Summary
Inside the ACLU, five scrappy lawyers battle against the Trump administration’s historic assault on civil liberties - from separating families at the border, to rolling back transgender, reproductive, and voting rights.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+17)
Critics 86Audiences 69GoodWatch 67
Tomatometer99%
Metascore73
Audience score71%
IMDb6.7
Running time
1 h 37 min
A typical length for documentaries
typical 9697Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 7 countries, rent or buy in 12 more
Released
2020
July 31, 2020
6 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for disturbing imagery and strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- 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
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 3 moreDirecting · 3
- Elyse Steinberg Director, Producer
- Eli Despres Director, Producer, Editor
- Josh Kriegman Director, Producer
Production · 12
- Maria Zuckerman Executive Producer
- Michael Sherman Executive Producer
- Florence Sloan Executive Producer
- Matthew Perniciaro Executive Producer
- Harry Sloan Executive Producer
- Pilar Savone Executive Producer
Editing · 2
- Greg Finton Editor
- Kim Roberts Editor
Sound · 2
- Juan Luqui Original Music Composer
- Gustavo Santaolalla Music
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