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Stop at Nothing: The Lance Armstrong Story

Stop at Nothing: The Lance Armstrong Story

Documentary · 2014

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.

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Stop at Nothing: The Lance Armstrong Story

“You think you know this story? You don't.”

2014 Documentary 1h 40m

Critical arithmetic

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IMDb

7.5 / 10

3.1K votes

TMDB

7.3 / 10

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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.

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Directed by

Alex Holmes

Lance Armstrong

Lance Armstrong

Himself

Betsy Andreu

Betsy Andreu

Self

Frankie Andreu

Frankie Andreu

Self

Greg LeMond

Greg LeMond

Self

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The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.