Generation Iron

2013 • 107 minutes
4.5
1.08K reviews
81%
Tomatometer
PG-13
Rating
Eligible
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About this movie

This critically acclaimed documentary follows seven larger-than-life competitors vying for glory in the 2012 Mr. Olympia, the ultimate bodybuilding contest that catapulted Arnold Schwarzenegger into stardom. From the producer of the acclaimed classic PUMPING IRON and narrated by Academy Award®-nominee Mickey Rourke (THE WRESTLER), this true story of dedication, rivalry, victory, defeat, and triumph follows an array of magnificent bodybuilders as they prepare for, then participate in, the Olympia showdown in Las Vegas. These athletes include 2011 Mr. Olympia winner Phil Heath, Brooklyn underdog Kai Greene, Texas maverick Branch Warren, Japanese expatriate Hidetada Yamagishi, Germany's Dennis Wolf, Curacao-born Roelly Winklaar, and the forward-thinking Ben Pakulski. Featuring Schwarzenegger (THE EXPENDABLES FRANCHISE), Lou Ferrigno (THE INCREDIBLE HULK), and Michael Jai White (THE DARK KNIGHT, FAST & FURIOUS 7).
Rating
PG-13

Ratings and reviews

4.5
1.08K reviews
Keith Thomas
June 7, 2014
The illusion that these chemically-altered humans are athletes is kept alive. Without their chemicals, they're nothing. If you're expecting a serious documentary, this isn't it. It's as fake as the original Pumping Iron. Which was awesome...at a time when we didn't really KNOW they were all juicing, or syntholing.
Jojo Ebas
April 6, 2014
wow, just makes me want to take my life to the next level. although i didnt like how it was made out to be better then each other vs better then they were last year. the sport of bodybuilding is about better yourself because you are competing everyday with yourself not anyone else. but overall i got inspired by this movie just like the original pumping iron with Arnold!
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Eldad Sahar
May 25, 2014
Loved this very much I Always Knew Being So Huge Is Hard work, Thanks For This Movie It Was Tough To Know That They Have To Go Through So Much And For What ! I loved the film- pity heath won he was too arrogant .but that's life I guess .The nasty always win.