Production Company(ies)
Wildwood Enterprises
 
Distributor
Summit Media
 
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical
 
Filming Location(s)
Amman, Jordan
 
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for war violence and language
 
Year of Release
2009
 

 
Genre(s)
War/Drama
 
Keyword(s)
starring Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Guy Pearce, Ralph Fiennes, David Morse, Evangeline Lilly, directed by Kathryn Bigelow, written by Mark Boal, war, drama, action, box office, budget, reviewed by Ed Koch, Candice Frederick, Jeannette Catsoulis, Philippa Hawker, David Stratton, Paul Byrnes, Matt Brunson, David Walsh, Mike Massie, Jason Best, Richard Propes, MPAA rating R, bomb-disposal unit, Baghdad, Iraq War, explosive situations, Staff Sgt William James, Sgt J.T Sanborn, Specialist Owen Eldridge, Colonel Reed, Contractor Team Leader, produced by Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier
 

Cast & Crew

Jeremy Renner

Anthony Mackie

Brian Geraghty

Guy Pearce

Ralph Fiennes

Staff Sergeant William James

Sergeant JT Sanborn

Specialist Owen Eldridge

Sergeant Matt Thompson

Contractor Team Leader

Jeremy Renner – Staff Sergeant William James
Anthony Mackie – Sergeant JT Sanborn
Brian Geraghty – Specialist Owen Eldridge
Guy Pearce – Sergeant Matt Thompson
Ralph Fiennes – Contractor Team Leader
David Morse – Colonel Reed

 

Kathryn Bigelow

Mark Boal

Kathryn Bigelow

Mark Boal

Nicolas Chartier

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Kathryn Bigelow
 
Writer(s)
Mark Boal
 
Producer(s)
Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
Won 6 Oscars
125 wins & 130 nominations total
 
Academy Awards
Oscar Best Achievement in Directing Winners, Oscar Best Achievement in Editing Winners, Oscar Best Achievement in Sound Editing Winners, Oscar Best Achievement in Sound Mixing Winners, Oscar Best Picture Winners, Oscar Best Writing Winners, Oscar Nominees, Oscar Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Winners, Oscar Winners
 

Top Reviews

Ed Koch

Candice Frederick

Jeannette Catsoulis

Philippa Hawker

David Stratton

The Atlantic

Reel Talk Online

Reverse Shot

The Age (Australia)

At the Movies (Australia)

THE HURT LOCKER
  All Critics (288) | Top Critics (77) | Fresh (278) | Rotten (10)
  The Hurt Locker is without a doubt one of the best war pictures I have ever seen, and I have seen most of them.
 
  January 17, 2018
 
  Ed Koch
  The Atlantic
  TOP CRITIC
  I probably should have seen this movie when I had the chance in theaters, but as a DVD it didn’t live up to the hype, though it was well done.
 
  September 12, 2017 | Rating: B+
 
  Candice Frederick
  Reel Talk Online
  TOP CRITIC
  More than anything, The Hurt Locker is a high-wire study of men at work, its lack of overt politics replaced by a revelatory central performance.
 
  February 16, 2016
 
  Jeannette Catsoulis
  Reverse Shot
  TOP CRITIC
  There is much that is fiercely modest about its ambitions. And, for a war film, it is often disconcertingly quiet.
 
  February 25, 2015 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Philippa Hawker
  The Age (Australia)
  TOP CRITIC
  An important, intense, nail-biting experience — really quite unforgettable.
 
  February 25, 2015 | Rating: 4/5
 
  David Stratton
  At the Movies (Australia)
  TOP CRITIC
  It’s a film about why some soldiers love war, a theme that’s rare in war films made by men.
 
  February 25, 2015 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Paul Byrnes
  Sydney Morning Herald
  TOP CRITIC
  Never does Bigelow falter in her direction, which, by adroitly alternating between muscular and sensitive, reapplies a recognizable face to a conflict that has largely slipped from the American public conscious with all the wispiness of a bad dream.
 
  February 19, 2022 | Rating: 3/4
 
  Matt Brunson
  Film Frenzy
  The Hurt Locker, despite claims about its “apolitical” or “non-partisan” character, proves in its own unsavory fashion to be a pro-war and pro-imperialist film.
 
  February 13, 2021
 
  David Walsh
  World Socialist Web Site
  Powerful, alluring, and eye-opening entertainment.
 
  November 28, 2020 | Rating: 8/10
 
  Mike Massie
  Gone With The Twins
  Switching effortlessly between passages of nerve-shredding suspense and ones of adrenalin-charged excitement, The Hurt Locker blows away the competition.
 
  November 24, 2020
 
  Jason Best
  Movie Talk
  A muscular film that literally embeds the audience inside the hell that is war.
 
  September 11, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/4.0
 
  Richard Propes
  TheIndependentCritic.com
  Jeremy Renner and Anthony Mackie exchange drunken punches to the gut as we wonder what civilian life could offer that might possibly compete with this sweaty, boozy, dirty love.
 
  June 18, 2020
 
  David Lamble
  Bay Area Reporter…

 

Plot
An intense portrayal of elite soldiers who have one of the most dangerous jobs in the world: disarming bombs in the heat of combat. When a new sergeant, James, takes over a highly trained bomb disposal team amidst violent conflict, he surprises his two subordinates, Sanborn and Eldridge, by recklessly plunging them into a deadly game of urban combat, behaving as if he’s indifferent to death. As the men struggle to control their wild new leader, the city explodes into chaos, and James’ true character reveals itself in a way that will change each man forever.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
Ralph Fiennes and Guy Pearce have small but memorable roles in The Hurt Locker.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
C J Entertainment, Moho Film Yong Film
 
Distributor
Focus Features
 
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical
 
Filming Location(s)
Torreón, Coahuíla, Mexico
 
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for violence, language and some sexual content
 
Year of Release
2009
 

 
Genre(s)
Drama/Adventure
 
Keyword(s)
starring Paulina Gaitán, Edgar Flores, Kristyan Ferrer, Tenoch Huerta, Diana García, Luis Fernando Peña, directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, written by Cary Joji Fukunaga, drama, adventure, R rating, Amy Kaufman producer, $2.5M box office, reviewed by Chris Chang, Ben Kenigsberg, Joshua Rothkopf, William Thomas, Trevor Johnston, Kevin Maher, Felicia Feaster, Nikki Baughan, Kelly Jane Torrance, Mark Asch, Paulina Gaitán as Sayra, Edgar Flores as Willy, El Casper, Kristyan Ferrer as El Smiley, Tenoch Huerta as Lil’ Mago, Diana García as Martha Marlene, Luis Fernando Peña as El Sol
 

