Outrage

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Outrage

R

2009

1h 30m

Documentary

LGBTQ+

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Oscar-nominated documentarian Kirby Dick directs this shocking and passionate indictment of the clandestine hypocrisy of many closeted homosexuals in Washington, D.C. The individuals under scrutiny here are policymakers who have widely disparaged and worked to bring down the LGBT population, while hiding their own sexual identities. Shedding light on these realities, Dick also goes on to discuss the media's role in encouraging a neutral and at times closeted sexual orientation from politicians.

Critics Consensus

Outrage walks a difficult moral and ethical line -- and not always successfully -- but despite its flaws, it's a fascinating, provocative look at homosexuality in American politics.

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Wesley Morris

Boston Globe

06/04/2009

3/4

Outrage succeeds as activism, but it excels as a window into certain political psyches.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

05/29/2009

[A] passionate, engaging, but sometimes irresponsible expos.

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Michael Phillips

Chicago Tribune

05/29/2009

2.5/4

The film's pretty good about saying why so much in the culture encourages a political life in the closet, either tacitly or directly. But even The Advocate had a problem with calling it a brilliantly orchestrated conspiracy.

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Mattie Lucas

From the Front Row

08/05/2019

3/4

A powerful indictment of those who are willing to throw others like themselves under the bus to save their own skin

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Dave White

Movies.com

04/04/2011

4.5/5

Mark R. Leeper

rec.arts.movies.reviews

11/24/2009

5/10

While the film is full of some very cogent arguments, there are major flaws in his case.

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@ScottR 05/24/2023

A bomb thrower rather than a problem solver, but then again much of this was only firecrackers that became tedious towards the end. It was on Amazon.

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07/27/2014

Very well done, quite an exposÃ (C).

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01/12/2014

Tragic, infuriating, enlightening and at times wickedly funny.

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08/26/2013

Excellent political/social documentary!

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06/24/2013

Dick takes aim after those who are more than happy to legislate your sex life, just so long as it doesn't curtail their own.

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05/21/2013

Interesting, but sadly, not compelling. This should have been a better documentary.

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Synopsis

Oscar-nominated documentarian Kirby Dick directs this shocking and passionate indictment of the clandestine hypocrisy of many closeted homosexuals in Washington, D.C. The individuals under scrutiny here are policymakers who have widely disparaged and worked to bring down the LGBT population, while hiding their own sexual identities. Shedding light on these realities, Dick also goes on to discuss the media's role in encouraging a neutral and at times closeted sexual orientation from politicians.

Director: Kirby Dick
Producer: Amy Ziering
Screenwriter: Kirby Dick, Amy Ziering
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: Chain Camera
Rating: R (Sexual References|Some Language)
Genre: Documentary, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 8, 2009, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 12, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $286.7K
Runtime: 1h 30m