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      The War Room

      PG Released Sep 14, 1993 1h 34m Documentary List
      96% 26 Reviews Tomatometer 83% 2,500+ Ratings Audience Score Given unprecedented access, documentary filmmakers D.A. Pennebaker Chris Hegedus follow part of the 1992 Clinton campaign for president. During the New Hampshire primary, the campaign hits some stumbling blocks, chief among them the Gennifer Flowers scandal, but nevertheless manages to pull out a second-place finish. From there, strategists George Stephanopoulos and James Carville repair to national campaign headquarters in Little Rock to monitor the remaining duration of the campaign. Read More Read Less

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      Eye-opening in its access to an array of colorful campaign operatives, The War Room is a valuable time capsule and a riveting study in the art of politicking.

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      david f Lots of 90s nostalgia here in this behind the scenes look at the Clinton campaign for the 1992 presidential election. One thing that jumped out at me was how many scenes there were of people reading newspapers. I guess newspapers still had a few years left of relevancy but it looked very foreign and odd. James Carville gave a great speech at the end when he acknowledged all the hard work the campaign staffers had put into the campaign, it was a fitting climax. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review s r Insightful, if you're into politics. It also makes you hate the political spin. Saw on HBO. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member In the modern world of reality TV and fly-on-the-wall documentaries this doesn't feel particularly revolutionary but I can only imagine what it must have been like to watch it back in 1993. And even if the novelty doesn't feel particularly strong today it still remains a fascinating bit of political history. And thank god James Carville shouts so much, I could rarely hear what poor Stephanopoulos was saying! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member This largely one-sided but refreshingly unsensationalized doc entertainingly shows how the political sausage is made. And James Carville is a national treasure, and he alone makes this worth watching. In reference to the Ross Perot presidential campaign celebration, he said: "It is the most expensive single act of masturbation in the world." Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Nowhere near as eye opening and revealing as I'd hoped but nonetheless a rather immersive and engaging documentary about the people who really run Presidential campaigns. The documentary feels at times that it just scrapes the surface and only ever so quickly actually goes over the issues at hand. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review ian t It's a bit of a mess but as an insight into the nuts and bolts of campaigning it interesting enough. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Alissa Wilkinson Vox The film offers an inside look at a campaign through the eyes of those who lived it with the intimacy that we've come to expect from our campaign documentaries. Aug 20, 2020 Full Review Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Rated: A- Sep 7, 2011 Full Review James Berardinelli ReelViews Rated: 3/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Jordan M. Smith IONCINEMA.com Without an imposed narrative, the story of the campaign unfolds with suspense inducing antagonists, and a natural, highly rewarding arc. Nov 19, 2020 Full Review Alison Gillmor Winnipeg Free Press The War Room is about the day-to-day grunt work of politicking, in rooms filled with fluorescent lighting and bad coffee and ragged adrenaline energy. Nov 10, 2020 Full Review Rocco T. Thompson Screen Rant An eye-opening journey into the lost art of politicking, The War Room is a must-watch for anyone curious about the nuts and bolts of campaigning for office. Jun 22, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Given unprecedented access, documentary filmmakers D.A. Pennebaker Chris Hegedus follow part of the 1992 Clinton campaign for president. During the New Hampshire primary, the campaign hits some stumbling blocks, chief among them the Gennifer Flowers scandal, but nevertheless manages to pull out a second-place finish. From there, strategists George Stephanopoulos and James Carville repair to national campaign headquarters in Little Rock to monitor the remaining duration of the campaign.
      Director
      Chris Hegedus, D.A. Pennebaker
      Distributor
      October Films
      Production Co
      Mc*Ettinger Films, Pennebaker Associates
      Rating
      PG
      Genre
      Documentary
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Sep 14, 1993, Original
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Mar 23, 2017
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $67.2M
      Runtime
      1h 34m
      Sound Mix
      Dolby, Surround
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