Cast & Crew

Paulina Gaitán

Edgar Flores

Kristyan Ferrer

Tenoch Huerta

Diana García

Sayra

Willy

El Casper

El Smiley

Lil’ Mago

Paulina Gaitán – Sayra
Edgar Flores – Willy, El Casper
Kristyan Ferrer – El Smiley
Tenoch Huerta – Lil’ Mago
Diana García – Martha Marlene
Luis Fernando Peña – El Sol

 

Cary Joji Fukunaga

Cary Joji Fukunaga

Amy Kaufman

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Cary Joji Fukunaga
 
Writer(s)
Cary Joji Fukunaga
 
Producer(s)
Amy Kaufman

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
14 wins & 18 nominations
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Chris Chang

Ben Kenigsberg

Joshua Rothkopf

William Thomas

Trevor Johnston

Film Comment Magazine

Time Out

Empire Magazine

Times (UK)

Charleston City Paper

SIN NOMBRE
  All Critics (120) | Top Critics (48) | Fresh (106) | Rotten (14)
  [F]or all its raw simplicity, the film manages to conjure a veritable library of references.
 
  October 20, 2014
 
  Chris Chang
  Film Comment Magazine
  TOP CRITIC
  November 18, 2011 | Rating: 3/5
 
  Ben Kenigsberg
  Time Out
  TOP CRITIC
  November 17, 2011 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Joshua Rothkopf
  Time Out
  TOP CRITIC
  Captivatingly naturalistic performances and cinematography almost makes up for the lack of a larger political framework.
 
  August 14, 2009 | Rating: 3/5
 
  William Thomas
  Empire Magazine
  TOP CRITIC
  It’s a tribute to the visceral impact of the staging that the film retains its grip despite becoming somewhat predictable, while thematically it’s the usual cycle-of-violence hand wringing.
 
  August 14, 2009 | Rating: 3/5
 
  Trevor Johnston
  Time Out
  TOP CRITIC
  For all its formal élan and gritty location shooting, Sin Nombre is a wearily hollow, morally specious movie.
 
  August 14, 2009 | Rating: 2/5
 
  Kevin Maher
  Times (UK)
  TOP CRITIC
  The exotic setting and strong performances go a long way toward distinguishing Sin Nombre, even if the story itself can feel anemic.
 
  January 27, 2020
 
  Felicia Feaster
  Charleston City Paper
  Eloquent, elegant and utterly heartbreaking, Sin Nombre is one of the most exciting pieces of cinema we’ve seen in a long time.
 
  October 25, 2019 | Rating: 5/5
 
  Nikki Baughan
  Roll Credits
  If you want to learn about the nameless people behind the headlines, Sin Nombre is the best place to start.
 
  December 8, 2018 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
  Kelly Jane Torrance
  Washington Times
  Sin Nombre still leaves an acrid aftertaste.
 
  September 29, 2015
 
  Mark Asch
  Stop Smiling
  Fukunaga wastes no time with laborious explanations for his characters’ motives.
 
  August 16, 2011
 
  Kelly Vance
  East Bay Express
  It’s a drama, a romance and a thriller, but make no mistake – Sin Nombre pulls no punches in delivery a raw, powerful film that shrugs aside genre convention.
 
  March 1, 2011 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Mike Edwards
  What Culture…

 

Plot
In Honduras, a man and his son and daughter set out to get into the United States and ultimately New Jersey, where his wife and the rest of the family is. Their journey will take them through Guatemala and Mexico. Meanwhile, in Southern Mexico, a young man is struggling to reconcile his membership of a gang and his personal life. Circumstances will force his and the three Hondurans’ paths to converge, for better or worse.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
The film features Paulina Gaitán, who delivers a standout performance as Sayra.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
Warner Bros., Natant Stanley Kubrick Productions,
 
Distributor
Fox
 
Release Type
Theatrical
 
Filming Location(s)
Stiletto Club, Carlstadt, New Jersey, USA
 
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for violence, sexuality/nudity, language and some drug use
 
Year of Release
2009
 

 
Genre(s)
Drama
 
Keyword(s)
starring Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood, Mark Margolis, Todd Barry, Wass Stevens, directed by Darren Aronofsky, written by Robert D Siegel, drama, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Deborah Ross, Candice Frederick, Hank Sartin, Joshua Rothkopf, Eddie Cockrell, David Stratton, Mike Massie, Jason Best, Richard Propes, Felicia Feaster, Nikki Baughan, MPAA rating R, pro-wrestling circuit, stripper, estranged daughter, comeback
 

Cast & Crew

Mickey Rourke

Marisa Tomei

Evan Rachel Wood

Mark Margolis

Todd Barry

Randy “the Ram” Robinson

Cassidy

Pam

Stephanie

Lenny

Mickey Rourke – Randy “the Ram” Robinson
Marisa Tomei – Cassidy, Pam
Evan Rachel Wood – Stephanie
Mark Margolis – Lenny
Todd Barry – Wayne
Wass Stevens – Nick Volpe

 

Darren Aronofsky

Robert D. Siegel

Scott Franklin

Darren Aronofsky

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Darren Aronofsky
 
Writer(s)
Robert D. Siegel
 
Producer(s)
Scott Franklin, Darren Aronofsky

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 2 Oscars
58 wins & 93 nominations total
 
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees
 

Top Reviews

Deborah Ross

Candice Frederick

Hank Sartin

Joshua Rothkopf

Eddie Cockrell

The Spectator

Reel Talk Online

Time Out

Sydney Morning Herald

The Australian

THE WRESTLER
  All Critics (230) | Top Critics (65) | Fresh (226) | Rotten (4)
  A story of personal ruin and while it certainly does echo Mickey’s own life, it wouldn’t be fair to say he is playing himself. Sure, Rourke’s performance must have been informed by his own past, but that is different, as well as peculiarly powerful.
 
  August 29, 2018
 
  Deborah Ross
  The Spectator
  TOP CRITIC
  Great performances, great story.
 
  March 21, 2017 | Rating: A
 
  Candice Frederick
  Reel Talk Online
  TOP CRITIC
  November 18, 2011 | Rating: 5/5
 
  Hank Sartin
  Time Out
  TOP CRITIC
  November 17, 2011 | Rating: 5/5
 
  Joshua Rothkopf
  Time Out
  TOP CRITIC
  Who better than Rourke to sell the idea of a battered, yet proud pugilist in search of redemption?
 
