Icarus (2017)

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.

Genres: Documentary

What to watch after Icarus

• Racing Extinction (2015) — Mark Monroe wrote for both
• The Dissident (2020) — Same feel: disturbing, dramatic
• Chasing Ice (2012) — Same feel: disturbing, dramatic
• Fed Up (2014) — Mark Monroe wrote for both
• The Game Changers (2018) — Mark Monroe wrote for both
• Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In (2021) — Mark Monroe wrote for both