January 6th

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January 6th

TV-MA

2022

2h 33m

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Emmy and Peabody winning directors Gédéon and Jules Naudet ("9/11," "November 13: Attack on Paris," "The Presidents Gatekeepers") examine January 6th from the unique perspective of the heroes, first responders, and survivors of the attack. It's an apolitical story of resilience and bravery that features Speaker Nancy Pelosi, DC Police Chief Robert J. Contee III, Congresswoman Liz Cheney, and over 50 Senators, Representatives, staffers from both sides of the aisle, and police officers as they reveal their first-hand experience of the attack. It is the only documentary for which the Capitol and Metropolitan Police Departments granted full access to their officers.

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Christy Lemire

FilmWeek (LAist)

Excellent and necessary.

Jan 18, 2023

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Brandon Yu

New York Times

It all adds up to a frightening and necessary document of a deadly day, and also, as the camera continually swoops through a 3-D rendering of the Capitol to transition to a new scene of horror, a grave understanding that things could have gone far worse.

Jan 5, 2023

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Wade Major

FilmWeek (LAist)

I don't think we can or will get anything definitive for many years... This is a valuable contribution to a corpus that will continue to grow.

Jan 18, 2023

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Diego Batlle

Otroscines.com

Those seeking an auteur documentary will be frustrated, this is a "televised" account... [but] it's a valuable approach to the event in which far-right groups check-mated one of the most powerful democracies, shocking the world. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 3/5

Jan 10, 2023

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Michael Frank

The Spool

The unfurling of this memorable day in American history casts a long, dark shadow on far-right extremists, election deniers, and ex-President Donald Trump.

Jan 8, 2023

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Abe Friedtanzer

AwardsWatch

This documentary is insightful and educational, adding important commentary to an edited chain of video that really should but somehow doesn’t speak for itself.

Rated: B+

Jan 3, 2023

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Matt H

I thought it was a well-made documentary by the Naudet brothers about that day. I imagine it was challenging to get people to speak, but the interviews were mostly with Democrats or unpopular Republicans, making their perspectives somewhat predictable. It would have been more balanced to include more conservative voices and ask tougher questions of them. But I understand that the documentary was more about retelling the events of that day rather than deeply diving into the full political complexities surrounding it.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/29/25

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Paul T

Complete propoganda. Recommend you watch the other side of the story!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/03/25

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Robert U

The same people that set this up, and had people arrested and are held in federal prison, just for being outside....made the this one sided documentary of cherry picked out of context lies that are going to be exposed eventually. Watch it now because before long it won't be available to view. Slander comes to mind.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/29/24

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Benoit C

Funny and clever, really enjoyed it!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/02/24

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Dru P

Absolute garbage, but definitely porn for the MAGA cult.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/26/24

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James T

January 6, 2021: a date which will live in infamy. This documentary sheds light on this super cereal, armless coup which was a bigger threat to democracy than Fort Sumter, Pearl Harbor, 9/11, and Comrade Harris' coronation combined.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/12/24

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Synopsis

Emmy and Peabody winning directors Gédéon and Jules Naudet ("9/11," "November 13: Attack on Paris," "The Presidents Gatekeepers") examine January 6th from the unique perspective of the heroes, first responders, and survivors of the attack. It's an apolitical story of resilience and bravery that features Speaker Nancy Pelosi, DC Police Chief Robert J. Contee III, Congresswoman Liz Cheney, and over 50 Senators, Representatives, staffers from both sides of the aisle, and police officers as they reveal their first-hand experience of the attack. It is the only documentary for which the Capitol and Metropolitan Police Departments granted full access to their officers.

Director: Jules Naudet, Gédéon Naudet
Production Co: Propagate
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Documentary, News
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 5, 2023
Runtime: 2h 33m

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