O.J.: Made in America (2016)
97%RT Audience Score: 98%
Awards & Nominations: NA
O.J.: Made in America is a magnum opus of documentary filmmaking, a tour de force that delves deep into the psyche of America’s obsession with celebrity, race, and justice. Director Ezra Edelman’s meticulous attention to detail and nuance is evident in every frame of this seven and a half hour epic, which manages to be both a definitive overview of O.J. Simpson’s life and a scathing critique of the American value system. With its examination of how culture making and idolatry can lead to tragedy, O.J.: Made in America is a searing indictment of our society, and a must-watch for anyone interested in the intersection of sports, race, and politics.
O.J.: Made in America is like a rollercoaster ride through the life of one of America’s most infamous celebrities. It’s a wild journey that’s both fascinating and disturbing, with twists and turns that will leave you on the edge of your seat. From O.J.’s rise to fame to his shocking fall from grace, this documentary covers it all in stunning detail. And while it’s a long ride at seven and a half hours, it’s well worth the trip. So buckle up and get ready for a wild ride through the life of O.J. Simpson.
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Release Type
Theatrical
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TV-MA
Year of Release
2016
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Mono
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Aspect ratio:1.78 : 116:9 HD
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Country of origin:United States
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Genre(s)
Documentary
Keyword(s)
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Ezra Edelman – Director
Director(s)
Ezra Edelman
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Film Festivals
Sundance
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All Critics (54) | Top Critics (28) | Fresh (54)
Made for the cable sports channel ESPN, OJ: Made in America is a remarkable piece of work, rich in detail and nuance.
October 3, 2018
Karl Quinn
The Age (Australia)
TOP CRITIC
O.J.: Made in America is an extraordinary achievement in that not only does it provide a definitive overview of O.J.’s life – warts and all – but it offers new insights into events that have been picked over repeatedly over the past 20+ years.
October 3, 2018 | Rating: 4/4
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
TOP CRITIC
At seven and a half hours and split into five parts… Edelman’s O.J.: Made in America is tremendous.
August 10, 2017
K. Austin Collins
The Ringer
TOP CRITIC
O.J.: Made in America will surely prove the definitive record of one exceptional African-American’s spectacular rise and fall, a graphic illustration of how race, injustice and the pursuit of celebrity collided at the tail-end of the 20th century.
December 13, 2016
Tom Charity
Sight & Sound
TOP CRITIC
ESPN’s ongoing 5-part, 10-hour O. J.: Made In America documentary series at first brush had the air of redundancy. Instead it’s anything but.
June 17, 2016
Ed Bark
Uncle Barky
TOP CRITIC
Extraordinary on so many levels, O.J.: Made In America transcends its stated subjects and themes. It’s a withering critique of self-creation, culture making, and idolatry that speaks to everyone, regardless of race.
June 13, 2016 | Rating: A+
Jeff Jensen
Entertainment Weekly
TOP CRITIC
Director Ezra Edelman deserves a tremendous amount of praise for his work here, and if eligible, O.J.: Made in America should be in serious consideration for an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary Feature.
February 14, 2022 | Rating: 4/4
David Gonzalez
Reel Talk Inc.
A scorching and important dissertation, one that shows this American tragedy to be just another thread woven between stars and stripes and blood.
March 8, 2019 | Rating: 5/5
Christopher Preston
One Room With A View
O.J.: Made in America puts the entire American value system on trial, forcing us to ask the difficult questions about what kind of society creates the environment for such a violent crime to occur while justice remains only as a nebulous ideal.
December 12, 2018 | Rating: 4/5
Joel Mayward
Cinemayward
It is well worth the 7.5 hour watch time, even if you are only tangentially interested in OJ the man.
October 10, 2018 | Rating: 4/4
Alan French
AwardsCircuit.com
It will stand alongside the similarly epic Hoop Dreams as a documentary that, with sport as its ostensible subject, also serves as an examination of race in America, and of fame’s perverse and distorting effects.
September 12, 2017
Anwen Crawford
The Monthly (Australia)
Not only is this the best O.J documentary by some distance, it is also one of the best documentaries you’re likely to see this year.
April 21, 2017 | Rating: 5/5
Christopher Machell
CineVue…
Plot
O.J.: Made in America is a documentary series that provides a comprehensive and nuanced portrait of O.J. Simpson’s life, from his rise to fame as a football player to his infamous murder trial and subsequent acquittal.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
O.J. Simpson appears as himself in the documentary.
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