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Rating: 6.4/10 by 488 users

The Program (2015)

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.

Directing:
  • Stephen Frears
  • Zoe Liang
  • Barrie McCulloch
  • Guilhem Malgoire
  • Susanna Lenton
Writing:
  • David Walsh
  • John Hodge
Stars:
Release Date: Wed, Sep 16, 2015

Rating: 6.4/10 by 488 users

Alternative Title:
L'ultima leggenda - IT
Icon - FR
O Programa - BR
Programado para Vencer - BR

Country:
France
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 43 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $3,286,448

Plot Keyword: sports, biography, tour de france, cycling

Ben Foster
Lance Armstrong
Chris O'Dowd
David Walsh
Jesse Plemons
Floyd Landis
Lee Pace
Bill Stapleton
Denis Ménochet
Johan Bruyneel
Edward Hogg
Frankie Andreu
Elaine Cassidy
Betsy Andreu
Laura Donnelly
Emma O'Reilly
Peter Wight
Sunday Times Editor
Nathan Wiley
Charles Pelkey
Chris Larkin
John Wilcockson
Mark Little
Rupert Guinness
Michael G. Wilson
Lance's Doctor
Sam Hoare
Stephen Swart
Saskia Reeves
Conference Director
Adam LeFevre
Jeffrey Tillotson
Brent Langdon
Richard Faulkner
J.D. Evermore
Tailwind Executive
Nicolas Robin
Christophe Bassons
Julien Vialon
John Lelangue
Chiké Okonkwo
Young Hospital Doctor
Daniel Stewart
Sunday Times Lawyer
Yves Aubert
Race Official
Paul Kelleher
Floyd Landis' Father
Philippe Smolikowski
Jean-Michel Rouet
Lucien Guignard
Alberto Contador
John Schwab
Travis Tygart
David Bertrand
U.C.I. Official
Christy Meyer
U.S. Sports Journalist

Reno

> What would you choose to do if you get a second chance in your life. I think it came at the right time. The recent report says there are lots of athletes around the world from the different sports failed their doping tests. But this story sets around the 15 years ago, which was based on the real sportsperson's life story. Lance Armstrong, a cyclist from the Texas and his record breaking back to back wins at the 'The Tour de France'. The film narrates a tale that what he chose to do with the second chance of his life. A very interesting biopic, but kind of confusing over what kind of revelation the film is. I mean whether inspiring to fight back the disease, especially what he contributed to the poor and orphan cancer patients, or cheating the game to become a fame. So what I think is it has the both positives and negatives. I liked the balanced screenplay, that is very smart for a controversial person like this. It's like a modern 'Robinhood' tale. But here, he's not stealing from the rich, instead he cheats the game. Those tricks were unbelievable. That's not the right thing to do, but that's what he's good at. Ben Foster was amazing, I'd seen him doing lots of supporting roles, but for this he's the posterboy. This film is a great example that the lies cannot go on forever, sooner or later the justice will be done. People hate him and so this film. There are others who like him as well, but I'm neutral and people like me has to go through a hard time to rate it. 6½/10


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