the Olympics. After she collapses during training, she learns she is being given steroids and decides to stop using them until her mother helps the coaches give them to her.

Markimdb: 7
Genrecomedy, adventure, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:31

The eccentric and childish Pee-wee Herman embarks on a big adventure when his beloved bicycle is stolen. Armed with information from a fortune-teller and a relentless obsession with his prized possession, Pee-wee encounters a host of odd characters and bizarre situations as he treks across the country to recover his bike.

Markimdb: 5.6
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:45

Jack Casey used to be a hot-shot stock market whiz kid. After a disastrous professional decision, his life in the fast lane is over. He loses his nerve and joins a speed delivery firm which relies on bicycles to avoid traffic jams of San Francisco, is attracted to a fellow bicycler, Terri, and befriends Hector, a budding entrepreneur. Can Jack regain his nerve and his self-respect, and rebuild his life on a more sound basis?

Markimdb: 6.1
Genreaction, melodrama, adventure, crime, sport
CountryUSA

Racehorse-owner Dan Morgan is ruled off the track and out of racing when his horse is doped by a rival owner who knows that Dan's horse can win a high-stakes race. Trying to clear his name, Dan runs into many difficulties and incidents, including a blazing barn filled with valuable horses, before he is able to gather the needed evidence against the guilty man.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genredrama, biography
CountryGermany
Duration01:37

Marc is a passionate cyclist and urban slacker who avoids work and responsibility. Marc's life changes from one moment to the next when he suffers a life-changing accident. He can either wallow in self-pity or tackle the beast called life with the help of love and willpower.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genredrama, family
CountryBelgium, France, Italy
Duration01:30

Abandoned by his father, a young boy is left in the hands of an unqualified childcare provider.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genredrama
CountryFrance, Taiwan, China
Duration01:53

A seventeen-year-old country boy working in Beijing as a courier has his bicycle stolen, and finds it with a schoolboy his age.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrecomedy
CountryFrance

Jour de Fête tells the story of an inept and easily-distracted French mailman who frequently interrupts his duties to converse with the local inhabitants, as well as inspect the traveling fair that has come to his small community. Influenced by too much wine and a newsreel account of rapid transportation methods used by the United States postal system, he goes to hilarious lengths to speed the delivery of mail while aboard his bicycle.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryGermany, France
Duration01:41

Paolo, an Italian tour bus driver living in Paris, has just summoned up the courage to propose marriage to his German girlfriend Greta. However, a chance encounter with a French woman on a bicycle the very next day turns Paolo's life upside down.

Markimdb: 5.3
Genrecomedy, melodrama
CountryFrance
Duration01:44

A love triangle between a businessman, his wife, and a writer.

Markimdb: 5.5
Genredrama, adventure, crime
CountryAustralia
Duration01:28

Teens P.J. and Goose get their thrills on BMX bikes, performing hair-raising tricks all across Sydney, Australia. Along with their new friend Judy, they discover a box of walkie-talkies -- and find out that a gang of criminals intends to use them to monitor police signals during a bank robbery. When the young trio snatches the devices, it propels them on a hair-raising adventure in which their pedaling skills might just save their necks.

Markimdb: 8.3
Genredrama
CountryItaly
Duration01:29

A working man's livelihood is threatened when someone steals his bicycle.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genrecomedy, drama, biography, history, sport
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration01:59

The true story of the 1973 tennis match between World number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genredrama, biography, sport
CountryUSA
Duration01:48

A coming of age drama following the life of Matt Hamill, the first deaf wrestler to win a National Collegiate Wrestling Championship.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genrecomedy, sport
CountryCanada, USA
Duration02:00

With Blue Mountain State football star Thad Castle recently signing a multi-million dollar NFL contract, his teammates and college life seem like a distant memory. However, when a new school dean threatens to clean up the BMS image by auctioning off the infamous Goat House, Alex, Sammy and the boys must find a way to convince him to get involved. Despite his new fortune and fame, there is one small favor that Thad needs done before he saves the day: the biggest booze-and-sloot fest in BMS history. Welcome to Thadland!

Markimdb: 6.9
Genredrama, crime, biography
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration02:09

    The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.

    Markimdb: 8.4
    Genredrama, crime, biography
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:22

    An anthology series centered around some of history's most famous criminals.

