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The Game Changers

The Game Changers

Documentary · 2019

From the UFC Octagon in Las Vegas and the anthropology lab at Dartmouth, to a strongman gym in Berlin and the bushlands of Zimbabwe, the world is introduced to elite athletes, special ops soldiers, visionary scientists, cultural icons, and everyday heroes—each on a mission to create a seismic shift in the way we eat and live.

Movie details

The Game Changers

“Armed with the truth”

2019 Documentary 1h 28m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

7.3 / 10

Community rating

From the UFC Octagon in Las Vegas and the anthropology lab at Dartmouth, to a strongman gym in Berlin and the bushlands of Zimbabwe, the world is introduced to elite athletes, special ops soldiers, visionary scientists, cultural icons, and everyday heroes—each on a mission to create a seismic shift in the way we eat and live.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Louie Psihoyos

Written by

Joseph Pace · Mark Monroe

James Wilks

James Wilks

Self (voice)

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Self

Patrik Baboumian

Patrik Baboumian

Self

Scott Jurek

Scott Jurek

Self

D

Dotsie Bausch

Self

T

Tia Blanco

Self

N

Nimai Delgado

Self

Court is in session

Put The Game Changers on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

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.