Icarus (2017)
When Bryan Fogel sets out to uncover the truth about doping in sports, a chance meeting with a Russian scientist transforms his story from a personal experiment into a geopolitical thriller involving dirty urine, unexplained death and Olympic Gold-exposing the biggest scandal in sports history. (imdb)
Genres: Suspense/Thriller, Documentary
Country: USA
Directed By: Bryan Fogel
Written By: Mark Monroe, Bryan Fogel
Starring: Bryan Fogel, Grigory Rodchenkov
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Icarus belongs to 5 collections
1. Oscar Winner: Best Documentary, Feature (public: moderated by sengir - 4 stars)
2. 90th Academy Awards: Nominated (public: moderated by 5Z5qjRCfM2 - 1 star)
3. 90th Academy Reminder List (2017) (public: moderated by cowfrappe)
4. 2017 Films to Watch (private: kendell)
5. Watchlist - Dokumenty (private: MikiRurk_STG)
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| May 03 | madsie | 70 62% |
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hardcoreufo | 84 87% |
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philamental | 73 59% |
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I knew little about this before viewing and was surprised at the turn of events that occurs. I was actually quite intrigued by the starting premise and as a result I was a little disappointed that it never really was followed through although it was perfectly understandable why. It's quite amazing that such an important piece of sporting history was recorded on the inside as it unfolded, however this is a fairly one sided view of things and I wondered does it tell the full story?
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At first, I was surprised that the guy named “Dick Pound” was not the focus of the documentary, but then Rodchenko is introduced. With such a wildly entertaining character, it is no wonder that the film pivots to follow his journey. The bulk of the story focuses on paranoia, but I haven’t decided that portraying Rodchenko as a type of hero is quite right. Still, a very entertaining story.
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| Mar 14 | RottenT | 93 83% |
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| Mar 14 | Roman_Herbom | 74 55% |
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comepelicula | 70 69% |
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It’s not really a documentary because the story unravels in different ways because of what is happening to the characters, which is very entertaining to watch because you don’t know where it is going because not even the director knows where is going
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nuckepuk | 77 64% |
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maxmode | 75 65% |
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Mo- | 79 61% |
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This documentary is quite unbelievable, Bryan Fogel stumbled into an international conspiracy and it makes for compelling viewing. However you do get the feeling this documentary is good despite the film making rather than because of it. The last 3rd (or maybe even half) feel like a well presented News segment but it's the most interesting news segment you'll ever watch.
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| Mar 11 | emgroetz | 9 70% |
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Pxbloncha! | 50 27% |
| Mar 11 | Arberwaticus | 94 67% |
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An insane look into the Russian doping scandal and the whistleblower behind it.
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piratejerk | 9 81% |
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scott.mcc | 80 86% |
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Pretty crazy business.
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| Mar 06 |  |
Dthepyek | 59 68% |
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Hofschneider | 85 82% |
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I really enjoyed how the movie has the ability to understand and to go with what just fell into their laps. And at some point, it doesn't really matter how good or bad this documentary is as a documentary. It exists, it is organized, it helps. That's all that matters at some point. And when the film crew shares all their material with the WADA people... is pure cinema.
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| Mar 05 |  |
Henrik | 70 56% |
| Mar 04 | kmg90 | 95 98% |
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What starts as a "Super-Size Me: Steroids edition" turns into real world headline making scandal. A must watch for those not entirely aware of why Russia was not allowed to compete under their flag at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
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cambel | 66 44% |
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a.carsten | 85 70% |
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From a normal guy experimenting with steroids to a jaw-dropping national conspiracy to hide a long standing state-sponsored doping program, Icarus evolves brilliantly and shockingly fast, changing everything you thought you know about high performance athletes.
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felipelahm | 50 33% |
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| Feb 08 | LightningBob | 63 64% |
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| Feb 07 | Ippei | 75 73% |
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It fascinating to no end. The film is long but the evolution from a simple experiment to a pretty massive scandal is almost as good as any narrative you could imagine. The footage and detail in here are quite insane and it is completely understandable that this helped to bring down the whole Russian doping issue. It's not all smooth sailing but it is a great watch, whether you are a sports fan or not.
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| Feb 05 |  |
cowfrappe | 72 64% |
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An engaging and well-made documentary that completely turns on its head halfway through and becomes a brand new film.