  January 22, 2009 | Rating: 4.5/5
 
  Eddie Cockrell
  Sydney Morning Herald
  TOP CRITIC
  The film demands to be seen, thanks to the deceptively simple artistry and humanity Aronofsky brings to the story and to the indelible performances.
 
  January 22, 2009
 
  David Stratton
  The Australian
  TOP CRITIC
  A grittily stark and oftentimes sadly humorous look into the life of a lamentable man and his tragic profession.
 
  November 28, 2020 | Rating: 7/10
 
  Mike Massie
  Gone With The Twins
  The battered dignity of Rourke’s performance is so touching that by the time he makes his big statement of faith to his fans even the toughest and most cynical of viewers will find their eyes going moist.
 
  November 15, 2020
 
  Jason Best
  What’s On TV
  It is powerful, yet it is graceful.
 
  September 27, 2020 | Rating: 4.0/4.0
 
  Richard Propes
  TheIndependentCritic.com
  The Wrestler is an astounding portrait of a broken man.
 
  January 27, 2020
 
  Felicia Feaster
  Charleston City Paper
  But this is, of course, [Mickey] Rourke’s moment. As the increasingly desperate and bewildered Ram he is aggressive and vulnerable, frightening and sympathetic as he struggles to find a place in a world that’s leaving him behind.
 
  November 4, 2019 | Rating: 5/5
 
  Nikki Baughan
  Roll Credits
  Rourke has risen again and delivered a performance for the ages.
 
  June 6, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
  Mattie Lucas
  The Dispatch (Lexington, NC)…

 

Plot
This is a drama about an aging professional wrestler, decades past his prime, who now barely gets by working small wrestling shows in VFW halls and as a part-time grocery store employee. As he faces health problems that may end his wrestling career for good he attempts to come to terms with his life outside the ring: by working full time at the grocery store, trying to reconcile with the daughter he abandoned in childhood and forming a closer bond with a stripper he has romantic feelings for. He struggles with his new life and an offer of a high-profile rematch with his 1980s arch-nemesis, The Ayatollah, which may be his ticket back to stardom.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
Mickey Rourke’s performance in The Wrestler is described as “a performance for the ages” and “the performance of his life” by critics.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
Film Four UK Film Council Darlow Smithson Productions,
 
Distributor
First Run
 
Release Type

 
Filming Location(s)
Old Royal Naval College, King William Walk, Greenwich, London, Greater London, England, UK
 
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 for some violence and thematic elements
 
Year of Release
2009
 

 
Genre(s)
Documentary
 
Keyword(s)
documentary, environmental disaster, oil industry, Ecuador, legal case, big business, Joe Berlinger, directed by Joe Berlinger, produced by Joe Berlinger, Michael Bonfiglio, J.R DeLeon, Richard Stratton, written by Joe Berlinger, reviewed by Joshua Rothkopf, Dan Jolin, Kevin Maher, Peter Bradshaw, Tim Robey, Olly Zanetti, David Harris, Laura Hiros, Nora Lee Mandel, Emanuel Levy, Ian Buckwalter, Rich Cline, starring Pablo Fajardo, Kent Robertson, Amy Goodman, Rafael Correa, Hugo Chavez, Trudie Styler, genre: documentary, MPAA rating: not rated, box office performance: $170.3K, budget: not available, critic names: Joshua Rothkopf, Dan Jolin, Kevin Maher, Peter Bradshaw, Tim Robey, Olly Zanetti, David Harris, Laura Hiros, Nora Lee Mandel, Emanuel Levy, Ian Buckwalter, Rich Cline, producer names: Joe Berlinger, Michael Bonfiglio, J.R DeLeon, Richard Stratton
 

Cast & Crew

Pablo Fajardo

Kent Robertson

Amy Goodman

Rafael Correa

Hugo Chavez

Pablo Fajardo

Kent Robertson

Amy Goodman

Rafael Correa

Hugo Chavez

Pablo Fajardo
Kent Robertson
Amy Goodman
Rafael Correa
Hugo Chavez
Trudie Styler
– Self
Director: Joe Berlinger
Producers: Joe Berlinger, Michael Bonfiglio, J.R. DeLeon, Richard Stratton

 

Joe Berlinger

NA

Joe Berlinger

Michael Bonfiglio

J.R. DeLeon

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Joe Berlinger
 
Writer(s)
NA
 
Producer(s)
Joe Berlinger, Michael Bonfiglio, J.R. DeLeon, Richard Stratton

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
Won 1 Oscar
25 wins & 37 nominations total
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Joshua Rothkopf

Dan Jolin

Kevin Maher

Peter Bradshaw

Tim Robey

Time Out

Empire Magazine

Times (UK)

Guardian

Daily Telegraph (UK)

CRUDE
  All Critics (65) | Top Critics (30) | Fresh (62) | Rotten (3)
  November 17, 2011 | Rating: 3/5
 
  Joshua Rothkopf
  Time Out
  TOP CRITIC
  Not exactly genre-bending innovation or anything but a decent documentary about an important episode in history of oil company exploitation.
 
  January 15, 2010 | Rating: 3/5
 
  Dan Jolin
  Empire Magazine
  TOP CRITIC
  Although the real-life outcome may be known to some, Crude still, at its best, unfolds like a courtroom thriller.
 
  January 15, 2010 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Kevin Maher
  Times (UK)
  TOP CRITIC
  The Ecuadorians’ fight continues, and their courage isn’t to be doubted. Even the much-mocked, much-maligned campaigner Trudie Styler emerges with credit for supporting them.
 
  January 15, 2010 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Peter Bradshaw
  Guardian
  TOP CRITIC
  Structurally a little jumbled, it’s still a worthy addition to the angry eco-doc subgenre.
 
  January 15, 2010 | Rating: 3/5
 
  Tim Robey
  Daily Telegraph (UK)
  TOP CRITIC
  Gripping and powerful, Crude is documentary journalism as it needs to be. Blissful ignorance stirred with bland apathy is no longer an option.
 
  January 15, 2010 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Olly Zanetti
  Little White Lies
  TOP CRITIC
  Though one-sided and all too happy to assail an easy target such as a monstrous oil company, Crude backs up its rhetoric by providing footage and images of the people and terrain affected…
 
  October 11, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/5
 
  David Harris
  Spectrum Culture
  Yes, Crude talks about the environmental impact of oil exploitation, but it is not just another documentary about this subject… it is the human perspective that prevails, showing the human cost of each drop of oil we consume. [Full review in Spanish]
 
  March 16, 2018 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Laura Hiros
  Rincón de cine
  Well shows how a canny public relations campaign is a key part of legal strategy to even up the odds in the court of world opinion. . .But does not get below the surface.
 
