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.

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The Program (2015)

Champion. Hero. Legend. Cheat.

★ 6.4/10 September 16, 2015 103 min

Drama

Director: Stephen Frears  ·  Writer: John Hodge

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.

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Cast

Ben Foster Ben Foster Lance Armstrong Chris O'Dowd Chris O'Dowd David Walsh Guillaume Canet Guillaume Canet Dr. Ferrari Jesse Plemons Jesse Plemons Floyd Landis Lee Pace Lee Pace Bill Stapleton Denis Ménochet Denis Ménochet Johan Bruyneel Edward Hogg Edward Hogg Frankie Andreu Dustin Hoffman Dustin Hoffman Bob Hamman Elaine Cassidy Elaine Cassidy Betsy Andreu Laura Donnelly Laura Donnelly Emma O'Reilly Peter Wight Peter Wight Sunday Times Editor Nathan Wiley Nathan Wiley Charles Pelkey

User Reviews (1)

Reno
Reno May 14, 2016
★ 6.5/10

> 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 …