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Summary
It’s 2017 in Bisbee, Arizona, an old copper-mining town just miles from the Mexican border.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+30)
Critics 90Audiences 60GoodWatch 76
Tomatometer93%
Metascore87
IMDb6.7
Audience score59%
User score5.3
Running time
2 h 4 min
Longer than 9 in 10 documentaries, +28 min on the typical 96
typical 96124Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries
Released
2018
September 5, 2018
8 years ago
Genres
DocumentaryHistoryLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
SpanishMade in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 1
- Robert Greene Director, Screenplay
Production · 9
- Davis Guggenheim Executive Producer
- Geralyn White Dreyfous Executive Producer
- Jenny Raskin Executive Producer
- Dan Cogan Executive Producer
- Laurene Powell Jobs Executive Producer
- Jonathan Silberberg Executive Producer
Camera · 3
- Jarred Alterman Director of Photography
- Robert Kolodny Additional Camera, Additional Director of Photography, Graphic Designer, Title Designer
- Bella Graves Assistant Camera
Sound · 4
- Keegan DeWitt Music
- Cindy Takehara Sound Editor
- Adam Dietrich Sound
- Lawrence Everson Sound Re-Recording Mixer
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