  January 1, 2016 | Rating: 6/10
 
  Nora Lee Mandel
  Maven’s Nest
  Another interesting film from Joe Berlinger
 
  August 17, 2011 | Rating: B
 
  Emanuel Levy
  EmanuelLevy.Com
  In a welcome change from many recent documentaries with an activist bent, the director is never seen on camera, never heard on the soundtrack, and does precious little overt editorializing.
 
  July 4, 2010 | Rating: 6.1/10
 
  Ian Buckwalter
  DCist
  This intense documentary tells a hugely important story that’s packed with compelling characters and situations. Although a repetitive structure and a sense of agonising futility conspire to undermine the vital lessons it has to teach us.
 
  January 15, 2010 | Rating: 3.5/5
 
  Rich Cline
  Shadows on the Wall…

 

Plot
Before she becomes Cruella de Vil, teenage Estella has a dream. She wishes to become a fashion designer, having been gifted with talent, innovation, and ambition all in equal measures. But life seems intent on making sure her dreams never come true. Having wound up penniless and orphaned in London at 12, 10 years later Estella runs wild through the city streets with her best friends and partners-in-(petty)-crime, Horace and Jasper, two amateur thieves. When a chance encounter vaults Estella into the world of the young rich and famous, however, she begins to question the existence she’s built for herself in London and wonders whether she might, indeed, be destined for more after all.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
The documentary Crude features appearances by Trudie Styler, Amy Goodman, Rafael Correa, and Hugo Chavez.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
1+2 Seisaku Iinkai Atom Films, Atom Films,
 
Distributor
Music Box Films
 
Release Type
Theatrical
 
Filming Location(s)
Boulevard périphérique, Paris 18, Paris, France
 
MPAA / Certificate
Not Rated
 
Year of Release
2006
 

 
Genre(s)
Drama
 
Keyword(s)
starring François Cluzet, André Dussollier, Marie-Josée Croze, Kristin Scott Thomas, Nathalie Baye, François Berléand, directed by Guillaume Canet, written by Guillaume Canet, Philippe Lefebvre, drama, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Maitland McDonagh, Owen Gleiberman, Leo Goldsmith, Noel Murray, Peter Rainer, Joe Williams, Tom Meek, Mattie Lucas, C.J Prince, Beth McDonough, Kelly Jane Torrance, Kaleem Aftab, producer Alain Attal, MPAA rating, French (France), Music Box Films, Dolby
 

Cast & Crew

François Cluzet

André Dussollier

Marie-Josée Croze

Kristin Scott Thomas

Nathalie Baye

Docteur Alexandre Arnaud ‘Alex’ Beck

Jacques Laurentin

Margot Beck

Hélène Perkins

Maître Elysabeth Feldman

François Cluzet – Docteur Alexandre Arnaud ‘Alex’ Beck
André Dussollier – Jacques Laurentin
Marie-Josée Croze – Margot Beck
Kristin Scott Thomas – Hélène Perkins
Nathalie Baye – Maître Elysabeth Feldman
François Berléand – Eric Levkowitch

 

Guillaume Canet

Guillaume Canet

Alain Attal

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Guillaume Canet
 
Writer(s)
Guillaume Canet, Philippe Lefebvre
 
Producer(s)
Alain Attal

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
12 wins & 15 nominations
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Maitland McDonagh

Owen Gleiberman

Leo Goldsmith

Noel Murray

Peter Rainer

Time Out

Entertainment Weekly

indieWire

AV Club

Christian Science Monitor

TELL NO ONE
  All Critics (119) | Top Critics (44) | Fresh (111) | Rotten (8)
  November 17, 2011 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Maitland McDonagh
  Time Out
  TOP CRITIC
  September 7, 2011 | Rating: A-
 
  Owen Gleiberman
  Entertainment Weekly
  TOP CRITIC
  Canet has covered his bases with enough swooping camerawork, narrative smoke-and-mirrors, and quick-sketched supporting characters for a dozen thrillers
 
  August 8, 2009
 
  Leo Goldsmith
  indieWire
  TOP CRITIC
  By and large, Tell No One is more interested in telling a knotty story than pondering its meaning, but in those rare deeper moments, Canet evokes how a tragedy can gather around a man and linger there, like a cloud of gnats.
 
  October 18, 2008 | Rating: B
 
  Noel Murray
  AV Club
  TOP CRITIC
  Canet has a good feeling for lowlife atmosphere and he works up a few fine Hitchcockian twirls.
 
  October 18, 2008 | Rating: B
 
  Peter Rainer
  Christian Science Monitor
  TOP CRITIC
  Although it might make your head spin, this case of Vertigo in cyberspace keeps us spellbound.
 
  October 18, 2008 | Rating: B
 
  Joe Williams
  St. Louis Post-Dispatch
  TOP CRITIC
  The mystery deepens adroitly, and Canet’s confidence in Cluzet shows as the actor carries the film convincingly and without a fault.
 
  July 28, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
  Tom Meek
  Cambridge Day
  A taut, well crafted nail-biter that manages to rise above its genre, and give the audience just a little bit more.
 
  July 6, 2019 | Rating: 3/4
 
  Mattie Lucas
  From the Front Row
  Tell No One doesn’t waste any time setting up the central plot.
 
  June 20, 2019
 
  C.J. Prince
  Way Too Indie
  Tell No One is not only one of the most satisfying book adaptations, but also one of the most fun, perfectly-paced genre films I’ve seen in years.
 
  May 10, 2019
 
  Beth McDonough
  The Babbling Blonde
  Combine the tricky twists and turns of the American thriller with the subtlety and sophistication of French cinema and you have Tell No One… a highly charged piece of work that grabs you by the neck and doesn’t let go.
 
  December 13, 2018 | Rating: 3/4
 
  Kelly Jane Torrance
  Washington Times
  Suspend belief and forgive the absurdities and these are two of the most enthralling hours you’ll spend in the cinema this year.
 
