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      Out of the Clear Blue Sky

      Released Sep 6, 2013 1h 48m Documentary List
      90% 10 Reviews Tomatometer 86% 250+ Ratings Audience Score Although his firm lost more than 600 employees in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick becomes a veritable pariah within weeks of the tragedy. Read More Read Less

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      Daphne Howland Village Voice As in most documentaries, spliced-in reenactments are unhelpful. Still, what this movie shares is of great consequence, a moving and unlikely story in a tapestry of stories about a tragic and unlikely event. Sep 9, 2013 Full Review Frank Scheck Hollywood Reporter A complex story is compellingly told in this powerful 9/11 documentary. Sep 6, 2013 Full Review Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times Danielle Gardner's eloquent insider documentary about the Sept. 11 destruction and subsequent rebirth of the investment firm Cantor Fitzgerald. Rated: 4/5 Sep 6, 2013 Full Review Daniel Walber Nonfics A film made by and for the families of those Cantor Fitzgerald employees who lost their lives on 9/11, and for them it is by definition beautiful and striking. For everyone else, it might not quite work. Rated: 2/5 Jun 5, 2014 Full Review Ron Wilkinson Monsters and Critics Closure or exploitation, you be the judge. Rated: 7/10 Sep 21, 2013 Full Review Susan Granger SSG Syndicate Compelling - it's an insider's poignant view of the harrowing tragedy. Rated: 8/10 Aug 24, 2013 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member I guess the recent anniversary of 9/11 prompted me to watch this. I remember hearing that Cantor Fitgerald had lost a large number of employees that day. Very compelling. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member I had no idea that one company was so affected. My husband and I watch in complete silence. Never Forget! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member The Value of Life. I highly recommend this documentary. Following the Cantor Fitzgerald story surrounding September 11: the grief, the anger and the attempts to move forward, it is both moving and provocative. Written with great power and loving testimony by Danielle Gardner who lost her brother that tragic day. It's worth watching, if only for the final few minutes that give the film it's greatest power and meaning. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Sometimes it feels like you are watching a promotional video for CF and maybe sometimes you are, but its story worth hearing. The reenactments and slotted in visuals are perhaps too many and not needed, but overall the story is presented well. One more part of a day that has so many stories good and bad. This is a good one in the end and in a time when Wall Street is the enemy, here is a company that truly cared. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Another sad reminder of the thousands of senseless lives lost that fateful day. Cantor Fitzgerald was a family trying desperately to help their brothers and sisters, Poignant and brave, Very well done. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member Very touching, well-made 9/11 movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis Although his firm lost more than 600 employees in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick becomes a veritable pariah within weeks of the tragedy.
      Director
      Danielle Gardner
      Distributor
      Area23a
      Genre
      Documentary
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Sep 6, 2013, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Aug 10, 2016
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $16.1K
      Runtime
      1h 48m
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