Totally Under Control

2020

2h 3m

Documentary

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Public health officials discuss the U.S. government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Critics Consensus

Totally Under Control does a commendable job of distilling current events into a clear-eyed overview that's as engaging as it is enraging.

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Sam Adams

Slate

This isn't the story of an inevitable tragedy. It's the story of a disaster that everyone saw coming and let happen anyway.

Feb 7, 2021

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

This is about as timely as a documentary can be, and yet it's already in need of an update.

Rated: 3.5/4

Feb 7, 2021

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Richard Whittaker

Austin Chronicle

It takes a village to burn itself to the ground, and no one is better at contextualizing such huge events, and structuring the information into a clear and transparent narrative, than documentarian Alex Gibney.

Feb 7, 2021

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Amy Smith

InSession Film

In terms of COVID-19 documentaries I have seen so far, this one is the strongest. It has a clear focus and message, and it does a great job at getting that message across the screen.

Mar 1, 2024

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Josh Parham

Next Best Picture

The information presented is thorough, yet never comes across as tedious or overwhelmingly grim.

Rated: 8/10

Jun 5, 2022

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Apr 22, 2021

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Avindu G

A thorough political view point on human race's reaction to a challenge that's backed up by dear mother nature. A great documentary on the importance of good governance in the time of crisis but the end of it seem to be too sudden. TUC leaves the viewer with so many good questions that must be asked and that's fulfilling a docudrama's purpose. Intelligent use of visuals and cinematography is excellent capturing the pandemic induced chaos. Great use of background music tuning up the tension. The multitude of separate fields that participants are from makes this essential service of a documentary an eye opener.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/29/23

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William H

A biased film with a targeted audience. There is plenty of blame to go around. When people have the time to think about documentaries like this that they would have done differently in the midst of a crisis. Could've, would've, and should've stories do not have much entertainment value

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/13/22

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Audience Member

I thought it was too overblown and of course not getting into everything, just what and how they want to cover the issues.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Audience Member

A completely biased hit piece. Sad excuse for a movie.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

An infuriating documentary about the Trump administration's mishandling of the pandemic, 'Totally Under Control' can be a depressing watch at times, but it gets its point across in a very effective manner. Many more documentaries will be made about the last year, but this one is very well put together. Everyone should watch this.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Audience Member

Interesting, but not as good as #UNFIT

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Alex Gibney

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Ophelia Harutyunyan

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Suzanne Hillinger

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Alex Gibney

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Taison Bell

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Synopsis

Public health officials discuss the U.S. government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Director: Alex Gibney, Ophelia Harutyunyan, Suzanne Hillinger
Producer: Alison Ellwood, Mark Lampert, Andrew Morrison, Michael Sacks
Screenwriter: Alex Gibney
Production Co: Yellow Bear Films, Jigsaw Productions, Play/Action Pictures, Participant
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 13, 2020
Runtime: 2h 3m

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