  November 1, 2018
 
  Kaleem Aftab
  The National (UAE)…

 

Plot
Pediatrician Dr. Alexandre Beck (François Cluzet) misses his beloved wife Margot Beck (Marie-Josée Croze), who was brutally murdered eight years ago when he was the prime suspect. When two bodies are found near where the corpse of Margot was dumped, the Police re-open the case and Alex becomes suspect again. The mystery increases when Alex receives an e-mail showing Margot older and alive.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
The cast of Tell No One includes François Cluzet, André Dussollier, Marie-Josée Croze, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Nathalie Baye.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
Paramount Pictures,
 
Distributor
NA
 
Release Type

 
Filming Location(s)

 
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG for some thematic elements and mild language
 
Year of Release
2008
 

 
Genre(s)
Documentary/Adventure
 
Keyword(s)
Blindsight, documentary, adventure, Tibetan, Mount Everest, blindness, Erik Weihenmayer, Jeff Evans, Stefani Jackenthal, Kami Tenzing Sherpa, Sabriye Tenberken, Ed Weihenmayer, Lucy Walker, Sybil Robson, PG, box office, budget, reviewed by Derek Malcolm, Anthony Quinn, Nigel Andrews, Tim Robey, Peter Bradshaw, Wendy Ide, Matthew Pejkovic, John A Nesbit, Rich Cline, Tom Dawson, Rob Daniel, MPAA rating, transcendence, physical disability, culture clash, Himalayas, courage, determination, inspiration, achievement, human powers, gung-ho Americans, teacher, documentary filmmaking, breathtaking images, emotional pull, life-affirming, heartwarming, previously unrevealed insights, Tibetan culture
 

Cast & Crew

Erik Weihenmayer

Jeff Evans

Stefani Jackenthal

Kami Tenzing Sherpa

Sabriye Tenberken

Erik Weihenmayer

Jeff Evans

Stefani Jackenthal

Kami Tenzing Sherpa

Sabriye Tenberken

Erik Weihenmayer – Self
Jeff Evans – Self
Stefani Jackenthal – Self
Kami Tenzing Sherpa – Self
Sabriye Tenberken – Self
Ed Weihenmayer – Self
Lucy Walker – Director
Sybil Robson – Producer

 

Lucy Walker

NA

Sybil Robson

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Lucy Walker
 
Writer(s)
NA
 
Producer(s)
Sybil Robson

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
4 wins & 2 nominations
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Derek Malcolm

Anthony Quinn

Nigel Andrews

Tim Robey

Peter Bradshaw

London Evening Standard

Independent (UK)

Financial Times

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Guardian

BLINDSIGHT
  All Critics (50) | Top Critics (25) | Fresh (49) | Rotten (1)
  You wouldn’t believe it as fiction but it really is fairly unadorned fact. It is easy to see awards beckoning, and deservedly so because Walker as a film-maker never puts herself in front of her extraordinary subjects.
 
  August 8, 2008 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Derek Malcolm
  London Evening Standard
  TOP CRITIC
  How they managed the trek defies belief, but in an art-form where superpowers have become passé, it’s a stirring reminder of what human powers, against the odds, can achieve.
 
  August 8, 2008 | Rating: 3/5
 
  Anthony Quinn
  Independent (UK)
  TOP CRITIC
  Lucy Walker’s documentary Blindsight is breathtaking twice over. It leaves the audience gasping like a landed guppy at views of snow-coddled Himalayan peaks under ice-blue skies.
 
  August 8, 2008
 
  Nigel Andrews
  Financial Times
  TOP CRITIC
  Lucy Walker’s documentary is genuinely stirring.
 
  August 8, 2008
 
  Tim Robey
  Daily Telegraph (UK)
  TOP CRITIC
  Walker’s ending is fudged both in terms of the narrative and the issues, and she seems to come down, a little feebly, on the “heartwarming” side of things. But what an amazing, and bizarre, story.
 
  August 8, 2008 | Rating: 3/5
 
  Peter Bradshaw
  Guardian
  TOP CRITIC
  A strikingly photographed documentary that unfolds into a story of human achievement and a study of the East-West culture clash.
 
  August 8, 2008 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Wendy Ide
  Times (UK)
  TOP CRITIC
  Along with its strong emotional pull and engrossing personalities, Blindsight also features some breath taking images of the Himalayas, and some nerve wrecking scenes that would make those of us who are afraid of heights to start sweating bullets.
 
  January 6, 2012 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Matthew Pejkovic
  Matt’s Movie Reviews
  memorable portrait of some truly courageous individuals and previously unrevealed insights to Tibetan culture
 
  April 25, 2009 | Rating: B
 
  John A. Nesbit
  Old School Reviews
  An important, heart-soaring record of a group of incredibly brave people doing something almost everyone would tell them is impossible.
 
  August 8, 2008 | Rating: 3.5/5
 
  Rich Cline
  Shadows on the Wall
  The ascent reveals a fascinating clash of values between the more gung-ho Americans (who are determined to reach the top) and the youngsters’ remarkable teacher Sabriye Tenberken.
 
  August 8, 2008 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Tom Dawson
  Total Film
  Lucy Walker’s inspirational, award-winning documentary, which leaves condescension and treacle out in the cold, emerging as one of the year’s most illuminating, heartbreaking, and life-affirming movies.
 
  August 8, 2008 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Rob Daniel
  Sky Cinema
  An accomplished work from documentarian Walker, who uses her battle-against-the odds story to illuminate how Tibetan society mistreats its blind citizens.
 
  August 8, 2008 | Rating: 3/5
 
  Tom Dawson
  Film4…

 

Plot
Six blind Tibetan teenagers climb the Lhakpa-Ri peak of Mount Everest, led by seven-summit blind mountain-climber Erik Weihenmayer.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
Blind mountaineer Erik Weihenmayer is one of the climbers featured in the documentary Blindsight.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
Warner Bros., Chenault Productions,
 
Distributor
Reel Diva
 
Release Type

 
Filming Location(s)
North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
 
MPAA / Certificate
Unrated
 
Year of Release
2006
 

 
Genre(s)
Documentary
 
Keyword(s)
documentary, Charles Nelson Reilly, Paul Linke, Barry Poltermann, Frank Anderson, Reel Diva, LGBTQ+, resilience, dysfunctional family, game show host, late-night talk show, actor, theater director, drama coach, monologue, humor, endearing, critic reviews, Tomatometer, audience score, box office, gross USA, limited release, streaming, English, genre, biography, life story, triumph, tragedy, retrospective, intimate, one-man-show, humanity, profound, check on life, time capsule, horror movies, MCU, Netflix series, TV shows, anticipated movies, critic submission, licensing, advertise, careers
 

