Pumping Iron fingerprintHigh energy, no humor.
Thrilling and spectacular
Hopeful and nostalgic
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Sports, everyday modern life, and history
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances and characters
Functional look and sound
Thrilling and spectacular
Pumping Iron is thrilling and spectacular.
Hopeful and nostalgic
Emotionally, it's hopeful and nostalgic.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Sports, everyday modern life, and history
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around sports, everyday modern life, and history. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances and characters
The performances and characters stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Pumping Iron is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Fandango at Home Free. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 79/100 (IMDb 7.3, Rotten Tomatoes 92%, and Metacritic 72). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG in the United States.
1 h 26 min
Pumping Iron runs 1 h 26 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Yes. Critics average 82 and audiences 78 out of 100, so both groups see Pumping Iron much the same way.
It was made in English, with some French, German. Produced in United States.
+61GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Pumping Iron in 75 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 17 storytelling tropes for Pumping Iron, including The '70s, Action Dad, As Himself.
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