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The Bishop Sycamore Centurions find themselves playing a nationally televised football game on ESPN in 2021. However, questions after the game reveal that Bishop Sycamore isn't a real school at all.
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D. Watkins Salon.com 09/15/2023
That is why this film is required viewing. We can't continue to allow fake sports people rob our kids of their money and dreams. Go to Full Review
Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times 08/26/2023
3.5/4
One of the most bizarre, disturbing and inexplicable debacles... Go to Full Review
John Anderson Wall Street Journal 08/25/2023
The reasons to watch “BS High,” besides the slo-mo car-crash quality of the narrative, are what it says about the plight of kids with dreams who lack the grades, the money, the connections to get on the track to professional sports. Go to Full Review
Aaron Neuwirth We Live Entertainment 09/27/2023
7/10
If anything, the doc is almost too caught up with Johnson’s audacity to work more towards providing a more explicit critique of his methods. With that said, when someone is laying it all out so clearly, it's up to the audience to see the truth. Go to Full Review
Kristian M. Lin Fort Worth Weekly 09/14/2023
I am perversely, ineluctably drawn to documentaries like BS High, where people who have done something really bad confidently sit down in front of the film crew and lay out their justifications for what they did. Go to Full Review
Nora Lee Mandel Maven's Nest 09/06/2023
7/10
Not just about sports, but a complicated story of how a conman deluded so many, particularly painfully African-American young men with no options to reach their college/NFL dreams into playing on a woeful football team for a fictional Ohio high school. Go to Full Review
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bryan m 10/13/2023 This is a very interesting story. This Roy guy is scum. What a piece of trash he is. He makes you want to jump thru your screen and smack him around. L O S E R See more Michael W @mawilps 09/24/2023 This HBO documentary was really good. The entire crew did an excellent job on making this shocking documentary about con artist Roy Johnson. Creating a school that doesn't exist and ruining the lives of the football players on his team was downright evil. Roy has no shame, remorse, or respect for anything. He is consumed by greed and will do anything to get what he wants. One day he will suffer the consequences for his actions. If you haven't seen this documentary yet, check it out sometime. It'll show you that you shouldn't trust people like Roy. See more Alec B 09/13/2023 This is a fascinating documentary on Roy Johson's scam high school which targeted underprivileged, inner-city students for high school football. One of this documentary's major pulls is the inclusion of Johnson as an interview subject. This HBO Max original left me heartbroken for the young men who fell victim to this con artist's scams...and opened my eyes to the gaps left open in youth athletics and education where con artists can act with predatory intentions. See more Tyler G 08/31/2023 They interview a wide array of key people in the story and many of them are brutally honest. It is funny, sad, and frustrating at different times. Roy Johnson is so insufferable it is hard to sit through at times. See more Edmund D 08/29/2023 Interesting and bizarre. It's amazing that this con lasted for several years. See more Greg R 08/26/2023 Now do churches. This is exactly how religious organizations do exactly what Roy pulled off had he not been exposed in a national televised game. There are no laws because religious organizations do this. Excellent doc. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis The Bishop Sycamore Centurions find themselves playing a nationally televised football game on ESPN in 2021. However, questions after the game reveal that Bishop Sycamore isn't a real school at all.
Director
Travon Free, Martin Desmond Roe
Producer
Jack Turner, Spencer Paysinger
Distributor
HBO
Production Co
The Athletic, Dirty Robber, Matador Content, HBO Sports, Moore Street Productions, SMAC Entertainment, Hyperobject Industries
Genre
Documentary, Sports
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 23, 2023
Runtime
1h 35m
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