Cast & Crew

Barry Poltermann

Frank Anderson

Charles Nelson Reilly

Paul Linke

Barry Poltermann

Frank Anderson

Charles Nelson Reilly

Paul Linke

Barry Poltermann – Director
Frank Anderson – Director
Charles Nelson Reilly – Screenwriter
Paul Linke – Screenwriter

 

Barry Poltermann

Charles Nelson Reilly

NA

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Barry Poltermann, Frank Anderson
 
Writer(s)
Charles Nelson Reilly, Paul Linke
 
Producer(s)
NA

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
NA
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Melissa Anderson

Owen Gleiberman

J. R. Jones

Joe Leydon

Hank Sartin

Time Out

Entertainment Weekly

Chicago Reader

Variety

Time Out

THE LIFE OF REILLY
  All Critics (44) | Top Critics (21) | Fresh (43) | Rotten (1)
  November 17, 2011 | Rating: 2/5
 
  Melissa Anderson
  Time Out
  TOP CRITIC
  …he’s far more candid recalling his grand delusions in a school play than he is when he gets to Broadway and Hollywood.
 
  March 10, 2009 | Rating: B-
 
  Owen Gleiberman
  Entertainment Weekly
  TOP CRITIC
  …it’s a funny and frequently affecting reminiscence…
 
  March 10, 2009
 
  J. R. Jones
  Chicago Reader
  TOP CRITIC
  Life of Reilly is vivid proof that living well, and laughing heartily, can be the best revenge.
 
  March 10, 2009
 
  Joe Leydon
  Variety
  TOP CRITIC
  As this entertaining recording of his one-man show reveals, Reilly was a natural raconteur.
 
  March 10, 2009 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Hank Sartin
  Time Out
  TOP CRITIC
  The Life of Reilly lets us know how much the world has changed.
 
  March 10, 2009
 
  Andrew O’Hehir
  Salon.com
  TOP CRITIC
  An entertaining, touching and funny look at a man whose Hollywood life is truly worth remembering.
 
  September 14, 2020 | Rating: 3.0/4.0
 
  Richard Propes
  TheIndependentCritic.com
  Charles Nelson Reilly ranges from the jocular and anecdotal to a banshee-like wail as if he were a very queer Lear.
 
  May 26, 2020
 
  David Lamble
  Bay Area Reporter
  It was shot just before he died, so it’s a nice record of his life in his own words, a life that included bizarre family situations as well as his solo navigation of Hollywood as a decidedly unconventional celebrity.
 
  April 4, 2011 | Rating: 4.5/5
 
  Dave White
  Movies.com
  Gives us a sense of a full life of triumph and tragedy, an epic story told in 84 minutes by a master raconteur.
 
  July 19, 2010 | Rating: 5/5
 
  Rob Gonsalves
  eFilmCritic.com
  It doesn’t pretend to be a movie, really, but it’s an unexpected treat from a man who made a living out of being silly.
 
  March 10, 2009
 
  Robert Horton
  HeraldNet (Everett, WA)
  See Life of Reilly and you won’t see him as a pop culture footnote ever again.
 
  March 10, 2009
 
  Rob Thomas
  Wisconsin State Journal…

 

Plot
“The Life of Reilly” is a documentary about the late comedian Charles Nelson Reilly, chronicling his life story from a dysfunctional childhood to achieving fame as a game show host and actor.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
The late comedian Charles Nelson Reilly recounts his life story in this humorous and endearing documentary.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
Paranoid Pictures,
 
Distributor
Universal Pictures
 
Release Type
Theatrical
 
Filming Location(s)
Madrid, Spain
 
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 for violence and intense sequences of action
 
Year of Release
2007
 

 
Genre(s)
Action
 
Keyword(s)
starring Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, Joan Allen, David Strathairn, Scott Glenn, Paddy Considine, directed by Paul Greengrass, written by Tony Gilroy, Scott Z Burns, George Nolfi, action, PG-13, box office, Frank Marshall, Patrick Crowley, Paul L Sandberg, Universal Pictures, reviewed by Philippa Hawker, Ryan Gilbey, David Stratton, Tom Charity, Ben Walters, Amy Nicholson, David Walsh, Richard Crouse, Mike Massie, Film Companion Staff, Leigh Paatsch, Carlos Marañón, Matt Damon as Jason Bourne, Julia Stiles as Nicky Parsons, Joan Allen as Pamela Landy, David Strathairn as Noah Vosen, Scott Glenn as Ezra Kramer, Paddy Considine as Simon Ross, SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby SRD, Scope (2.35:1), The Bourne Collection, violence, intense sequences of action, Russia, Europe, northern Africa, United States, uncovering true identity, CIA, assassin, on the run, non-stop thrill ride, intelligent, finely tuned, sharp camerawork, finest installment, Bourne trilogy
 

Cast & Crew

Matt Damon

Julia Stiles

Joan Allen

David Strathairn

Scott Glenn

Jason Bourne

Nicky Parsons

Pamela Landy

Noah Vosen

Ezra Kramer

Matt Damon – Jason Bourne
Julia Stiles – Nicky Parsons
Joan Allen – Pamela Landy
David Strathairn – Noah Vosen
Scott Glenn – Ezra Kramer
Paddy Considine – Simon Ross
Frank Marshall – Producer
Patrick Crowley – Producer
Paul L. Sandberg – Producer
Paul Greengrass – Director
Tony Gilroy – Writer
Scott Z. Burns – Writer
George Nolfi – Writer

 

Paul Greengrass

Tony Gilroy

Frank Marshall

Patrick Crowley

Paul L. Sandberg

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Paul Greengrass
 
Writer(s)
Tony Gilroy, Scott Z. Burns, George Nolfi
 
Producer(s)
Frank Marshall, Patrick Crowley, Paul L. Sandberg

 

Film Festivals
Berlin
 
Awards & Nominations
Won 3 Oscars
29 wins & 42 nominations total
 
Academy Awards
Oscar Best Achievement in Editing Winners, Oscar Best Achievement in Sound Editing Winners, Oscar Best Achievement in Sound Mixing Winners, Oscar Winners
 

Top Reviews

Philippa Hawker

Ryan Gilbey

David Stratton

Tom Charity

Ben Walters

The Age

New Statesman

At the Movies

CNN.com

Time Out

THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM
  All Critics (268) | Top Critics (69) | Fresh (246) | Rotten (22)
  t’s full of tension, but it’s also disturbing on another level: it’s hard not to be reminded of recent events.
 