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| Dec 28, 2017 |  |
Dalboz | 88 82% |
| Dec 27, 2017 |  |
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I can talk hours about this one. The imitated innocence of Bryan Fogel in the beginning is super laughable, he is just an executor of carefully planned political attack. Rodchenkov is just the russian equivalent of Snowden. The film is truthful, but also deeply manipulative. They even claimed multiple times without any evidence that Putin was going to kill Rodchenkov and have already killed two other russian sports officials. This is far worse propaganda than the one created by russian trolls.
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| Dec 27, 2017 | rydmcalboy | 83 62% |
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NobodyBey | 77 51% |
| Dec 25, 2017 | gadelat | 59 65% |
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| Dec 23, 2017 |  |
Quimbo | 80 74% |
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It's amazing how, 45 minutes in, this documentary totally turns on its head, and becomes about something else entirely. Kudos to Fogel, who clearly had a different story in mind, for pivoting so perfectly, and allowing the real story to come to the forefront after chancing upon this scoop. Riveting.
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| Dec 20, 2017 |  |
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| Dec 20, 2017 | kayafat | 73 38% |
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gargantua | 50 31% |
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I think while the subject is certainly interesting and disgraceful, the documentary itself is not compelling. There are moments of real intrigue here, and I thought for the first little bit this would be great. But then it loses its momentum, drowning its subject matter in tedium, unnecessary explanations and conversations being thrown into the mix. Then it gets back on track a little. Rodchenkov is also a fascinating man. It's a good doc that borders on great occasionally.
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| Oct 07, 2017 | circleoffilm | 75 57% |
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Fogel got extremely lucky here, but does it matter? A great, well built documentary.
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Pretty ballsy stuff - can't believe how much they managed to capture on film. Very engaging, if a little long and conceited here and there.
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ICARUS tells a story that starts as a stroke of luck and transitions into a twist of fate, before ending as a tragic warning. An amateur cyclist's plan to document what happens to an athlete on a serious PED regimen is mere prelude to the bizarre life and times of a Russian sport scientist who is equal parts bogeyman, accomplice, and whistleblower in the shadowy world of blood doping. A fascinating look beyond the moral panic of PEDs to the individual lives affected by the issue.
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| Sep 13, 2017 |  |
Sweekoden | 85 89% |
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I'm glad my mind works completely differently from those who thought this was boring. It starts off as an interesting documentary that then, by pure chance, transforms into something far, far greater. Rodchenkov is a character and a half, and the Metal Gear Solidesque connecting of the dots and jump cuts to more exposition is super riveting.
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| Sep 12, 2017 |  |
avgcrtckr | 69 85% |
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mattorama12 | 73 73% |
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Fogel pretty much just stumbles into this incredibly intriguing world and makes the most of it. Pretty riveting, which I would not have expected going in.
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The interesting subject matter doesn't make up for the lackluster presentation.
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| Aug 16, 2017 |  |
hellboy76 | 69 74% |
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Pretty dope documentary (har!). It works on so many levels, politically, socially, personally, it's solid work.
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| Aug 16, 2017 |  |
abednego | 75 74% |
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astrakhan | 73 29% |
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Bryan Fogel is good at cycling, not so good at editing a gripping documentary. We get 30 interesting minutes about him trying to dope himself to prove that the tests can be cheated by anyone. Then 90 increasingly dull minutes of political back-and-forth about a Russian scientist. Don't get me wrong, Rodchenkov is hugely "docugenic" and deserves screen time, but why not have him just explain the doping scandal, and not hours of lawyers tables, fearmongering, and discussing hypothetical outcomes.
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| Aug 15, 2017 |  |
kastenm | 76 75% |
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hsncomert | 45 35% |
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td888 | 80 89% |
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Wow. If this would have been a fictional movie everyone would shrug about the plot. This is just incredible and exactly what I'm looking for in a documentary. Must watch.
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frigmagnet | 80 90% |
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aylaserin | 85 73% |
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hisblob | 85 81% |
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I had a hard time believing this story when it first came out, but here we get interviews with the lab director and a lot of supporting evidence of a mind-blowing conspiracy
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| Aug 05, 2017 |  |
educhristoph | 75 63% |
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Eglaia | 60 41% |
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This is an interesting story.. It's annoying that not much came out of such disgraceful acts.. Gripping story told in a decent manner, a well made documentary.
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