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Bigger

PG-13

Released Oct 12, 2018

1h 47m

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Siblings Joe and Ben Weider overcome anti-Semitism, conventional wisdom and poverty to become fitness entrepreneurs. Against all odds, the brothers launch the gym movement, create an empire and discover a bodybuilder named Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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Glenn Kenny

RogerEbert.com

As relatively handsomely mounted as this movie is, it's also kind of a shambles.

Rated: 2/4

Oct 12, 2018

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Michael Rechtshaffen

Los Angeles Times

Without a sturdier script featuring fully dimensional characters... the performances prove to be as unconvincing as their ethnic accents and period wigs.

Oct 11, 2018

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Robert Abele

TheWrap

A missed opportunity, the kind of yo-yo-ing highlights version of a life that seems less examined than expedited.

Oct 11, 2018

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Courtney Small

Cinema Axis

the film follows the biopic formula so closely that it loses its identity in the process.

Rated: F

Dec 17, 2018

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Chris Knight

National Post

The Weiders denounced drinking and espoused protein shakes, but the film suggests you can never have too much cheese.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 12, 2018

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Michael Ordoña

Common Sense Media

Overly sanitized biopic tackles bigotry; mild violence.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 12, 2018

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Great movie and performances!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/05/24

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Danny R

I like true stories, and this one kept my attention.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/12/23

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Audience Member

Just a long boring promotion for Weider and the Mr Olympia. Get me a bucket.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Audience Member

If you are into weight lifting then it is interesting if not well. I pretty much knew the story of the Weider brothers and their split from the AAU. Overall it is good flick.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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This movie is terrible.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Audience Member

It was an ok movie. Something to pass the time. It isn't a true biography though. The "villain" was a composite character of different people so, it's difficult to say what is true or false.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Synopsis

Siblings Joe and Ben Weider overcome anti-Semitism, conventional wisdom and poverty to become fitness entrepreneurs. Against all odds, the brothers launch the gym movement, create an empire and discover a bodybuilder named Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Director: George Gallo
Producer: Steve Lee Jones, Scott LaStaiti
Screenwriter: Andy Weiss, George Gallo, Brad Furman, Ellen Sue Brown
Distributor: Freestyle Releasing
Production Co: Red Sky Studios, Bee Holder Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Brief Violence|Some Suggestive Content|Thematic Elements)
Genre: History, Drama, Biography
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 12, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 15, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $45.8K
Runtime: 1h 47m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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