7.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Icarus (2017)
Icarus (2017)
Overview
While investigating the furtive world of illegal doping in sports, director Bryan Fogel connects with renegade Russian scientist Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov—a pillar of his country’s “anti-doping” program. Over dozens of Skype calls, urine samples, and badly administered hormone injections, Fogel and Rodchenkov grow closer despite shocking allegations that place Rodchenkov at the center of Russia’s state-sponsored Olympic doping program.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
NetflixRating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
7.9
Overview
While investigating the furtive world of illegal doping in sports, director Bryan Fogel connects with renegade Russian scientist Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov—a pillar of his country’s “anti-doping” program. Over dozens of Skype calls, urine samples, and badly administered hormone injections, Fogel and Rodchenkov grow closer despite shocking allegations that place Rodchenkov at the center of Russia’s state-sponsored Olympic doping program.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
NetflixDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film leans left by exposing systemic state corruption and championing the courage of a whistleblower to reveal the truth, aligning with themes of accountability and transparency against powerful institutions.
The documentary primarily features real-life individuals who are predominantly white males, reflecting the actual people involved in the events. The narrative focuses on a sports doping scandal and does not incorporate explicit DEI themes or critique traditional identities.
Secondary
The film 'Icarus' is a documentary primarily concerned with sports doping and the Russian scandal. Its narrative does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, resulting in no portrayal to evaluate.
The film 'Icarus' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses exclusively on the investigation into state-sponsored doping in sports, with no elements related to transgender identity or experiences present in the story. Therefore, an assessment of its portrayal of transsexual themes is not applicable.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Icarus is a documentary featuring real individuals who are portrayed with their actual genders. There are no fictional characters or historical figures whose gender has been altered from established canon or history.
Icarus is a documentary film featuring real individuals portraying themselves. The concept of a "race swap" as defined, which applies to fictional characters or historical figures portrayed by actors of a different race, does not apply to this film's format.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.9
7.7
Critic Ratings
9.2
6.8
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