Civil: Ben Crump

PG-13

Released Jun 17, 2022

1 hr. 41 min.

Documentary

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88%

17 Reviews

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70%

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CIVIL is an intimate vérité look at the life of maverick civil rights attorney Ben Crump and his mission to raise the value of Black life in America. Through the lens of award-winning filmmaker Nadia Hallgren (Becoming), CIVIL follows a year in the life as Crump takes on the civil cases for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Andre Hill. Peeling back the many layers of Crump, Hallgren gives a behind-the-scenes look at his upbringing and his balance of work and family life. CIVIL also underscores other countless issues Crump is passionate about including environmental justice and banking while Black.

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A loteral con man propped up for his preference the fleece families out of their savings and donations through his promotion of The Message.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Very enlightening. We see Crump everywhere - but was not aware of his many, many other cases. He is truly an advocate for the marginalized.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Vincent S

I watched CIVIL through the lens of having lived through the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 60s. It's painful to see how little has changed. The world needs more people like Ben Crump who are willing to fight for what is right and for those who can't fight for themselves.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/20/22

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Bruce W

Terrible propoganda. Ben Crump is a racist grifter who is happy to lie and ruin peoples' lives for the sake of wealth and power. This "documentary" is not to be taken seriously.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/20/22

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Dwight Brown

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Director Nadia Hallgren takes a balanced approach to establishing all Crump’s personae: media-savvy attorney, savior, counselor, extended family member, spokesman, activist.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jul 21, 2022

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

Mostly, this is a fascinatingly detailed look at the hard work Crump’s team does to build effective cases, even for people who don’t land in the national headlines.

Jun 24, 2022

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Lisa Kennedy

New York Times

Given Crump’s vital role in momentous litigation, “Civil” may be crucial viewing — but it’s not always revealing.

Jun 20, 2022

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Cory Woodroof

615 Film

This actually works a lot better than most “meet this person and see what they do” documentaries because of how humanizing it is.

Nov 30, 2022

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Rahul Desai

News9 Live (India)

Being civil in the face of cultural hostility, after all, is a symbol for the ages.

Jul 19, 2022

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John Serba

Decider

Civil could use a little more depth and focus at times, but as a profile of a compelling figure in modern America, it succeeds at capturing what drives and sustains Ben Crump’s quest for justice.

Jul 6, 2022

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Synopsis

CIVIL is an intimate vérité look at the life of maverick civil rights attorney Ben Crump and his mission to raise the value of Black life in America. Through the lens of award-winning filmmaker Nadia Hallgren (Becoming), CIVIL follows a year in the life as Crump takes on the civil cases for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Andre Hill. Peeling back the many layers of Crump, Hallgren gives a behind-the-scenes look at his upbringing and his balance of work and family life. CIVIL also underscores other countless issues Crump is passionate about including environmental justice and banking while Black.

Director: Nadia Hallgren
Executive Producer: Matthew McNair Carnahan, Geoff Martz, Erynn Sampson
Distributor: Netflix
Rating: PG-13 (Strong Language|Thematic Material)
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 17, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 19, 2022

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