Revolution

PG

2012

1h 30m

Documentary

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67%

9 Reviews

Tomatometer

82%

100+ Ratings

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Filmmaker Rob Stewart sheds light on important environmental topics and suggests ways that people can work to curtail damage that has been done already.

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Michael Rechtshaffen

Los Angeles Times

Stewart, who narrates, ultimately learns that advocacy begins at home. We, unfortunately, learn very little in this Earth Day release that we haven't seen before in more evolved, better focused documentaries.

Apr 23, 2015

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Ernest Hardy

Village Voice

Revolution is educational, but its shortcomings are glaring.

Apr 22, 2015

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Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

Trying to gather too much into his net, Mr. Stewart gets a little lost, but his bottom line could not be clearer: When the oceans die, so do we.

Dec 5, 2013

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Frank Lovece

Film Journal International

Accessible, understandable and beautifully shot eco-documentary that sounds a warning and backs up its claims, delighting and scaring us simultaneously.

Apr 22, 2015

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Louis Proyect

rec.arts.movies.reviews

The film demonstrates how a scientific understanding of global warming is an imperative to take action in order to save ourselves as well as the sea creatures the director loves so much.

Apr 17, 2015

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Katherine Monk

Canada.com

As a piece of timely, well-researched propaganda, it does what it had to do, and forces the viewer to make a latex mould of one's own footprint and take responsibility for our own part in creating an over-trodden planet.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 18, 2013

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I have never been so captivated by a film. Absolutely stunning and informative.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Director Rob Stewart's follow up to Shark Water has all the right intentions, but goes about them in the wrong way. Revolution doesn't tell us anything new about climate change and what we are doing to the planet, instead it tries to cover everything that has been scientifically proven on the topic. The result is a rambling, disjointed and slightly bewildering film. There is also a little bit too much of Stewart, who seems to be a bit too in love with himself. A large percentage of the footage is him wandering through crowds, which adds absolutely nothing to his overall call to action of the population. The overall message of the film is admirable however, as the focus is on how we can fix the planet, which is a nice change from the standard doom and gloom of most films that focus on climate change. Stewart is undeniably passionate about this cause and this does come off. The film also resonates extremely strongly with teenagers, who let's be honest, is who the film is aimed at. Stewart's goal is to educate and spur the younger generation into action and on the front he appears to succeed. So overall, the quality of the film is moot as it has clearly served its purpose.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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A must see for everyone! Eye opener to what is going on in our world and what we can do to change it. Come on everyone let's start a Revolution and make a difference and save our planet.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Continuing his adventurous journey around the world, filmmaker Rob Stewart brings us Revolution, a full length feature film that is inspiring humans to change the world and save our planet. Along with world renowned experts, he learns that past evolutions can help solve some of our current and future environmental problems.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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This is something everyone should see

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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amazing film, everyone should see it. we need to save the oceans anyway we can.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Bill McKibben

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Nicholas Stern

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Rob Stewart

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Sandy Campbell

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Rob Stewart sheds light on important environmental topics and suggests ways that people can work to curtail damage that has been done already.

Director: Rob Stewart
Producer: Sandy Campbell, Brian Stewart, Gus Van Sant, Rob Merilees, David Hannan
Screenwriter: Rob Stewart
Rating: PG (Thematic Elements)
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): Aug 20, 2013
Runtime: 1h 30m