The Great Invisible

PG-13

Released Oct 29, 2014

1h 32m

Documentary

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33 Reviews

Tomatometer

73%

250+ Ratings

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The Deepwater Horizon crisis is seen through the perspectives of oil company executives, survivors and Gulf Coast residents who experienced it firsthand.

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Critics Consensus

Empathetic, smartly crafted, and ultimately devastating, The Great Invisible offers a deep and expansive look at the causes and effects of American energy policy.

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Powerful documentary on offshore oil drilling. To be fair, it simply exposes the horrific truth most of us already suspected, but infused with personal stories and hard data makes it all the more uncomfortable to view. Important work

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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good doc the real story of deepwater horizon

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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I liked listening to the guys who were on the rig tell their story and the overwater shots of the oil slick. Some of the talking heads weren't interesting for me. Mister Rosie was the most interesting part for me. Watching him go around and feed people and talk to Alabama locals was captivating (I can't think of the right word but captivating is close).

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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America makes up 4.4 % of the total world population...but yearly, we use up 21% of all consumed petroleum. I think something is wrong based on this number alone. If we are going to sustain future life on this planet, our attitudes as consumers must change and our dependence on oil must shift to cleaner methods of energy. And it's documentaries like this one, which help us to see the problems not just on a micro level. 4 stars !

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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The result is a logical, informative, radical documentary that will make your blood boil, and rightfully so.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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This documentary provides us all with a vivid reminder of the great atrocity that occurred a little over 4 years ago -- and it reminds us through the first-hand accounts by those involved. From the workers on the rig to the widows to the suits running the company; you hear from every group impacted by this disaster. The film had no real agenda, and didn't even really pick a side (aside from the fact that the incident, itself, makes BP and TransOcean seem pretty guilty of negligence). Instead, viewers are left hearing an array of perspectives, many of which are entirely new and exclusive to the film. We are able to hear new voices and see new footage that we've never seen before, and it allows us to be reminded of how recent this disaster was, and how close we may be to it happening again. An important film for all to see.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Steve Davis

Austin Chronicle

To the filmmakers' credit, the points of view in The Great Invisible are comprehensive and varied, though it's clear who they view as the good guys and bad guys here.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 11, 2014

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Stephanie Merry

Washington Post

Brown seamlessly blends the emotional, intimate stories of people with bigger pictures, using the explosion as the starting point for a ripple effect that just keeps growing.

Rated: 3/4

Nov 6, 2014

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Chris Nashawaty

Entertainment Weekly

Most of all, it's a sobering look at a part of coastal America that will never be the same again.

Rated: A-

Nov 5, 2014

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Andrew Parker

The Gate

When viewed through the eyes of someone living in 2020, one begins to notice a pattern concerning corporate influence over disaster response.

Rated: 8/10

Dec 10, 2020

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Asia Frey

Lagniappe (Mobile, AL)

[Margaret Brown] simply, masterfully, lays out the threads of the situation in front of us in such a way that what we thought we knew is made devastatingly urgent and new.

Aug 22, 2018

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John Fink

The Film Stage

It does answer an awful lot of questions, disturbingly showing how far we have not come in making progress towards low carbon energy sources.

Rated: B+

Jun 21, 2016

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Synopsis

The Deepwater Horizon crisis is seen through the perspectives of oil company executives, survivors and Gulf Coast residents who experienced it firsthand.

Director: Margaret Brown
Producer: John Battsek, Sally Jo Fifer, Chris Mattsson, Jeff Skoll
Distributor: Radius TWC
Rating: PG-13 (Brief Strong Language|Thematic Material)
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 29, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $10.0K
Runtime: 1h 32m

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