Hell on Earth: The Fall of Syria and the Rise of ISIS fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, emotionally cool.
Tense and fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Melancholic and moving
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, politics, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
Functional look and sound
Tense and fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Hell on Earth: The Fall of Syria and the Rise of ISIS is tense, fast-paced, and violent.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Everyday modern life, politics, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, politics, and society. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable. The plot is layered and rewards full attention.
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Hell on Earth: The Fall of Syria and the Rise of ISIS is included with a subscription to History Vault in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 74/100 (IMDb 7.5, Rotten Tomatoes 100%, and Metacritic 84). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
1 h 39 min
Hell on Earth: The Fall of Syria and the Rise of ISIS runs 1 h 39 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Hell on Earth: The Fall of Syria and the Rise of ISIS higher (92) than audiences (77). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English, with some Arabic.
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7.5
