Summary
Thirty years after Ford Motor Company began dumping toxic waste in their backyard – and after one too many premature deaths – the Ramapo Mountain Indians filed a major class-action lawsuit: Mann v. Ford. This tiny tribe and their team of passionate lawyers took on the 'big dogs' – Ford and the Environmental Protection Agency.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 70GoodWatch 69
IMDb7.0
Running time
1 h 45 min
A typical length for documentaries, +9 min on the typical 96
typical 96105Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 87 countries
+77Released
2011
June 3, 2011
15 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- GUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 2
- Maro Chermayeff Director, Producer
- Micah Fink Director, Producer
Production · 3
- Sheila Nevins Executive Producer
- Donald Everett Axinn Executive Producer
- James Redford Producer
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