  June 23, 2015 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Philippa Hawker
  The Age (Australia)
  TOP CRITIC
  If it feels like a non-stop demolition derby, at least there’s a responsible driver at the wheel. The British director Paul Greengrass makes everything seem more plausible with twitchy camerawork and even twitchier editing.
 
  June 23, 2015
 
  Ryan Gilbey
  New Statesman
  TOP CRITIC
  I’m sure a lot of people will find it thrilling. Me, I just wanted to get headache [or] seasickness tablets.
 
  June 23, 2015 | Rating: 2/5
 
  David Stratton
  At the Movies (Australia)
  TOP CRITIC
  Bourne — or whatever his name really is — is such a resourceful and reckless agent of chaos, we thrill to him despite the fact that he’s officially a non-entity.
 
  August 4, 2013
 
  Tom Charity
  CNN.com
  TOP CRITIC
  While the crunchy fights and unflagging pace ensure this delivers as genre spectacle, the muddy ethics also make for a pleasing contrast with standard-issue wham-bammery.
 
  November 17, 2011 | Rating: 5/5
 
  Ben Walters
  Time Out
  TOP CRITIC
  Greengrass comes full circle from the War on Terror film that bit its tongue to the popcorn flick that speaks volumes.
 
  December 1, 2009 | Rating: C
 
  Amy Nicholson
  I.E. Weekly
  TOP CRITIC
  Unless the spectator is prepared to relinquish his or her ability to reflect on things almost entirely for two hours or so, Greengrass’s film does not stand up to close scrutiny.
 
  February 14, 2021
 
  David Walsh
  World Socialist Web Site
  Greengrass knows how to shoot action. There is a hand-to-hand combat scene in Morocco that is as exciting, chaotic and violent as any sequence in the Bourne movies, I just wish he had spent more time on the moments between the mayhem.
 
  January 31, 2021 | Rating: 3/5
 
  Richard Crouse
  Richard Crouse
  Resembles everything seen in the previous two movies, but with a focus on intensification and grandiosity.
 
  November 24, 2020 | Rating: 4/10
 
  Mike Massie
  Gone With The Twins
  The Bourne Trilogy is a shining example of a single story told over three parts…
 
  October 27, 2020
 
  Film Companion Staff
  Film Companion
  The third Bourne instalment is not just the best of the franchise, but also one of the finest and most forceful action releases of the past decade.
 
  May 14, 2020 | Rating: 4.5/5
 
  Leigh Paatsch
  Herald Sun (Australia)
  The best movie this summer. Straight to the Top 5 of the year. [Full review in Spanish]
 
  July 18, 2019 | Rating: 5/5
 
  Carlos Marañón
  Cinemanía (Spain)…

 

Plot
Bourne is once again brought out of hiding, this time inadvertently by London-based reporter Simon Ross who is trying to unveil Operation Blackbriar
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
Matt Damon delivers his best performance as Jason Bourne in The Bourne Ultimatum.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
Zazen Produções
 
Distributor
Weinstein Co.
 
Release Type
Theatrical
 
Filming Location(s)
Havana, Cuba
 
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 for brief strong language
 
Year of Release
2007
 

 
Genre(s)
Documentary
 
Keyword(s)
starring Michael Moore, directed by Michael Moore, written by Michael Moore, documentary, health care, America, Canada, France, U.K., PG-13, Weinstein Co., box office, budget, reviewed by Stuart Klawans, Caryn James, Bob Mondello, Lisa Schwarzbaum, Derek Malcolm, Anthony Quinn, David Walsh, Felicia Feaster, Micheal Compton, Kaleem Aftab, Dorothy Woodend, Michael Joshua Rowin, Matthew M, Alex r, Sophie B, Daniel D, critic reviews, audience reviews, Sicko, Neptune Frost, 18 1/2, H.P Lovecraft’s Witch House, 11th Hour Cleaning, Sh*t Saves the World, Stay Prayed Up, Final Caller, Girl in the Picture, Hello, Goodbye, Everything in Between, Confessions from the Hart, The Prey: Legend of Karnoctus, Moon, 66 Questions, Dreaming Walls: Inside the Chelsea Hotel, The Road to Galena, Incantation, Dangerous Liaisons, Jewel, Warriors on the Field, Fair Play
 

Cast & Crew

Michael Moore

Tucker Albrizzi

Tony Benn

Aleida Guevara

Reggie Cervantes

Michael Moore

Tucker Albrizzi

Tony Benn

Aleida Guevara

Reggie Cervantes

Michael Moore – Self
Tucker Albrizzi – Self
Tony Benn – Self
Aleida Guevara – Self
Reggie Cervantes – Self
Patrick Pedraja – Self

 

Michael Moore

Michael Moore

Michael Moore

Meghan O’Hara

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Michael Moore
 
Writer(s)
Michael Moore
 
Producer(s)
Michael Moore, Meghan O’Hara

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 1 Oscar
14 wins & 16 nominations total
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Stuart Klawans

Caryn James

Bob Mondello

Lisa Schwarzbaum

Derek Malcolm

Film Comment Magazine

New York Times

NPR.org

Entertainment Weekly

London Evening Standard

SICKO
  All Critics (218) | Top Critics (67) | Fresh (199) | Rotten (19)
  This is the essential ill that Sicko addresses, in an eruption that’s the most unruly and uncategorizable part of the whole movie, and the most unmistakably heartfelt. You want the truth? Moore can handle the truth.
 
  April 12, 2018
 
  Stuart Klawans
  Film Comment Magazine
  TOP CRITIC
  Sicko is wildly comic while tearing apart the country’s health care system.
 
  November 30, 2017
 
  Caryn James
  New York Times
  TOP CRITIC
  There’s plenty of grandstanding, most of it very funny. And in this instance, all that sizzle is selling the steak.
 
  October 18, 2008
 
  Bob Mondello
  NPR.org
  TOP CRITIC
  If other countries can provide their people with universal health care, why can’t we? If we can’t, who are we?
 
  November 8, 2007 | Rating: B+
 
  Lisa Schwarzbaum
  Entertainment Weekly
  TOP CRITIC
  Moore has again made a film which, though basically sound in logic, sugars the pill in a way which seems suspect in its determination to suggest that, as far as healthcare is concerned, America is bad and everywhere else is good.
 
  October 26, 2007 | Rating: 3/5
 
  Derek Malcolm
  London Evening Standard
  TOP CRITIC
  A devastating exposure of America’s iniquitous healthcare system, coolly marshalled and amusingly detailed by Moore.
 
