The Swamp

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The Swamp

2020

Documentary

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67%

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15 Reviews

61%

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

Critics Consensus

Interesting but unfocused, The Swamp's multi-subject approach opens the floor for a lot of questions - and answers very few.

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Nick Schager

The Daily Beast

Directors DiMauro and Pehme fully recognize that these supposed rebels-and Gaetz in particular-are bald-faced hypocrites who don't walk their own talk.

Feb 2, 2021

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Owen Gleiberman

Variety

"The Swamp" is full of insights and tasty details about how the culture of Washington operates.

Aug 6, 2020

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Daniel Fienberg

The Hollywood Reporter

The Swamp is watchable and full of interesting pieces of Congressional trivia, some that I actually hadn't known previously. It's still a railroaded documentary.

Aug 4, 2020

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Adrian Hennigan

Haaretz

Yet while I didn't come out of "The Swamp" with any more respect for Republican lawmakers than when I went in (okay, maybe a smidgen in a couple of cases), I did find the film and Gaetz equally fascinating.

Aug 24, 2020

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Stephen Silver

Splice Today

Comes at politics from a rather odd angle, trying to make earnest points about politics while following around the ridiculous Matt Gaetz.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 21, 2020

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Vincent Mancini

FilmDrunk

A must-watch dissection of how politics became sports and why we can't afford to keep treating it that way.

Rated: A-

Aug 14, 2020

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Pretty good interesting documentary about the Republicans and I'm glad I watched this. It's interesting to see all sides of politics and I'm not taking any sides but politics can be entertaining at times and this is one of those instances.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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s r

I enjoyed it despite Gaetz, but then again I love the hill.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Total trash. I can't get back the 30 min I spent watching Matt Gaetz be the definition of a spoiled d-bag. All three of these people are awful.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Audience Member

"The Swamp" is another political documentary that will make your blood boil with the behind-the-scenes look at the financial corruption in Washington seen mostly through the side of a few Republican Congressman who don't quite seem to grasp the hypocrisy of what they say.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Audience Member

Such a fresh look at whats happening in DC! Explains a lot. This film does an amazing job of exposing the bi-partisan corruption in Congress. It also has several hilarious scenes. HBO doing what they do!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Director: Daniel DiMauro, Morgan Pehme
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 4, 2020