The Sixth

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The Sixth

Released Apr 24, 2024

1h 46m

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THE SIXTH takes you inside the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol through six personal accounts and never-before-seen original footage. Featuring Congressman Jamie Raskin, DC Metropolitan Chief of Police Robert J. Contee III, his officers, Daniel Hodges and Christina Laury, photographer Mel D. Cole and Congressional staffer Erica Loewe. Their interwoven experiences share an unflinching account of how race, service and truth defined that pivotal day. This harrowing yet hopeful film is a powerful reminder that the fate of democracy is in all our hands.

Ty Burr

Washington Post

Civics lessons rarely come this disturbing or this convincing.

Rated: 4/4

May 4, 2024

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Dorothy Woodend

The Tyee (British Columbia)

In this digital age, are too many of us ruled by an algorithm-laced obsession with punishing our enemies? I would have to say a definitive yes after watching The Sixth...

Aug 8, 2024

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Stephen Silver

The SS Ben Hecht

I've seen countless documentaries about the events of January 6, but this is the best one to date.

Rated: 4.5/5

Jun 7, 2024

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André Hereford

Metro Weekly (Washington, DC)

'The Sixth' delivers an urgent eyewitness chronicle of the Capitol under siege from people who feared for their lives that day.

Rated: 4/5

May 11, 2024

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Noah Gittell

Washington City Paper

This is the power of the documentary form. Never again must we forget our own nightmares. Especially when they come true.

May 10, 2024

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Bill Newcott

The Saturday Evening Post

A graphic yet strikingly humane narrative

Rated: 4/5

May 5, 2024

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Audience Member

This is a doc that I will tell anyone to watch that wants to know more about that day. It's undeniably factual due to the footage. Thank you for putting this together in such an amazing visual experience that follows the timeline and cuts right through the BS that was brought to us by the media about it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/30/24

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David B

Stunning. Mandatory for every citizen who cares that we are a democracy and want to keep it as such. Sadly will not be seen by many.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/05/24

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Mary C

Multiple perspectives of people who were impacted by the insurrection capture the chaos and pain of events that unfolded on January 6 — and leave unresolved the ultimate puzzling question of why the Capitol Police and the DC Metropolitan Police did not immediately get the reinforcements they requested.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/24/24

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karen d

It is probably the most powerful _ and truthful _ movie I've ever watched. It's commanding message is told through the eyes of six people who were there. It's unfortunate that the movie was not promoted better with an opening in theaters. Hopefully the movie will be well-watched, especially by the deniers, some who have tried to claim that Jan. 6 for the most part was like a "normal tourist visit."

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/17/24

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Audience Member

A powerful story of January 6th, unlike so many documentaries of the attack on the US Capitol, this one does an amazing job of telling the story through the lives and experiences of six individuals,

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/04/24

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THE SIXTH takes you inside the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol through six personal accounts and never-before-seen original footage. Featuring Congressman Jamie Raskin, DC Metropolitan Chief of Police Robert J. Contee III, his officers, Daniel Hodges and Christina Laury, photographer Mel D. Cole and Congressional staffer Erica Loewe. Their interwoven experiences share an unflinching account of how race, service and truth defined that pivotal day. This harrowing yet hopeful film is a powerful reminder that the fate of democracy is in all our hands.

Director: Andrea Nix, Sean Fine
Producer: Andrea Nix, Sean Fine
Screenwriter: Andrea Nix
Distributor: A24
Production Co: Change Content, A24
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 24, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 3, 2024
Runtime: 1h 46m

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