  October 26, 2007 | Rating: 3/5
 
  Anthony Quinn
  Independent (UK)
  TOP CRITIC
  The filmmaker has the habit … of never going to the root of a problem. The lack of depth and seriousness, the extreme limitations of his conceptions are enormously debilitating.
 
  February 14, 2021
 
  David Walsh
  World Socialist Web Site
  In Sicko, Michael Moore’s irreverent comedy has become less bleating and more purposeful, perhaps in part because the times we live in have become more desperate.
 
  January 29, 2020
 
  Felicia Feaster
  Creative Loafing
  For the most part, this is a more restrained Moore and the result is another solid documentary that cements Moore’s status as a filmmaker capable of making an audience laugh and think at the same time.
 
  November 21, 2019
 
  Micheal Compton
  Bowling Green Daily News
  The first line of attack exemplifies Moore at his maverick best… Less interesting or sustained are his rose-tinted views of European health service systems.
 
  November 3, 2018 | Rating: 3/5
 
  Kaleem Aftab
  The List
  Sicko offers still plenty to get riled up about, but the firebrand ire of Fahrenheit 9/11 seems to have mellowed a little.
 
  August 23, 2017
 
  Dorothy Woodend
  The Tyee (British Columbia)
  While Moore’s sins aren’t nearly as terrible or significant as those of the political system to which he stands opposed, his unabashed tendency to talk down to his audience is symptomatic of our culture of mediocrity.
 
  July 29, 2015
 
  Michael Joshua Rowin
  Stop Smiling…

 

Plot
Documentary look at health care in the United States as provided by profit-oriented health maintenance organizations (HMOs) compared to free, universal care in Canada, the U.K., and France. Moore contrasts U.S. media reports on Canadian care with the experiences of Canadians in hospitals and clinics there. He interviews patients and doctors in the U.K. about cost, quality, and salaries. He examines why Nixon promoted HMOs in 1971, and why the Clintons’ reform effort failed in the 1990s. He talks to U.S. ex-pats in Paris about French services, and he takes three 9/11 clean-up volunteers, who developed respiratory problems, to Cuba for care. He asks of Americans, “Who are we?”
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
Michael Moore is the director, producer, and writer of Sicko.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
Caviar Flat 7 Productions, Ward Four
 
Distributor
ThinkFilm
 
Release Type
Theatrical
 
Filming Location(s)

 
MPAA / Certificate
Approved
 
Year of Release
2007
 

 
Genre(s)
Documentary
 
Keyword(s)
documentary, Uganda, war, music, dance, children, refugees, Patongo refugee camp, competition, PG-13, Sean Fine, Andrea Nix, Albie Hecht, Susan MacLaury, English, $111.5K, ThinkFilm, directed by Sean Fine, Andrea Nix, written by Sean Fine, Andrea Nix, produced by Albie Hecht, reviewed by Stephen Garrett, Marc Savlov, Jonathan F Richards, Jennie Punter, Philip Marchand, Amy Nicholson, Andrew L Urban, Kam Williams, Larry Ratliff, Robert W Butler, Karina Montgomery, Frank Swietek, starring Dominic, Rose, Nancy
 

Cast & Crew

Sean Fine

Andrea Nix

Sean Fine

Andrea Nix

Albie Hecht

Sean Fine

Andrea Nix

Sean Fine

Andrea Nix

Albie Hecht

Sean Fine – Director
Andrea Nix – Director
Sean Fine – Writer
Andrea Nix – Writer
Albie Hecht – Producer
Susan MacLaury – Executive Producer

 

Sean Fine

Sean Fine

Albie Hecht

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Sean Fine, Andrea Nix
 
Writer(s)
Sean Fine, Andrea Nix
 
Producer(s)
Albie Hecht

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
NA
 
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees
 

Top Reviews

Stephen Garrett

Marc Savlov

Jonathan F. Richards

Jennie Punter

Philip Marchand

Time Out

Austin Chronicle

Film.com

Globe and Mail

Toronto Star

WAR/DANCE
  All Critics (47) | Top Critics (23) | Fresh (40) | Rotten (7)
  November 17, 2011 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Stephen Garrett
  Time Out
  TOP CRITIC
  October 18, 2008 | Rating: 3/5
 
  Marc Savlov
  Austin Chronicle
  TOP CRITIC
  It is wonderful to watch this joyous slice of the cultural lives of these victimized, traumatized children struggling to survive and build a better life in a desperately troubled part of the world.
 
  March 4, 2008
 
  Jonathan F. Richards
  Film.com
  TOP CRITIC
  This film offers a child’s perspective on the ravages and complexity of war and is also a convincing testament to the healing power of creative expression.
 
  February 22, 2008 | Rating: 3/4
 
  Jennie Punter
  Globe and Mail
  TOP CRITIC
  ‘The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places,’ Hemingway wrote in A Farewell to Arms. That statement might stand as the summation of this documentary, which celebrates the strength of winsome, broken children.
 
  February 22, 2008 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
  Philip Marchand
  Toronto Star
  TOP CRITIC
  Because no one dares to call a film about suffering children boring, Fine and Nix slack on analysis and investigation and concentrate on gorgeous saturated cinematography
 
  January 29, 2008 | Rating: C
 
  Amy Nicholson
  I.E. Weekly
  TOP CRITIC
  This wonderful doco is heartbreaking and heartwarming by turns
 
  November 14, 2008
 
  Andrew L. Urban
  Urban Cinefile
  An emotionally-engaging testament to the indomitability of the human spirit even in the midst of the most dire of circumstances.
 
  April 13, 2008 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
  Kam Williams
  NewsBlaze
  We celebrate joy rising from the ashes of tragedy.
 
  March 21, 2008 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
  Larry Ratliff
  San Antonio Express-News
  This is powerful stuff that reasserts both the evil and the good in human hearts.
 
  March 7, 2008 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
  Robert W. Butler
  Kansas City Star
  A truly beautiful tribute to the redemptive powers of art, music, and dance, and the insidious destructiveness that trickles down in war to the most innocent of victims. Please see it.
 
  February 16, 2008 | Rating: 5/5
 
  Karina Montgomery
  Cinerina
  The film’s artsy surface diminishes its impact [but] tells a story that needs to be told repeatedly.
 
  February 11, 2008 | Rating: B-
 
  Frank Swietek
  One Guy’s Opinion…

 

Plot
War/Dance follows the stories of three Ugandan refugee children whose lives are torn apart by war, as they prepare to take part in a nationwide music and dance competition.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
Fresh Kernels doesn’t provide any goofy or funny comments about the film War/Dance.
 

 
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