Oklahoma City

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Oklahoma City

Released Feb 3, 2017

1h 38m

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Filmmaker Barak Goodman examines the circumstances surrounding the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995.

Brandon Harris

The New Republic

Its cumulative impact surpasses what you would expect from your typical Frontline or American Experience production, and colors in the rest of the white supremacist hierarchy in a terrifying and informative manner.

Feb 7, 2017

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John Anderson

Wall Street Journal

Mr. Goodman gives an appallingly thorough tour of the Murrah destruction and relates various instances of horror and heroism.

Feb 3, 2017

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Ben Kenigsberg

New York Times

"Oklahoma City" suggests that conspiracy theories today have consequences for tomorrow - a message with terrifying implications in an age of fake news.

Feb 2, 2017

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

A reminder that as much as we worry about the perceived enemies from across the ocean it's the enemies who may very well live next door that may be our biggest threat of all.

Rated: 3.0/4.0

Sep 18, 2020

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Marshall Shaffer

Movie Mezzanine

Oklahoma City is effective when connecting 1995 to the decades of militant white nationalism that preceded it, yet Goodman bungles the documentary's relevance to the present.

Apr 20, 2019

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Matthew Roe

Film Threat

Though its composition of the subject matter is not too uncommon, the docu remains unique due to the expansive knowledge and perspectives utilized to prove its central themes...Oklahoma City is far more a commentary than historical document.

Rated: 3.5/5

Feb 26, 2018

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Gareth v

A well made, thorough doco that highlights the fact that McVeigh was no loner but the product of far-right extremism and the threat that it poses.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/16/23

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Audience Member

A really good look into the Oklahoma City bombing and the actions of Timothy McVeigh. I'm glad they didn't just make him out to be a psycho who committed a random act of violence. That would be the furthest thing from the truth. The federal agencies had totally and completely screwed up both the Ruby Ridge incident and the Waco burning. There is more than enough documentation that supports that assertion. McVeigh who was a staunch defender of the little guy who gets picked on by a bully, and clearly the FBI was a bully in both cases. Unfortunately he chose to get his revenge in that manner. I think in his mind, it was the only way to get the government's and the public's attention.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Audience Member

An Interesting Documentary about a terrorist named tim mcveigh bombing a building in Oklahoma City.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Audience Member

It's mostly about Waco TX, not Oklahoma City bombings.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Audience Member

A Troubling Story...Told Thouroughly, But Incredibly Slowly.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Audience Member

A remarkable and gripping documentary, which tells the story of the events leading to the Oklahoma bombing, how these events shaped the bomber, and the tragic outcome of the bomber's delusional understanding. As a mark of respect to the victims, watch the film that so that their loss is not forgotten.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Filmmaker Barak Goodman examines the circumstances surrounding the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995.

Director: Barak Goodman
Producer: Barak Goodman, Emily Singer Chapman, Mark Samels
Screenwriter: Barak Goodman
Distributor: PBS, American Experience
Production Co: American Experience, Ark Media
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 3, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 23, 2017
Runtime: 1h 38m

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