All the Queen's Horses

2017

1h 10m

Documentary

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80%

Tomatometer

5 Reviews

96%

Popcornmeter

100+ Ratings

Filmmaker Kelly Richmond Pope investigates how a city comptroller was able to steal $37,000 a day for two decades.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

Despite this high-minded approach, however, the documentary's best moments are pure tabloid.

Nov 9, 2017

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

Kudos to director Kelly Richmond Pope for applying just the right mix of "What the Heck?" whimsy and respectful, serious reporting to this incredible tale.

Rated: 3.5/4

Nov 9, 2017

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Lisa Trifone

Third Coast Review

Where All the Queen's Horses stumbles is as it revels in "talking shop" and splitting hairs that only fellow numbers folks will appreciate. In going deep into the questions of who and how, it loses why that keeps the whole thing centered.

May 28, 2019

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

Here's a compelling new true-crime doco which puts a whole new spin on the term "creative accounting".

Rated: 3/5

Jul 20, 2018

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Linda Cook

Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

One of the best documentaries of 2017 was created not by a career filmmaker, but by a career academic. And it's terrific.

Rated: 4/4

Nov 7, 2017

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Audience Member

An entertaining and informative documentary about a topic that should be dry and boring. This was anything but that.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Audience Member

Scary tale of what can happen when your elected officials think they are above the law. Wow! Ronald Reagan must be turning in his grave

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Chris J

So I remember seeing this trailer last year while watching Loving Vincent. It really struck home being as though it took place less than 3 hours from me in the town of Dixon, IL. I had heard of this, but had no clue how much she truly got away with. Having embezzled of $53,000,000 from the town, she single handedly became the largest case in the nation. I love documentaries because of what I wall away with, unfortunately I didn't get to walk away from this with much more than what was in the synopsis. While it wasn't necessarily bad, I just felt like I wanted more from the story.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

04/11/19

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Audience Member

Great movie! lOVE THE DIRECTOR

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Audience Member

Wow great film to view as an accountant. I'm sharing with my entire organization.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Audience Member

Everyone who ever believed any political or business leader should see this. happens all of the time and americans are too lazy to prevent it. from a retired CPA

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Nicholas Gialamas

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Justine Nagan

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Gordon Quinn

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Kelly Richmond Pope investigates how a city comptroller was able to steal $37,000 a day for two decades.

Director: Kelly Richmond Pope
Producer: Kelly Richmond Pope
Production Co: Kartemquin Films
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 29, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $13.7K
Runtime: 1h 10m

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