    Markimdb: 5.2
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, adventure, family, music
    CountryArgentina, Spain, Italy
    Duration00:52

    Shot in Spanish and localized for markets around the world, “Tini – El Gran Cambio de Violetta” is set to thrill fans with everything they loved about the worldwide Violetta phenomenon including strong musical elements with new and original tracks, exciting choreography, compelling storylines, and intriguing characters. All made bigger and better for the big screen. The film shows how taking the role in the TV series was a pivotal moment for Tini leading to a personal ‘coming of age story’ about the young actress. In a story that reflects the teen star’s own real life, Tini will leave behind the world depicted in Violetta, striking out alone and embarking on a brand new adventure over one endless summer that will define her as a person and see her emerge as a new artist.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genredrama, biography, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:51

      Surfer Jay Moriarity sets out to ride the Northern California break known as Mavericks.

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genrethriller, comedy, drama
      CountryThailand
      Duration01:02

      Welcome to an exam-cheating business run by Lynn, a straight-A student who gets the idea for her business after helping Grace and Pat. Grace is a prominent school activist who can’t get the grades she needs. Pat is a filthy-rich boy who believes money can buy anything. Lynn’s business skyrockets and the money starts to flood in as scores of students offer her cold hard cash in exchange for exam answers.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:21

      Two Supreme Court Justices have been assassinated. One lone law student has stumbled upon the truth. An investigative journalist wants her story. Everybody else wants her dead.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genremelodrama, drama, military, biography, sport
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany

      The story of a man whose love for football, for England and for the love of his life, Margaret, saw him rise from Nazi 'villain' to British hero. Bert Trautmann, the German goalkeeper won over even his harshest opponents by winning the FA Cup Final for Manchester City in 1956 - playing on with a broken neck to secure victory.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrecomedy, drama, biography, sport
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Mexico
      Duration02:28

      Born into a tight-knit wrestling family, Paige and her brother Zak are ecstatic when they get the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to try out for the WWE. But when only Paige earns a spot in the competitive training program, she must leave her loved ones behind and face this new cutthroat world alone. Paige's journey pushes her to dig deep and ultimately prove to the world that what makes her different is the very thing that can make her a star.

      Markimdb: 8.2
      Genreaction, thriller, crime, biography, sport
      CountryIndia

      Paan Singh Tomar goes from celebrated runner to star brigand and rebel when life after sports fails to unfold as planned.

      Markimdb: 4.7
      Genreaction, comedy, melodrama, adventure, short, detective
      CountryUSA, Italy
      Duration02:36

      Derek and Hansel are modelling again when an opposing company attempts to take them out from the business.

      Markimdb: 7.9
      Genredrama, biography, sport
      CountryIndia

      Based on the life story of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, and his journey to being the world cup winning captain of the Indian cricket team.

      Markimdb: 5.9
      Genremelodrama, drama, biography
      CountryFrance
      Duration02:04

      Paul Gauguin feels smothered by the atmosphere prevailing in Paris in the year 1891. Around him, everything is so artificial and conventional: he needs authenticity to renew his art. Failing to convince his wife Mette and his five children to follow him to Paradise Lost, he sets out for Tahiti alone. Once there, he chooses to settle down in Mataiera, a village far away from Papeete, installing himself in a native-made hut. He soon starts working passionately, painting and carving in a style close to the primitive art specific to the island. During his two-year stay the artist will experience poverty, cardiac problems and other displeasures but also happiness in the arms of Tehura, a beautiful young native girl.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genrecomedy
      CountryItaly
      Duration01:51

      A small Sicilian town elects a new, honest major but quickly learns that playing by the rules is not as easy as it seems

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genredrama, biography, sport
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:25

      The inspirational tale of the grandfathers of the fitness movement as we now know it, Joe & Ben Weider. Battling anti-Semitism, racism and extreme poverty, the brothers beat all odds to build an empire & inspire future generations.

      Markimdb: 5.5
      Genredrama, sport
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:27

      A legendary trainer comes out of retirement to help an underdog boxer fight his way to a better life.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrecomedy, short, sport
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:12

      A fictional documentary-style expose on the rivalry between two tennis stars who battled it out in a 1999 match that lasted seven days.




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