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Filmmakers Joshua Tickell and Rebecca Harrell Tickell expose the reasons behind America's addiction to oil and investigates replacement fuels that are cheaper, cleaner and made in the U.S.A.

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Stephanie Merry Washington Post 10/09/2014
2.5/4
"Pump" is fascinating at times, although the quick cutting and constant music take away from some engrossing moments. Go to Full Review Tomris Laffly Movie Mezzanine 09/21/2014
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If nothing else, Pump will make you wonder whether you can hack your own car to make it run on an alternative fuel. Go to Full Review Martin Tsai Los Angeles Times 09/18/2014
As far as documentaries go, the film is exhaustively researched, interviewed and documented. Go to Full Review Morgan Rojas Cinemacy 11/09/2018
The power of choice is important, and it is this privilege that makes us Americans, but unfortunately, the social impact of this film will be much less than what was hoped for. Go to Full Review Josh Terry Deseret News (Salt Lake City) 11/22/2017
Pump may be a little too preoccupied with oil industry conspiracy theories (Prohibition was really an effort to keep the auto industry from making alcohol-powered cars?), but its big-picture message isn't a tough one to swallow. Go to Full Review John Noonan FILMINK (Australia) 12/10/2015
With outright tenacity, Pump sets its teeth into the problem that establishing an alternative source of fuel is hard when the biggest stakeholders are the ones who would rather it didn't catch on. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Tim G 12/28/2016 Pushing the alternative fuels. It glosses over some very complex issues though before reaching this part of its argument. See more 09/05/2016 Fascinating and informative ; and if all the information presented in this documentary is true...then the United States is truly a nation run by greedy monopolizing baboons ! See more 08/08/2016 Super interesting... I hope our government change like Brasil did... but we need a bold government See more 02/10/2016 Loaded with information and lots of surprises that'll make your brain flip over. I think the fuel alternates are mostly a stop-gap though, so those parts of the story are cool but fleeting. Electric engines will take over, and relatively soon. But we should be aware of the people and techniques used to keep the public in the dark and on oil. There's good stuff here. See more 01/10/2016 Pump has a number of old conspiracy theories, which are not backed by documentary evidence: the GM Trolley Car conspiracy, the US Prohibition stopping Ethanol Fuel. See more 01/07/2016 This is the most compelling movie of our generation and our battle with climate change and dependence on oil. We have the solution to the problem with ethanol and methanol, but propaganda from the oil industry has blinded us. Watch the movie and understand that the government is not the solution to this dilemma the people are. We just have to support it. The 2016 host of the Summer Olympics: Brazil has done, what we never knew was possible. See more Read all reviews
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Joshua Tickell

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Rebecca Harrell Tickell

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Johnny O'Hara

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Synopsis Filmmakers Joshua Tickell and Rebecca Harrell Tickell expose the reasons behind America's addiction to oil and investigates replacement fuels that are cheaper, cleaner and made in the U.S.A.
Director
Joshua Tickell, Rebecca Harrell Tickell
Screenwriter
Johnny O'Hara
Rating
PG (Mild Thematic Material)
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 5, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$73.5K
Runtime
1h 28m
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