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The End of America

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Merely 10 steps would take America into a fascist state.

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Akiva Gottlieb Slant Magazine 12/03/2008
2.5/4
The End of America gives author and public intellectual Naomi Wolf an Inconvenient Truth-style platform to remind Americans about the Bush administration's assault on our civil liberties. Go to Full Review
Stephen Holden New York Times 12/03/2008
3/5
Tightly constructed and fiercely one-sided. Go to Full Review
Nicolas Rapold Village Voice 12/02/2008
Despite the totalitarian drumbeating and the Constitution love, the movie feels strangely ahistorical and lacks real systemic analysis. Go to Full Review
Christopher Long Movie Metropolis 07/17/2009
5/10
Its very easy to cherry-pick examples and fit them into a previously existing model. Go to Full Review
Jennifer Merin About.com 05/27/2009
This gripping documentary details the ten step blueprint Hitler and other dictators used to subvert democratic process and personal freedoms. Then it compares historical events with what's happening in America today. Scary stuff. Go to Full Review
Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall 02/20/2009
3.5/5
It's actually an intriguingly level-headed approach to a hugely emotive issue. Go to Full Review
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09/17/2012 Interesting movie exposing parallels between post 9-11 US political reactions vs fascism examples throughout history. Narrated by a patriot. See more 01/31/2012 One-sided, but intentionally so, this film demonstrates parallels between present-day American and historical fascist regimes. See more 01/14/2012 refreshing and scary.... Nice to know where my tax money is going. See more 11/25/2011 so so true. can't stand the way naomi speaks but i can grin and bear it for the superior content. so glad bush and most of his policy is gone. what a goof. america is kind of just fucked ongoing tho hey? sigh. See more 08/11/2011 Ug ... this is the kind of film that I hate seeing, but that I'm glad I saw. It's a chilling look at the way the U.S. has moved closer and closer to being a closed society ever since 9/11. The film outlines how we have followed many of the same steps â" censorship of the press, detainment of citizens, subversion of the law, use of paramilitary groups, etc. â" that other oppressive regimes have throughout the 20th century; regimes that ultimately ended in all-out dictatorships. Like I said, chilling. Grade: A- See more 08/05/2011 Compares America Post 9/11 to Germany under Hitler's Regime. MUST SEE. ???1/2 See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Merely 10 steps would take America into a fascist state.
Director
Ricki Stern, Anne Sundberg
Producer
Laura Dawn, Avram Ludwig, John Buffalo Mailer, Michael Mailer
Screenwriter
Michelle Ngo, Patricia Sunshine, Naomi Wolf
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 14m