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Mayor Pete

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Mayor Pete brings viewers inside Pete's campaign to be the youngest U.S. President, providing an unprecedented intimacy with the candidate, his husband Chasten, and their ambitious team. From the earliest days of the campaign, to his unlikely, triumphant victory in Iowa and beyond. This film reveals what really goes on inside a campaign for the highest office in the land -- and the myriad ways it changes the lives of those at its center. Recently appointed to U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Buttigieg serves as the first openly LGBTQ Cabinet member in U.S. history.
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Critics Consensus

Mayor Pete may not pull back the curtain on its subject's deepest inner self, but it remains a compelling portrait of a candidate on the campaign trail.

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Rex Reed Observer 11/19/2021
3/4
Considering what we've been through recently, I'd rather fawn over a hero in the making than moan over a rotten past. Go to Full Review
Spencer Kornhaber The Atlantic 11/17/2021
Mayor Pete ends up suggesting that his alleged roboticism, and all the things it implies but doesn't say, is a feature and not a bug of his political potency Go to Full Review
Owen Gleiberman Variety 11/14/2021
Jesse Moss's compelling portrait of Pete Buttigieg sheds new light on the rare presidential contender with the X factor. Go to Full Review
John Paul King Washington Blade 05/19/2022
A thoughtful, personable, and — yes, I’ll say it — inspiring look at Buttigieg as a man, rather than a phenomenon or a political event. Go to Full Review
Dan Bayer Next Best Picture 05/10/2022
4/10
Moss may steer clear of hagiography, but he never delves too far beneath the surface, either, coming up with nothing new or interesting to say about his subject. It may do right by what its subject wanted, but it comes up short of what he deserved. Go to Full Review
David Reddish Queerty 03/13/2022
3/4
Moss and his camera present Pete Buttigieg as an almost unflappable entityone who possesses both extraordinary political aptitude almost creates his public flaws. Go to Full Review
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Tom S 04/15/2024 Great 👍🏻 insight on a great soldier, politician and Patriot. Mayor Pete is dope! And for god's sake can we at least do something about global warming. 🙏🏻 Mayor Pete See more sachin j 07/13/2023 Propaganda movie to just whitewash his image and get him ready as a presidential candidate See more greg r @itsgregsworld 06/17/2022 This guy is going places. See more 12/07/2021 This movie is not really worth watching. It over glorified a mayor, who ran for President on a terrible platform and ultimately lost, and is the leader behind the current supply chain crises. If you enjoy fiction and the glorification of people who can't do their job well, then this is for you! See more 12/03/2021 This isn't a documentary it's a fluffer film. See more 12/03/2021 He somehow manages to come off as even more phony and plastic as he does in interviews. If he was straight, nobody would know his name. He has zero substance and nothing of importance to say. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Mayor Pete brings viewers inside Pete's campaign to be the youngest U.S. President, providing an unprecedented intimacy with the candidate, his husband Chasten, and their ambitious team. From the earliest days of the campaign, to his unlikely, triumphant victory in Iowa and beyond. This film reveals what really goes on inside a campaign for the highest office in the land -- and the myriad ways it changes the lives of those at its center. Recently appointed to U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Buttigieg serves as the first openly LGBTQ Cabinet member in U.S. history.
Director
Jesse Moss
Producer
Jesse Moss, Jon Bardin, Dan Cogan, Amanda McBaine
Screenwriter
Jeff Gilbert, Jeff Gilbert
Production Co
Amazon Studios, Story Syndicate, Artemis Rising Foundation
Rating
R
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 12, 2021
Runtime
1h 36m
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