How to Blow Up a Pipeline

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How to Blow Up a Pipeline

R

2023

1h 39m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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A crew of young environmental activists execute a daring mission to sabotage an oil pipeline, in Daniel Goldhaber's taut and timely thriller that is part high-stakes heist, part radical exploration of the climate crisis. Based on the controversial book by Andreas Malm.

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An explosive adaptation of Andreas Malm's treatise, How to Blow Up a Pipeline delivers a high-stakes eco-thriller ignited by riveting and complex antiheroes.

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Christina Newland

iNews.co.uk

09/18/2024

4/5

Daniel Goldhaber's film wants to do more than just thrill: its thinking about the ethics of violence is rare.

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Craig Mathieson

Sydney Morning Herald

12/29/2023

4/5

How to Blow Up a Pipeline is as immersive as it is concise -- the group’s hunger to effect change by criminal means is illustrative of a mindset that is already a reality for some. Making such profound shifts engaging and entertaining is impressive.

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David Stratton

The Australian

08/25/2023

3/5

Whether you approve of the extreme action taken by the octet will depend on how you approach this modest but well-made film.

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William Stottor

Loud and Clear Reviews

09/03/2024

4/5

The environmental thriller How to Blow Up a Pipeline is a breathless, roaring film, both in its thrilling scenes of tension and urgent messages surrounding the climate crisis.

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Ryan McQuade

InSession Film

08/27/2024

B

It seeks to change the minds of people around the world, whether or not it will do that will ultimately be the legacy of the film and the topic of climate control as a whole.

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Joonatan Itkonen

Region Free

07/03/2024

5/5

Goldhaber’s smart and eloquent portrait of the next inevitability in climate justice makes for difficult viewing. It forces us to confront questions that have no easy answers. But more than that, it forces us to realize the alternatives are even worse.

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James M

05/04/2023

10/10 best movie of 2023!

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Chris

05/02/2023

Similar to a heist film, it's full of tension and keeps you at the edge of your seat. Tight runtime and uses every second of it

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Vincent E

05/01/2023

The movie was provocative. The diversity of the characters showed how wide spread environmental issues are in the United States.

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Gregory O

04/27/2023

This is a poor movie.

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Engin O

04/23/2023

I found it to be a really good movie. Some incredibly tense scenes here and there, one had me squirming into my seat. I enjoyed the messaging and the ethical/moral difficulties involved with the characters and their “heist”

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atebitnate

04/22/2023

I’m not advocating for any of the actions committed in this film, but you should also definitely see it in theaters as soon as possible.

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Synopsis

A crew of young environmental activists execute a daring mission to sabotage an oil pipeline, in Daniel Goldhaber's taut and timely thriller that is part high-stakes heist, part radical exploration of the climate crisis. Based on the controversial book by Andreas Malm.

Director: Daniel Goldhaber
Producer: Isa Mazzei, Daniel Goldhaber, Ariela Barer, Adam Wyatt Tate, David Grove Churchill Viste
Screenwriter: Ariela Barer, Jordan Sjol, Daniel Goldhaber
Distributor: NEON
Production Co: Lyrical Media, Spacemaker Productions, Chrono, The Searchers NV
Rating: R (Some Drug Use|Language Throughout)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 7, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 18, 2023
Box Office (Gross USA): $725.7K
Runtime: 1h 39m