Movies and TvShows featuring "anabolic-steroid" theme.

The Program is a powerful drama that delves into the controversial world of professional cycling and the immense pressure faced by athletes to win at any cost. Based on a true story, the film follows an investigative journalist as he uncovers the widespread use of performance-enhancing drugs by a successful cyclist. As the journalist's investigation unfolds, he encounters resistance and deception from the cycling community and risks his career to expose the truth.

An ex-special forces soldier is hired as a teacher at a crime-infested school and must use his combat skills to take down an organized crime syndicate. Along the way, he encounters drug addiction, murder, and attempts on his life.

Bigger Stronger Faster* is a documentary film that delves into the world of steroid use in professional sports in America, examining the impact on athletes' performance, the cultural fascination with the 'American Dream' and the controversy surrounding performance-enhancing drugs.

Fair Play is a drama movie set in Czechoslovakia during the 1980s. The story follows a female athlete who is faced with a moral dilemma when she is tempted to use anabolic steroids to improve her performance in the Los Angeles 1984 Summer Olympics. The movie explores the psychological and ethical issues surrounding doping in sports.

Muscle is a gripping thriller that delves into the dark underbelly of the bodybuilding industry. It follows a performance artist who becomes obsessed with his lodger, a bodybuilder, which leads to dangerous consequences. As the line between reality and fantasy blurs, the film explores themes of manipulation, friendship, and the extreme lengths people will go to achieve their desired physique.

A man with an intellectual disability faces physical abuse and a terminal illness. He forms a friendship with a bodybuilder and gets involved in drugs and a police chase.

David is a young bodybuilder who obsessively trains to become his artist mother's muse. As he dedicates himself to further developing his physique, he goes through an identity crisis that will mark his destiny.

Savage is a gripping crime drama that explores themes of revenge, social commentary, and the consequences of violence. Set in Ireland, the film follows a man who seeks retribution after a brutal mugging leaves him physically and emotionally scarred. As he delves deeper into the criminal underworld, he confronts his own demons and grapples with issues of anger, fear, and class inequality. Told with intensity and rawness, Savage serves as a powerful exploration of the darker side of human nature.

The negative physical and psychological effects of anabolic steroids, growth hormones, and masking agents are examined in this European drama which focuses upon the conflict felt by a young runner whose fear of failure exceeds her fear of the drugs. Catherine Delaunay, a 25-year old runner, has just be named French champion after the real winner is disqualified for using drugs. When she suffers a small injury herself she begins using the drugs at the insistence of her German trainer and an unethical sports doctor. Catherine becomes hooked upon her regimen of medication and begins to suffer physical and mental side-effects. To conceal her drug use, Catherine keeps a large supply of "clean" urine. When she really does become drug free, her times suffer. A federation official strongly suggests she get pregnant as they hormones produced by early pregnancy will help her speed.