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Summary
In 1975, as America faced social and political upheaval, filmmakers turned chaos into art.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences a little warmer than critics (+5)
Critics 62Audiences 67GoodWatch 64
Tomatometer74%
Metascore49
IMDb6.8
User score6.5
Running time
1 h 32 min
A typical length for documentaries
typical 9692Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
2025
December 18, 2025
Last year
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
SpanishMade in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyComfort WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
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Jodie FosterNarrator (voice)
Albert BrooksSelf
Ellen BurstynSelf
Frank RichSelf
Martin ScorseseSelf
Josh BrolinSelf
Oliver StoneSelf- JRJames RisenSelf
- JWJames WolcottSelf
- JCJefferson CowieSelf
Bill GatesSelf
Joan TewkesburySelf
Kurt AndersenSelf
Lawrence Hilton-JacobsSelf
Seth RogenSelf
Wesley MorrisSelf- NFNaomi FrySelf
Patton OswaltSelf
Peter BartSelf- PBPeter BiskindSelf
Rick PerlsteinSelf
Sam WassonSelf
Todd BoydSelf
Robert AltmanSelf - Director, M*A*S*H & Nashville (archive footage)
Directing · 1
- Morgan Neville Director, Writer, Producer
Writing · 1
- Alan Lowe Writer, Editor
Production · 7
- Caitrin Rogers Executive Producer
- Lauren Belfer Producer
- Sean Pinnow Line Producer
- Josh Karp Consulting Producer
- Brent Palmer Co-Producer
- Khadijah Louis Fanaka Associate Producer
Editing · 1
- Jody McVeigh-Schultz Editor
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