# Generation Iron (2013)

> An energetic portrait of elite bodybuilders whose extreme discipline and personal rivalries converge in the quest for the Mr. Olympia title.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/120513

## Facts

- Runtime: 106 min
- Genres: Documentary
- Director: Vlad Yudin
- Cast: Mickey Rourke, Michael Jai White, Lou Ferrigno, Mike Katz, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Phil Heath, Kai Greene, Busta Rhymes
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2205904/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: energetic, motivational, intense, fitness motivation, sports documentary night

## Movies like Generation Iron

- [Generation Iron 3 (2018)](https://ember.film/movie/392182)
- [Pumping Iron II: The Women (1985)](https://ember.film/movie/100002)
- [Never Back Down: No Surrender (2016)](https://ember.film/movie/259486)
- [Pumping Iron (1977)](https://ember.film/movie/2974)
- [Sly (2023)](https://ember.film/movie/1126810)
- [Reel Rock 12 (2017)](https://ember.film/movie/336290)
- [Progression (2009)](https://ember.film/movie/19497)
- [Generation Iron 2 (2017)](https://ember.film/movie/303793)
- [Reel Rock 10 (2015)](https://ember.film/movie/242202)
- [Generation Iron: Natty 4 Life (2020)](https://ember.film/movie/516369)

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