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Daniel Fienberg The Hollywood Reporter 10/28/2020
Democratic Party operatives should definitely check this one out before November. Republicans probably don't need to. Roger Stone is still around. Go to Full Review
Ashlie D. Stevens Salon.com 10/22/2020
While imperfect, 537 Votes succeeds in making the tumult and social upheaval of 2000 feel fresh again, while also delivering additional nuance to the story that may have been lost over the last two decades. Go to Full Review
Brian Lowry CNN.com 10/21/2020
“537 Votes” nicely encapsulates the descent of politics into a blood sport where rivals are viewed as enemies, not opponents. Go to Full Review
Stephen Silver Splice Today 11/13/2020
3/5
With the exception of its overuse of late night comedy clips, it's an entertaining treatment of the 2000 Florida recount. Go to Full Review
Danielle Solzman Solzy at the Movies 10/26/2020
4/5
...537 Votes is a real reminder of why every vote matters even if the Supreme Court thought differently. Go to Full Review
John Serba Decider 10/23/2020
537 Votes is as slick and amusing as a real-life horror story gets. Go to Full Review
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david f 02/21/2022 A good documentary with a jokey tone about the 2000 election recount fiasco. See more 12/29/2020 Boring. Better than Ambien. See more 12/03/2020 It was a one sided pathetic account of historical events. It even went so far as to reach and say if gore had been elected natural disasters such as Katrina wouldn't have taken place. It was a joke just like the producer is. See more wayne m 11/08/2020 537 Votes is a timely look back at seismic political events in 2000. It digs deep down into the Presidential Election of that year. Thankfully it is also very funny, using late night TV pundits with great effect, interspersing their takes of the day into the very serious events. In 2000 the election was between Gore and Bush. Democrat and Republican. The election was extremely close and it eventually came down to who won the state of Florida. The film does a very good job of backgrounding. We see the Elian Gonzales case of the young Cuban boy and how the mostly Cuban community came to be both anti Democrat and anti Gore. The film looks into how the election was troubled by fraud and faulty election apparatus. It's a salient reminder of how fragile democracy can be. The film is razor sharp and concise and revealing. See more Nickolas S 11/02/2020 Wow. This was completely mind-blowing. I never knew what happened in 2000, and now I'm so mad I can barely breath. See more 10/29/2020 Good but way too long. Shorten it from an hour and a half to thirty minutes. Hot Republicans stole the 2000 election. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Director
Billy Corben
Producer
Billy Corben, Alfred Spellman
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 21, 2020