Summary
A quarter-century after September 11th, the attacks' ripple effects persist across generations. Orphaned children, War on Terror journalists, young Afghans, and U.S. Marines shaped by the 2021 withdrawal share their stories.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Teens
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 61GoodWatch 45
Running time
1 h 39 min
A typical length for documentaries
typical 9699Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121
Released
2026
September 2, 2026
This year
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
Yes: it's rated R in the United States for violence, disturbing imagery, and strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
35 people
- MSMichael SmoakSelf
- GMGarrett M. GraffSelf
- AGAnand GopalSelf
- JPJenny PachuckiSelf
- BHBruce HoffmanSelf
Osama bin LadenSelf (archive footage)
George W. BushSelf (archive footage)
Barack ObamaSelf (archive footage)
Rudolph GiulianiSelf (archive footage)
Donald TrumpSelf (archive footage)
Pete HegsethSelf (archive footage)
Colin PowellSelf (archive footage)- MFMary FetchetSelf - Bradley's Mother
- AAAndrew AnsbroSelf - President, Uniformed Firefighters Assoc. of Greater NY
- ANAn NguyenSelf - Son of Khang Nguyen
- LHLaurel HomerSelf - Daughter of Leroy W. Homer Jr.
- SASpencer AckermanSelf - Author, Reign of Terror
- CSChristian SanchezSelf - Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.)
- OHOona HathawaySelf - Special Counsel to the General Counsel, U.S. Department of Defense, 2014-2015
- JGJack GoldsmithSelf - Head of the Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice, 2003-2004
- ODObaidullah DuraniSelf - Former Pilot, Afghan Air Force
- AKAzmat KhanSelf - Investigative Journalist, The New York Times Magazine
- WWWyatt WilsonSelf - Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.)
Joe BidenSelf - (archive footage)
Directing · 1
- Brian Knappenberger Director, Executive Producer, Cinematography
Production · 17
- Jennifer Jo Janisch Executive Producer
- Clare Tucker Executive Producer
- Alison Klayman Executive Producer
- Sarah Huisenga Executive Producer
- Hannah McAlilly Producer
- Judson Wells Producer
Camera · 12
- Axel Baumann Director of Photography
- Jay Visit Director of Photography
- Zakir Tabini Assistant Camera
- Edwin Shimko Camera Operator
- Kevin Taylor Key Grip
- Casey Joseph Camera Operator
Editing · 7
- Tyrone Billingsley Editor
- Brian Goetz Editor
- Aaron Howell Editor
- Cy Christiansen Editor
- Michelle Witten Editor
- Sean Jarrett Editor
Sound · 12
- John Dragonetti Original Music Composer
- Elisa Cota-Francis Sound Recordist
- Mark Miranda Sound Recordist
- Mark Roy Sound Recordist
- Alejandro Ramos Ariansen Sound Recordist
- Peter Miller Sound Recordist
Art · 2
- Isaiah King Creative Director
- Nicole O'Donnell Graphic Designer
Other crew · 2
- Edris Salehi Cinematography
- Jeff Hutchens Cinematography
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